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For years, Axis Church faithfully served Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood from an unlikely home—a converted warehouse that required a great deal of faith and imagination. When the church first arrived in 2009, the building was unfinished, the floors were filthy, and the walls were covered with mold and mildew. There weren’t even proper places to sit, […]

Sometimes God’s plan for a church looks very different from what anyone expected. For Valley View Baptist Church and King’s Cross Church in East Nashville, the path toward becoming one church was shaped by seasons of difficulty, unexpected relationships, patient leadership, and the providence of God. Taylor Combes, pastor of King’s Cross, initially had reservations […]

Nashville Baptists Lunch Encourages Pastors to “Stay, Stand, and Shepherd” Nashville Baptists recently gathered pastors and ministry leaders for a renewal-focused lunch centered on encouragement, perseverance, and faithful ministry in difficult places. The event highlighted the growing commitment of Nashville Baptists to support churches through revitalization, coaching, assessment tools, and practical ministry partnerships. Executive Director […]

Adam Wheaton, pastor of Rosedale Baptist Church, shares his vision for the church and its place in the diverse Nashville community. He explains that the area where Rosedale Baptist is located is a unique blend of “old Nashville, new Nashville, and international Nashville crashing into each other. He emphasizes his passion for church revitalization, seeing […]

Children matter. TBCH provides Christ-centered homes for children in hard places across Tennessee through compassionate on-campus homes and foster families. Please view and share with your church.

Michael Darbouze took his first lead pastoral role in 2018 at a struggling church, an experience that ignited a passion in him for church revitalization.  In 2020, he completed a church planting residency, and by 2021, he was co-pastoring  another declining church. Both ministries, by  God’s grace, grew and transitioned into permanent spaces within two years. These experiences revealed a clear […]

Nashville Chinese Baptist Church is one of the city’s oldest regional ethnic churches. Pastor Joshua Zhang has served the church since his calling in 2009. The church’s origins date back to 1982, when Dr. Waldrup, an American missionary, established a Chinese fellowship at Belmont Heights Baptist Church. Prior to Pastor Zhang, David Ho, from Taiwan, […]

“I don’t know of a neighborhood that don’t need Jesus.” Pastor Dwayne Lewis New Season Church, located at 1900 South Hamilton Road in Nashville, Tennessee, is a vibrant, predominantly African American church led by Pastor Dwayne Lewis. The church was a replant of an older church in the Bordeaux neighborhood and is committed to reaching […]

Henry Webb and Austin Jones talk about the ongoing revitalization effort at Neely’s Bend Baptist Church. Neely’s Bend is tucked away in a bend of the river in a shady neighborhood of East Nashville. “I see that many churches are unhealthy and need revitalization. My heart burns with passion for those churches. I want to […]

Sergio Arce has served as pastor of Madison First Baptist since June of 2020. He attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Divinity degree. He has lived, worked, and served at churches in various roles in California, Georgia, Texas, Maryland, and Tennessee. He served at LifeWay Christian Resources for 13 years […]