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BAPTISTS PLAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE DORIAN

September 3, 2019

Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief units asked to ‘stand by’ for now   Editor’s Note: Continue to monitor baptistandreflector.org for the latest updates on Hurricane Dorian and Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief. Baptist Press ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Hurricane Dorian finally completed its pounding of the Bahamas on Sept. 3. After intensifying to a Category 5 before devastating the islands, Dorian weakened to a Category 3 as it continued its slow trek toward

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MEMPHIS CHURCH FINDS WAY TO REACH ‘GAMERS’

September 1, 2019

By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector intern MEMPHIS — Level Up Church, Memphis, like many churches, was started to reach the unreached in a region. However, pastor Jacob McAnally had a vision for more than just the city of Memphis. He had a vision for gamers. McAnally said God gave him the vision for the church while he was virtually attending BlizzCon, a convention held by Blizzard Entertainment to promote

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CHURCH’S MISSIONS MINDSET ROOTED IN COOPERATIVE PROGRAM

August 31, 2019

By Karen Willoughby Baptist Press ARRINGTON — “We have a choir. We have an organ and piano,” pastor Reed Buntin said. “We’re just your traditional Southern Baptist church.” For Triune Baptist Church, “traditional” also includes a missions mindset rooted in the Cooperative Program and discipleship rooted in Sunday School. Located amid rolling hills and gated communities 30 miles southeast of Nashville, Triune Baptist has found a niche in a region

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TENNESSEE DR PLACED ON ALERT FOR HURRICANE DORIAN

August 30, 2019

Baptist and Reflector MOUNT JULIET — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers have been placed on alert status for possible deployment to Florida in response to Hurricane Dorian. As of Aug. 29, Hurricane Dorian was a Category 1 storm but is on course to be an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm if it makes landfall on the eastern coast of Florida early next week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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PATTERSON DENIES CLAIMS IN FORMER STUDENT’S LAWSUIT

August 29, 2019

By BP staff SHERMAN, Texas — Paige Patterson, former president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has denied allegations of negligence, violation of privacy and liability in a federal court lawsuit filed by a former seminary student. In a court document filed Aug. 26, Patterson responded to the lawsuit in which he is a co-defendant with Southwestern in allegations filed in March, and amended in May, by a student identified by

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SPECIAL THANKS

August 28, 2019

If you have read the Baptist and Reflector regularly over the past few weeks, you have seen the name Ashley Perham quite often. Ashley is a student at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro who served as an intern for the paper this summer. Though she received college credit for the experience, the B&R was the real winner. Ashley did an outstanding job. She assisted in writing feature stories, proofing

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TENNESSEE’S ‘LOTTIE MOON’ STEPS DOWN

August 28, 2019

Missions specialist Kim Margrave served with Tennessee Baptist Mission Board for 22 years By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector intern FRANKLIN — In the past 22 years, Tennessee Baptists have been able to partner in missions with ministries in more than 20 states and countries due largely to the work of Kim Margrave, the “Lottie Moon of Tennessee,” as Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the Tennessee Baptist

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UNION ALUMNI COUPLE USES ‘FAME’ TO SHARE FAITH

August 28, 2019

By Sarah Goff Union news office JACKSON — For Union alumni couple Ben and Juliana Wilson, 2019 has been a year of unexpected opportunities, from Ben competing on the “American Ninja Warrior” TV show to Juliana winning the Mrs. Tennessee United States crown and earning a top 10 finish in the recent 2019 Mrs. United States National Pageant in Las Vegas.  “This has been a crazy year, to kind of

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MANDRELL INSTALLED AS LIFEWAY’S 10TH PRESIDENT, ANTICIPATES ‘BRIGHT FUTURE’

August 27, 2019

By Aaron Wilson LifeWay Christian Resources NASHVILLE — LifeWay trustees, employees and special guests gathered at the organization’s headquarters on Monday to celebrate the inauguration of Ben Mandrell as the 10th president of LifeWay Christian Resources. On a day marked with heavy rain and overcast skies, Mandrell forecasted a bright future for the organization—not just in fiscal growth, but in the spiritual impact LifeWay will continue to make throughout the

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SPORTS OFFER OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE GOSPEL WITH KIDS

August 27, 2019

By Ashley Perham Baptist & Reflector intern NASHVILLE — As a boy, Jon Visser had dreamed of playing professional baseball.  He got his opportunity in the early 2000s in the Texas-Louisiana League, now called the Central League. But while he was traveling through Texas, God gave him a different dream. “While I was traveling around on the busses, I was thinking, ‘How can I serve God with my talents and

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SPECIAL THANKS

August 28, 2019

If you have read the Baptist and Reflector regularly over the past few weeks, you have seen the name Ashley Perham quite often. Ashley is

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