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HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

June 3, 2020

By Shawn Hendricks Contributing writer, B&R BRENTWOOD — When it comes to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic while houseparenting four elementary kids and their 15-year-old daughter, Nathan and Laura Mankin have become firm believers in a daily routine. Or, what they have humorously referred to as the “apocalypse schedule.” “We’ve had to adjust it like six times,” Nathan said with a laugh in a phone interview with the Baptist and

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

June 2, 2020

Clarksvillian leads efforts to raise Alzheimer’s awareness By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] CLARKSVILLE — Beverly Blackard knows all too well the devastation caused by Alzheimer’s disease. She has watched the disease slowly “take” her husband Jack from her for the past six years. He is now in the late second stage and early beginning of stage three of Alzheimer’s. “The man who loved and cherished me all these years is the

SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD

June 1, 2020

By Baptist Press staff NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist leaders have published a statement grieving the recent death of George Floyd and calling for the end of “racial inequity in the distribution of justice in our country.” The statement, co-authored by SBC president J.D. Greear and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary president Jamie Dew, was unanimously signed by all SBC officers, entity heads and state convention executive directors, including Tennessee Baptist

MY ENCOUNTER WITH A BLACK TEENAGER

May 29, 2020

By Chris Turner [email protected] I had an incident with a black teenager this morning at exactly 6:53 am while on my morning walk in my overwhelmingly white suburban neighborhood located in one of the wealthiest counties in the country. He approached me dressed in a patterned white t-shirt, a pair of shorts I’d never pay the money for and a pair of Nike tennis shoes that, unlike mine, probably have

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

May 29, 2020

Tennessee WMU ‘travel’ to Denver church planters without leaving home By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — For the past three years, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union prayer warriors have traveled to Colorado as part of the Send Denver partnership to meet and pray with church planters on their home turf. Six teams which included 24 women were able to work with 14 church planters in and around

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

May 28, 2020

to stress, fatigue and fear brought on by pandemic By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Providing counseling and guidance to individuals who are dealing with depression is a common assignment for pastors and church leaders. But what happens when the pastors and church leaders themselves are struggling with mental health challenges?

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

May 27, 2020

Seeing the whole picture from a family’s perspective Editor’s Note: The pandemic has wreaked havoc on almost every imaginable event including high school graduations. Keep in mind, not only the graduate missed graduation, but so did his or her family who spent untold hours of helping the graduate reach the milestone. Jay Barbier, youth specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, his wife, Natalee, and son, Jay, provide their perspectives.

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

May 26, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — As June approaches, some Tennessee Baptist churches have started back while others are looking to return in late May and in June. As churches reopen, other larger gatherings are also being held. Gov. Bill Lee’s latest executive order issued on May 15 offered guidelines to facilitate the safe reopening of larger, non-contact attractions on or after May 22.

DO WE TAKE MEMORIAL DAY SERIOUSLY?

May 25, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector On Monday, May 25, many Americans across the nation have a paid holiday. Many will spend the day on golf courses, lakes, hiking trails, and numerous other places enjoying barbecue, burgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings. I wonder, however, how many people actually know why they have the day off and, if they do, do they understand the sacrifices made by countless

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

May 22, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MICHIE — Like many pastors across Tennessee the past six to eight weeks, Ben Martin has gone to the sanctuary at his church and preached a sermon that was livestreamed to his congregation on Sunday mornings. But Martin, who has been pastor of First Baptist Church, Michie, for six years, missed seeing his congregation.

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HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD

MY ENCOUNTER WITH A BLACK TEENAGER

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

DO WE TAKE MEMORIAL DAY SERIOUSLY?

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

SOUTHERN BAPTIST LEADERS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD

MY ENCOUNTER WITH A BLACK TEENAGER

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

DO WE TAKE MEMORIAL DAY SERIOUSLY?

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

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