The Ohio Independent Baptist, June 2000

• • eadlinc ~ r the Augu l OIB: l: July 15 eo "9 ,.at«tat to l(. (J, I emai I addre · dandlthomas@glasscity.net ·ro L1n\.\orth Bupti"it. Worthington. on 1hc dcc.J,cauon of thei r new audilo1 iu111 on May 21 George I lallcnfic ld ,~ "iCn101 pa, tor at L inworth. Da\'e a11d Pat V..' arrcn at anJ I ha, en)\,\ offic ial ly 'On1pleted t,vo year: in thi . n1ini . tr 1 ,, ith) ou. We love you all ~ind are glad to be connected to you. We ~ are pleased at \,\ hat ,ve have ob ·erved in y l)Ur ' hurche: and enjoy bei ng "Bound b\ the Vv'o rd and to Each Other" ,vith \<)U. A. this is. ue come. to you, two thought .· are in our n1 ind . Here they <- con1e - Stretch and Sow At lea ·t 1 6 churche ha e now tretched thei r budget - to pro ide additional n1onie for the Church Planting Coordinator po ·icion. Annual con11nitment have increa. ed to nearl y 15.000. Other are currently in the proce. of taking on additional upport a their budget year con1e around . The time to begin ending in your comnli tment · i. now. The Lord i at work in thi · venture and we are mov ing ahead. The Council of 12 ha authorized u to begin looking for the right per on for thi ta. k and v. e have contacted a key indi, idual. We have green light to thi point and\,\ ill proceed wi th on1e interYie\1\- . a recommendation to the Council. and a deci ion . Th i dec i · ion \\ ill be pre. ented to the entire A .. ociation at the October conference in Toledo for ratification. \\'e are very plea ed with your re pon e. and believe thi : venture will enhance the future of our A ·ociation. Let· keep tretching and 'O\\.'ing to£ether~ ~ The GARBC National Conference 2000 \~v'e hope to ee you in Ame . Iowa. June 1 4-28 for the ··Building Bridge of .., Lo e" C()nfcrcncc. J<) ining with the FBF will add a dynan1i c park that we all will reall y enjoy. It will al. o be ,no. t in~tructi e (that ' . professor talk) . ttending the National Conference wa, a highl ight for our fan1ily. Our hildren enjoyed the aca ti ons we con1bined with our Conference tri p a we lJ a the program prov ided fo r them at the Confe rence. We created many fond n1emorie in1ply by attending the Conference together. Fellow ·hipping with friend from aero the country ha a touch of heaven about it. Renewing acquaintance a well a making ome new one make the trip worth it all. It enable u to keep the hea ine of our ta k in per pecti ve when we realize that God till ha Hi ·'7000" who have not ·'bowed the knee to Baal. ·· What a joy it i to be around them, to ee the rn , to hear them. Be ide , we are going to have a good time at our ca ual Pi zza Party to be held Monday, June 26. at 5:00 p.m. in Room State Representative David and PatWarren 98 Kyle Drive Cedarville Ohio 453 14 937-766-5913 warrenoarbc@jun.o.com www.OARBC.org 2000 OIB Deadlines The OIB vv ill pub Ii h three more i ~e in 2000. Pl ea e note we mu t receive yo ur copy, inc lud ing pho to by the dead line. Copy Deadl ine l sue in Churches Jul y 15 epte1nber 15 ovember 15 You can reach u at: 0 18 August October December P.O. Box 293058 • Kettering, Ohio 45429 or . e-mail: dand lthomas~ gla sc1ty.net 937-294-0293 22()-230 in the Schcn1an Building at the Iowa tale enter. This is open to all Ohio peopl e attending the onferenee and will be , erved on a donation basis. You will need to pick up a ticket at the registration table or at the CedarviIle College displ ay. Come and have a good . . h I t1mew1t us. AS YOU GO An OARB church member from northern Ohio wri te : "For twenty even year my life wa one of drug addi ction, alcoholi m and other · hackle '. Then God' grace aved me and Hi power changed me. It i the definjte change in my life that other have een which ha enabled me to witne . My new talk' ha matched my new'waJk.' A co-worker told me he ha watched my changed li fe for five year and found it to be con i tent wi th my word . Ju t recently God u ed me to lead my cou in ' hu band to the LORD after fi ve year of my ·walking the talk.' I talce no credit. All the glory belong to my Lord Je u Chri t. " !! Corinthian 5: 17. Alway be ready to "give an an wer" ... a you go. - edited b) 1 David Chapman Our de ire i that the e te tin1onie be a ource of encouragement for other to take notice of opportunitie to wi tne during their everyday activi tie . Help keep evangel ism before our people of the OARBC by contributing to ' A You Go ." David Chapman P.O. Box l 005 Fostoria, OH 44 30 chap 2@j uno.com REMNANT MINISTRIES Since 1904 P.O. Box 21100 Cleveland, OH 441 21 (440) 684-0220 Cleveland • Cmcinnatl • Phoenix • Flonda • Rio deJane1ro,8raZJI