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WORSHIP PASTOR ON HARLEY PLANTS CHURCH

May 8, 2017

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CHATTANOOGA — Just two years ago Shane Mitchell was a worship and creative arts pastor of a traditional church who enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Then he felt called by God to build relationships at a coffeehouse. Since then his work-a-day world has shifted — from spending most of his time at Oakwood Baptist Church, Chattanooga, where he led worship,

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AMERICANS LIKE BIBLE BUT DON’T READ IT

May 5, 2017

By Bob Smietana Lifeway Research NASHVILLE — Americans have a positive view of the Bible. And many say the Christian Scriptures are filled with moral lessons for today. However, more than half of Americans have read little or none of the Bible. Less than a quarter of those who have ever read a Bible have a systematic plan for reading the Christian Scriptures each day. And a third of Americans

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SBC PHOENIX: ‘PRAY! FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS’

May 4, 2017

Baptist Press PHOENIX — As this year’s Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting approaches, SBC President and Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines says fellow Baptists should anticipate emphases on prayer, evangelism, and financial stewardship at the June 13-14 gathering in Phoenix, where the 2003 and 2011 annual meetings also were held. This year’s annual meeting theme is “Pray! For such a time as this” based on Luke 18:1 and Esther 4:14. Gaines

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CHURCH GIVES FACILITY FOR HISPANIC CHURCH

May 4, 2017

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector CHATTANOOGA — God has worked through what most people would call a failure, says Dwight Millsaps, former pastor of a small church, God’s Gathering Place, in Chattanooga. Though the church disbanded several months ago, recently God’s Gathering Place gave its facilities worth about $1 million to Brainerd Baptist Church, Chattanooga, to meet a need of that church. Brainerd Baptist needed more

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KNOXVILLE CHURCH BAPTIZES 105 BELIEVERS

May 3, 2017

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector KNOXVILLE – Faith Promise Church here baptized 105 new believers on Sunday, April 23. The baptisms came following 331 professions of faith between April 12 and Easter Sunday, April 16. During that time frame the church held 42 services in eight locations, said Pastor Chris Stephens. He noted 16,432 people attended the services.

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TBMB HOLDS ‘FIRST’ OFFICIAL MEETING

May 2, 2017

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board met April 25 for their first official meeting since a name change last November. Messengers to the Summit in Sevierville last November overwhelmingly voted to change the name of the Executive Board of the Tennessee Baptist Convention to the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

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UNION TRUSTEES OK ACADEMIC REORGANIZATION

April 26, 2017

Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University trustees approved an academic reorganization for the university that will create the School of Social Work and the School of Adult and Professional Studies, in addition to changing the names of three other schools at their April 21 meeting. The McAfee School of Business Administration will become the McAfee School of Business, the School of Pharmacy will become the College of Pharmacy,

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FBC POWELL BEGINS REVITALIZING SECOND CHURCH

April 21, 2017

By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector POWELL — At least two models of Baptist church revitalization exist — a sponsoring church can absorb the congregation, developing a campus of the sponsoring church, or the sponsoring church can bring in another congregation to use the facility of the declining congregation. It is rare for the revitalized church to retain its identity and be given back its autonomy. However,

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COLLINS SEEKS ‘REAL TIME’ BAPTISMS

April 20, 2017

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Roc Collins joined the staff of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board as director of evangelism in January with one purpose in mind — to see more Tennesseans come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ. Collins, director of evangelism for the TBMB, also had a strong desire to see the convention meet the evangelism/discipleship goal of seeing at least 50,000 Tennesseans

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1,619 ATTEND WMU GET-TOGETHER & CONNECTION

April 19, 2017

By Janice Backer Contributing Writer, B&R GATLINBURG — For more than 10 years, Sharon Y. Smith has made the eight-hour trip from Memphis to Gatlinburg to attend the Missions Get-Together and Connection.  This year the conference was held on March 31-April 2 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center. “The worship and the sessions are good,” Smith said. “I come and learn and take the information back to share with my church.” 

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