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HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

June 3, 2020

By Shawn Hendricks Contributing writer, B&R BRENTWOOD — When it comes to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic while houseparenting four elementary kids and their 15-year-old daughter, Nathan and Laura Mankin have become firm believers in a daily routine. Or, what they have humorously referred to as the “apocalypse schedule.” “We’ve had to adjust it like six times,” Nathan said with a laugh in a phone interview with the Baptist and

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

June 2, 2020

Clarksvillian leads efforts to raise Alzheimer’s awareness By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] CLARKSVILLE — Beverly Blackard knows all too well the devastation caused by Alzheimer’s disease. She has watched the disease slowly “take” her husband Jack from her for the past six years. He is now in the late second stage and early beginning of stage three of Alzheimer’s. “The man who loved and cherished me all these years is the

UNION TO RESUME IN-PERSON CLASSES FOR FALL SEMESTER

May 29, 2020

Union University news office JACKSON — Classes for the fall semester at Union University will meet on campus and in-person, with the university taking necessary safety precautions to protect students, faculty and staff from COVID-19. “We’re excited to welcome new and returning students back to campus in the fall,” Union president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said. “Our students thrive in the Christ-centered community they find at Union, and we’re looking

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

May 29, 2020

Tennessee WMU ‘travel’ to Denver church planters without leaving home By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — For the past three years, Tennessee Woman’s Missionary Union prayer warriors have traveled to Colorado as part of the Send Denver partnership to meet and pray with church planters on their home turf. Six teams which included 24 women were able to work with 14 church planters in and around

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

May 28, 2020

to stress, fatigue and fear brought on by pandemic By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Providing counseling and guidance to individuals who are dealing with depression is a common assignment for pastors and church leaders. But what happens when the pastors and church leaders themselves are struggling with mental health challenges?

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

May 27, 2020

Seeing the whole picture from a family’s perspective Editor’s Note: The pandemic has wreaked havoc on almost every imaginable event including high school graduations. Keep in mind, not only the graduate missed graduation, but so did his or her family who spent untold hours of helping the graduate reach the milestone. Jay Barbier, youth specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, his wife, Natalee, and son, Jay, provide their perspectives.

BIBLE READING PLAN TRANSFORMS UNIONVILLE CHURCH

May 26, 2020

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] UNIONVILLE — Getting a free steak dinner is a nice incentive for reading through the Bible, but the members of Longview Baptist Church, Unionville, are motivated by more than meat. They’ve seen their church rejuvenated by the power of God’s Word — and that’s been the real reward. Jonathan Osterhaus, pastor of Longview, formulated a daily Bible reading plan for church members when

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

May 26, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — As June approaches, some Tennessee Baptist churches have started back while others are looking to return in late May and in June. As churches reopen, other larger gatherings are also being held. Gov. Bill Lee’s latest executive order issued on May 15 offered guidelines to facilitate the safe reopening of larger, non-contact attractions on or after May 22.

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

May 22, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] MICHIE — Like many pastors across Tennessee the past six to eight weeks, Ben Martin has gone to the sanctuary at his church and preached a sermon that was livestreamed to his congregation on Sunday mornings. But Martin, who has been pastor of First Baptist Church, Michie, for six years, missed seeing his congregation.

TBMB CONFERENCE CENTERS PLAN ‘SOFT REOPENING’

May 21, 2020

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — As COVID-19 began to spread in March, the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board officially closed its two conference centers — Carson Springs in Newport and Linden Valley in Linden — on March18. Mark Proctor, associate administrator of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, called the action a “hard close” because “everything was taken off the books at that point.” Beginning June 23, the hard close ends and

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HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

UNION TO RESUME IN-PERSON CLASSES FOR FALL SEMESTER

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

BIBLE READING PLAN TRANSFORMS UNIONVILLE CHURCH

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

TBMB CONFERENCE CENTERS PLAN ‘SOFT REOPENING’

HOUSEPARENTS, TBCH MOVE ON IN ‘NOTHING IS NORMAL’ WORLD

NAVIGATING A NIGHTMARE

UNION TO RESUME IN-PERSON CLASSES FOR FALL SEMESTER

PRAYERWALKING DONE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY

PASTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE

WHAT ABOUT THE GRADUATES?

BIBLE READING PLAN TRANSFORMS UNIONVILLE CHURCH

TBC CHURCHES BEGIN TO REGATHER

NO FACES, NO PROBLEM FOR MCNAIRY COUNTY PASTOR

TBMB CONFERENCE CENTERS PLAN ‘SOFT REOPENING’

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