Telling the Story of Tennessee Baptists Since 1835
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. [Read more…]
By Lonnie Wilkey
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org
FRANKLIN — As more and more churches begin livestreaming their services due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is imperative that they do it properly and legally, according to Scott Shepherd of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
“The issue is not whether churches will be caught or prosecuted,” observed Shepherd, TBMB worship and music specialist and a former minister of worship at First Baptist Church, Paris.
“The issue is being a good citizen by obeying our nation’s laws. Plus, as followers of Jesus Christ, we ought to ensure that the artists and publishers of the songs used in our worship gatherings are compensated fairly.” [Read more…]
