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Legacy of Wayne Jenkins stretches generations

Throughout his life, state Evangelism Director Wayne Jenkins has impacted thousands of people for Christ. Among those impacted has been his children and grandchildren. His family joined him on stage at First Baptist Church, Pineville, during the final session of the 2018 Louisiana Baptist state Evangelism Conference Jan. 23. Jenkins was honored with a presentation on his  retirement Jan. 31. … [Read more...]

Notables

ON THE MOVE Charles (wife Sue) Malone is the new pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church, Winnfield. Reid Terry resigns as pastor of Searcy Baptist Church, Trout. David Logan is the new minister of music at First Baptist Church, Covington. Jake (wife Karen) Roudkovski is the interim senior pastor at First Baptist Church, Mandeville HOMECOMING First Baptist Church, Minden: Homecoming, February 4, 10:30 a.m., building dedication. Guests: Chuck Kelly, president of New Orleans Baptists Theological Seminary and his wife Rhonda Kelly. Pastor: Leland Crawford. REVIVAL Crockett Point Baptist Church, Crowville: Revival, February 4-7, Evangelist: Bill Britt. Pastor: Curtis Owens. LAGNIAPPE Calvary Baptist Church, Forest Hill is seeking committed musicians to form a praise team. Positions needed are: lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass player, drummer, and keyboard/piano player. Singers are also encouraged to reply. Anyone interested (serious inquires only) in filling any of these positions can contact Aaron Dunn at 337.655.0237 or Wayne Dunn at 318.733.0248. New Life Baptist Church, DeRidder: “Soup for the Soul - Sowing Seeds of Hope”, January 26, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Entertainment:  Peanut Butter & Jelly, … [Read more...]

CEC to focus on ‘Next’ things in life

By Message Staff ALEXANDRIA – Collegians and high school juniors and seniors are invited to the annual Collegiate Evangelism Conference, set for Feb. 2-3 at Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria. The theme for the conference is “Next.” “The focus is to challenge students as emerging church leaders to live for Christ every day as fervently as possible in the business and life marketplace while they are attending and after they move on from college,” said Mark Robinson, Baptist Collegiate Ministry director for Louisiana Baptists. “We are featuring seminar leaders, worship leaders and speakers that were active in Baptist Collegiate Ministry that have gone on to have thriving lives of Christian service in the secular workplace and serving on church staff.” Rahul Agarwal, the director of men and married couples at Gwinnett Church, a campus of the non-denominational North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Ga., will be the main speaker. He was a former intern at the Florida State University BCM from 1997 to 2001 at the time Robinson served as director. Agarwal later attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and became Tampa Bay area collegiate mobilizer for the Florida Baptist Convention. Leading music will … [Read more...]

‘Voices’ concert to raise gifts for orphanage project in Haiti

By Message Staff PINEVILLE – The Voices of Louisiana College are preparing to host a benefit concert next month that organizers hope will raise thousands of dollars for construction of a children’s village in Haiti. Scheduled 7 p.m., Feb. 1, the “Concert for the Children’s Village” is sponsored by the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Louisiana College and Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home. While no admission will be charged, a free-will offering will be taken for a cause dear to the hearts of many Louisiana Baptists, including event organizer Clark Palmer. “Often I have seen when an institution is established to train young people in the ways of the Lord and the Gospel, that institution will have a powerful impact on the surrounding area for possibly decades to come,” said Palmer, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, Tioga. “It seems to me if we will change the nation of Haiti, it starts by changing some small area. That small area is changed by changing the children growing in that area. “It’s like a community of believers producing another generation of God-loving, Bible-loving, Bible-believing Christians who can strengthen churches and strengthen families,” the continued. “By just going to hear some great music and … [Read more...]

Student Night at ECON 2018 yields 10 decisions for Christ

By Message Staff PINEVILLE – During the evening session of the 2018 Evangelism Conference, Brent Crowe urged hundreds of adults and youth to make sure redemption through Christ was part of the life story. “When Jesus calls us to tell a story in our life that has redemption as the theme and the redeemer Jesus as the central character, He not only bids us to tell the story but He provides us all the resources that are necessary so that theme will be true in our lives,” said Crowe, vice president of Student Leadership University in Orlando, Fla. “If redemption is not the theme of the story we are telling in our life, then our story is not worth telling.” Crowe spoke Jan. 22 to a packed crowd in the worship center at First Baptist Church, Pineville, while hundreds of youth watched from their home churches via a livestream broadcast during student night at ECON. At the invitation, three students came forward to declare Christ the Lord of lives, four repented to restore fellowship with Christ, two responded to the Holy Spirit's call to vocational ministry and one made an undisclosed spiritual commitment. Student night also featured the testimony of Kayla Sasser, a member of the youth group at Philadelphia Baptist Church, … [Read more...]

