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A NEW AND EXCITING FUTURE FOR CARSON-NEWMAN

July 9, 2019

By Randy C. Davis
TBMB President & Executive Director

Charles and Sandra Fowler, center, were introduced June 10 as the new president and first lady of Carson-Newman University by David Ogle, left, chair of the presidential search committee, and Harry Brooks, right, chair of the board of trustees.
-Photo by Charles Key.

Charles Fowler admits he was surprised when he was informed last fall that his name had been put forward as a nomination to be the next president of Carson-Newman University. When I heard the news, I wasn’t the least bit surprised.

I’ve known Charles for years. He is a gracious leader possessing a long and strong identity with, and understanding of, Tennessee Baptists. He has outstanding academic credentials, a pastor’s heart and a theologian’s mind. The CNU presidential search committee did an outstanding job of cultivating excellent candidates for the position and diligently prayed over and vetted each candidate. Just as I wasn’t surprised by Dr. Fowler’s nomination, I wasn’t surprised at the news of his selection. He started his new role July 1. [Read more…]

NEW CARSON-NEWMAN PRESIDENT EXCITED FOR FUTURE

June 28, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org

JEFFERSON CITY — When Charles Fowler was notified last fall that he had been nominated to serve as president of Carson-Newman University, he admitted it was “quite a surprise.”

Months of prayers, discussions, and meetings culminated June 7 when trustees of Carson-Newman unanimously elected Fowler as the university’s 23rd president, succeeding Randall O’Brien who retired Dec. 31, 2018. See original story, “Carson-Newman Trustees Elect Fowler as President.”

Fowler is the first Tennessee Baptist pastor elected to lead Carson-Newman since at least the 1920s, coming to the position from the pastorate of Germantown Baptist Church in Germantown, near Memphis. He assumes his new role on July 1. [Read more…]

WHITT: BCM STUDENTS REACHING ‘MISSION FIELD’ IN MURFREESBORO

May 3, 2019

By Ashley Perham
Contributing Writer, Baptist & Reflector

Mark Whitt

MURFREESBORO — If Baptists want to know what the culture will look like in the next five to 10 years, they should look at the college campus, according to Mark Whitt, campus minister at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

Whitt was recently featured on a Radio B&R podcast where he shared his views on campus ministry. The podcast (which is Episode 28 of Radio B&R) can be found at baptistandreflector.org/radio-br/ .

Whitt said his ministry focuses on three things: reaching MTSU students for Christ, equipping them to serve, and mobilizing them to be disciples of Christ both in college and after. [Read more…]

UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE BUDGET, CELEBRATE OLIVER’S ANNIVERSARY

May 1, 2019

Union University News Office

JACKSON — Union University trustees at their April 26 meeting approved a $95.7 million budget for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, including nearly $2 million in additional financial aid for students.

Trustees also approved a number of Union faculty members for promotions and tenure and celebrated the five-year anniversary of Union President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver and his wife Susie. [Read more…]

‘THE STORE’ TO ASSIST C-N STUDENTS WITH CAREER BASICS

March 7, 2019

C-N News Office

Carson-Newman University Student Success co-directors Gloria Walker, left, and Amy Humphrey sort through donations for the upcoming opening of “The Store,” a food and clothing pantry for students.

JEFFERSON CITY — Thirty-nine percent of college undergraduates fell at or below income eligibility limits for federal assistance in 2016 according to a recent USA Today story.

The story reports a national trend of students from low-income households enrolling at increasing rates.

As a result, some students are experiencing food insecurity or do not have access to professional clothing for job interviews.

It’s a reality that has hit close to home for those at Carson-Newman University. And it was enough that school employees wanted to do something about it. [Read more…]

BCMs PROVIDE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH, SUPPORT

January 24, 2019

By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org

Morgan Owen

MARTIN — A college campus can be a frightening place for a first-time student.

Baptist Collegiate Ministry organizations can play a major role in helping incoming high school students adjust to college life, said Morgan Owen, BCM director at the University of Tennessee in Martin.

While some high school grads enter college with friends from hometown or church, many do not, Owen noted. BCMs provide incoming freshmen opportunities “to connect” with like-minded students, he said.

At UT-Martin, the BCM offers Survival, a four-day event for incoming students, freshmen and transfers.

The objective for Survival is to cultivate a faith-based community setting for incoming students as they make the adjustments to college, Owen said. [Read more…]

TEN THINGS WE DON’T WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE CP

October 11, 2018

By Matt Tullos
Stewardship Development Specialist, TBMB

In the Go Fund Me era, it’s easy to minimize the Cooperative Program. We get so caught up in the daily grind of ministry and we forget all the things that make the Cooperative Program shine so brightly in a dark world. It begs the question, “What would your church, Tennessee, and the world look like without CP?” Here are a few uncomfortable realities.

Without the Cooperative Program, we would be saying: [Read more…]

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT UP AT UNION

October 1, 2018

Union University News Office

JACKSON — Traditional undergraduate enrollment for the fall semester at Union University is up 2.2 percent, the first increase in fall-to-fall enrollment in this category since 2010.

The number of new students at Union increased from 401 in 2017 to 450 this year, a 12.2 percent increase. Non-traditional enrollment is up 1.1 percent in headcount, but the number of student credit hours is 1,409 more than last year, a 16.8 percent increase. [Read more…]

PUTTING AN EMPHASIS ON MEMPHIS

August 30, 2018

Determined church reaches out to share gospel in community

By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org

Robert Blake, deacon at One Faith Christian Center Church, talks to a group of young men from the West Frayser community before they take the court for pick-up basketball games.

MEMPHIS — It would have been easy for Barron Martin to take the safe route. He could have moved from the Memphis area, found a comfortable job, and simply “tuned out” the violence and poverty that plagues the neighborhood where he was raised.

Instead, he chose the opposite approach. He elected to be on the frontline. [Read more…]

TENURE ENDS, LOVE REMAINS

August 24, 2018

The King’s Academy’s Walter Grubb retires after 31 years with TBC entity

By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org

Walter Grubb stands in front of the Anderson Building on the campus of The King’s Academy (Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy) in Seymour. Grubb retired July 31 after 31 years of ministry with the institution, including the last 24 as president/headmaster.

SEYMOUR — Walter Grubb’s nearly lifelong affiliation with The King’s Academy (Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy) has come to an end, but his love and passion for the school will last the rest of his life.

Grubb stepped down as president and headmaster of TKA on July 31 after serving in that role since 1994. He had been with the school since 1987 when he was named principal.

But being a native of Blount County and the son of a Baptist pastor (the late Glenn Grubb who served at Madison Avenue Baptist Church in Maryville for many years), Grubb was well acquainted with the Tennessee Baptist-affiliated high school. In fact, his dad attended the academy to complete his high school diploma after he was called to the ministry. “Not too many people get to see their dad graduate from high school,” Grubb said. [Read more…]

Determined church reaches out to share gospel in community

The King’s Academy’s Walter Grubb retires after 31 years with TBC entity

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