The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1965

ristian ifburatinn r I By Mrs. Earl Umbaugh, 2150 Marhofer Ave. Stow, Ohio Mrs. Trula Wells tells about ... TEACHER TRAINING For ome time now the Northfield Bapti t Church has been conducti ng a Teacher Training la . Mrs. Trt1la Well s, the teacher , gives the following personal testimony and writes the procedure they u e in conducting the clas . She a) o . tate that he would be glad to end her mimeo– graphed Jes ons to any teacher wi hing to tart uch a cla s. "I wa 14 when I received the Lord a my per ona] Saviour while visiting my Aunt in Tennes ee. I regret .that [ didn't attend church until I wa a young mother of 22 Nith three small daughters. I began to at tend the Northfield Baptist Church because I wanted my daughters to go to :hurch. After attending regul arly for one year, I yielded my life to the Lord and became a member of P a tor Lynn E. Rogers' first Chr istian Life Class. For the past 13 years I have been privileged to erve my Lord in thi church. I began in the nursery and have worked in all departments as a teacher or superintendent . f have taken cour es at the Regular Baptist Bible Institute 10 North Royalton, Ohio. I received certificates in Remo– tiva tion and P ychiatric Aide I and II at H awthornden State Hospital. These courses have been very valuable ,to me as Leadership Training Instructor ince I work and counsel with the people of our church. There is joy in erving Jesus. The Christian life i. not an easy one but I wouldn't trade it for anything thi . world ha to offer. Although J 3 years have gone by since I yielded my life to the Lord, I till find it hart) to believe that my Lord would choo3e such an unworthy one to erve Him. The special ver es from God' WorLI th at I lean upon mo~t are Galatians 2:20, Philippians 4: 13 and Roman~ 8: 28." TRAINING FOR SERVICE Need for teacher training class Doe:, the unday 'c hool reach a ,point where we can sa}' - .. Praise the l ord, we do not necc.l ,tny 111orc workers?" No ! When C,od 's J)eoplc are l)U \Y recrt1iting for J1ri st , tl1c Sunday 'chool and other teac hin g anc.l 1rai11ing 111inistries of the cht1rch grow cons1~ten tl y. A growing ctlLJrch is always i11 11 ccc.l of trained workers. t1r ctlt1rcl1 l1a fou11d tl1at a l .... cudershi J) 'l 'raining lass wh1cl1 , un eo11ti11LJOt1SJ}' }1cl1)s solve the perso11ncl J)I o lJlc111. tv1atl}le'A' l :38 tell u· that the harves t is plc11tioLtS bttl tl1e lal)ourer are few. We till find to a large t= tcr1t tl1,1t l he J al)OLtrer ar f e'A', for th re ar a I Wa)'S r1ectl s t<> l1c f illc;cl , l>u t 1>rai c C, ti! we cn 11 11 w a111ici1,ate tht=se neetls and trair1 ,od ' Jle >J)lc to fill tl1 111 . THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST MRS. EARL UMBAUGH Results of teacher training class Many of our clat'.'s men1her have been faithful in church attendance. but were never inclined to serve the Lord through youth work or through teaching. Goc.l . ave Lis to serve Him. Of cour e, everyone i n t t1ppo etl to be a teacher, but God give talent to be ll"'ed. A Train– ing la s he1,p di cover the e talen,ts. Opportunitic for cnl i tment throL1gh the teaching mini trie"' of the church are Jimitl e . Training Cla help induct orient and locate al l member in position which be "' t fit their abilitie in– terests and experience. It lead them to di cover new potentialitie within them elve . Over and over again I 1have talked people into com– ing to Training la and a favorite phra e in an wer has been " I Il come but I know that I'll never be a teacher." It i a chall enge to pray and teach while waiting for the H oly Spirit to do Hi work. 1od doe n t fail. As the Lord peak to the cla member they are chal– lenged to yield their J ive3 and be ve eL 111eet for the Ma ter' u e. Seventy-one of 73 n1en1ber who have com– pleted the cour e are now serving the Lord in on1e area of our church mini tri e . Needl e--- to ay there have been thing in the live of , ome member, that had to go before the Lortl c t1llf Lt e then1. It i wonderfttl when hri ti an realize that ,oc.i can give strength and p wer to Hi wn. enabling then1 to be overco111er of s in. OLl-give n talent can be ,pttt to work for the Lord and God' people receive the bJe , ing a~ they arc n1ade aware of the differe11t area · of ervic anli re\pond to the call of 1oc.i to Ll e their talent f()f H i111. We en ticav r to f o 11 ow l h c l) lan of r a chi 11 g. teach– i n g anti tr aining for ( ' hri·')t in thi"- \\a! How to begin a teacher training class After one rccct\C\ the I t)Itl a\ l11" l)Cr,t)t1al 4\\1t1ur he 1\ enC()Ltr ,1gec.l to attentl the J)tt\ll)r '" ( h11 · 11 ..111 l 1te ( lass. 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