Weekly announcements Potpourri WEST MONROE – First church: Leonard Sweet, guest speaker; Nov. 13, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:50 a.m.; Keith Dickens, guest speaker at the 5:30 p.m. service; Donahue Praise Team will also be featured in the evening service; Scotty Sanders, pastor. VIDALIA – First church: The Stamps Quartet in concert; Nov. 12, 7 p.m.; Dan Glenn, pastor. CROWVILLE – Crockett Point church: Men’s Retreat; Nov. 4, 7 p.m.; Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Jack Daniels, Harold Danley, and Casey Johnson, evangelists; Mark Lanier, music; Joe Sin, pastor. RAYVILLE – Woodlawn church: “Set Apart Men’s Conference,” Nov. 11, 7-9 p.m.; Nov. 12, 10 a.m.- 12 noon; Jack Daniels, Jerry Chaddick and Casey Johnson, evangelists; Mark Lanier and Brad Mount, music; Joe Arnold, pastor. SHREVEPORT – Doug Burnley, chaplain of Christus Schumpert Hospital, has received the “Person of Vision and Tower of Strength” award from the Louisiana Chaplain Association at their recent Annual Retreat at Tall Timbers Conference Center in Woodworth. KEITHVILLE – North Keithville church: Testify in concert; Nov. 5, 6 p.m.; free; nursery provided; Rich McGahan, pastor. Homecomings RAYVILLE – Eastside church: Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m. … [Read more...]
‘Pastornator’ goes off-road, online with the gospel
Guy Fredrick’s idea of fun may seem strange to some. He enjoys “breaking” his truck on rocks, spinning his tires in several feet of sludge, and slipping, sliding and smashing on deserted, impassable trails. Guy Fredrick’s idea of fun may seem strange to some. He enjoys “breaking” his truck on rocks, spinning his tires in several feet of sludge, and slipping, sliding and smashing on deserted, impassable trails. For most people, this might seem more like an impending insurance claim than “fun.” But for Fredrick, his weekend off-roading jaunts are not only his hobby; they have become a means of reaching an unreached people group – the unconventional “off-roading” community of America. “It’s just exciting for me to have an opportunity to reach out to an unreached people group,” says Fredrick, a Wisconsin native and master of divinity student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. “For me, as a church planter, as a cultural anthropologist, as a missionary, one of my goals is to find people no one else can reach. ... “Just because of my natural bent, my abilities as a mechanic and my love for a sport, I’ve found a lot of people that no one is reaching,” he continues. “On the weekends, … [Read more...]
New Orleans Seminary police chief ministering from pulpit
Decked out in his police uniform with a pistol at his hip, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s police chief, Barry Busby, does not look like a pastor. But he is. Decked out in his police uniform with a pistol at his hip, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s police chief, Barry Busby, does not look like a pastor. But he is. Busby recently gathered about 15 relief workers together in the seminary’s Martin Chapel for worship and Bible study. They called it the “Church in the Quad.” The next Sunday, attendance swelled to nearly two dozen in the original chapel at the seminary. Although spared from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, the chapel was without air conditioning, so the doors had to be propped open. The fledgling Church in the Quad is “a visual reminder that ‘the church’ is not a building,” Busby says. “That’s what I preached on ... that I am not building a building. I’m building people. I’m building disciples for the glory of God, and the door is wide open to anybody and everybody.” In his sermon, Busby drew attention to the brightly lit steeple of nearby Leavell Chapel that every night glows like a beacon from the seminary to the dark post-Katrina New Orleans skyline. He said the … [Read more...]
That all peoples may know him part two
As the youngest high school football coach in South Carolina Division 4-A history, 24-year-old Carter Bolin* relished the challenge of motivating his team before games against bigger, better opponents. As the youngest high school football coach in South Carolina Division 4-A history, 24-year-old Carter Bolin* relished the challenge of motivating his team before games against bigger, better opponents. “I’d point across the field and tell my players, ‘Look at those guys. Every one of them has 20 pounds on every one of you. It’s gonna be fun to smack ’em,’” Bolin says. “Eventually my guys would start yelling, ‘Yeah! Yeah! Lemme at ’em!’ They might bounce off the bigger guys a few times, but they’d eventually wear ’em down.” Bolin took his undersized, overachieving team to the state semifinals for the first time since 1950 — thrilling the whole town. “I could’ve run for mayor after that.” Instead, he joined the ministry staff of his church, East Cooper Baptist, next door to the Charleston-area high school where he coached. He spent the next 18 years helping mobilize the growing congregation — especially its young people — to follow Christ into the world. Local outreach spurred international … [Read more...]
