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TBC CP GIVING ON TARGET TO MEET BUDGET

February 9, 2021

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — During the first month of the year after the start of a worldwide pandemic, Tennessee Baptists continue to give faithfully through the Cooperative Program. Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,322,496 through the CP giving channel in January. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $8,845,531. The amount is $654,465 or 6.9 percent below what was given after three months last year, but is $95,531 or

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THIS TIME, IT’S COMING TO YOU

February 9, 2021

Churches invited to host watch parties for YEC this year By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — For more than two years, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board youth specialist Jay Barbier has been thinking about the possibility of restructuring the annual Youth Evangelism Conference. The COVID-19 pandemic opened the door for those changes to be made. The conference, which has been a popular event for more than 50 years,

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AFRICAN AMERICAN MISSIONARIES HONORED BY IMB

February 8, 2021

IMB staff RICHMOND — The International Mission Board is celebrating the ongoing and indelible legacy of African Americans who have served and are serving on the mission field.  IMB President Paul Chitwood says as the organization reflects on its history, Southern Baptists must be quick to confess the organization began with roots in slavery. “Only God’s redeeming love and the reconciling power of the Gospel could result not only in

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RECOMMENDATIONS SOUGHT FOR BOARDS, COMMITTEES

February 7, 2021

FRANKLIN — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, one of the seven institutional boards

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RECOMMENDATIONS SOUGHT FOR BOARDS, COMMITTEES

February 7, 2021

FRANKLIN — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, one of the seven institutional boards

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RECOMMENDATIONS SOUGHT FOR BOARDS, COMMITTEES

February 7, 2021

FRANKLIN — Below is a replica of the recommendation form which the Committee on Boards and Committee on Committees have jointly developed for Tennessee Baptists to use in recommending individuals for service on Tennessee Baptist Convention boards or committees. Tennessee Baptists are strongly encouraged to go online at www.tnbaptist.org/boardrec and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, one of the seven institutional boards

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‘MK’ FROM ITALY FINDS NICHE AT UNION

February 6, 2021

By Sarah Goff Union University news office JACKSON — Like so many seniors, Union University freshman Emma Worthy’s last year of high school looked very different because of the COVID-19 pandemic. What makes her story different is she was separated from her family by hundreds of miles and a few countries. Worthy’s parents are International Mission Board missionaries in Tuscany, Italy. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but her

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CARSON-NEWMAN ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM RANKED NO. 1 IN TENNESSEE

February 2, 2021

MBA program is highest-ranked among private schools in the state Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s online graduate education program is the best in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, Carson-Newman remains the state’s highest-ranked private school in the “Best Online MBA Program” category. The 2021 Best Online Programs rankings, released today, placed C-N’s online graduate education program as No. 1 in the state

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ERLC-FOCUSED TASK FORCE RELEASES REPORT

February 2, 2021

By George Schroeder & Scott Barkley Baptist Press NASHVILLE — A task force studying the effectiveness of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission issued its report today (Feb. 1), acknowledging both support within the Southern Baptist Convention for the entity and that some see it as “a source of significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists.” Commissioned in February 2020 by the SBC Executive Committee, the task

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‘OPERATION SING AGAIN’ BRINGS CHURCH TO DEMENTIA PATIENTS WITH DVD OF GOSPEL HYMNS

January 29, 2021

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press MORRISTOWN — Gospel singer Gerald Wolfe was visiting his father, who was suffering from Parkinson’s disease dementia at a care facility, when a guitarist playing “In the Sweet By and By” struck a chord of memory among patients there. “Within just minutes, most of the people in the room started to sing, and they knew the song,” Wolfe said. That moment inspired Wolfe to lead

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