TENNESSEE BAPTIST MISSION BOARD

What TENNESSEE BAPTIST MISSION BOARD does

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) is a private non-profit religious organization founded in 1901 and headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee. It operates as the state-level arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, serving more than 3,000 cooperating Tennessee Baptist churches across all 95 of the state's counties through a regional Harvest Field structure comprising six geographic territories plus ethnic church support. The organization's mission is to strengthen and multiply Gospel Leaders, Evangelistic Disciples, and Healthy Churches so that every Tennessean has the opportunity to hear the Gospel.

TBMB delivers its services through five strategic ministry priorities — Gospel Leaders, Evangelistic Disciples, Healthy Churches, Prayer Matters, and Harvest Fields — supplemented by conference centers in Newport (Carson Springs) and Linden (Linden Valley), the Off the Grid pastoral retreat program, the annual Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions (GOTM) fundraising campaign (celebrating 125 years in 2026-27 with a $3.0M goal), TN Baptist Disaster Relief, SeeTNMap.com (an interactive county-level spiritual insights portal), and partnerships including the Guatemala mission with Volunteer Baptist International. The organization also operates ancillary services such as a church employment job board, background screening through ClearStar, and pastoral training including Transitional Interim Pastor (TIP) Training.

The revenue model rests on three primary streams: recurring Cooperative Program contributions from affiliated churches remitted through TBMB's remittance system, annual Golden Offering donations, and fees from the two conference centers and event-based programming. Distribution is direct-to-church through six Harvest Field Team Leaders (Danny Sinquefield HF1, Russ Wilkins HF2, Jay Barbier HF3, Steve Pearson HF4, Phillip Smith HF5, Gene Nelson HF6), supported by a network of regional Baptist associations. Marketing reaches Tennessee Baptists through tnbaptist.org, the Baptist & Reflector newspaper, social media (Facebook, Instagram, X, Vimeo), email communications, and event-based engagement including the annual Summit gathering and pastoral retreats.

Name

TENNESSEE BAPTIST MISSION BOARD

Legal name

Tennessee Baptist Mission Board

Website

https://tnbaptist.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1901

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board is a Franklin, Tennessee-based non-profit that equips and supports more than 3,000 Tennessee Baptist churches across 95 counties through regional Harvest Field teams, pastoral training, conference centers, the annual Golden Offering, and statewide missions and church-strengthening programs as part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations (BPAGAJAK)

Keywords

• Church ministry support
• Pastoral training programs
• Missions mobilization services
• Conference center retreats
• Disaster relief coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Program: Tennessee Baptist churches contribute through the Cooperative Program, a unified giving system that funds state and national mission initiatives. Churches remit contributions through TBMB's remittance system.
2. Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions (GOTM): Annual statewide missions emphasis with a goal of $3,000,000 for 2026-27. Celebrating 125 years of faithful giving to state missions.
3. Conference Center Fees: Revenue from Carson Springs and Linden Valley Baptist Conference Centers through lodging, meals, and activity fees for events and retreats.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board equips and serves more than 3,000 cooperating Tennessee Baptist churches across the state's 95 counties through five strategic ministry priorities (Gospel Leaders, Evangelistic Disciples, Healthy Churches, Prayer Matters, and Harvest Fields). Its deliverable portfolio includes pastoral training events (TIP Training), outdoor pastoral retreats under the Off the Grid brand, two owned conference centers (Carson Springs and Linden Valley), disaster relief mobilization, annual Summit convention, an interactive ministry map (SeeTNMap.com), and a fundraising emphasis called the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions.

Product overview

The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board (TBMB) operates as a unified ministry organization rather than a software product company. It offers a portfolio of church support services organized under five strategic ministry priorities: Gospel Leaders, Evangelistic Disciples, Healthy Churches, Prayer Matters, and Harvest Fields. These core programs are supplemented by conference centers (Carson Springs and Linden Valley), the Off the Grid pastoral retreat program, the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions (GOTM) fundraising emphasis, and various digital resources including SeeTNMap.com. Additional services include employment/job board systems, background screening services via ClearStar, online giving through EasyTithe, and an events calendar with registration capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions: Annual statewide missions emphasis celebrating 125 years of faithful giving to state missions, with a goal of $3,000,000 for 2026-27.
• The Summit
• Off the Grid
• Harvest Fields
• Prayer Matters
• Connection

