by AMY DAVIS
TENNESSEE BIBLE COLLEGE

COOKEVILLE — Blooming dogwoods invoke more than visions of springtime for staff members at Tennessee Bible College. The white floral display also signals that Spiritual Renewal Week is just around the corner.

Malcolm Hill, president of Tennessee Bible College in Cookeville, speaks during the 2007 Spiritual Renewal Week lectureship. This year's program will be April 30-May 4, and the theme is "God's Plan." For more information, call 931.526.2616.

TBC's 28th annual lectureship program is coming up April 30 through May 4, and 15 speakers from the Upper Cumberland area and elsewhere in the United States are scheduled to discuss various topics related to this year's theme, "God's Plan."

"We have some of the very finest speakers lined up and some excellent subjects to be discussed," said TBC President Malcolm Hill.

The Spiritual Renewal Week schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, April 30

• 7:15 p.m. — "God's Plan for the Family" with Bill Battles, M.D., of Atlanta, Ga.

Thursday, May 1

• 10 a.m. — TBC Golf Scramble
• 7:15 p.m. — Singing and open forum

Friday, May 2

• 9 a.m. — "God's Plan for Elders" with Malcolm Hill of Cookeville
• 10 a.m. — "God's Plan for Deacons" with Chad Ramsey of Tupelo, Miss.
• 11 a.m. — "God's Plan for Preachers" with Jim Laws of Yucaipa, Calif.
• Noon — Lunch: TBC Ladies Associates
• 1 p.m. — "God's Plan for Fellowship" with Kerry Duke of Cookeville
• 2 p.m. — "God's Plan for Church Membership" with Bill Threet of Celina
• 7:15 p.m. — "God's Plan for the Church" with Mac Deaver of Denton, Texas

Saturday, May 3

• 9 a.m. — "God's Plan for Defending the Faith" with Joseph Barr of Conway, S.C.
• 10 a.m. — "God's Plan for Encouragement" with Shun Evans of Raleigh, Miss.
• 11 a.m. — "God's Plan for Christian Living" with Tim McHenry of Tompkinsville, Ky.
• Noon — Lunch: TBC Ladies Associates
• 1 p.m. — "God's Plan for Settling Problems" with Phil Dunn of Memphis
• 2 p.m. — "God's Plan for Soul-Winning and Restoration" with Carl Sims of Manchester
• 6:15 p.m. — Friends of TBC Dinner

Sunday, May 4

• 9 a.m. — "God's Plan for Church Contribution" with Paul Wilmoth of Sparta
• 10 a.m. — "God's Plan for Christian Unity" with David Hill of Cookeville
• 5:45 p.m. — President's Chicken Supper
• 7 p.m. — Congregational Singing
• 7:30 p.m. — "God's Plan for the Heart" with Glenn B. Ramsey of Cookeville

Hill said he chose this year's theme, "God's Plan," because of the timeliness of the subject.

"We're living in an age when people run more on feelings or subjectivism than the Bible itself," he said. "So for this year's lectureship, we wanted to emphasize God's commandments and how that throughout the Bible we are commanded to follow Him. Unless we know the will of God and do the will of God, there is no way to be saved."

Hill said the lectures have benefits for everyone.

"People should attend for the spiritual value and strength these lectures will give them," he said. "We'll be talking about God's plan, and when we learn what God wants and submit to His will, it makes for a happy world."

Spiritual Renewal Week will also feature the 11th annual TBC Golf Scramble, as well as the Friends of TBC banquet. Both are fundraisers for the college.

The golf scramble is set for 10 a.m. on May 1 at the Cookeville Golf Club. The tournament is a four-man scramble, and the cost is $300 per team or $75 per individual golfer. Participants should register by April 24 by calling the college at (931)526-2616 or stopping by the campus at 1616 McCulley Road, Cookeville.

The Friends of TBC banquet will be May 3 at 6:15 p.m. in the Tennessee Tech Pride Room of the Roaden University Center at TTU. Tickets are $150 per person and can be obtained by calling TBC.

On the last night of the lectureship, May 4, a free President's Chicken Supper will be held at Northeast Church of Christ at 5:45 p.m.

"We want to encourage everybody to come and eat with us and enjoy the chicken supper," Hill said. "That's truly a highlight, and we always have a house full of people."

For more information about TBC's Spiritual Renewal Week lectureship, call 931.526.2616.