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GREEAR ANNOUNCES SBC COMMITTEE; TENNESSEE HAS TWO REPRESENTATIVES

April 22, 2021

Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear has announced the 68 members of the Committee on Committees that will meet prior to the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville on June 15-16. Greear, pastor of The Summit Church in Durham, N.C., has named Meredith Cook, a member of Neartown Church in Houston, as chair of this year’s Committee on Committees. Steven Wade, lead pastor of Faith Baptist Church

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UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE $95M BUDGET

April 21, 2021

Union University news office JACKSON — Union University trustees celebrated the 25th anniversary of the McAfee School of Business, approved a $95 million budget and granted tenure and promotions to several professors during their April 9 meeting on the Union campus. In his report to trustees, Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver updated them on the status of the university’s “United in Spirit. Grounded in Truth.” strategic plan, which was

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FOR BIVOCATIONAL PASTORS, IT’S A BALANCING ACT

April 20, 2021

Bivocational pastors walk tightrope in order to answer God’s call By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] ROCKWOOD — Roger Britton knows what it is like to balance ministry with a secular job and still find time for wife, children, personal time and numerous other things that whittle away at a person’s time. He has done it for more than 40 years, including the last 25 years as pastor

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TENNESCENE: APR. 21

April 20, 2021

LEADERS Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill has called Mark Smith as pastor.  He began serving April 4.  He and his wife Toni last served at First Baptist Church, Dexter, Mo. CHURCHES Last year lightning struck Roe Junction Baptist Church, Morristown, and it burned to the ground. Disaster relief volunteers assisted in the demolition and hauled away debris, according to Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission

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SOUTHERN BAPTIST EDITORS GATHER VIRTUALLY FOR ANNUAL MEETING

April 20, 2021

By Margaret Colson ASBP writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Emerging from more than a year of communications challenges and innovations as a result of the global pandemic, more than 25 leaders of Southern Baptist media outlets, including the Baptist and Reflector in Tennessee, gathered April 19 for the 2021 annual meeting of the Association of State Baptist Publications. During the meeting, held virtually for the first time in ASBP’s 125-year history,

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NOTICE: TENNESSEE WMU EXECUTIVE BOARD RECOMMENDS BYLAW CHANGE

April 19, 2021

NOTICE TENNESSEE WMU EXECUTIVE BOARD RECOMMENDS BYLAW CHANGE The 2021 Tennessee WMU Annual Meeting will be on Saturday, May 1, 2021 from 1:30-3:30 pm First Baptist Cookeville. Bylaw revisions will be presented for consideration during the Annual Meeting which were approved by the Tennessee WMU Executive Board on April 15, 2021. Proposed amendments to the Bylaws must be published in the Baptist and Reflector prior to the Annual Meeting. The

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TENNESSEE PASTOR MIKE GLENN TO BE ON NCP PROGRAM

April 16, 2021

Baptist and Reflector ANDERSON, S.C. — This year’s National Conference on Preaching (NCP) will convene immediately after the Southern Baptist Convention adjourns June 16 in Nashville, making it convenient for pastors and church leaders to attend both events. The annual preaching conference – offered annually since 1989 – will begin Wednesday, June 16, and run through noon on Friday, June 18. The theme of this year’s NCP is “Preaching in

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CHURCH MEMBERS ARE MINORITY IN U.S. FOR FIRST TIME, GALLUP SAYS

April 15, 2021

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press WASHINGTON — Church members are in the minority for the first time in at least eight decades, with just 47 percent identifying with a congregation, Gallup said in a poll released in late March. The number was 70 percent in 1999. A growth in adults with no religious preference and lower rates of church membership among people who do have a religion are major trends

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2021 SBC ANNUAL MEETING MOVED TO THE NASHVILLE MUSIC CITY CENTER

April 15, 2021

Baptist and Reflector NASHVILLE — The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee announced Thursday that the 2021 Annual Meeting and Send Conference are being moved to the Nashville Music City Center. The annual meeting was originally scheduled to be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center. Ronnie Floyd, president of the SBC Executive Committee, announced the change in a press release on Thursday. “I want to thank the city

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TENNESSEE LAUNCHING NEW YOUTH MISSION TEAM

April 14, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Youth VENTURE Team is now accepting applications from 10th-12th grade students who are actively involved in missions and want to level up their missional lifestyle in the coming year.   Six to eight students from across the state will be selected to serve on the 2021-2022 launch team, and will participate in monthly missions discipleship through a retreat, mentoring, Bible study, serving at Tennessee

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TENNESCENE: APR. 21

April 20, 2021

LEADERS Smyrna Baptist Church in Chapel Hill has called Mark Smith as pastor.  He began serving April 4.  He and his wife Toni last served

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