The Ohio Independent Baptist, April 1999

.. .. .. . . ....-.. ,11:,. . ,, ........ Use pencil. e mall or f ax. bu1 c. et our news to us by April 15 for the next OIBI Dave and Pat Warren s Pat and I have travelled around the state. we have been pleased to sense the vis ion that our people have for godly living and m1n1stry. Whether we call these mission. vision, or purpose statements, As JndividCAals Dave I To fi nd J nd f o II ow lhe will of God for n1v ltfe . 2 To be a.. much like Chri la pos ible 3 To be the be t teache r of the Bi ble and to er \ e a an exampl e for my _tudenl · (II Ti m. 2:2) -+ To have a good reputati on among the brethren \.Vi th a good charac te r to n1atch - A\ a iding legali ·m on the one hand and !teen e on the other, to enj oy the libe rtv v.•c have in Chri t. .. P a t Out of a ·en ·e of deb t to Chri s t and a . en:-ie of H1. love fo r a ll peopl e. a v.ell a- a en e of the brevity of my ov. n life and lifeume opportuniti es, and a gratefulne for Hi giv ing u purpo ·e in living, I wa nt my l ife to count for Him. v.:ith attitude n1irrored b, ~1 arv · v.. ord of ubmi sion. , ., "Beho ld the handmaid of the Lord, be 1t unto me acco rding to thy Word ," and \\ 1th acllon motivated by v. ho leheartedne , "what oeve r th y hand~ find to do. do 1t with th y might" (Eccl. 9:10), and '· lookin g unto Je u . the autho r and fi nis he r of our faith" (Heb . 12 :2 ). 1 ea...+ 0 we are happy to see that our people have goals for living and ministry. This issue is dedicated to more thinking in this area, stimulating one another to meaningful living, "and so much the more" as we "see the day approaching." Pastor Brian Kenyon has written a vision statement for his own life. He shares that with you on page 4. We were also pleased to read the Wolf Family Mission Statement hanging in their home and to learn how Tom, As A CoL\ple Our des ire a a coupl e i to erve the Lord toge ther, to lo ve each other, to make our hon1e a b le sing to othe rs, to live ba lanced Ii ves that accurate!y re fl ec t the goals and concern s of our Saviour, Jes u Chri t, and to prov ide a cons i tent mode l for our chil d ren to fo llow in per onal integrity, Ch ri ti an e rvi ce, and Bi bl ic al re lati on hi p . The word of thi ong were used at our wedd ing ceremony. Submission "Not \;\,'hat I vvislz to be, nor where I "vish to go, For vvho an, I that I should choose I ll)' \,vay, The Lord shall choose fo r nie, 'Tis better fa r 1 kno ,v, So let Hinz bid nze go - or stay." Write: How To Reach Your State Rep 98 Kyle Drive Cedarvill e OH Call : 937-766-5913 45314 e-mail WarrenOARBC@juno.com HATS OFF To John & Carol Moosey , celebra ting 25 years o f ministry at Whipp le Avenue Bapt ist, Canton, and commendations to the church for recognizing th is achievement. Nancy and their children arrived at this. Taken together, all of you have encouraged us to review our own lives and ministries and put our own mission statements in writing-our individual ones, ours as a couple, and now as your state representatives. We share these with youl as your friends, willing to expose ourselves and our hearts to you, as you have been doing wrth us, realizing that we will only fulfil them by the grace of God. As YoCA..Rep~+atives As representati ves for the OARBC, we purpo e to erve a a model for our pa tors and churche in per onal in tegrity and n1inis try and to enhance the effcc tive– ne of the OARBC, by promoti ng the interdependence of our churches one wi th another, by encouraging indi vidual pastors and their wives for the work of the mini try , by fostering theological balance in the empha e of our churche , by encouraging our churches to reach out to their communitie and teach all they reach, and by fort ifyi ng our churches to be tronghold for mi ionaries and mi s ion around the world. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Davesavs: • • .. • • • • Share Your • • Seattle Conference Plans • • • • with us: • • • • • • Won't be going • • • • Would li ke t o try • • • • • • We're going! • • • • • • • • e-mail War renOARBC@juno.com • • • • call 937-766-5913 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •