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SOME CHURCH PLANTS BEING UPROOTED

June 12, 2020

COVID-19 poses challenges for church plants that gather in schools By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — As Tennessee Baptist churches begin to regather all across the state, it’s not that simple for every congregation, especially for church plants that meet in local schools. “We’ve got quite a few of our church planters right now who are scrambling to find alternative spaces other than being an all

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A YEAR WITHOUT THE SBC MEETING

June 11, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — In a normal year, hundreds of Tennessee Baptists would be gathered in Orlando, Fla., this week for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. But thanks to COVID-19, 2020 is not a normal year. Tennessee Baptists who planned to go to Orlando this year expressed disappointment that the annual meeting was canceled due to the pandemic, but they certainly

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SOUTHERN BAPTISTS GATHER TO VIRTUALLY CELEBRATE SENDING 61 MISSIONARIES

June 10, 2020

By Caroline Anderson IMB writer On June 9, the International Mission Board commissioned 61 missionaries in a virtual Sending Celebration. The missionaries represent churches in 15 states and will be serving in all nine of the IMB’s affinities.  Sending Celebrations provide a forum for Southern Baptists to commission new missionaries and hear their call to missions.  IMB trustees voted on and approved 59 of the missionaries this spring in a

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VBS HAS NEW FORMAT, SAME FOCUS

June 10, 2020

Rather than canceling VBS, many churches change methods  By David Dawson [email protected]  FRANKLIN — With a mixture of determination, imagination and inspiration, many churches in Tennessee are finding ways to host Vacation Bible School this year. Despite the challenging circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many VBS leaders have elected to move forward, even if it means changing the traditional format and veering away from their tried-and-true formulas of the

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‘VIRTUAL VBS’ ALLOWS CHURCHES TO SAFELY CONNECT

June 10, 2020

By Ashley Perham Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Confetti poppers, bulldozers and science experiments are just three of the ways Tennessee Baptist churches are engaging children involved in virtual Vacation Bible Schools this summer. Rather than calling off this annual summer outreach event due to concerns about COVID-19, many Tennessee Baptist churches are hosting some form of VBS online. All eight campuses of Brentwood Baptist Church are participating in a

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THE COVID CRISIS AND THE NEXT 100 DAYS

June 9, 2020

By Randy C. Davis TBMB President & Executive Director It’s been a long few months, but hey, rejoice! You’ve made it through the, “Stay at home” order. Now that we have started regathering for worship, churches are experiencing a plethora of emotions somewhere between jubilation and disappointment.

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A DILEMMA: PERSONAL LIBERTY VS. PUBLIC GOOD

June 3, 2020

By Larry Robertson Pastor, Hilldale Baptist Church, Clarksville  One of our sources of conflict these days is personal liberties versus public good. And opinions are rarely vague. Masks or no masks? Social distancing or up in each other’s faces? Stay at home or live and let live (or die, whatever). Some are writing, “Give me liberty or give me death!” on their protest posters. Seriously? Can we all say mel·o·dra·mat·ic?

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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

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PANDEMIC OF 2020

June 1, 2020

By Phil Young Director of Missions, Knox County Association of Baptists Last month I shared with you a quote from Tod Bolsinger regarding the rapidly changing culture we live in. Bolsinger writes, “The world in front of you is nothing like the world behind you.”  Without question, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world we live in.  We have all made adjustments in our lives – some we like, some

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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

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