The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1994

, • ~.. Ladies, don't forget to • •• -~ ' save your quarters for the • , OWMU HYMNALS FOR Calvary Bapti s t, C billicolbe, bas begun taping their services for replay over a local TV station. They would like to enhance the quality with profess ional or semi -pro fess io nal equi pment (editing capability, e tc.). If yo u know wbere they can purchase used equipment, please call Bill Lee at 513-981-2884 evenings. l CHAD project. Having an Impact on Ohio Larry Fetzer State Representative T bis summer your state rep was privileged to attend the 1994 Annual Conference of tbe GARBC held in Seattle, Washington. Not only was the setting in the beautiful Pacific North– west spectacular, but the conference itself was truly an outstanding spiritual treat. Tbe tone of the conference was thoroughly positive and up-beat. In spite of tbe long distance, there were a good number of Ohioans there. I was proud to see our state so well represented. But the conference I am even n1ore excited about is the one coming up this fall. It i s the 67 th Annual Conference of the OARBC, to be held at the Grace Baptist Cburcb of We tervilJe October 24-26. This will be more than ju t another conference. This one will be a gigantic celebration of what great tllings God has done for the OARBC during the last two year . It was in October 1992 that we met at conference with deep concern as to tJ1e future of our great fellowship as we faced the failure of our health care program for pastors. This year's confer– ence will be a celebration of our God and tl1e runazing tl1ings Ile has done in removing that tremendou5 burden inside of JU~l two years. We chose to meet in Westerville because of t L<.i central locaU<)n and because tJ1i s is tl1e place where we made ll1e original announce– nlent tJ1at U1e plan had fail ed. 1·0 We~terville we return to raise our voices togetl1er in prayer for I Iis abundant provision J>LI:AS ~ JOIN lJS l·()I~ 'I I IIS Sfll ~' IAI .. 1'1Mii. A Layman's Legacy by Rev. Keith Pisani T be phone rang . "Joe, there's a spor ts camp near Loudonvil le, Ohio our state association wants to buy. You know the owners. Can you help?" My father, footbal l coach Joe Pisani, answered, " Yes!,, Today Skyview Baptist Ranchi a popular Ohio camp. In his earl y twenties, Dad received Jesus Chri t as Savior. Groups of high school athletes gatl1ered in our basement to review footbal l films; at the concl u ion of each session Dad gave his testimony and shared Scripture, and many made professions of faith following tl1ose sessions. At Cuyahoga Fal ls (Ohio) High School, Dad held weekly 6:00 a.m. Bible studie , averaging over 200 in attendance. Fourteen of "Dad's boys" entered full – time Cbri tian service . I am one of them. The phone rang again. It was Decem– ber 6, 1993. Mom was on the line. " Kei th, " she said, " Your father died tl1i morning. Ile had a ma sive heart attack." The funeral was held on a Thur day afternoon, during chool hours. Three l1undred attended, including many athletes who had played for Dad. Several public chools brought bu e . The Go pel was preached and ix made profe sion of faich . TI1e legacy of a layman li ve on. CHURCH LOANS The American Heritage Group ··,\ ·rrad1t ion in Fundmg for 2 I \l!an.·· O Capital Gift Can1pai gns O Conventional Loans O Directed Bond I sues O Brokered Bond lssucs • Long- r"' m1 l· 1x~ Rah.-s • l· h:~1hlc Pay1nl:.'f1Ll> O LO\\rCSt Fees and osts ontact Garry Reasi nger 2008 Curl) Ford Road Orlando, FL 12806 1-800-426-5528 Se rving the Lord in the GARBC f or over 20 years Eva11gelist Norm Sharbaugh (now scheduling meet ings for 1995) Evangel ist Norm Sharbaugb PO Box 2 15 Brown sburg, IN 46112-02 15 3 17-852-0877 Revival and Evangelist Meetings Church D~ign (?$ MMter Planning MAQK D. JONE6. /\I/\ 6201 /\cres Qoad Oll.awa Lake. Ml 4CJ267 Phone <?$ Fax (313) &38-1119 i\QCHITECTUQE + PL/\NNINC 24 YEAQ6 EXPEQIENCE Bring Your Teens To .. BATTLEZONE Evangelism & Discipleship Training for Teens Sept 17 Cleveland Call Cecil Carnes at 216-355-5687 Oct 1 Columbus Call Ken Dady at 513-592-2358 WORD OF LIFE Tools For The Whole Church Family Trave l Off the Beaten Path... with Leeland & Mary rott s Baptists for Israel Seminar Contact us for writte11 details for planning your trip to lsrae 1! •n,111,,r loc.>1du,,1 tor < :.,ry W. l.andh... h, P,l .... tl,r 1l.'c\\.'hL·r Bo, lJo • < ,n1ndv l.L'llll'r IA "llh.18 ' I 9-824 J324 P11s ton; · \,Vnte far""' frt•e ,n,u,11,1/, "Hcno Tc> ua,I 4. St •n111u1r 1 n11 1 t> l sr,wl."