COVID-19

GUIDESTONE TO OFFER ONE-TIME OPTION TO CHANGE HEALTH COVERAGE DURING 2020

By Roy Hayhurst Baptist Press DALLAS — With many churches reporting strained budgets due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, GuideStone is offering a one-time opportunity for both Group Plans and Personal Plans to step down to a lower-cost health care plan for the remainder of 2020. Generally the option to change plans is available only during re-enrollment. “We understand that we live in a very different economic reality

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HOW TO WORSHIP ONLINE: SUGGESTIONS FOR CHURCH MEMBERS

By Scott Shepherd Tennessee Baptist Mission Board Worship and Music Specialist How are church members supposed to worship online?  Worship is something we do. It’s active. We participate.  Watching movies and tv shows online is different. It’s passive. We just sit and watch. We don’t really do anything. For online worship to have its greatest impact, we should find ways to participate. 

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UNION DONATES SUPPLIES TO ASSIST IN COVID-19 EFFORTS

Union University news office JACKSON, Tenn. — Union University is doing its part to assist health care providers during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating N95 face masks and medical supplies and by 3D printing components of face shields that help reduce risk of exposure. Kelly Harden, dean of Union’s College of Nursing, said the university had donated more than 800 N95 masks and that all three campuses – Jackson, Germantown

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FIRST-PERSON: HEALTHY HABITS FOR PASTORS DURING COVID-19 CULTURE

By Willie McLaurin EDITOR’S NOTE: Willie McLaurin is vice president for Great Commission Relations and Mobilization with the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee. NASHVILLE — COVID-19 will forever change the way we do life and ministry. Change is around us in every area of life. God often uses crisis to bring about changes that were overdue in our lives. Author Tony Robbins reminds us: Change happens when the pain of

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FOUR WAYS TO SUPPORT MOST VULNERABLE DURING THE PANDEMIC

By Susan Ervien Marketing strategist and writer, GuideStone Financial Resources DALLAS — At this point, there is no running from it. The coronavirus (COVID-19) is here and having a particularly destructive impact on vulnerable populations. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 is more dangerous for those over the age of 60 and for those with underlying health conditions — such as COPD, diabetes,

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HEALTHY ONLINE MEETINGS

By Bill Choate Collegiate Ministries director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board There may be no greater axiom than this one: “Time is money.” The application of that statement is universal, and it certainly applies to meetings. Meetings are important. That’s where organizational direction is set, decisions are made, groups get on the same page, and meetings offer an opportunity for clear communication and immediate feedback. However, when you’re meeting, you’re not

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IMB POSTPONES VOLUNTEER TRIPS THROUGH JUNE 30, PERSONNEL ‘SHELTER IN PLACE’

By Julie McGowan AVP of communication, marketing and PR for the IMB International Mission Board senior leaders have directed IMB missionary personnel around the world to postpone hosting any ministry volunteer groups through June 30, leaders announced Wednesday, March 25. Consideration of missionaries hosting volunteer teams beyond June 30 will be reviewed on May 1, leaders reported. “We’re instructing our personnel to postpone all volunteer efforts at this time due

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HEALTHY ONLINE MEETINGS

By Bill Choate Collegiate Ministries director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board There may be no greater axiom than this one: “Time is money.” The application of

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