JEFFERSON CITY — In a scene not commonly witnessed on a college campus, members of Carson-Newman University’s football team gathered after practice Sept. 15 along the banks of Mossy Creek.
The assembly took place less than 48 hours prior to the Eagles’ home opener. With Burke-Tarr Stadium only a couple hundred yards away, the players’ minds were on something even more important than Saturday’s game.
Fourteen members of Carson-Newman’s football team entered the chilly waters of Mossy Creek to be baptized. They were joined by two female students who serve on the football video staff, as they too made faith decisions.
As players and members of the C-N community lined the grassy banks in support, the 16 entered — one by one. The public professions of faith were officiated by Marty Blakely, director of Lakeway’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Alan Duncan, who serves as associate pastor at Morristown’s Manley Baptist Church. [Read more…]