The Ohio Independent Baptist, Spring 1998

- • SllllltllCr lSSllC ~J11l~· Quiet Time For The Whole Family? Yes , the whole family ,n the same passage yet each at their own level of comprehension' Grades 1-2; 3-4; 5-6: Teen/Adult For lntormat1on Call Ken Dad> at 513·592-2358 Cec I Cairns a t 216-355-5687 WORD OF LIFE Tools For The Whole Church Family Preferred Risk Insurance Company • .4. uto • Li/ e • Church • Health • Ho,ne • Business • Disability • .4. nnuities Insurance tor non-drinkers your "best buy" Phelp Financial ervices, Inc. Profe~ ional con.,ulling and . ales for ~ our financial and in ·urance need l >orr R Phc:lp, GP CFP. RFP LCTCF 6"'9· H P:.ir\... \h: adov.., l)rl\~ \\ c:,tc:r, ii le Ohio ;JO' I Phonl.' 61-l l)9.6000 F. \.X '99-6022 Buses & Vans For Sale 15-84 passenger vehicles available Buy quality for less at :,t,t,"f.' Transportation IJl,;f;Ji,;t,;J Equip . Sales Corp. 6401 Searnan Rd Oregon OH 43618 41 9·836·2835 To I-free nat1on\v1de 1-800-227-3572 819 church discounts" ask for Bud Graham FREE BOOK OFFER The Peacemaker by Ken Sande wnte 0 18, PO Box 293058 Kettering OH 45429 or call 937-294-0293 From Our Heart To Yours Dr. W. David and Pat Warren It eem to be that time of year again \vhen some cotnpcll ing detai I pre . them ·elve · upon us! Each year we know that they will come marching into our v.•orl d and rattle our cage. They demand our attention. stretch our pati ence and cau e u · to long to become better delegator . They force u to check our ca lendar · lo see if we have already 1ni ·sed omc cut -off date looming larger and larger on the hori zon. What compelling detail '? Of cour e, I refer to that sizable packet of informati on and forn1s you recently received from the Hon1c Office (you know, the Interna– tional Mini stry Resou rce Center in chaun1burg ). How do yo u respond to a myriad of detail · that invade you r privacy and add to your husync~s ? If the truth be known, perhaps the he t reacti on i · given in that old Nike co1nn1crc ial. ··1 ust do it!" Proc rastination ha · a \vay of eati ng away at one' vi tals: 1t drain our energie a - more and more detail~ pile in on top of us . The better way is just to get on with it and get it done. We could actual ly spend more t1n1c and energy won·yi ng about the forms than si mpl y filling them out. The ta k secn1- to grow larger and larger the longer we delay . My understand ing of good administra– uon run~ a~ follows : '·Say what you are going to do: do what you ·aid ." And that '· not intended to be an over ·impl ifi – cation! It' · a workable maxim . Along a s imilar vein of thinkjng, I till remember Dr. John Wal voord, the fotmer Dall as Seminary pre idcnl. adv ising u student \.VI th the e words. ··Don't let yoar work drive you: drive you r work ." Pretty good adv ice for busy people-especially busy people wre ·ti ing with a myriad of detail to remember and to hare. Wcl I. what '~ the point of al I thi s rattling about deta il ~'? Just a \ JJnpl e reminder to take care of those detail , that invaded your sched ul e via that lnforn1a· Li on Packet. Herc' ,ny ~ummary : June 6: If you plan to play in the Annual Conference Golf Tournan1cnt. thi s is a key date fo r you . Your reserva– tion and a $45 non-refundable dcpo~Jl are due hy thi s date. June 27-J uly 1: Don't fo rget to co,ne: the 67th GARBC Annual Conrercnce 1n Lancaster, Pennsylvania . [ f you cannot attend, pica e pray for those in atten– dance: sa fety in travel, freedom in preaching. a good test imony left in the Lancaster area, the . alvation of ·ome lo t people and the uplifting of God's people . July 15 : The Survey of ln forma uon for the 1999 GARBC Di rectory is to be completed by this day . This include statisti cal in fo rmation, addres e , your I isl of Chri sti an workers and Chri tian day school in volveme nt . Be sure to inc lude the nan1es of wives of pa tors and a si~cants. You can order your copy of this coming publication by u ing the handy for111 inc luded in the packet. It "vould be helpful to us if you would make a second copy of that Annual Report Form and send it to u . Of cour ·e you have these addresses somewhere: bu t thi · n1ay help . T he GARBC 1300 North Meacham Road Schaumburg, Illinoi 60173-4806 Phone: 847-843- 1600 FAX: 847-843-3757 E-Mail: garbc@garbc.org Web · ite : www.garbc.org The OARBC o/c Dr. W. David Warren 98 Kyle Dr. Cedarville OH 453 14 937-766-59 l 3 OK? OK! Just a friendly reminder. Don' t let tho e 1 ittle foxe poi l the vines. Take care of the detaiIs! See ya! We love ya!