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TENNESCENE: WEEKS OF JUL. 10-23

July 9, 2019

LEADERS Paul Conquest is serving as interim pastor of First Baptist Church, Gleason. Chris Ward recently celebrated his 15th anniversary as director of missions of Riverside Baptist Association, based in Livingston. Rodney Norvell celebrated his fifth anniversary with the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board in July as Baptist Collegiate Ministry director at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has been an ordained minister since 1991. Norvell and his wife, Marisa,

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TBC CP GIVING DIPS SLIGHTLY

July 9, 2019

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,487,569 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have contributed $22,996,645 through the Cooperative Program missions giving channel.

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CYCLE OF LOVE

July 9, 2019

Pastor bikes across state in support of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LAWRENCEBURG —  David Simmerman encountered numerous hardships during his five-day, 500-mile bicycle ride. Searing heat, loose gravel, relentless hills, unexpected potholes, heartless headwinds — all were working against Simmerman as he made the journey from Mountain City to Memphis in an effort to raise awareness, and money, for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s

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CALIF. QUAKES PROMPT SOUTHERN BAPTIST RESPONSE

July 9, 2019

By Brandon Elrod Baptist Press RIDGECREST, Calif. — A group of local, church volunteers had finished a day of cleaning up and repairing damage to Immanuel Baptist Church, Ridgecrest, Calif., following a 6.4 earthquake on July 4. The next night, the 7.1 earthquake undid their hard work and then some. “I was at home with my wife for the 7.1,” said Bill Logan, pastor of Immanuel Baptist. “There was a

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READING YOUR BIBLE DAILY? STUDY GIVES CLOSER LOOK

July 5, 2019

By Aaron Earls Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Christians say the Bible is God’s Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day, according to a study released Tuesday (July 2). The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from LifeWay Research, conducted Jan. 14–29, found those who regularly attend Protestant churches are inconsistent in their reading and thinking about Scripture.

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MANDRELL UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED AS LIFEWAY’S 10TH PRESIDENT

July 1, 2019

By Carol Pipes LifeWay news office ATLANTA — LifeWay Christian Resources trustees unanimously elected Ben Mandrell as the organization’s 10th president during a special-called meeting June 28 in Atlanta.   “I am grateful for the opportunity to lead in such an important season for LifeWay,” Mandrell told trustees during the plenary session. “My first priority is to get our family to Nashville and begin loving the people at LifeWay. There

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NOT ALL STORIES HAVE HAPPY ENDINGS, BUT GOSPEL PREVAILS

July 1, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] HERMITAGE — In the perfect world, every story has a happy ending. Unfortunately, due to sin introduced in the Garden of Eden, there is no such thing as a perfect world. As a result, some stories end tragically. A case in point is the story of Clayton Gangji. Clayton would have been 16 years old on June 6. Yet, two years ago, Clayton was killed by

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DR WORKERS STAY ON THE MOVE AFTER STORMS

June 28, 2019

By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector CLARKSVILLE — The Cumberland Baptist Disaster Relief Team is normally busy. They have been deployed five times in the past six months to areas outside Middle Tennessee, according to Carolyn Watson, the team’s director.  However, this past week, they have been assisting much closer to home. The team has been removing trees that fell down in the June 21-22 storms in Clarksville. Watson said

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NEW CARSON-NEWMAN PRESIDENT EXCITED FOR FUTURE

June 28, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve as president of Carson-Newman University, he admitted it was “quite a surprise.” Months of prayers, discussions, and meetings culminated June 7 when trustees of Carson-Newman unanimously elected Fowler as the university’s 23rd president, succeeding Randall O’Brien who retired Dec. 31, 2018. See original story, “Carson-Newman

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SOUTHERN BAPTISTS RESPOND TO BORDER CRISIS

June 27, 2019

By Jane Rodgers Southern Baptist TEXAN BROWNSVILLE, Texas — While state and national officials craft responses to the humanitarian crisis along the Mexico border, Southern Baptist entities — including the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention and the North American Mission Board — are actively engaged in addressing the migrant influx. “The crisis at our southern border is unlike anything we’ve witnessed before and has put an enormous strain on the

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TBC CP GIVING DIPS SLIGHTLY

July 9, 2019

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,487,569 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have contributed $22,996,645

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CYCLE OF LOVE

July 9, 2019

Pastor bikes across state in support of Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] LAWRENCEBURG —  David Simmerman encountered numerous hardships

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