The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 1999

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"" • rhl' l' \ l· :1,· .1C1lll l ol a nc\.\ gvn1na. 1un1 ~ , h.i , begun c1nd , [ c1rd \vtll ing. \.\' ill be '-~'tllplctcd 1n lhl· fa1l of 2000. • \ nc,, 1n lcr3~t1 , e pla) grl1und \.\'Ill be '"·,1n1plctcd for the ~un1111cr of ·99. ,v1th t\\{) ,rt?cd hout. anJ large lire~ ,ve ighing i , er l OOt) pound . • ·\ ne \.\ entrance \.\ 1th a hr1dgc and a ~1gn ,, t l h our ne,v logo. • \\ e h,,, e h.id n1ore people to n1ini tcr Lo J .1nu,lr) t h.rr1ugh June lhis year than \\C h.1d all la~ t \ ear. exc luding su1nmer .11 tc ndan~l' • Th~ l .nrd ha, pro, Hied e ight ne\.\' and \\ t,ndl..'1 ful pcrn1anc nt Slaff 1nen1hcrs \\ h 1n1 H~ ,: us ing 1n 1ncred1hl e way . R~.. cnll) ~e ,, ere p1ck1ng up sotne th111g , Jl ll cnrpuratt (Hl in olun1hu!\ an<l looking fc) t opportun,tics to share \v1th rh~ \\'(l rkcr~ . s 1hcy looked at a '99 truck J onate<l for nur u. e. I began tt•lhng Lhc,n \vha t G,od 1s doing at the c .11np. The did not understand nncl one :,;aid . "Wo,v you 1nus1 have an tn<.: rcdihle :1dn1i ni ~trator." f\t th i. . Aaron. one or i)ur nt·,v progran1 specialists . quickl y agreed and : hared that God is the a<.11111n1scratnr of all that Lakes place . On that note lWl> 1ncn left. but two ·taycd and all owed us to share with thc,n n1orc of the wonderful things God is doing at cioto Hi Jl s. So whe n so1neonc ask us v hat we do a l I wi nter. what do you hear n ctolo Hil Is staff men1her ay '? "'f o God he the Gl ory for the great things He has done!!" Scioto Hill~, a place to Grow. 1999 Schedule Jn14-19 Jr Hi Jn 21 ·26 Junior Jn 28-Jly 3 Junior Jly 5-10 Sr Hi Jly 12- 17 Jly 19-24 Jly 26-31 Aug 2-7 Jr Hi Junior Junior Family Pastor Fred Hand Pastor Jett Hoenshell Pastor Joe Esarey Dave Farrell I Jay Riggleman Pastor Mark Jones Pastor Barry Ki lmer Brad Brant Pastor David Kisner Sept 9· 11 Sept. 28-30 Oct. 1-2 Dec4 OARBC Ladies Ret reat Senior Saints Retreat Couples Retreat Dinner Concert iew Ranch 72~1TR 319 "'11llersburg OH 4'1654 330·67~-75 i 1 FAX 330-67'1·4606 E-ma1svranch@valkyne.net S k.~ \ 1e\, Ranch I n10,·1ng f or"':ard in 1l. m1 100. Our opportunit ies to help lhc Lhurch \.\ 1th ll\ -.. outh minis trv and - . other progran1, are abundant and our ,angl"lt..,llc pt1 lcntial t "> al~·ay: cnor– nHlu, :\, \VC n1 (1 \c f0r\1,ard. laci lit1e ' anJ prupcrt\ change. hut our fou nda ti on r~n1...11n . 1..llO\lt1nl \\'e are committed to lhc un ' h.1ng1ng LrUlh~ of Scri pture while pro, 1d1ng a progran, that t\ relevant for tod~t~ · n11n1,1r~ . . . I'-•99 n1arJ... the Lhartielh onn1 vcr ary of the min, ... tr\ o l Sk\., IC\\ Ranch. For , ~ the pa,1 lh1rt) year, Sk~ \ltt!\.\- Ranch ha r acht"d ~an1p~r~ \\ uh the In, c oi Christ nd 1..:h Hengcd them to live for Ham. To elebrate 1h1 ~ milc\ll>nt:. the Ann ual 6 Fund Project wi ll be focused on the in tallati on of a 3 and a half acre lake. We will al o be ce lebrati ng by gathering a ll forn1er taff men1ber and Lru tees of the Ranch for a thirty year reunion Men1orinl Day weekend . Thi will be a great time to reminisce and reflect for tho c who have erved at the Ranch. It will also he a time for many to get re-acquainted wi th what the Lord is doing through the mini ·try. The boy ' hower hou ·e renovation wa · completed this winter. We are very happy with the i1nprove1nen ts and are sure you wi ll be a ~ wel l. Si nks, countcrtop . plumbing and floor have been replaced. and new toi lets and ·talls are in place. The ' 'gang" hewer has been replaced wi th eight indi vidual hewer stalls and changing area . We · Tiu.\ or11c le it tht• tt•r ,,n,l ;,, " scl't l.' , 011 ,/, \<' l[J l,·.,hip u,.r,1te11 by 111l 1 111ber., nf ti, ( ~o ,01c I I of 12. Y ou' \IC heard the clichc'. .. Leader\ arc n1a<lc. not horn" or the . an,c i: l1chc' with regard to another spcc1uJ ahi lity or vocation. It could be cn1ploycd to describe Chri~tians. Rcn1cmbcr 'hrist 's in~truct 1ons to u~ when he said . "Go therefore and make d1sc1plcs... haptizing then1 ... tcaching then, to ob~erve all things that I have corn– rnnndcd you ... "(Matt. 28:19·20 NKJV). Wherever we (Chri Lians) go, \VC arc to ..n,akc di sciples:· D1sc1ples arc made, not horn ! The tern1 disciple wa the popul ar na,nc for the early be lievers. We arc familiar with our responsibil ity to hare the Gospel in order to bring n1cn to faith in Christ. Howe er, thi s i. only a part of the procc. s. "Di sc iple" also referred to an apprentice. An apprentice would j o in hi111sel f to a master craftsman/ teacher in order to learn the n1aster ' craft by uoing. New be) iever need other believers in order to learn the ''craft'' of "grow( ingJ in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Chri st' ' (II Peter 3: 18), so th at they may remai n in lhe fellowship of believers. mature in the faith, be trained and enabled to wi n others also. Do you have an apprentice '? Do you have a master-teacher? Ask your pa tor to help an·angc for your apprentice or appren– ticeship. today! Remember, " di c iplc are rnade not born!" ·-Pastor Dennis Bums Faith Baptist, Kenton were al o able to include handicapped accessible shower and toil et stall s. You are invi ted to cotne ee what the Lord i · doing through f ai lhful friend of the Ranch. Would you consider what part God may have for you play in Hi mini try at Skyview Ranch? The summer camping sea on is rapidly approaching, and camp weeks are filling up. Pl ease pray for lhe 1n ini stry thi sun11ncr. Our programs. staff, speakers. and service arc nolhing if not through and for Chri. t. Friend of the Ranch have commi tted $80,000 to the new ewage treatment ·ys tem, for which we are waiting approval from the EPA. Excava ti on hould begin thi summer and be completed next fa ll. Current ly we are removing tree fro1n the old Pine Wood Chapel ite for the in tal lation of the new lake.