The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1963

the community. 4. He i a bi hop, or over eer. I Timothy 3: 3 warns that thi office hould not be ought a a mean of receiving an income, or for the pur– pose of achieving pre tige. Also see Titus 1: 7. 5. He is an elder. He must be spiritually mature. We grow and develop spiritually a we feed upon the Word of God. The pastor' faith and doctrinal position must be solidly based on the Scriptures. Responsibilities of t he pastor 1. The pastor is to teach the people to do the work. Ephesians 4: 11-12 show u that it is the pa - tor's responsibility to teach the aints, to bring them maturity, to train them to do the work of the minis– try. 2. He is to fight the good fight of faith. I Timothy 6: 12. 3. He is to lead the congregation. I Peter 5:2-3. 4. He is to evangelize. Matthew 28:19-20 Remunerations of the pastor While the pastor does receive a salary, his greatest remunerations are not material. They are the satis– faction and joy of being used in the Hands of a Holy God as an instru– ment of blessing in the lives of other , and the final rewards and words of commendation, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." • • Coulson Shepherd 1 Director • ror 27 years we have been telting Jsraer of her Messiah over 50 and more radio stations at home and abroad. Personal follow.up by our ,nis,sionaries ha$ made this m,nrstry very effective. Now in faith v,e are enl~rging our mi!sionary staff. Many of the 3 million Jews in the N.Y. area, and in other large ci t ies are open to approach with the Gospel. The time to reach the1n is very, short . Will you take this expanded outreach on your heart, to pray and $hare? Send f or free copy of our informs· tive quarterly, MESSAGE. TO tSRAf.L. MESSAGE TO ISRAEL, INC. • • • • ' I Box 682, General Post Office New York 1, N. Y. ) • The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hebron Boat Ride Cruise en ioyed by Christian young people Homer E. Graven On Monday evening, June 24, 1963, 190 young people and coun elors gathered at the Neuman Boat Dock, Neuman Boat Lines, Inc., Sandusky, Ohio, for the annual Hebron Boat Ride Crui e on the Challenger under the direction of Homer E. Graven, Pastor of the Avon Baptist Church, Avon, Ohio. At seven o'clock all were allowed to enter upon the lower deck for the devotional service be– fore beginning the trip. Rev. John Allen, Pa tor of the Trinity Baptist Church, Lorain, Ohio, led the group in the singing of several Christian choruses. Prayer was given by the director. Rev. John Millheim, Pa tor of the Calvary Baptist Church, Nor– walk, Ohio, brought a very challeng– ing devotional message to all the young people. Following the message a few an– nouncements were made by the di– rector and then the ride wa under way. From the dock the vessel took the group by the coal loading docks in the harbor of Sandu ky Bay for an observation of the procedure in loading coal on the lake freighter out of the railroad cars. From thi ,point, the boat went out through the Sandu ky Bay and close by a large dredge that was in operation for the purpose of dredging the Lake Erie hipping channel . After reach- ing the open waters the group en– joyed a very cenic view of the main– land in the area of Marblehead and we tward for an hour and one-half ride in this outward direction. Then a large circle was made and the return route came by the we t and south side of Kelley' Island to give everyone a beautiful view of the lighted hore lines on both the main– land and i lands. As we returned to the dock an attractive view of the colorfully lighted entertaining attrac– tion at Cedar Point greeted the eye of the passengers. After a three hour cruise, the Challenger wa docked and all the joyful young people and their counselors were quickly on their way home. The weather conditions were ideal in every respect for a mo t plea ant trip. The sky was clear and the vi ibility was good for many mile in the day and night hour . Free refreshments of ,pop, potato chip and pretzel were furni bed in large quantitie for the enjoyment of all pa enger . In all, thi crui e turned out to be one of the fine t ride con– ducted for the piritual intere t and fellowship of the Hebron young people. We would give God thank for Hi wonderful an wer to prayer in working all thing out to Hi own honor and glory. BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY TRAINS LEADERS! 8 . 8 . S. Graduates Are Serving With Distinction at Home and on the Mission Field If you are called to full time Christian Service, you should prayerfully consider what Baptist Bible Seminary offers. - FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO DR. ARTHUR WOOLSEY, PRESIDENT ThB. Bre & Diploma Cour es BAPTIST BIBLE SEMINARY JOHNSON CITY, N. Y. - Page 11 , AUGUST 1963