CP DOLLARS HELP FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION
By Ronnie Floyd President and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee Jesus died for every person in every town, city, state and nation. His call to us is to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to every person in the world and to make disciples of all the nations. None of us can […]
SBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ADOPTS CP BUDGET CUT BY FIVE PERCENT DURING COVID
By Diana Chandler Baptist Press NASHVILLE — Decreased giving during the COVID-19 pandemic led the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee to adopt a Cooperative Program Allocation Budget Tuesday (Sept. 22) that is 5 percent less than the committee projected last February. During a special called meeting, the Executive Committee adopted a $186,875,000 CP allocation budget […]
TBMB DIRECTORS TO RECOMMEND $35 MILLION CP BUDGET
By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — The board of directors of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board approved a recommendation for a $35 million Cooperative Program budget for 2020-21. The board met in person for the first time since COVID-19, but also provided a virtual option that the majority of the directors chose to take. The […]
TBC COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS HOLD STEADY
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,941,530 through the Cooperative Program in July. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $25,831,963. In the midst of a pandemic, the amount is just $295,149 or 1.1 below what was given at the same time last year. In addition, gifts are $418,037 or 1.59 […]
TBC CHURCHES STILL GIVING DESPITE COVID
By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches are practicing good stewardship as they continue to give generously through the Cooperative Program, the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions and other mission offerings. That’s the observation of Matt Tullos, special assistant to the […]
TBC COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIFTS NEAR BUDGET
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Convention churches contributed $2,986,768 through the Cooperative Program in June. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptists have given $22,890,433 through the Cooperative Program missions and ministry giving channel. The amount is $106,212 or 0.5 percent below what was given after eight months last year. The total also is $442,901 […]
COOPERATIVE PROGRAM GIVING REMAINS STEADY
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptists gave $2,600,319 through the Cooperative Program in May. For the year-to-date, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches have given $19,909,664 through the Cooperative Program for missions and ministries throughout the state, the nation and the world.
WHAT’S THE REAL INVISIBLE ENEMY?
By Matt Tullos TBMB Special Assistant to the Executive Director 2020 will be remembered as the Year of the Pandemic. A new normal swept across our country as leaders grappled with circumstances that previously were only portrayed in doomsday novels and disaster movies. We’ve seen the best and worst of humanity. Mass graves, food lines, […]
TBC GIVING NEAR BUDGET
Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — During a month that most churches did not meet in person, Tennessee Baptist Convention churches still gave $2,694,179 through the Cooperative Program.
FLOYD: WE WILL NOT RETREAT: THE REAL REASON FOR SUPPORTING THE COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ronnie Floyd is president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. April 26 is Cooperative Program Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. By Ronnie Floyd NASHVILLE — When the coronavirus (COVID-19) began to spread across the globe, our work as Southern Baptists did not stop. And as we approach and celebrate […]