The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1994

' ') - For Sale: Conn church organ. Contact Pastor George Blackmore. Berean Baptist Church. Pickerington. 61 4 837-5204. Church Pew Padding • Adds Con1fort .:ind BcJutv to Old Pc,v_ • • On-Site In tall.ition • 15 Year Gut1rt1n tee • Stay in Place ... • \.\'i ll ~·ot Slip or Slide Like a Loo e Cushion • i\:c.1rly 50 Colors o f Fabric C a l l 1-800-232-1822 The American P ew Padding C o . 676 E. Sixth Ave . Lancaster, Ohio 431 30 12,545 Dividend Paid to OAKBC Group Property Insurance Plan RUPP AGENCY, INC. ,';pec,ali:ini; in church J>rOJ7e rl)' & liahility ins11r£Jnce, Vi'ith over 1 .3()() churches ins11recl stateVi 1 ide. • C hurch • l-' ifc • Auto • H ealth • Home • Di abilit y • Bus inc ...s • Annuities 1357 \V cs l Lane J\ venue C'nlumhu~. ()11 4 322 1 C'.tl I lPll - frt:c: 1-800-282-9258 Pr r, 14-486-5911 ( 'nnlu(:t I~ en Rupp First l\aptist Christian Sch<>ol l;A CUl / fY NEEl>ED • Part-Time Spanish • Secondary English f or ffil)fC informa tion anti applica tion \end re .... urr1c l<' l{J lph C'. J)uffy . Adn1inislral c,r 11400 I .iC,rJngc R<l .. P( > Tl ox 929 J I\ ri~t. < )11 44016 . 21() 4"8-~185 Having an Impact on Ohio Larry Fetzer State Representative Thi year in rn y pil grimage through Lhc Word of God, I arn u ing the New King J,U11es Bible. Recentl y I came aero . t.hi text o f P al1n 119 : 126, " IL is tin1e fo r you to act. 0 Lord, f or the.v have regarded Your law as voirl. " I ru11 ure that you, too, are alanned by tJ1e rapid degeneration o f our oci ety. 111e old res traints are being tl1rown to the wind, Lo be replaced by reckle behavior or tJ1e 1110 t cxtrcn1e ort. People scen1 to purpo. el y pre to ee how f~tr tJ1ey can go. I lave we cro ed tJ1e line yet in J\J11eri ca? Only God know... On L11c <) thcr h,u1d, tJ1i 1nay be tl1e great opportunity for tJ1e church of Je u Christ. Could it be Ll1at God wil l u e t.bi cri is ituation to drive u to our knee and awaken u to our re pon ibility as mini tcr of reconci l iation to deliver the tory of rede1nption to a floundering ociety . Once again tJ1c OARB i ugge ting that our churche.. ti.'tke part in tl1e National J)ay of Prayer on May 5. I f anyone in tl1c land ought to be diligent in prayer for our country, it ccrulinly should be u.. . ln fact, we ought to be an1ong lhc leader · in a great outpouring of prayer . Let u. be in the forefront a God' praying, wirnc ing agcnc co bring revival ab ut. Take part in U1e National Day of Prayer . ,,~_: .., L,ad ics, don't forget to br ing your , ~ ,· quarter ~ (and your check !) to the , pring rally al Camden. Ilelp u go over lhc top on our "f .I.M.E. project. Facilitators For Church Planting by Ken Dady Wha t is a facilitator? It i one who a i t , a cat.al y t, a helper . In a day of high-tech and rcli giou k eptici m, today' cl1urch plant need all the facilitator tJJey can get. We a the OARBC can work a a team, providing facilitator for new churches . Who i the OARBC? A fellow hip of churches of like faith and practice. Wl10 i U1e church? Each believer who ha j oined with the l ocal church body. That mean every n1ember wbo i s part of an OARBC church can be part of the facilitating team to help a new church plant. " WJ10, me? You gotta be kidding!" No, l 'm cnthu ia ticaJl y eri ou ! Facilitator can gi vc in a major way by tran ferring tl1eir member hip tcmpo– raril y (wiU1 L11eir ho111e cl1urch• ble ing) to a new plant near Lheir ho111e area. Other facilita tor could do phone blitze , door- to-door demographic bli tze , 1nailing , or pecial teen activitie . Facilitator may be teen or adult . everal churchc in our tate have done well in ending tean1 to help with the ABWE headquarter building and over ea mi · ion bui l ding proj ect . Why n t do a " church rai ing" for new plant in our own ~late! Son1c o f you are high- tech oriented. You could refurbi h/ upgrade u ed con1puLer , copier and overhead proj ector Lo help new church planter bave high effi ci ency at minimal co t. ome of you l ove making thing with your hand . IIow about making toy for new nur erie and portable toy boxe for church plants meeting in chool ' , or rebuil ding and refinishing u cd nur ery equiprnent. enior adult group could orl and warehou e u ed hymnal , n1aking up c l o f g od hymnal for new church plants. co11ti11ued, back page