Products and services

• Core Ministry Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• GOTM 2025-26 Grand Total: $2,772,123 raised for state missions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025TBMB participates in the ERLC's Psalm 139 Project as part of the 'Across State Lines' initiative, partnering to support pregnancy resource centers. The Psalm 139 Project donated a 3D ultrasound machine to Aspire Now Pregnancy Care Center in Williston, Vermont, with TBMB as a funding partner alongside Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, Baptist Churches of New England, and Send Relief.
• Alabama Baptist State Board of MissionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funding partner in the Psalm 139 Project ultrasound machine donation to pregnancy resource centers through the ERLC's 'Across State Lines' initiative.
• Baptist Churches of New EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funding partner in the Psalm 139 Project ultrasound machine donation to pregnancy resource centers through the ERLC's 'Across State Lines' initiative.
• Send ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-funding partner in the Psalm 139 Project ultrasound machine donation to pregnancy resource centers through the ERLC's 'Across State Lines' initiative.
• Volunteer Baptist International (VBI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBMB has been in partnership in Guatemala for 10 years with Volunteer Baptist International (formerly E3 Volunteers). VBI has facilitated hundreds of teams and thousands of Tennessee Baptists over that period. VBI has made this mission partnership one of the most successful TBMB has ever had. Guatemala Partnership Tours are regularly offered.
• Southern Baptist ConventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBMB is the state-level arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, participating in the Cooperative Program for unified missions giving and coordinating with national entities including the International Mission Board (IMB) and North American Mission Board (NAMB).
• LifeWay ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBMB references LifeWay Research data and analysis on discipleship, including the State of Discipleship study, to inform ministry strategies and content for Tennessee Baptists.
• GuideStone Financial ResourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTBMB provides links to GuideStone Financial & Tax-Related Resources as part of its resource directory for churches and ministers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• North American Mission Board (NAMB): The national Southern Baptist entity for North American church planting and mobilization. Operates in the same denomination and missions space as TBMB, but at a national scope and with overlapping rather than directly competing programs.
• Lifeway Christian Resources: SBC-affiliated provider of discipleship resources, research, and church services. Comparable to TBMB on the church-equipping dimension, and TBMB references LifeWay Research in its ministry strategy. Operates more broadly across the denomination.
• International Mission Board (IMB): The Southern Baptist Convention's international missions sending agency. Comparable to TBMB in the missions/mobilization function, but operates globally rather than at the state level and receives CP allocations channeled in part through state conventions like TBMB.

Direct peers

• Mississippi Baptist Convention Board: State convention coordinating cooperative missions and ministry support for Mississippi Baptist churches. Operates the same Cooperative Program funding model and church-support mission as TBMB.
• Baptist State Convention of North Carolina: State Baptist convention organizing cooperative missions giving, church planting, and ministry support across North Carolina churches. Comparable in scale, denomination, and mission focus to TBMB.
• Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC): SBC's public policy and religious liberty entity. Operates in the same Southern Baptist ecosystem as TBMB and is an active partner through the Psalm 139 Project, with overlapping ministry and mobilization functions.
• Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions: State-level Southern Baptist missions organization serving Alabama Baptist churches through cooperative giving, ministry support, and church strengthening. Direct functional peer to TBMB, and an active partner in the Psalm 139 Project.
• Kentucky Baptist Convention: State Baptist convention serving Kentucky Baptist churches through cooperative giving, missions, and ministry support. Directly comparable to TBMB in mission, structure, and denomination.
• Georgia Baptist Mission Board: State-level Southern Baptist missions organization supporting Georgia Baptist churches via church strengthening, missions, and cooperative funding. Closely mirrors TBMB's role and operating model in a neighboring region.

Emerging players

• Send Relief: Southern Baptist compassion and disaster relief ministry. Shares TBMB's missions and disaster relief focus, and is a co-funding partner in the Psalm 139 Project — directly comparable on the relief/mobilization dimension.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/tnbaptist
• YouTubevimeo.com/tnbaptist
• Facebookfacebook.com/tnbaptist
• Instagraminstagram.com/tnbaptist
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tennessee-baptist-mission-board

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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