The Ohio Independent Baptist, Summer 1995

, ND SHELVES Th~<> The Newsletter of the Ohio Association of Regular Baptist Churches Vol.68 No. 3 64th Annual Conference c~trl y 15()() l{cgular Jiaptists 1r<>rn acre>~\ J\111er1ca CaJllC l<>gc L11cr Ill ' l (>ledt) June 24-28 ( i<>d gave a ~·one.Jee l ul ""eek <> f great fcll<JWsliip and f><>wcrful preaching. ·1he tJ1e.:u11.; f<>r LJ1c week wa · prayer , ch[tllcn(l ino al l to r:;:. 0 or~ llCr rcl~u1cc on e- "Our Greatest f{c, ourcc." Special apprccia– titHl i~ due LC) t.hc k>CaJ CC)llUll i llCC, chairc<l by J>:t\ l(>r I:d 1:ullcr, fc>r their lcadcr~hip in ll1c adn1 uusLration of 1J1c conference. I .. c>eu fXX>ple wh<> had rCSfXHl~ibihty f(>r tJ1e nu~cry, children's ;.u1d yc>u tJ1 pn>gr;.un~, ht>u~1ng, u·,u1~rx lnati<)n, 1111 orn1alll>t1, cvfu1gch~1n, publtcit 1 , U"iht:11ng, h;.u14ucL"i and ! 71e f )u1/_\ NeH·,, did <)Ul~~u1d1ng W<>rh 111 each ar~t. Christen Named National Rep T he n1c · ·cngcrs of tJ1c churchc, in LJ1c M<>nday business scss i <.>n elcctctJ l)r. l~icharu I). ( hri ~tcn, paslor of 1 :irsl 1 aptisl ( 'hurch, 1 Ic1nct, ( "aJi f()rnia , a~ tJ1e new nati ona l rcprc cntati vc. l)r. Christen is an tu·t iculatc and cffccl i vc C()JlllllUnical ll f of C10<.J' s truth, hotJ1 fro1n l11c pulpil and w1U1 the pen. (,<)d h:1s gi ven hi1n cx lrcn1cly cffccll ve pasl<>ral n1in is tr1cs ~L\ an a~~1stant pastl>r anJ as a senior pastor in h<>lh very srnall and ver y large churches in v~ tr1ous parts <> f the C<)un Lry. 'J'lus ex peri ence un iquely 4ualllics h11n 10 1Jcnu1, \\ tlh anJ g 1 vc cou n~c l tu 111cn 111 '- . va, H>Us ~1,cs anJ type\ n l chur che\ 111 ou r l ·c ll l>\v,h,p I )ur ing Ills lu ng I arn 11, and per\ 011.tl h1,to1} \\ 11h l>Ur I 0 l' 11 () \\ \ I\ Ip, I ~ I l) ( l 1L' I ( 'l \( I.... l c 11 ha -.. 111.111 lla I ncd a r L'f)tl I:ll HH1 tor gndlinl'\\, g ral'HIU\llL'"'· ll lll'grll) and l.11r -111111dt·dnL'"' I I L' , -.. a I n d 11 l > t \ 1-.. 1 un, L' 11 L' , 1,! \ and Lt>ntpa,\h>ll I le h.1, .1 1'll'.lt h)\L' flH lllll \ \\l>L' la(lllll ... and .1 ' 'lL\ll \ 1,h>ll lnr our ... f lllUJ l' ,tlld lhl' 1111p,t1... l \\ l' L' :tll Ji.1 \ l:' I, H ( iud In () tL -..e l.t ~l d a , ~ . J I 1 s \\; 1 l L', \ I h. 1 , 1 I l , \, ii l Ll>1llplc111l't1l l111n :111d add a lh>\lll\'C dtlllt'll \ lllll Ill his Ill Ill l~t• v ., ( Summer 1995 Marysville Church Welcomed Int o GAR.BC Al Lhc J unc L'll llf crcncc, l ·nu11allUL'l lt1pll~( ( 'JHHL'h, tv 1 aI)'"' \ 1 llc, \\.a, aL'l'L'Pl ·d a.: , l fellt)\\ ~h1pp111g L'hurl'h \\. ttlt thl' ( il'llL'I ~ti 1\ \\lX.' Cllll>tl ul l{L'gul.. tr .. I t1po,t ( 'hu1 · hL'"- I >.L,tPr .l:ullL'~ I~ UL' i-.. , ll \I~ \ll Hl,lf) ('\ I I l lf \\. t lh }L 1pl1 \l t\ 1 td- t\ 1t~, ll Hl\, I t'L'l'l \ L'd lhL' riglll h.tnd nl l c l11. )\\\htp ltlHl\ ~ thl' llL'\\. 1\,1 (11.lll.tf l t'f)IL'\L'lll,lll\ L\ f )1 l{tlh,lld ( 'lllt\lL'll lllL' ChllILh \\,l\ ,lll'l'[)ll..'d llll\) lht• ()\]{)\(,Ill ()Lll)lx:r. flJ,J..t rl;:}prtnled fr orn 7 h,a 0, 11/y Na't\ ~. 1..3AF18C Conterence I viii ( II l