The Ohio Independent Baptist, Spring 1995

There are Just a few openings ,n the Evangelism E: p los1on Tra1n1ng Chn1c, to be held at Grace Baptist , Westerville, .. July 28 August 2. If you've been thinking about JOtn1ng us for th is important week--don't wait. Call Larry Fetzer at 61 4-523-3666 today ' Confused about where to mail your OARBC off erings? The new address is P.0 . Box 278, W illoughby Hi lls, OH 44092. Church Pew Paddjng Annual Conference Speakers l I "' • . ,, • • Add. Con1fort and BeJuty to Old Pe\v • On-Site In tall .1 t ion • 15 'fear Gu.i rantee • St.1y in Place ... \ V(ll 'ot Slip or Slide Like a Loo e Cushion • f\:e.i rl y 50 Colors of Fabr ic Ca 11 1-800-232-1822 T h e American Pew Padding Co. 676 E . S1x1h Ave. Lancaster. Ohio 431 30 Travel O ff the Beaten Path... with Leeland & Mary Crott s Baptis ts for Israel Seminars Contact us for written details for planning your trip to Israel! Seminar Coordina tor Gary W. Candlish, Pa tor-Teacher Box 96 • Grundy Center, lA 50638 319-824-3324 Pas tors: Write for our free manual, "Haw To Lead A Seminar Trip To Israel" First Baptist Christian School Faculty Needed For Fall '95 Secondary English For more information and applicat ion 2 send re ume to Ralph C. Duffy, Ad.mini trato r 11400 LaGrange Rd ., PO Box 929 Elyria, OH 44036 216-458-51 85 PRINCIPAL Wes tside Ba ptist Christian School 9407 Mad ison Ave Clevela nd, OH 44102 Grades K-8, 180 s tuden ts, ABE KA Sponsor ed by GARB Churches Contact: Jack Acker , C ha irman tart A ugust I , 1995 John Blodgett Dr. John BlodgeLL i pa tor of lhc Fir l Bapli l Church of Elkhart, Indiana. Prior to laking that pa torale, be erved in Michigan for 6 years and in Wi consin for 9 year . He received bis B .R.E. from Grand Rapids Bapti t College and hi M.. L. and Ph.D. degree from Trinity TI1eo1ogical Seminary. David Marks David Mark has erved as senior pas tor at Belhel Baptist Church in Cherry I-Iill , New Jer. ey ince 1989. He i a graduate of Bapti t Bible College of Penn ylvania. He currently erve as chainnan of tl1e board of trustees at Baplist Bible College and is an advisory council member with ABWE. Don Jennings Don Jennings II has erved as senior pastor of Harbour Shores Bapli LChurch in Noblesville, Indiana, for 12 years. A graduate of Tennessee Temple University, he al o served with ABWE and on the Council of Twelve of the Indiana Fellow hip of Regular Bapti t Churches. James Grier Dr. Jame Grier i vice president and dean of lbe Grand Rapids Baptist Se111inary. Previously be taught philosophy at Cedarville College for 13 years, and he has held pastoral po ition in Michigan for 10 years. He bas earned a variely of degrees from Baptisl Bible College of Pennsylvania, Grace Theological Seminary and We tminster Theological Seminary. David Strope A native of Newark VaJley, New York, David Strope graduated from boU1 Bapli LBible College and Bapli t Bible Seminary of Clark Summit, Penn ylvania. He is currentl y enior pas tor at Calvary Baptist Church in Norwich, New York. He bas served 1n ultiple tenns on Ll1e Council of Ten of lbe Empire State Fellowship of Regular Bapli t Cburche . W. Paul Jackson W. Paul Jackson has served as the general director of Evangelical Baptist Mi sions ince March 1993 . Before he assumed that position, he served pastorales in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. He served on the Ohio Council of Twelve, the GARBC Council of Eighteen and the board of EBM. 1-Ie received his B.A. from Cedarvil1e College and his M.Di v. and Tb.M. for Grace Seminary. Warren Wiersbe Warren Wier be served pa torates in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinoi . While pasLor of Moody Church in Chicago, he poke regularly on the rad io program Songs in the Night. From 1980 to 1989 he mini cered at Back Lo the Dible in Lincoln, Nebraska. Since lhat time he bas bad a full-time writing, teaching and conference mini try. He studied at Indiana Univer– sity and Roosevelt University in Chi– cago and received his Tb.B. degree at Northern Baptisl Sen1inary . He received honorary doctorales from Tennessee Temple University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Cedc'lfVille Co llege. Dr. Wier be ha authored more than 100 books, including tbe popular 'BE" senes.