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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

July 8, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have given $23,503,981 through the Cooperative Program giving channel to fund missions and ministries in Tennessee and around the world. The amount given after eight months of the current fiscal year is $613,548 or 2.7 percent above what was given during the same time frame last

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

July 8, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have given $23,503,981 through the Cooperative Program giving channel to fund missions and ministries in Tennessee and around the world. The amount given after eight months of the current fiscal year is $613,548 or 2.7 percent above what was given during the same time frame last

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ERLC TRUSTEES ANNOUNCED FOR PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE

July 7, 2021

From the ERLC news office NASHVILLE — A search committee has been formed to identify the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.On behalf of the ERLC Executive Committee, Dr. David E. Prince, chairman of the ERLC Board of Trustees, announced that Todd Howard, pastor of Watson Chapel Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Ark., will serve as chairman of the presidential search committee. In addition

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FIRST HURRICANE OF 2021 SEASON ARRIVES AS SBDR, SEND RELIEF GEAR UP FOR ACTIVE SEASON

July 6, 2021

By Brandon Elrod Baptist Press ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The first hurricane of the 2021 season has been named, and it’s already a record-breaker. Tropical Storm Elsa became a hurricane on July 2 in the Atlantic Ocean near Barbados, the easternmost Caribbean Island. The storm, which had been fast-moving, was projected to arrive near the shores of the Dominican Republic and Haiti by July 3. The National Hurricane Center was projecting

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM — DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

July 1, 2021

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] On Sunday, July 4, Americans will celebrate Independence Day.  Thanks to our forefathers, who fought for our freedoms and won independence from Great Britain, Americans today still enjoy freedoms that are not found in many other countries. We can worship in the church of our choice (at least for now). We enjoy freedom of speech and we also have the freedom of

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PERSISTENT PRAYERS FUEL GROWTH AT OAK GROVE

July 1, 2021

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] COVINGTON — Oak Grove Baptist Church, Covington, has seen a sizable increase in professions of faith and baptisms over the past year, with 13 new members joining the church and four additional individuals committed to joining in the coming weeks. These praise-worthy numbers would be impressive at any time, but they are especially encouraging right now, as the church — and much of

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COMING BACK WITH A BANG

June 29, 2021

After year’s absence, messengers return for ministry, business, fellowship By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] NASHVILLE — One year after COVID-19 forced the cancelation of the 2020 annual  meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, Southern Baptists came out in force in Nashville on June 15-16 with the highest messenger count since 1995 — and the largest since the turn of the century in 2000. The messenger count totaled

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HELPFUL HINTS FOR JULY 4 WORSHIP SERVICE

June 24, 2021

By Scott Shepherd Worship & Music Specialist, TBMB Independence Day is approaching rapidly. And this year’s patriotic holiday is rather unique: For the first time in eleven years, the 4th of July will fall on a Sunday. Tennessee Baptists will choose to gather on this Lord’s Day in different ways. Some will hold festive patriotic celebrations, but others will opt for more typical worship gatherings. Most will find middle ground

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAM UNITES TBC CHURCHES

June 23, 2021

By Matt Tullos Assistant to the executive director, TBMB It seems like the past two years have been a season of unexpected change and challenge. Who would have expected that we would have seen a racial reckoning, a pandemic, and despite all that, a time of miraculous generosity?  We have been amazed as churches who have experienced so much challenge, change and controversy continued to heighten their passion for Jesus

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INFLUENCE CAN CHANGE CULTURE

June 22, 2021

By Jay Barbier Youth Specialist, TBMB Influence is, was and will always be one, of the greatest tools for a follower of Jesus.  Baptist Press recently published an article that shared the results of a survey conducted by Pew Research. The survey revealed that teenagers’ views of religion follow very closely to that of their parents. So, what does this mean? This actually brings me so much joy to see

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

July 8, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

July 8, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have

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