The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 2000

Berea Bapti t i pleased to welcome Mr. Jeren1y Worlanan to the pa toral taff. Pa tor Jeren1y and Jolene Work.Jnan Pa tor Workman i a graduate ofNorthl and Bapti t Bible College in Dunbar, Wi con in. He taught for three year at the Clinton Chri tian High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. He began his n1ini stry at Berea on April 2. First Baptist Church of Bowling Green held a Mother-Daughter Luncheon June J 0th . Carol McCaffrey, miss ionary to Avigli ana, Italy, was the speaker. Our theme, "Lights for the Lord," was taken from the narne of the Family Center in Italy called "The Lighthouse." Vacation Bible cbool was led by Poll y Garzony using the RBP material "Celebrate Life." Samson, the 8 ft. di no aur, made a guest appearance twice each night. Lex DeLong, a i tant pastor at Fo toria Baptist Church has accepted the call to become pa tor of Sterling Bapti t Church, Sterling, Alaska. The DeLongs arrived in Fostoria in November of 1996, where Lex was responsible to coordinate the youth and educational ministri es of the church. He and wife, Edy, and children recently returned from a two week trip to candidate at the Alaska church. A fa rewell fellowship for the DeLongs ,~as held July 9, their final Sunday of ,nini try in Fostori a. ''fhey will begin thei r new responsibilities in Alaska in August. David hapman is the senior pastor at Fostori a Baptist. Nathan Shipley Pierpont, songwriter, singer and piani st fro1n Fredericktown, Ohio, provided a Sunday evening progran1 on Father 's Day at Fai th Bapt is t Jo1n1ng hin1 1n music were his wife , Jenni fe r, and children, presenting a blend of n1odem and trad1t1onal styles of n1usic. Pierpont ha~ recently returned to the pastorate to start a church. Ot!nn1s Bums t s pastor at J~a1th Baptist Pleasant J lilt liapttst has called Pastor Wayne Morgret to fi ll the pos1 t1on o f ( 'hr1st1an education and n1us1L pastor 11e 1s a graduate of(. edar ti le C'ollege and pre\ 1ously served as assistan t pastor at Madi son Avenue Bapti t Church in leveland, Ohio. His fir l Sunday at PHBC wa June 18, 2000. Pastor Wayne and hi wife, Malinda, and the people at Pleasant Hill are excited about thi opportunity of erving the Lord together. tephen 0 1 en i enior pa tor a l Plea an t Hill. Rev. Brian Humphrie was ordained to the gospel m.i nistry by the Nottingha1n Pa tor Brian /-£11,nphrie Bapti t Church on June 4. An ordination counci l met on May 30, with 23 pa tor and me engers attend ing and Rev. Dav id John on of 1-Iunt burg Baptist, erving as moderator. The council unan irnou ly recomrnended that Notti ngham Baptist proceed with the ordination of thei r a i tant pa tor. At the Sunday even ing ordination service. Dr. All an Lewi gave the charge to the church and Rev. Lloyd MarkJey. pa tor of Chri tian Bible Fe!Jowshi p Church, gave the charge to the candidate. The church presented Brian with $900 designated for books and tudy materi al . A graduate ofCedarv ille College and Grand Rapids Baptist Semi nary, H.un1phrey and hi wife, Sharon, have served at Notti ngham Bapti t for two year . Buses & Vans For Sale 15-84 passenger vehicles available Buy quality for less at r'f/'S!'!!J,:'f Transportation IJl,;litj; tiJ Equip. Sales Corp. 6401 Seaman Rd., Oregon. OH 43618 41 9-836-2835 rr oll -free nationwide 1-800-227-3572 "Big church discounts" ask for Bud Graham Gr~ wing In Grace Disciple hip can have many benefit . Not only does it allow a ne,v believer to ·'Grow In Grace:· it allows the leader to be continuall y challenged in one's spi ri tual li fe . In a di. cipleship setting, I had the ble sing of both the e benefit · plus an added one. In a cour e of study wi th a believer, we spent n1uch time deal ing wi th . alvation and assurance of alvation. A we went through the ,n ateri al, the unsaved spou e was seated in the roo1n at first, rather inattenti ve. A the study continued on, intere t was evident. Al the conclusion of the tudy, the unsaved spou e imply and incerely said , "That' wha t I need. Can I be aved now?" What a bless ing to ee how the Lord does the aving at tirne when we are not even knowingly involved! Doe discipleship pay? Ye , in ete111al benefit ; so go, Grow in Grace. - Pastor Lephen Of en Plea ant Hill Bapti t Church Ohio Independent Bapti t i a publication of the Ohio As ociation of Regular Bapti t Churche Editor State Repre entati ve David Warren Managing Editor Li nda Thon1a, Contributing Writer Pat Warren Layout & Design JimClark Technical Assistance Regi tcr Graphic · Randolph, Ne,v York Plea c di rect all con1111ent , correspondence, and ne\J · to Ohio Independent Baptist P.O. 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