1997 Miracle Yearbook

Expiating tr2E Ric.fiEl of00cri(1/Vatd g he speaker at the Fall Bible Conference was Dr. David Jeremiah, graduate of Cedarville and Dallas Theo- logical Seminary, and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon,California.Dr.Jeremiah has ministries through many forms of media. He began his radio career as a disc jockey for WEEC out of Springfield, Ohio, and co-founded Cedarville'sWCDR.Today,he ministers to millions through programs such as Turning Point, his syndicated radio broadcast.Dr.Jeremiah is also an accomplished author, but his heartremains in the pulpit. Hesaid thatifhehadtogiveup every ministry except one, he would remain a pastor. Thethemeofthefallconfer- ence was the Beatitudes. Dr. Jeremiah began withaseriesof challengesto Christians to dis- cipline their lives,and showed how each of the Beatitudes helps the Christian become more like Christ. Dr. Joseph M. Stowell III, g eise ecotzto, ic oelAmaft,andcRac,4efg.cSiewazt the president of Moody Bible Institute (MBI), was the speaker at the Winter Enrich- ment Conference.Dr.Stowell graduatedfromCedarvilleCol- lege and Dallas Theological Seminary and has pastored churchesin Ohio,Indiana,and Michigan. He founded Southgate Baptist Church in Springfield,which grew in six years to almost500 members. Dr.Stowellhas written numer- ous books,including Perilous Pursuits and Fan the Flame. Dr. Stowell has a special heart for pastoring, which he displayed throughoutthe Con- ference.Hefocused on the hu- man need of a personal rela- tionship with God. He said, Eric Fiveland "We will neverknow intimacy with God until we know how desperately we need Him,for we dearly desire what we de- pend on." The theme for the Spring Missions Conference was "YourFuture:BuiltonaFoun- dation of Service." This year, missionaries representing 24 missions agencies attended. TheConferencefocusedonser- vice. Dr. Dennis Sullivan, BMM Medical Missionary to the Central African Republic and Dr. Viggo Olsen, ABWE Medical Missionary to Bangladesh,spoke about their medicalministryduringchapel. Dr. Wendell Kempton, Presi- dent of ABWE spoke in the Above:Dr. Richard Farmer asks for a phrase from the balcony and five notes from the floor. iS thded Lfe Eric Fiveland Above:Dr.Wendell Kempton passionately shares his convictions. eveningservices.Onehighlight oftheconference wasthe min- istry of Dr. Richard Farmer, Bible expositor, concert pia- nist, and author. Dr. Farmer was the worship leader for the week. A native of New York and a graduate of Nyack Col-