First Pineville, city team up to assist with ECON parking

PINEVILLE – For those attending next week’s Louisiana Baptist Evangelism Conference at First Baptist Church, Pineville, parking will be somewhat limited. According to Stewart Holloway, pastor of First Baptist, Pineville, the elementary school and city hall have given up their spaces near the church parking lot so ECON participants can park there during the duration of the conference Monday, Jan. 22, and Tuesday, Jan. 23. Street parking also will be available. Once the parking is full, motorists will be directed to other areas in Pineville to park and take a shuttle bus to the church. Buses transporting participants to Monday’s Student Night and Tuesday’s Senior Adult Luncheon will be asked to drop off passengers in the parking lot at the Fellowship Hall entrance. … [Read more...]

Louisiana lawmakers urge Senate to fund America’s priorities, avoid government shutdown

By Ainsley Holyfield, Office of U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson WASHINGTON, D.D. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Jan. 18 to continue funding the federal government, maintain critical military operations and provide a long-term re-authorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that covers nearly 9 million children across the country and over 161,000 in Louisiana. Reps. Ralph Abraham, M.D. (La.-05), Garret Graves (La.-06), Clay Higgins (La.-03), Mike Johnson (La.-04) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.-01) released the following statement after voting in support of this legislation: “The House did its job yesterday and voted to fund our government, providing critical funding for our military and ensuring the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has long-term funding so our most vulnerable children can continue to receive the health care they need. Now, the only thing standing in the way of funding for our troops and our children are Senate Democrats playing dangerous political games. The time has come for Senate Democrats to decide if they are going to put shutting down the government to force immediate amnesty for illegal immigrants over providing health care for nearly 9 million … [Read more...]

Kennedy: We cannot allow religious liberty to be trampled

By U.S. Sen. John Kennedy WASHINGTON (LBM) - For me, the definition of marriage is pretty simple.  It’s the union of a man and a woman.  It’s what the Bible teaches us, and it’s what I believe. Air Force Col. Leland B. H. Bohannon also believes marriage is a union between a man and a woman.  Unfortunately, he’s paying a heavy price for that belief.  He lost his command position at Kirkland Air Force Base and a promotion. Our nation was founded by people fleeing religious persecution.  They left their homes and crossed an ocean in search of religious tolerance.  Now we’ve become a nation intolerant of religious tolerance. We’ve forgotten the principles that form the bedrock of our democracy. Here’s what happened to Col. Bohannon. Col. Bohannon was commander of the Air Force Inspection Agency at Kirkland Air Force Base.  He holds the Bronze Star for his services in Afghanistan, making him an American hero. Last year, Col. Bohannon signed a series of certificates for a retiring master sergeant.  One certificate troubled him.  It was a certificate of spouse appreciation for the same sex spouse of the retiring master sergeant. Col. Bohannon is a religious man and a respectful man.  The certificate – which wasn’t … [Read more...]

Patrick: Of unity and foregone conclusions

By Rick Patrick SYLACAUGA, Ala. (LBM) – As I challenge the prevailing narrative arising from the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, my remarks, though sincere and well-intentioned, will likely be misunderstood. This is regrettable and unavoidable. Just because something is difficult to say does not mean it should not be said. Perhaps my timing will be challenged. Could this not wait for another day? Yes, it could, but Barney Fife’s “nip it in the bud” philosophy is practically a core value of mine. Why allow a questionable notion to grow unchallenged for an extended period of time? Most accounts of the convention describe the beautiful feelings of unity and peace elicited by the withdrawal of J.D. Greear from the presidential race just prior to the second runoff ballot on that Wednesday morning in 2016. The election result was thus determined, not by the expressed will of the electorate, but by one candidate yielding to another. Candidates are free to run and free to withdraw, but in the aftermath of Greear’s resignation, I must have read a half dozen times that Greear is almost certain to become the SBC president in 2018. The theory is that his 2016 forfeiture was such a sign … [Read more...]