MOBILE, Ala. — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board’s communications team won 20 awards in the 62nd annual Wilmer C. Fields Awards Competition during the Baptist Communicators Association’s awards banquet April 14 in Mobile.
“I could not be more proud of our communications team,” said Chris Turner, TBMB communications director and Baptist and Reflector editor. “These awards represent a recognition of the high standard of work we do every day on behalf of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and in service to Tennessee Baptists. And they were well earned in the midst of a very difficult year of reorganization. It is a testimony to the quality of people we have and their level of professionalism.”
The 20 awards were the most ever won in a single year by the communications team and brings its 11-year total of BCA awards to 105.
““I believe our TBMB communications team is an example of sustained excellence, and it is a privilege for us to serve the Lord and Tennessee Baptists with the gifts and calling the Lord has given us,” said Turner.
The BCA comprises members from across the Southern Baptist Convention who represent churches, associations, state conventions, North American Mission Board, International Mission Board, seminaries, Baptist universities, foundations, children’s homes and more.
Award winners were:
First Place
- Feature Writing (Copywriting – AV Production): TBMB Missions – Chris Turner
- Feature Writing (First-Person Column): How I Became Editor of the B&R – Chris Turner
- Design (Print Magazine Cover): Summit Cover – Trish Dubes
- Design (Print Newspaper Front Pages): Baptist and Reflector – David Dawson
- Design (Print Newspaper Single Issue): Summit Special Edition – April Dawson
- Design (Print Collateral – Large): Baptist Collegiate Ministries Centennial Fabric Wall – Trish Dubes and Nicki Brooks
- Design (Print Collateral – Direct Mail): Bivocational Ministers & Wives Retreat – Trish Dubes
- Design (Substantial Projects – Integrated Branding): All Aboard: Advancing Together Summit Theme – Trish Dubes and Nicki Brooks
- Interactive Communications (Email Series): TBMB Connected Email Marketing Series – Nicki Brooks
- Interactive Communications (Large website): A New TNBaptist.org – TBMB Communications
Second Place
- Interactive Communications (Social Media Campaign): Disaster Relief: 1 Year Post Hurricane Helene – Samantha Bligh
- Overall Publication (Newspaper): Baptist and Reflector – David Dawson
- Design (Newspaper Front): B&R Dec. 3, 2025, Front – David Dawson
- Design (Print Collateral – Brochure): BHET Medical Mission Fund Brochure – Trish Dubes
- Design (Substantial Projects – Special Display): Summit Interactive Train Car Display – Trish Dubes
- Public Relations & Development (PR for Special Event): Summit Ministry Marketing Plan 2025 – Nicki Brooks
Third Place
- Feature Writing (Single Article 1,500 words+): Corey Buckner ‘Always Endure’ – Zoë Watkins
- Feature Writing (Single Article 750 words): Bell Witch Legend Has a redemptive Turn – Zoë Watkins
- Audio-Visual (Video Promotion): Freedom Beyond the Razoe Wire – Chris Turner and David LaMar
- Design (New Logo): Kids Camp Logo – Trish Dubes
