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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee addressed the Governor’s Rural Opportunity Summit at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center in Linden. Officials from Tennessee’s 15 “distressed counties” met with Gov. Lee and his cabinet at the Tennessee Baptist facility.
Cole Campbell, manager of Linden Valley and his wife, Kazeray, had the opportunity to welcome Gov. Lee to Linden Valley.
By David Dawson
Baptist and Reflector
ddawson@tnbaptist.org
The conference center at Linden Valley provides a great place for pastors and staff members to break away from the noise and spend time with the Lord.
— Photo by Kazeray Campbell.
FRANKLIN — For Pete Tackett, the importance of taking a day off is as clear as the stubble on his face.
Tackett, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Johnson City, admits that he often finds himself caught up in the treadmill-style work patterns that so many pastors and staff members encounter. But he said one of the keys to escaping the cycle is to set boundaries — and stick to them.
“My definition of a true Sabbath is a day when I get to decide whether I have to shave or not,” said Tackett. “That might seem like a funny thing to say, but in the church world, when you are always on the clock, it’s necessary to have a day where you say, ‘I’m going to be free to decide what I want to do.’ ” [Read more…]
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Cole Campbell
FRANKLIN — The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board has announced the addition of three new specialists to its staff.
Cole Campbell has been promoted to manager of the Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center. Campbell began working part-time at the conference center in 2008 and began serving full time with the facility in 2014.
In his new role, Campbell will manage all facilities, activities, employees and functions of Linden Valley. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Campbell lives in Linden with his wife Kazeray. [Read more…]
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LINDEN — Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center has been awarded the 2015 Star of Excellence for Outstanding Non-Profit Organization.
The award was presented to Tim Bearden, conference centers senior manager for the Tennessee Baptist Convention, on Dec. 3 during an awards banquet sponsored by the Perry County Chamber of Commerce. The conference center was recognized for the “outstanding service and contributions your organization and its volunteers provide to benefit Perry County.” [Read more…]
