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BAPTISTS MINISTER IN CRISIS

January 19, 2016

Volunteers provide meals, support until search for Pinson toddler ends By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector PINSON — The halls of Pinson Baptist Church are no longer a flurry of activity. After seven days of hosting law enforcement personnel, emergency management personnel, and volunteers who came from several states to search for 2-year-old Noah Chamberlin, another press conference was held on Thursday, Jan. 21. It was one

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UNION OFFERS AID TO WEST TENN. STUDENTS

January 18, 2016

Union University News Office JACKSON — Union University has instituted a new scholarship designed specifically to benefit students from West Tennessee. The West Tennessee Heritage Scholarship will provide an automatic $1,500 scholarship to any student from West Tennessee who attends Union, with a minimum high school grade point average of 2.0. “This is where we’re rooted,” said Dan Griffin, Union’s vice president for enrollment management. “This is where 60 percent

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PROFESSOR TAKES UNUSUAL ROUTE TO TEACH

January 18, 2016

By Nathan Handley Union University News Office JACKSON — Kevin Chen, associate professor of biblical studies at Union University, has been interested in the study of Scripture for a long time, but he didn’t begin his studies with a career in mind. “My interest in biblical studies started when I was in high school and never went away,” Chen said. “I had a youth pastor who discipled me in my

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RECOMMENDATIONS SOUGHT FOR TBC ENTITIES

January 13, 2016

Baptist & Reflector BRENTWOOD — Pictured 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 and make recommendations of fellow Tennessee Baptists to serve on the Executive Board, one of the seven institutional

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TBC CP GIFTS CLIMB

January 13, 2016

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists gave a total of $3,871,421 through the Cooperative Program in December. It was the largest dollar amount for the Cooperative Program in a single month since January in the 2012-2013 budget year when Tennessee Baptists gave $3,897,791. After two months of the 2015-16 budget year Tennessee Baptist churches have given $6,150,145 through the CP giving channel for missions and ministries throughout Tennessee, the

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DR TEAMS CALLED OUT

January 12, 2016

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Ten­ne­ssee  Bap­tist  Disaster  Re­­­lief volunteers have been asked to respond in the wake of deadly storms and flooding that occurred across the nation during the Christmas holidays. As of Jan. 4, 11 states had Southern Baptist Disaster Relief vol­unteers serving at min­­is­try sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Louisian­a, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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BIVOCATIONAL PASTORS PLAY KEY ROLE: PARROTT

January 5, 2016

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector ROGERSVILLE — With a half year under his belt as interim bivocational ministries specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, John Parrott has confirmed what he already knew from his role as a director of missions — bivocational ministers are critical in helping to reach Tennessee Baptists with the gospel. Statistics show that approximately 65 percent of churches in Tennessee are served by bivocational

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THE TENNESSEE BAPTIST CONVENTION – A YEAR IN REVIEW

January 4, 2016

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — A highlight for Tennessee Baptists in 2015 was the news that baptisms increased in Tennessee Baptist Convention churches for the second year in a row. In 2014, 2,603 TBC churches reported 23,499 baptisms, the largest number of baptisms recorded since 2010. In 2013 churches reported 21,979 baptisms. The year saw leadership changes with TBC entities. Vickie Anderson began serving Jan. 1

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TDAC TO CEASE OPERATIONS

December 31, 2015

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Drug Awareness Council is closing its doors, effective Dec. 31. Originally formed as the United Tennessee League to promote alcohol abstinence decades ago, the name was officially changed to Tennessee Drug Awareness Council about 15 years ago to promote drug awareness and drug prevention education, said Roger Stacy, chairman of the TDAC board of directors and director of missions for Gibson Baptist Association,

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LIFEWAY STORE TO CLOSE IN NASHVILLE

December 29, 2015

LifeWay news office NASHVILLE — LifeWay Christian Resources will close its retail store in downtown Nashville on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. The site of the LifeWay store at 10th Avenue and Broadway was included in last month’s sale of the organization’s 15-acre campus. Although LifeWay is leasing back office space until a new headquarters is built, the lease does not include the retail building.

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TBC CP GIFTS CLIMB

January 13, 2016

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Tennessee Baptists gave a total of $3,871,421 through the Cooperative Program in December. It was the largest dollar amount for

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DR TEAMS CALLED OUT

January 12, 2016

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — Ten­ne­ssee  Bap­tist  Disaster  Re­­­lief volunteers have been asked to respond in the wake of deadly storms and flooding that occurred

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business closed sign door

TDAC TO CEASE OPERATIONS

December 31, 2015

Baptist and Reflector BRENTWOOD — The Tennessee Drug Awareness Council is closing its doors, effective Dec. 31. Originally formed as the United Tennessee League to

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