Cooperative Program

LMCO TOTAL EXCEEDS GOAL, REFLECTS COMMITMENT TO BE A GREAT COMMISSION PEOPLE

By Leslie Peacock Caldwell Baptist Press RICHMOND, Va. — As the International Mission Board closes the 2020-21 financial books, it expects to report a Lottie Moon Christmas Offering total of $177.6 million. This total includes $14.9 million received for specific Lottie projects (often called Lottie Moon challenge or Lottie giving projects) and exceeds the $175 million offering goal set in partnership with Woman’s Missionary Union. IMB also received $96.8 million

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WHAT’S THE SBC’S FUTURE? IT’S UP TO US

By Randy C. Davis President and executive director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board What will become of the Southern Baptist Convention? That question hangs above our denomination like an ominous cloud. The question is especially germane given the unprecedented decision by SBC Executive Committee Board members to waive attorney-client privilege in the third-party investigation of how the EC handled sexual abuse claims.  The discussion has become strained at times. People have

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FIVE REASONS WHY ‘CP’ IS SO IMPORTANT

By Matt Tullos Assistant to the Executive Director Yes, Southern Baptists are legendary for lots of reasons. We are the largest protestant association of churches. People see our Disaster Relief hats, trucks and chain saws on the news, and traveling down the interstate.  Our seminaries train over 23,000 students every year. And some would say we invented the casserole! But the greatest thing about being a Southern Baptist often flies

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GENEROUS MISSIONS GIVING, BIBLICAL AUTHORITY SPOTLIGHT ENTITY REPORTS

By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Record-level financial giving to Southern Baptist Convention missions offerings, confession-based seminaries grounded in biblical authority, fulfilling the Great Commission and appreciation for the Cooperative Program highlighted entity reports at the SBC Executive Committee meeting Sept. 20-21 in Nashville. Ethics and Religious Commission ERLC Acting President Brent Leatherwood presented the entity as a group “joyful warriors” presenting a Kingdom voice in an increasingly hostile

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CP GIVING ON TARGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,349,409 through the Cooperative Program in August. Remittances were cut off early because of an accounting systems transition. Gifts received after Aug. 20 will be recorded as September income.

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TBC CP GIFTS STILL ON TARGET AFTER NINE MONTHS OF FISCAL YEAR

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $2,833,923 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the first nine months of the 2020-21 fiscal year, Tennessee Baptists have given $26,337,904 through Southern Baptists’ missions and ministry giving channel. The amount is $505,941 or 2 percent more than was given over the same time frame last year and is $87,904 or 0.33 percent above current budget needs. Randy C.

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have given $23,503,981 through the Cooperative Program giving channel to fund missions and ministries in Tennessee and around the world. The amount given after eight months of the current fiscal year is $613,548 or 2.7 percent above what was given during the same time frame last

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have given $23,503,981 through the Cooperative Program giving channel to fund missions and ministries in Tennessee and around the world. The amount given after eight months of the current fiscal year is $613,548 or 2.7 percent above what was given during the same time frame last

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAM UNITES TBC CHURCHES

By Matt Tullos Assistant to the executive director, TBMB It seems like the past two years have been a season of unexpected change and challenge. Who would have expected that we would have seen a racial reckoning, a pandemic, and despite all that, a time of miraculous generosity?  We have been amazed as churches who have experienced so much challenge, change and controversy continued to heighten their passion for Jesus

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CP GIFTS ON TARGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,042,521 through the Cooperative Program in April.  For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $17,613,976. The amount is $310,631 or 1.8 percent over the amount given at the same time last year and is $113,976 or 0.65 percent over budget needs after six months of the 2020-21 fiscal year. “We continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of Tennessee Baptists

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CP GIVING ON TARGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,349,409 through the Cooperative Program in August. Remittances were cut off early because of an

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have

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TBC CP GIFTS ABOVE BUDGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches gave $3,175,567 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date (November 2020-June 2021), churches have

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CP GIFTS ON TARGET

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $3,042,521 through the Cooperative Program in April.  For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $17,613,976.

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