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TRUSTEE, PHYSICIAN, UNION UNIVERSITY MOM

August 22, 2018

By Tim Ellsworth
Union University News Office

Lisa Rogers, a member of The Church at Sugar Creek, has juggled duties as chair of the trustees of Union University and her profession as a physician while also performing the role she truly enjoys — the mom of a recent Union University graduate.
— Photo by Kristi Woody

JACKSON — Lisa Rogers was walking in the woods, one of her favorite pastimes, when she got a phone call from outgoing Union University trustee chairman Norm Hill. Hill asked Rogers if she’d consider serving as the next chairman for the Union board of trustees.

Rogers immediately knew the answer: No. But she told Hill she’d pray about it.

“I figured I’d pray about it and then tell him no,” she says.

But as she considered the opportunity, God began to reveal to Rogers that she should accept. In November, she will rotate off the board and conclude her three years as chairman. [Read more…]

UNION LAUNCHES CALL TO MINISTRY NETWORK

August 13, 2018

Union University News Office

JACKSON — Union University has joined with three other Southern Baptist schools to launch the Call to Ministry Network.

The network seeks to identify and encourage people in Baptist churches who have sensed a call to ministry service.

The Call to Ministry Network is a partnership between Union; Anderson (S.C.) University; California Baptist University, Riverside, Calif.; and Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Okla. It was launched during the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference held in conjunction with the SBC annual meeting in June in Dallas.

For more information, visit www.calltoministry.com.

TENNESSEE BAPTISTS, CP, UNION, & THE KINGDOM

May 18, 2018

By Todd Brady
Vice President for University Ministries, Union University

Money is not evil. But loving it is.

The Apostle Paul said “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evils” (I Timothy 6:10). The difference is a matter of the heart, not the wallet. It’s not about how much money I have. It’s about how much does money have me. The issue is not the size of my bank account, but the proclivity of my heart.

Believers are not to love money. However, believers can and should leverage money for God’s purposes. When I think about God’s work through Tennessee Baptists, it seems obvious to me that major leveraging has been happening. [Read more…]

UNION’S MISSION TRIP ENDOWMENT TO HONOR GRIFFIN

May 17, 2018

Union news office

Carroll Griffin

JACKSON — To honor longtime employee Carroll Griffin, Union University has established the Carroll W. Griffin GO Trip Endowment that will help fund its mission efforts around the globe. [Read more…]

UNION TRUSTEES APPROVE FACULTY PROMOTIONS, $91 MILLION BUDGET

April 13, 2018

Union University News Office

JACKSON — Union University trustees at their April 6 meeting approved a $91.2 million budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a resolution of appreciation for the Lady Bulldogs basketball team, and a number of Union faculty members for promotions, tenure, and research leaves. [Read more…]

UNION WOMEN FALL SHORT IN D-II SEMIFINALS

March 22, 2018

From B&R staff, Union University reports

Union’s Chelsey Shumpert drives to the basket during the NCAA Division II tournament. (Photo from Union University)

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team saw its dramatic postseason run come to an end on Wednesday night — just one game shy of playing for a national championship.

Making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II semifinals, the Lady Bulldogs suffered a 70-57 loss to the University of Central Missouri at Sanford Pentagon.

The loss ended a historic season for the No. 7 seeded Lady Bulldogs (32-4), who captured their first South Region title and posted the most single-season wins since joining the ranks of NCAA D-II in 2012. [Read more…]

UNION WOMEN ADVANCE TO DIVISION-II FINAL FOUR

March 20, 2018

From B&R staff reports

Union’s Chelsey Shumpert (No. 25) guards Carson-Newman’s Haris Price during the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II tournament. Union’s Kyvin Goodin-Rogers (No. 22) also defends on the play.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in the program’s history. [Read more…]

MORE THAN 800 ATTEND WEST TENNESSEE EVANGELISM RALLY

March 8, 2018

Union University News Office

James Merritt addresses participants at the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally held March 4 at Union University.
– Photo by Kristi Woody

JACKSON — Christians must ask everyone to follow Jesus and willingly associate with those who don’t follow Jesus, Georgia pastor James Merritt said at Union University March 4 during the West Tennessee Evangelism Rally.

“The business of the church, and the business of every follower of Jesus Christ, is to find missing people and invite them to follow Jesus,” said Merritt, pastor of Crosspointe Church in Duluth, Georgia. “If we are not in that business, we are out of business.”

Merritt was the keynote speaker at the third annual evangelism rally that drew more than 800 people to the Union campus for a worship service, dinner and breakout sessions. The event included for the first time a women’s track and a student track. [Read more…]

MERRITT TO HEADLINE EVANGELISM RALLY

February 22, 2018

By Nathan Handley
Union University

James Merritt.
Photo credit: Cross Pointe Church

JACKSON — James Merritt, lead pastor at Cross Pointe Church in Duluth, Ga., will be the keynote speaker at the third annual West Tennessee Evangelism Rally on March 4 at Union University. [Read more…]

ISRAEL TRIP STRENGTHENS BONDS WITH STATE DOMs

February 12, 2018

By Nathan Handley

Tennessee Baptist directors of missions gather at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem during a recent trip to Israel sponsored by Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.

JACKSON — Union University and the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board partnered to send 25 directors of missions to Israel for the first time in January.

Union University President Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver led the trip alongside Nathan Finn, dean of Union’s School of Theology and Missions, and Ernest Easley, professor of evangelism at Union. Easley said he decided he wanted to send these directors of missions to Israel after realizing at their annual meeting in April that almost none of them had visited the country before. He said he was blessed to be able to work with Union to provide that opportunity. Willie McLaurin represented the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board on the trip. [Read more…]

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