The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 2000

The Facts About Max ln 1111, ( )l}' 1,,uc "L~ ,\11..' h.1pp1l\ 1nlroduc1ng ,,u, 11..·.1d1..·1 , ' "'' \ t.1, .tnd Ph, Iii, 1uL·~ct \\ c . l)hllH! hl \ ll\l \\ Llllld lt1'.t' ll\ 1'.th\\\ \\ h,\t \\ (' ' J...t hl\\ ,lbLHII hllll Sl, hL'IC i.!OL'' .. Hi Trainiqg: Pt .tL' ttl',tl l11bh..• l \ )llccc. Jnhn,on l ' ll\. 1\ '\ ... .. (. 1..·da,, tlh.. ·t 'ollcgc.l'cdar, allc . l)h10 ... His Pastoral Ex erienc : I l)~h,n,1 f~.tpll,t ( ' hurch. Fl):,-torta, Ohio l 1r--t B,1pt1,t l ' hurch. r lobnrt. ln<l1ann .~ t.1nJ.1lc l3.1pt1st ( ' hurch. Cirand Rapid. . Ml l~11l1ng, Bthlc l 'hurch. l3tlltngs. ~1ontana - ~ \ .tllc) H,tpttst (..' hurch. i\il1nncapoli. . M T\\ 1n \ 'allc) l31blc C'hurch, ti ha,, nJ...a, I \ld~J...a Bapt 1st C' hurch. Ci rand Rapa.I ', MI Han c:,-t Bapu~t hurch, Os,\iego, l llinois '\, lH'\\ ood B.1pt1st Church. Cincinnati. Ohio His Fit with the CPC Position \lax brings to thi . ta, k a real appreciation for our 0 . \ RSC. broad pa toral experience, rnuch hurch planting and church re cue 1n, ol, cn1cnl. an entrepreneurial pirit. a llex1b1liry for trying variou method . a happ) en:e of hun1or, and a en itivity to the realitie in, ol, ed in church planting cndea\'or . e\ era I of hi pa torate have 1n,·0I, ed both re~cuing churche. in difficult ..... ·trait and leading them into and through con · rruction project . He ha a good reputation among the brethren. --- - ----------------- 4 What the Be t– Dre ed Chri tian Women Are Wearing ~ Pearls (IP fro1n Prove1Abs \'A LEHIE \\ I~. '\ Begin wearing J'Oltr pear ls fr om Proverb . \\ 1-.d, ,n1 ':f Re, erent1JI J ,,·e Jnd tru..,t ti un1tl1C\ ze tJone..,l) ,i nd integrity I)iligc:nce !: '-lt:!f-concrol t r nend-,hip A. h.1ppy hon1e !: \X'hole..,on1e -,peech '-ic und I inanttJ.I rnan.1gement Call Today! 1.800.727.4440 1 \\\\~,,·.garh(' .org rl)p Regular Baptist Press Building Lh·es oy the Book It Just So Happened... cont i1111etl fi-<>111 J>ngc I obc\ the go\ crnn1c11 ta I <lee rec and . .... regi ster in 1hc1r hon1cto\\ n. l~vcn today people ,vho arc nine n1onths pregnant do nor cnturc \'Cry f1tr fro,n ho1nc. Y c l God \\ orkcc.J it all together so that the right people arrived at the right tin1c in the right place. nd the re t is hi tory! si1nilar ccnario is currentl y taking \Vi thin ou r ARB(' fa111ily (not on ·uch a grandi c ' Ca le, of cour c). 1 t has to do \V ith Max and Phyll i Tucker. It a ll began \vhen the ouncil of 12 fom1ulated Lhe trctch and ow initiative and rnade it public knowl edge. We dec ided to look fo r a hurch Pl anti ng Coordinator if the me engers at the Port mouth conference would approve the po ition. The po ition wa unanimou ly approved and \Ve began fund rai ing effort to -- upport the alary for that po ition. Approxin1ately 25 churche re ponded to the appeal and promi ed a total of$ 14,800 per year in upport . During that ame time it ju t o happened'' Max Tucker came to my attention. He expre sed interest in the po ition and, although he did not know the amount the churches had promised to that point, he tated that he would need $ 15,000 in alary to make it happen . He had other fund comi ng in which wou ld supplcn1cnt that an1ount. It ju~t so happened that the a1nount was right. ivcn hi s love for our l:cll owship, his broad background In church plant ing experiences, his pas tora l and entrepreneurial spirit, and our instan t sen e or con1radcly one wi th the other, 1 decided to prescnl him to the ouncil of 12 for their approval. After two interview the ouncil in mid-June voted to extend to Max an invitation to become the Church Planting oordinator. Ou r con titution gives the ouncil the authori ty to hire personnel a needed, but we al o felt it the part of wi dom to a k the me enger to ratify th is deci ion in October in Toledo. We want the broade t pos iblc ense of ownership in this endeavor. God does have a way of getting the right people to the right place at the right time. When 1-Ie doe everything falls together naturally and neatly into place wi thout a sense of forcing omething at all. That ha been our experience in thi ituation. We have made a tart; we have taken the first tep. We now come into an opportunity to build the Stretch and Sow effort together with Max lead ing the way. We anticipate God's ble sing on our combined efforts. Meet Max and Phyllis continued from page 2 church planti ng, we look forward to getting to know alI of you and to be used by God to see our mi ion churche trengthened and new ones born a we "Stretch and Sow. ' Phyllis ' ' I was born and rai ed in a Chri tian home. I received Chri t a my per onal Savior at the age of twelve was baptized and beca1ne a member ofBethel Bapti st Church in Warren Ohio, where both of my parents faithfu ll y erved the Lord. At the age of ixteen I dedicated my life to the Lord for fu ll-time service. I attended Practical Bible College in John onCity, NewYork, where I metMax. God ha given u two son , ~ei th and Tim. Keith, along with his wife,Karen, and daughter, Stephan ie are now ministering to the youth at Norwood Baptist Church in Cincinnati. Tim along with his wife Loma, and children, Alicia Andrew, and Peter, served as mis ionarie for over thirteen years in Togo, We t Africa, and are now pa toring Calvary Baptist Church in Me a, Arizona . I enjoy mini tering along ide my hu band in mu ic and working with chi ldren and lad ies' group . I am looking forward to thi new opportunity God ha given u to minister in our fellowship." OARBC Property Insurance Group Plan Participating churches have contributed annual dividends exceeding $13,000 to your State Association! Admini tered by RUPP Agency Columbus, Ohio 6 14-486-59 l l toll -free : l-800-282-9258 FAX: 614-486-2492