The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1970

Challenge Or Chattering? by Larry Wilson In the December i ue of the 0.I.B. thi writer pre ented a challenge to the OARBC concerning church building program . The article wa directed to Chri tian Architect Profe ional Engineer Draft men, Pa tor . and any other who have had experience in church building program . The cha1- Jenge wa to form a corpor ation which \\Ould work expre sly with GARB churche . We thought there would be enough replie and comment from in– tere ted parties to warrant the forma– tion of an Architecture Departn1ent and or Church Advi ory Board plu the per onnel to taff the ame. But on]) four per on were intere ted in v. 1 orking with uch a group: a P a tor, a Mechanical Engineer, one Draft - man, and a Material Supplier. There have, however, been everal others who commented, aying it really meant a lot to them to read uch a frank discus ion of the e very com– mon problem . Some indeed have be– come so challenged that they have re, ived old building progr ams and are • - - now going full peed ahead toward a ne\.\ church building. Prai e the Lord! Ma 1 be thi wa God' rea on for hav– ing the article written. Whatever the purpo e-whatever you r reaction this writer i quite happy to have tirred your thought . I f we are to ever reach America and the world with the Go pel of J e u Chri t we mu t EXPA D ! Thi mean new building , new addition , upgraded facilitie , etc. There are many churche who have good building . but for one rea on or another are not getting their maximum u se. Poor acou tics or poor heating often reduce the effec– tive capacity of a building and some– time it' ju t poor management of pace. The e deficiencie can u uall y be corrected a lot cheaper than erect– ing new building . Before making change to a building, however you hould engage the ervice of ome– one qua li fied to de ign such work. It i noteworthy to ay the lea t that not one Architect or Con ulting Engineer already engaged in thi bt1 i– nes made a reply to the Challenge' '. May God richl y bles you who are content in the profe ion to which God ha carried you. Serve Him well He want only your be t. J L1 t con icier thi whenever you are engaged to de ign a H ou e of Wor hip: I the Profe ional Fee chedule actL1all\ 1 ., pertinent? If Lin aved t1pplier , mantt– facturer , contractor . and government agencie can give the churche a break on price, why can't we Profe ional Engineer and Architect who are called upon to provide pl an and pecification or profe ional guidance do the ame? If it hurt your 'pro– fe ional ethic ,' how about a izeable contribution to the building fund ? on- ider one other thought: Whom do I erve, God or ??? We are till wide open to ugge tion or re pon e to the challenge. an you qualify? A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER .• .. •.• A Tender Story by Paul J. Levin . -~. ' _,,;/ We would li ke to send yo u a free pa c ket of Bib le tracts includ ing A TRI BUTE TO MOTHER, several pa– trio t ic tracts an d many othe rs. W ri t e Tod ay ! Paul J. Levin BIBLE TR CT , INC. 01-40 Bo 508, Wa te rloo, Ia. 50704 Gentlemen: e nd a free packet o f Bible t ract including A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER to : AME ........................................ ... . .. . .. .. ADORE ............................................................ CITY ····· ········· ····· .••....•... ...... . .... TATE ZIP ........ Over 1 2 million d1 t r ibuted to date . IT'S OFFICIAL H~'It fll ',u f ~) T IHI IAIIHI Ul \l •J:[ TOP QUALITY EDUCATION AT LAST YEAR'S LOW PRICES! • Despite the spiraling costs of college training there's one place you can go in 1970-7 1 and yet pay last year's cost. Are we putting you on 7 Not at all! The Truste_es of Baptist Bible _Seminary acted upon the recommendation of its Executive Commrttee to hold the line on all fees. That means YOU can buy the same excellent training, live in the ~ame comfortable dorms participate in the same exciting activities and ea t the same kind of good food. Getting a college degree these days involves INVESTMEN! of thousands of dollars PLUS years of hard WORK. Doesn't it make sense to consider a c~llege +ha~ is constantly striving to give you the best education at the lowest poss ible cost· We offer you the choice of a two-three-four or five re~r program_ at BAPTIS l BIBLE SEMI NARY. Our latest course of study is the m1ss1onary-nurs1ng program scheduled to begin September 1970. WRITE: Director of Admissions, Baptist Bible Seminary, 538 Ven rd Road, Clarks Summit, Pennsylv nia 18411 H OHIO INDEP NDEN r BAPTIS J APRIL, 1970 13