The Ohio Independent Baptist, March 1967

• • 1)111 clll ,,l11 n11SSHl1,nr , l1utlg rs. th ur er oug :,re \\ .. 1,1 Ct1nsitl _,.r 1111,1 as tl llll l11 n1issi<1na1 , like ,... 13 .11 . l .' 1 II SL>. lhc ~,, 1 as lhc atlt lc,1 1cs1 llt1si l.,i lity ,, t t,~ 111g tel starl n ~\v c l1,1rchc in a,lt liti • on v ange ism • • • lll 1111n1 slcr1 11g lll c}1urchc alrcnd • • • By R v . Dona ld A. Parvin Er111nanu I Baptist Churc.h Columbus, Ohio csta l1lishetl. f-1 t1rthern1orc. if he i 11 <1n the l1t1tlgcl tlf cht1rchcs, t1c i clu t l1t)t tntl to in ft1r n1 each chu rch ol th 1 l ,tct sc) th at they ca r1 take th i in t C() l1 iclc r ,ttion whe n they 1 ay h in1. l~.1, 111l! · rt',\ I tllt' .,,t1cl\.' i11 ti, .. -.,; . I l . ,n 't'r11it1l! tl1 • ,\1\ 1 (!c,tu.1n, .. 1i1.1\ic l, R"'' . l t,, ar I l\ 1l rr~ll. 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I ) Put an e\ ..1ngeli tic can1paign in ") - ~ our )'early budget o a to prepare for it well in ad\ ance. In con. idering an e timate of it , co t. include the fo llowing 1ten1 for the board and I or chu rch to con ider: a. \Vhere i he con1ing from in di tance? h How long a time elap ed from hi previous campaign until thi one? (week wi th– out meeting i like a layoff) c. He ha expen e uch a : car. corre pondence. po t- age . paper etc. . uit to buy or clean and pre in order to give a good ap– pearance. d. Be con 1derate and take a prel1m1nary offering before he come becau e his f amil\ J hack home st ill ha've to eat o gi\•e h1m a ni,e do~ n– pa)1ment if po ible. Mv former church gave the e, an– ~eli t 1 5 00 to tart with from a special offer1n(?. Th;~ \\ a a church of onl\' 150 n1ember . Thi \\'a at Chri t- • ma t1me. e. Plan hi lodging \\ ell in ad\ 1 ance and n1ea1 o that he MARCH, 1967 PAGE 10 i i hl: '" l1c1ng cntcrta1 11cll 1 1 ,e\c t ,\I la111i ltc\. f. Ot, n' t c11l1ar1 a\\ tl1c 1 coplc <)f' the l ' vangcl 1 l vv hilc he ,.., there h n1ak1ng ,1 plea fo r h,111 ,n hi~ pre cncc. I f the people h..ivc been prope rl y inf rn1cll of what i e pcc ted ()f then1 before he a rrive. . \i\ h i ch the) ho Lt 1d , the n th i 11a tter of nightl y offe rings or a pecial love of fering wi l I be taken care of in a proper way. T he offer ing ca n be a nnounced minu the plea. g. H ave the fi nal check ready on the clo ing day o f the meeting . ever n1ai l it to hin1 la ter. Other Problems Raised Aga in, I re-emph a ize, the P a tor i the key to thi e nti re matter and he mu t ~ pell it out in black and white o that the board a nd the church know what the n1oney i needed fo r. They will then re po nd to the be t of their ability. I believe it i t ime for all of t1s in Ohio to go o n a real cru ade in ou r cht1rche to get evangeli t ic cam– pa ign go ing on a yearly ba i . With approxima tely 200 churche in thi fellow hip, we could keep mo t of them busy in Ohio alone. I t need to ru h on over into our N ationa l fel– low hip where we h ave 1250 church– e . If th is i done soul will be aved. baptized, brough t into the local churches and our good br othe r such a Rev. Ed . Morrell wi ll be able to have their need met. l n co nclu ion, i f it con1e to the point where an Evangeli t i to be ~ fa r a\ I an1 co ncc rnc,1 if th l: vangc li st has rea ll y dc)nc a fi ne j t h c ca n' t g c l en Lt g h t o Lt i t 1 h preacher. Jt ' tin1c to co ni c 0L1t lheoretic,tl c lot1d~ and deal wit h th practical. I hope th is article wi ll co1 t ri bu le on1e th ing defi ni tc to the pra< li cal and th a t it may he lp the ~var geli t of today to rece ive n1ore 111cc • 1ng. . Pastor is the Key I can ea il y appreciate and t1nde1 ta nd why it eem logical to put a Evangeli t on the church budget r pe rmanent upport. But, this rai~c deepe r and more ignificant questior ·uch a - Why i thi nece ar) Why are Evangeli sts having toug time. ? I firmly believe that the f ir rea on our Regul ar Bapti t Evangelis a re no t bLt y full t in1e r e t wi th t who are P a tors. I put the blame o Lt becau e - if we really believe i evangelism, we would h ave an eva1 geli tic campaign every year. I t i di grace which I hare. to think th i n1any of our Bapti t churches h aven h ad a can1paign for ever al year . we Pa tor in i ted that our churc calendar alway included an evar geli tic campa ign each year , my goo brethre n who are evangeli t wou1 be unable to fill all their r eque t . I knew an E vangeli t three yea, ago, who j fr om out of the tate wh pri vately aid to me 'I don' t kno how the e new fellow are going t n1ake it .' "The fi eld i crowded Ye . that probably i true becau e limited number of churche hol evangeli tic campaign . o n a n1a tic yearl y ba i . THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. 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