Staff changes
Ronnie (wife Tabitha) Osborne is new pastor of First Baptist, Ringgold.
John (wife Jennifer) Long is new associate pastor/youth at Calvary Slidell, from Fort Worth, Texas. Charles Starnes is pastor.
John (wife Candy) Saxon have resigned as associate pastor at First Hammond. Jim Lancaster is pastor.
Byron (wife Cynthia) Townsend is new as pastor of music and missions at CrossPoint Baptist in Baton Rouge. Randy Lee has transitioned to pastor of children and administration. Landon Dowden is senior pastor.
Seeking staff
Full-time pastor needed: Send resume to First Baptist Church, Attn: Pastor Search Committee, PO Box 205, Castor LA 71016.
Organist needed at Calvary Slidell. Please call 985-643-6957. Charles Starnes is pastor.
Part-time minister of music needed; small church: Indian Mound Baptist Church, PO Box 275, Greenwell Springs, La. 70739;Contact: imbcinformer@gmail.com or 225-261-8271. Jim Effersonis pastor.
First Baptist Church, Farmerville, is accepting resumes for pastor. Video tape messages are welcomed. Send to First Baptist Church, Mrs. Una George, Chairman, Pastor Search Committee, PO Box 296, Farmerville LA 71241.
Director of Education, part-time to full-time. Broadmoor Baptist, Shreveport. John Goodwin, pastor.
Part-time youth minister needed at Grace Baptist, Jonesville.
Revivals and related events
First Baptist Starks, revival March 11-14 with Paul Carter, evangelist and Channin and Mandy Burker, music. 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, and 7 p.m. Monday – Wednesday. Robert Davis, pastor.
Northside Baptist Pineville, revival March 16-18 with Evangelist Glen Latimer from Fort Worth, Texas, and Music Evangelist Mark Tullos Sr. of Pineville. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Leonard Free is pastor.
First Baptist Church Cecilia, Revival March 4-7 with chalk art evangelist Scotty McDowell,10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4; 6:30 p.m. Mar. 5-7, Bill Inman is pastor.
First Baptist, Crowville. Revival March 4-7 with Bill Hurt, pastor of First Natchez, Miss., as evangelist and Tim Post as musician. 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; Noon and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday Keith Dowden is pastor.
Pine Grove Baptist, Pineville, Lay Renewal Weekend March 16-18; and a revival April 1-4 withJerry Chaddick as evangelist. Dwayne Rogers is pastor.
Anniversaries, homecomings and related events
Former Ridgecrest Baptist Assembly Staffers Reunion
Aug. 9-11, 2007. For reservations call 1-800-588-2222.
Rededication of Education Building March 4 at First Baptist Hammond. Jim Lancaster is pastor.
Dedication of renovated worship center at First Baptist Ponchatoula, 9:20 a..m. and 10:40 a.m. Sunday, March 4. David Hankins, guest speaker. Jake Roudkovski, pastor.
Concerts, conferences and related events
Southern Plainsmen at Homewood Baptist, Alexandria, at 10:45 a.m. Sunday, March 4. Jimmy Koonce is pastor.
Brothers in Christ quartet at Epps Baptist in Epps at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3.
Dixie Melody Boys at Pine Grove Baptist, Pineville, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. Love offering.Dwayne Rogers, pastor.
Triumphant quartet and True Heart at First Baptist Blanchard at 7 p.m. Friday, March 9. Cost: $8. James Hill is pastor.
Mission Trips
First Haughton’s student ministry plans a Spring Break mission trip to Westcliffe, Colo. March 31 through April 6. Scott Sullivan is minister to students; Gevan Spinney,pastor.
First Zachary plans a July 14-22 mission trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil, to work in VBS, BBC and outreach visitation with John and Leyette Johnson, IMB missionaries from First Zachary. Reggie Bridges is pastor.