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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PAVES THE WAY FOR CHURCH REVITALIZATION

NASHVILLE — The past several summers have been quiet at Tusculum Hills Baptist Church. This year has been different, as more than 60 kids and youth filled the brightly decorated sanctuary on a Friday morning, June 30, shouting at the top of their lungs to worship songs they learned that week in Vacation Bible School. Frank Lewis, revitalization pastor at Tusculum Hills Baptist, decided to host VBS as part of

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST DR RESPONDING TO CRISIS IN GERMANTOWN, OTHER AREAS

GERMANTOWN — As the water crisis continues in Germantown and the surrounding areas, Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has jumped into action, shipping nearly 1,200 cases of bottled water to residents. “As a result of the support we receive from TBC churches and individuals, we were able to assist the people of Germantown while they are in this crisis situation,” said Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission

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PULASKI CHURCH FIRST TO TAKE BLUEOVAL CITY VISION TOUR

BROWNSVILLE — Pastor Tony Gomillion and several members of First Baptist Church, Pulaski, met July 7-8 and had several meetings with key church pastors in Haywood County.  The team met with pastors Ben Cowell of Brownsville Baptist Church, Mike Young of Zion Baptist Church and J.P. Barden of New Vision Community Church to hear first-hand stories and the pastors’ vision about what the Lord is doing in the area.  Each

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LIFEWAY HEARS MINISTRY LEADERS AND POSTPONES DECISION TO DISCONTINUE LIFEWAYWORSHIP.COM

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — In response to expressed concern from ministry leaders, Lifeway Christian Resources is postponing the implementation of the decision made earlier this week to discontinue lifewayworship.com. “We are delaying the implementation of this decision until we have time to listen, allow for dialogue, and find out how we can best support churches’ digital worship music needs,” said Ben Mandrell, CEO of Lifeway. “We are actively considering alternatives to

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STANDING TOGETHER FOR THE GOTM

Tennessee Baptists, I don’t believe you fully know or understand what you’ve done. You’re part of a miracle.  Over the last decade, your giving through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions has grown by more than 50 percent. That’s an astounding amount.  As astounding is that you’ve set record highs in giving in three out of the last four years (and four out of the last six). The only year

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TENNESSEE BAPTIST DR NEEDED IN NEW YORK

MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief has been asked to send flood recovery teams to New Windsor, N.Y. New Windsor is in the Hudson River region of New York which received major flooding as a result of heavy rainfall in early July. “We need teams immediately to assist residents of New Windsor in cleaning out their homes which have been heavily damaged by the floodwaters,” said Wes Jones, disaster

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THEY’RE INVESTING IN THE NATIONS

FRANKLIN — Landon had a dream. Literally.  Landon, from Maryville, and a recent graduate of Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, had been praying about a summer mission opportunity with the International Mission Board.  During his time in the BCM at Tech, Landon heard stories from friends about their work overseas. He also learned the importance of the Great Commission, and he wanted to play a part in it. 

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THREE MORE STEPS TOWARD CREDIBILITY

FRANKLIN — It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing. And  the right thing was done Monday, July 17, when Baptist Press reported on the actions of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee’s (EC) presidential search team. The search committee’s update, the promise of a future update and Baptist Press’ story were three important steps taken in the direction of restoring the EC’s credibility. The EC has been

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HAVING SOME ‘FUN IN THE SON’

NEWPORT — “Fun in the Son“ has been a tradition for children in Holston Baptist Association churches ever since 1993 when two church children’s workers wanted to begin a summer camp for kids.  The camp was the brainchild of Judy Bennett (now deceased) of Calvary Baptist Church in Erwin, and Lori Tackett, then a volunteer children’s worker at Antioch Baptist Church in Johnson City.  Dianne Woody joined forces with them

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LIFEWAY WORSHIP TO DISCONTINUE WORSHIP WEBSITE ON SEPT. 30

NASHVILLE — Lifeway Worship, a component of Lifeway Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, has announced plans to discontinue its lifewayworship.com website on Sept. 30. A letter posted at lifewayworship.com on July 18 stated: “At Lifeway, we exist to honor God and serve churches by designing trustworthy experiences that fuel ministry. That’s why taking anything out of print or discontinuing any service to the church is not something we take lightly,

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