The Ohio Independent Baptist, November/December 1993

Ohio To Host Youth Conference M ark .. ' enlcr, ·r on1 Mahaira! and Ken Rud<) lph will be featured , p akcr at ll1c \ ' •~t<)ll l :<)r YoutJ1, Nati nal Y outJ1 1tnt. tnes c·onfcrcn ' C, January 10-13, at L11e Sav.•n1ill reek Rc.. ort in IIuron, ()hio . C haim1an M el Walker invite al l youth \VOrkcr~· (volunlccr and full-time) t<) attend tJ1i , year' conference. The conf crcnce in ludc work hop by cxpcricn ed youth worker , challenging general se ion , di play , and opportu– nitie for f cl l ow hip . Mark Sen ter i dean of continuing education and a oci ate profe or of Chri tiar1 education at Trinity Evangelical Divinity Sch ol in Deerfield, Illinoi . A contributor to publication uch as Leadership, Yo11ch» 1 ()rker and Group Magazine, hi 010, t recent book i entitled The Coining Revolution in Yourh Minisrry. Tom 1\1ahairas, a rock and roll mu ician of tbe '60 ·, found Chri t at Word o f L ife a111p, ... chroon Lilke, New Y ork . Cornmitted to reaching New York City wi th the go~pel, Ton1 and hi wi fe, Vicky, began home Bible tudies which grew into tlle n1ulti -faceted M anhattan Bible hurch. He i a noted peaker in churchc and college throughout the country, and ha led everal campaign in Greece. Ken Rudolph i an excel1ent communicator and moti vator . A favorite arnong teen and youth leader , he al o has an effecti ve mini try to college tudents as director of recruiunent at Bapti t Bible College in Pen n yl van ia. Co t for tJ1e conference i $75 per per on, S30 for pou e, $42.50 for full – timc ludcnt , and $42.50 for one-day attender . Regi stration po unarked by December 1 wi lJ recei ve the earl y-bird rale of $65 per per on, $20 for pou e, 532.50 for full - time tudent and $32.50 for one-day attender . Sawmill Creek Re ort i l ocated on Lake Erie between Toledo and Cleve– laild in Huron, Ohio. To regi ter for ll1e conference or obtain a brochure, contact Vi ion For Youth, P.O . Box 612, Brown burg, IN 46112, or contact Bryan Waggoner at 317-852-3 101. 6 Women's Page Dear Ladies Thank you, God, for --~~~ showers of gold and crimson leaves, pumpkins lined up in rows on the pic– nic table and piles of gourds ar !heir feel.Thankyouforrheacorns raining their tatoo ontlie roof of rhe house and that silly cardinal that 's srill rryingtocome in our living roombaywindow. rnank you for my teenage bO)'S laughing an.d tumbling ina backyardfootball game with their dad and for the cuddly kitty sharing the swing with me. Thank youfor the clean sm.ells and fresh sweet applesauce bub– bling in rhe pol. Lord, you send the fresh crisp air and the sunshineand themisry rain. Thank you for creat ing us in such a way that we can see rhe glorious colors, smell the sweet and spicy aromas, fee l the different rex– rures and temperatures, refl ect, work, rest and play. Thank you Farher fo r !he variety of rnarvelous de lights you' ve providedfo rus all. I cannot help but wonder: if this beauty has been created for our tem- porary time here on earth, how ~· much greater will be the splen- .\ dors ofheaven in eternity? - Thank you Christ Jesus ~~ fo r leaving your throne in -- heaven with its glory andpower to come to a stable on earthand be born as a baby. I marvel that the Creator of the uni– verse would become human form, limited in time and space, in order to provide me. sacrifice !hat we, the sinful, disobedient creature, might be redeemed and reconciled to a holy God. I praise you because you are God, majestic and grear. I thank you because you are good and generous and kind. And I love you, Lord, because ofyour loveand grace to rne. "Thine, 0 LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the niajesty; fo r all that is in the heaven and rhe earth is rhine; thine is the kingdom, 0 LORD, and thouart exaltedas head above all" (I Chronicles 29:11). Amen. --Diane Varner 1993-94 State Officers President Diane Varner 5101 Fairland Rd. Barberton, OH 44203 216-825-6 178 (H) 216-825-7888 (0) Vice President Roxane Brock 8624 Morris Rd . Hilliard, OH 43026 614-878-2766 Secretary Pat Warren 98 Kyl e Dr. Cedarvi lle, OH 453 14 513-766-59 13 Treasurer Elaine Veenhujs Route 2, Box 341 Dundee, OH 44624 216-878-7967