Building Bridges

Archives

Published in the April 24, 2008 issue of The Evangel
Did you know that we have a huge ministry that is churchwide, a mission that our church has embraced to show God's love, care, mercy, and provision to some of the neediest individuals in downtown Nashville? That mission is Room...

Published in the April 10, 2008 issue of The Evangel
We need your help welcoming our artists and guests at our upcoming Arts Festival. Here are some ways YOU can be part of the excitement! • Greet and assist artists at receiving stations on April 12 • Host the artist...

Published in the March 24, 2008 issue of The Evangel
Artists have been called, entry forms are arriving, patrons are being solicited, and volunteers are signing up. In the next few weeks art will begin to arrive and be displayed in our foyer. We as a church family will open...

Published in the March 10, 2008 issue of The Evangel
"Exploring the 23rd Psalm" The number of participating artists and entries is growing rapidly for this upcoming event. We need YOU to be a part of solving the logistical challenges presented in receiving and categorizing the works to be judged...

Published in the February 12, 2008 issue of The Evangel
In Business Meeting recently, the church affirmed a number of 2008 Building Bridges initiatives and funds with which to support. These are noted below. If you find any projects in which you would like to volunteer and serve, then please...

Published in the October 8, 2007 issue of The Evangel
There are three events in October that offer us the chance to serve our community. One or more is surely for you! Oktoberfest in Germantown Our Building Bridges ministry teams are sponsoring a booth Saturday, October 13, for the annual...

Published in the September 10, 2007 issue of The Evangel
In 1964 - 1965, I was serving in the Navy on a destroyer home-ported in Norfolk. My immediate supervisor was Jerry; he was Jewish and from New York. I was a Southern Baptist from East Tennessee. Needless to say, we...

Published in the June 5, 2007 issue of The Evangel
While our Task Forces are working hard on future plans, I’ve been mulling over some thoughts about two different kinds of bridge building. There is “big idea” bridge building that requires a huge, collaborative group effort, and then there’s “one...

Published in the June 5, 2007 issue of The Evangel
This Saturday, June 9, 63 First Baptist Nashville students and adults will load buses for their annual Choir Tour/Mission Trip. Our team will travel again this year to New Orleans, LA, with several tour stops along the way. During their...

Published in the May 7, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Task Force 1 Invite, Discover and Connect! TF 1 is helping all of us focus on the importance of Sunday School: building an Army of Ambassadors to reach our city for Christ. Are you actively participating in a class and...

Published in the April 25, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Dear Congregation, It has been 6 months since we stood together on the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge and prayed for our city, but “Building Bridges” is not just about an event on a bridge. It has been a little longer...

Published in the April 25, 2007 issue of The Evangel
In January of this year we officially began implementing our Building Bridges Mission Strategy. Since that time your Task Force Leadership Team and Staff have been busy putting things together to be faithful in the work God has given us....

Published in the April 9, 2007 issue of The Evangel
One of the strategic actions in Building Bridges is to train 25% of our adult members to share their faith effectively and with grace in their daily connections. We have already begun implementing this by offering the Personal Evangelism Training...

Published in the April 9, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Spring 2007 is proving to be a busy time under the steeple of First Baptist Nashville. We are starting two new Sunday Morning Bible Study classes in April. One began last Sunday and is co-led by Ronnie Boling and Cliff...

Published in the April 9, 2007 issue of The Evangel
If we are really serious about Building Bridges, we need to do everything within our power to remove the hindrances that would prevent us from being used when God opens a new door for ministry. Toward that end, I’m doing...

Published in the March 26, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Thank you, Church Family, for the commitment you expressed during the Building Bridges Campaign in October of last year to pray consistently for our Church, our staff and the Building Bridges Challenge. Please pray for: • Revival in each of...

Published in the February 12, 2007 issue of The Evangel
The Missions Committee started the year of 2007 in prayer. We are praying for God’s direction for our church and our committee and seeking what it means to really be children of God! Our work for the year will include...

Published in the January 30, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Have you ever watched a new building under construction? A big sign goes up saying “Coming Soon! Big Tower Condominiums.” Then for weeks or even months, nothing seems to be happening. When work crews finally do arrive, it’s still hard...

Published in the January 15, 2007 issue of The Evangel
First Baptist Nashville began the new year by introducing five new leaders who will assist us with our four-year plan of Building Bridges in Nashville and around the world—Brad Dunn, Mike White, Jim Bryson, Tom and Bonnie Hearon, and Scott...

Published in the January 2, 2007 issue of The Evangel
Our church hosted TubaChristmas on December 19, an annual gathering of area tuba players giving a concert of Christmas carols. There were 140+ tuba and euphonium (baby tubas) players (including some of our own children, teen-agers, and adults) crammed into...

Published in the December 4, 2006 issue of The Evangel
1820—Thirty-five members of the Mill Creek Baptist Church (then a rural church 5 miles south of downtown) formed the nucleus of the Baptist Church of Nashville (now First Baptist Nashville) in response to the growing need for a Baptist witness...

Published in the October 23, 2006 issue of The Evangel
More Photos & Video » My family made its initial First Baptist Nashville connection in 1985 when I was a high school student. In the two decades since, we’ve become one of the many First families who can boast...

Published in the October 9, 2006 issue of The Evangel
Sunday, October 15 October 15 is a day you will not want to miss as we celebrate our commitments to the Building Bridges campaign. The entire church family will participate in a symbolic journey to the Shelby Street Pedestrian...

Published in the October 9, 2006 issue of The Evangel
Thanks for your enthusiasm in embracing the Building Bridges Mission Challenge! During our Awareness Phase, we looked at the biblical foundation for our mission statement through a series of sermons. Testimonies from members helped us see the relevance of the...

Published in the September 25, 2006 issue of The Evangel
October 15 is going to be a day that we’ll talk about for years to come. We’ll gather for an abbreviated Sunday School time at 9:00 A.M.. At 10:00, all classes will be dismissed and we will meet together in...

Published in the September 11, 2006 issue of The Evangel
A few weeks ago on a Saturday, I was at church. I’m not usually in our building on a Saturday, but there I was scrapbooking with some friends. On that particular Saturday, I had to suspend scrapbooking for a while...

Published in the September 11, 2006 issue of The Evangel
Building Bridges is First Baptist Nashville’s campaign theme as we begin the awareness phase of our Mission Challenge implementation. The Mission Challenge was adopted by the congregation last spring after an eighteen month study conducted by our Planning Council. We...

Published in the August 28, 2006 issue of The Evangel
Bridges connect. Bridges facilitate journeys. Bridges take us to people we love. Bridges make many things possible. Pastor Frank Lewis begins the Building Bridges series on Sunday, September 10, as First Baptist Nashville begins the construction of new bridges implementing...

Published in the August 14, 2006 issue of The Evangel
The members of First Baptist Nashville have embraced a new Mission Challenge that sets forth the strategic initiatives for our ministry from January 2007 - December 2010. First Baptist Nashville is building a caring community of faith that mediates the...