The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1999

" . .. .. . .. ,__. ...., ""''-' 1' ,.. U_;.e F cncil. e ·t11all or phone but. get our news to us ' . by September 5 for t,he next 0161 Dave and Pat Warren P al 3nd 1 ha\'C no\.v n1et the rnajority of\ ou fir ·thand in our trave l aero the "tate It \\'Ould be a real treat to ee \ ou all to~ether at our Annual OARBC . ... Conference at Temple Bapti t Church in Port~·n1outh. Ohio, Monday and Tue - da~. October 25 and 26, 1999. We are looking for\\ ard to the graciou South– ern ho pitaltty of John and Leigh GO\\ d) and Dan and Joyce Ra e and their fine people at Temple . They have been geari ng up for thi for month and are planning lo lake are of u in fi ne fa~ h1on ~ ·e bet ie\ e thi i going to be one of the be ·t attended conference in the h1 lOf) of our A ociation. How o? Fir t. many of our Ohio folk could not gel a\\ a) from their re pon ibiliti e to attend thi vear' Nati onal Conference ,, 1n eatt le. It \\. a too far away , too co, ti). too time con urning. etc. By the lime October 25 roll around . however, \\ c v.-ill be ready for a good break and for ome fellow hip with peer from aero the region. Port mouth i a v.-hole lot clo er. the conference a whole lot honer, and the whole cene a lot le expen ive than Seattle. You may e\en v..ant to come a bit early or stay a b1t longer co enj oy the mural that portray Port mouth' hi tory painted on ) Wnte · How To Reach Your State Rep 98 Kyle Drive Cedarville OH Call: 937-766-5913 45314 e-mail WarrenOARBC@juno .com - 0 the retaining wall at the Ohio Ri ver downtown . The timing i right-come on down! ccond, this year' then1e i ab olutely crit ical to our church 1ninistries and to our f uturc as an A ociation. Hearing the variou mi ion pre ident hare their heart wi ll be a treaL Come and get acquainted wi th them and hear their best thought a they develop the "Stretch and ow" theme in our mind . Since our mi ion i the Great Cammi sion, we all need to be brought back to center and be recharged about personal evangelism and mi sions. Such a theme is worthy of your time, money, and attention - so, come on down! Third , we are encouraging a broad owner hip of the proposed "Stretch and Sow·· progra1n of church planting. Plea e come to give your input, cast your vote and lend your upport . We want all in our "congregation" to participate in thi deci ion and feel a vital part of the proce . The propo ed Church Planting Coordinator repre ents an important step forward for u a an Assoc iation. It wi ll open up an ongoing and healthy empha is for u for years to come. The more that FOR YOUR GENEROSITY "On behalf of the core group of New Community Baptist Church, I would like to thank the Ohio Association and those churches who participated in the Earl Umbaugh offering. for your grant of $2000. We are a new church in Avon. a western suburb of Cleve– land. and we expect to begin publ ic ministry in the fall of 1999. Your gift makes it possible for us to be even more effective in reaching our commu– nity with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Thanks for generously giving in order to help this happen." Brian Gardiner Congratulatlonslll To two Ohio teens who took first place in Talents For Christ at the OARBC National Conference in Seattle. Lee Bodenmiller, Berea Baptist, placed first in Male Public Speaking, and Janine Helmick, Abbe Road, Elyria, placed first in Bible Knowledge. arc involved in maki ng thi s happen, the merrier ! So, come on down! Fourth , one of the neat things about our Ohio fe llowship is that we not only hold to a simi lar doctrinal base but that we al o like each other. It is actually fun to get together. It 's a pick-me-up before the busynes of the holidays and the heavi ne s of the winter set in. It 's simply a good time to "get away from it all. " So, come on down ; we ' 11 be looking for you!! As You Go... D ri ving home from a meeting with some a sociates in West Central Ohi o, I topped for a "bridge out" sign . Determined to find a short way around the bridge construction by usi ng country roads, I ignored the state detour sign . Soon I was face-to-face with more road barricades, and telling myself that I hould have known better. It was then that I noticed another motori st in my same predicament. I grabbed my country map and found a way to get back on track, telling the other driver to follow me. Reaching the famili ar hi ghway agai n, I jumped out of my car and ran back to speak to the one who had faithfu11 y followed. "You trusted me to lead you when we were lo t. Will you tru t me once agai n? Here is some information that everyone needs to know," and I handed him a "Bridge To Life" tract and my business card. Wherever your travels take you, "be ready always to give an an wer... " As You Go. --edited by David Chapman Have you had an opportunity to share Christ with someone during your nom1al routine of living, apart from church-organized activities ? Take a few rnoments to send your testimony to the address below. It may be at1 encouragement to others as a future "As You Go" article. Pastor David Chapman P.O. Box I 005 Fostoria, OH 44830 chaps2@juno.com (e-mail )