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BOOK REVIEW – YOUR PAIN IS CHANGING YOU: DISCOVER THE POWER OF A GODLY RESPONSE

April 30, 2020

By Roger “Sing” Oldham Pastor Engagement Specialist, TBMB In two short months, we have watched rising numbers of confirmed Coronavirus cases and deaths, rapidly escalating unemployment, and diminishing confidence that our economy will rebound in the near term. Our world has gone into lockdown mode. Friends and family have lost their jobs. Children have lost the routine of school, along with the breakfast and lunch provided during each school day.

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DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO NORMAL?

April 30, 2020

By Chris Turner Director of Communications, TBMB Wake up, workout, coffee with quiet time, breakfast and then off to work. Home, supper, then whatever between supper and bedtime. Sleep. Wake up and do it all again tomorrow. It doesn’t sound all that exceptional, but welcome to my life. I would guess my days are not unlike most everybody else’s. Don’t get me wrong, I like my life. Heck, I love

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TBMB OFFERS GUIDANCE AS CHURCHES WAIT FOR STATE CLARIFICATION

April 29, 2020

Editor’s note: This story was updated May 1. By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The question most often asked by church leaders today is simple: When can we gather again as a congregation? Unfortunately, there is no simple answer. A good criterion was suggested recently by Ronnie Floyd, president of the Southern Baptist Executive Committee. His answer to the question is: “As soon as we

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15 WORSHIP ‘HELPS’ FOR REGATHERING CHURCHES

April 29, 2020

By Scott C. Shepherd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board music and worship specialist  In the coming weeks and months, churches across Tennessee will make the decision to gather again for worship. These services — though COVID-19 restrictions have been reduced — will not be a return to “worship as usual.”  Here are 15 worship-related helps for churches to consider as they prepare to regather. Maintain social distancing in worship. Restrictions have

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LIFEWAY ANNOUNCES BUDGET CUTS AND STAFF REDUCTIONS AMID COVID-19

April 29, 2020

By Carol Pipes NASHVILLE, Tenn. — LifeWay Christian Resources is implementing a series of budgetary freezes, cutbacks and staff reductions in response to the economic crisis resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. LifeWay CEO Ben Mandrell cited a steep and steady decline of sales since mid-March, as well as uncertainty in the ability to host camps and events this summer as reasons for the actions LifeWay is taking. “LifeWay stands

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COVID-19: IT’S NOT A MATTER OF BLACK AND WHITE

April 29, 2020

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] Maryville Baptist Church in Hillview, Ky., made national news recently when the church chose to hold in-person worship services on Easter Sunday, defying the Kentucky governor’s stay at home order. What’s more, Kentucky State Police officers patrolled the church parking lot, handing out citations. The church sued the state but a judge tossed it out of court. On one side, people are

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BAPTISMS HAVE NEW LOOK DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING

April 29, 2020

By David Dawson Baptist and Reflector [email protected] TRENTON — Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create sadness and fear, many positive developments are also emerging from this unprecedented period. Randy Pool, coordinator of Mississippi River Ministry for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, was recently involved in a memorable event — one that likely would not have unfolded in the same manner under “normal circumstances.” Pool refers to it as a

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DAVIS: THERE’S NO DEFINITIVE DATE

April 28, 2020

Over the past several weeks, our Tennessee Baptist Mission Board staff has talked with thousands of pastors and a recurring question we’ve been asked is this: “When can we reopen our church?” As you know, within our Baptist polity that is not a question seeking permission but rather an informed perspective. I wish there were a single response with a definitive date, but that is a call every church must

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‘HOW DID IT HAPPEN?’

April 28, 2020

Pastor shares experience with COVID-19 Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: A Nashville pastor recently contracted COVID-19. The B&R normally does not withhold names, but we are making this exception at the request of the pastor. His story needs to be heard so we are sharing it in the following Question and Answer format.   B&R: Many people think things can never happen to them. What was your first thought when

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TBMB PROVIDES RESOURCE TO HELP CHURCHES REOPEN

April 22, 2020

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has provided a document entitled “Gathering Together Again” to assist churches as they consider holding worship services again in their facilities. The document can be accessed at www.tnbaptist.org/reopen. Randy C. Davis, president and executive director of the TBMB, noted church leaders have been asking for weeks, “When can we reopen our church?” “As you know, within our Baptist polity, that

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‘HOW DID IT HAPPEN?’

April 28, 2020

Pastor shares experience with COVID-19 Baptist and Reflector Editor’s Note: A Nashville pastor recently contracted COVID-19. The B&R normally does not withhold names, but we

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