The Ohio Independent Baptist, December 1994

Across the State, continued l l)n11er })a.,t()r Nile l :ishcr ,u1d hts w1fc, l :dna. rcllm1cd l() J•:rnr11anuel ll.a1>ti.~t l>n Scptcn1hcr 11 . l 7ishcr was tl1 pastor at l '.Jllnuu1u ·I f()r 35 years. l le rcu.red ,u1d n1<)vc'd t () Wash– ingt()tl ~talc 111 l <)()() . .. 1-1~hcr prca 'ht'tl in lhc n1on1 ing .. crvicc ()n " lllfL'c W()rd.: lhat firing Viet ry," centering l)ll the ~ufTcring., 1n1pact and r ull of llri~t' . dc~1th <)fl tl1c cn)ss. ·111c church i - thru1king tl1c l )rd f()r tJlC good <lay and I :>king forward to tl1c tm1c ,vh ·n tl1c 1:ishcrs 1vvill return to tl1c l)avtt1n ,U'C,l. .. ln-c\v Ilakcr is .. cnic)r p~ Lor at En1n1anucl. 1 The David Cass family The Riley Creek church famil y urpriscd tJ1cir pastor, David Cas -, and family witJ1 a tive-year anniversary party on Augu t 7. 1 7 ,unily and friends fr in around the tate auendcd t11e celebration. A ervice prepared by the deacon and honoring Pastor Dave for his faitJ1fulne and calling took place during tl1e evening ervice tin1e. After tJ1e ervice, tl1e deacon ' wives were in cl1arge of a party in tl1e annex. Gift! and re1nernbrance were given to each of tJ1e ffmtily n1embers. Assistant Pastor Michael Post Michael Po t bccan1e as i t.an t to Pastor Willi,un Davi , of Bible Ila ptist, on June 1. Ile l1ad previou ly served tJ1e church as an intern. Micl1ael attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and Akron University. After sen ing God' call into the mini try, he tudied at Bapti t Bible eminary, Clarks Sununit, Perm ylvania, and graduated wit11 a B.S. in Bible. 6 r>a Lor Merl yn Jone , of Faith llaptis t , write.. , "Our n1ecting.. with Evangcli .. t arl I Iolwerda were fan ta Li e! Weeknight atlendru1cc averaged 167 . Life-changing deci ion· were n1adc; ll1ree were avcd on Sunday. The la t night of ll1e n1ccting ne,trly everyone pre ent cru11e forward to renew their dedication to tJ1e Lord hip of hri l, and commit lo reading t11rough I J hn twenty tin1e in the next t11irty day ." A note fron1 Calvary Bapti t ay , "Over tl1e pa t year, CaJvary Baptist has experienced everaJ ble sings from the Lord . David Warren caine to be our interim pastor in January 1994. We really appreciate hi1n ru1d hi mini try . VBS was a great ucce with two receiving alvation and a total of 98 children attending. In September, seven people followed Christ in baptism. In October, three became member , witl1 two other expre ing de ire for member hip." First Baptist held an in laJlal.ion service for their pa toral inten1, Jim Shower . Pa tor Shower , his wife, Diane, and tJ1eir lwo children began the intern hip September 1. The church' positive re pon e lo the bower was evidenced by a greal evening of challenge and fellow hip . The installation ervice included mu ic focu ed on service, tJ1e Shower ' le tin1onie of call to tl1e mini lfy, a challenge to tJ1e inten1, a challenge to lhe congregation and a reception following t11e service. A food shower prov ided encourage1nent from tJ1e congregation. As one of Ilaptist Bible en1inf1ry' Intern Training Centers, each year tJ1e church will upport a full– time pa toraJ in tern in con1pletion of hi Ma ter of Divinity prograrp . Be ide involven1ent wit11 all facets of local church n1inistry, t11e intern engage in pecific l.faining e ions each week and i re pon ible for six n1ajor minislfy projects. Brad Quick i enior pa tor al First Bapti t. Pastor Mark and Pam Lones, Malachi, Moriah and Meredith On October 16, First Baptist welcomed their new pastor, Mark Lones. A graduate of Cedarv ille College and Grand Rapid Baptist Seminary, Mark comes lo Brun wick from Mar ton 's Corner Baptist Church in Auburn, Maine. He and his wife, Pam, have three children. On September 1, Larry Jack began his ministry a interi1n a ociate pa tor at bi borne cl1urcb, First Baptist. Larry, wbo attended Moody Bible In titute and The Ohio State Univer ity, formerl y erved at Mt. Plea ant Bapti t, Homeworth . He and hi wife, Elaine, have four children. Ken Pugh i senior pa tor at Fir t Bapti t. A Gift Th at Will Lase Spiritual Diary by Quentin D. Kenoyer, l\tl.D. A few of the Diary ropics: Focus fo r Worship tep of Faith Personalizing cri plu re Goal elling Conunents on 1/ze Diary: "Since I u ed your Diary, tile Lord has turned my life around."- A.J. " A rich experience for me ."-R.P. Order the Spiritual Diary now. 4 -montb ( piral binding) $5.95 plus postage. One-year (3- ring no tebook) $13. 75 plus pos tage. Send no money now; invoice will be enclosed with your order · Book Dept. Bapti t Mid-Missions P.O. Box 308011 Cleveland OH 44130 216-826-3930