That all peoples may know him, part one
Sunset paints a glorious reddish glow across the placid water lapping the beach at Khao Lak, Thailand. Sunset paints a glorious reddish glow across the placid water lapping the beach at Khao Lak, Thailand. The view calms the mind, quiets the heart — and packs in the tourists at posh resorts. Used to pack them in, that is, before the tsunami roared ashore last December. “It’s hard to believe an ocean that beautiful could cause so much destruction,” says missionary Mark Caldwell, gazing wistfully toward the horizon. But destroy, it did. Caldwell turns around and looks inland. He stands within walking distance of the places where at least 1,000 bodies were recovered after the Indian Ocean tsunami thundered north into the Andaman Sea — and laid waste to this stretch of Thailand’s southern coastline. Rebuilding continues to move ahead in the beach resort areas. But in the coastal town of Khao Lak, where the torrent destroyed eight of every 10 buildings, recovery proceeds slowly. Half-buried in the mud surrounding buildings in various stages of collapse or reconstruction, a child’s flip-flop pokes out here, a dress there, a lonely mattress lies just beyond. A 40-foot fishing boat perches inside the … [Read more...]
Weekly announcements
Week of November 7, 2005 Potpourri GARDNER – St. Clair church: The Greens in concert; Nov. 18, 7 p.m.; Ronnie Parks, pastor. HAUGHTON – Koran church: Bob and Carrie Burgoyne, guest speakers; Nov. 20, 11 a.m.; George Rogers, pastor. MONROE – Arabi First church: Weekend Retreat; Nov. 18-20; will be held at North Monroe church due to hurricane Katrina; for more information, call (504) 905-5019 or contact www.fbcarabi.com; David Howard, pastor. LIBUSE – Philadelphia church: No Other Name in concert; Nov. 13, 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Philip Robertson, pastor. HARRISONBURG – First church: Harvest Day; Nov. 13, 10 a.m. with dinner to follow; David Hankins, guest speaker; Ralph Webber, pastor. RAYVILLE – Boeuf River church: Harvest Day; Nov. 20, 10 a.m. with dinner to follow; David Herrington, pastor. PINEVILLE – Ball First church: Dixie Echoes in concert; Nov. 11, 7 p.m.; Mike Hedrick, pastor. RAYVILLE – Woodlawn church: “Set Apart” men’s conference; Nov. 11, 7 p.m.; Nov. 12, 10 a.m.; Mark Lanier and Brad Mount, guest musicians; Jack Daniels, Jerry Chaddick and Casey Johnson, guest speakers; Joe Arnold, pastor. Youth EUNICE – Acadian center: “Veritas” YEC alternative event; Nov. 20, 6 p.m. - Nov. … [Read more...]
Former Scientologist finds truth, freedom in Christ
Karen Pressley has heard it all before. The talk of space aliens having come to earth a millennia ago, the authoritative worldview, the buffed movie star glibly handing out solutions to personal conflicts. Karen Pressley has heard it all before. The talk of space aliens having come to earth a millennia ago, the authoritative worldview, the buffed movie star glibly handing out solutions to personal conflicts. Movie star Tom Cruise may be spouting the truth according to the Church of Scientology these days, but Pressley has lived in that world longer than Cruise and knows firsthand the nightmare it entails. “Tom Cruise is doing exactly what Scientology leaders want him to do,” Pressley says. “He’s a celebrity and considered to be a shaper of public opinion and he makes a good spokesman for the organization. Scientology primarily targets the ‘movers and shakers’ in society in order to influence others.” Such high-profile personalities “add a degree of respectability that breaks down any resistance listeners may have.” She knows well of what she speaks. For 17 years – nearly half of her life -– she was involved with the cult. Nine of those years she served at the group’s international headquarters located … [Read more...]
Fifty-two Louisiana churches accept Acts 1:8 Challenge
Mike Canady’s involvement in full-time missions over the past 35 years has taken him around the world. By Brian Blackwell LBM Newswriter Mike Canady’s involvement in full-time missions over the past 35 years has taken him around the world. But it’s the possibility of what could happen in Louisiana through the Acts 1:8 Challenge that excites Canady more than any other missions effort in his lifetime. Launched in May 2004, the Acts 1:8 Challenge is a call for churches to move to a higher level of missions commitment by cooperating with their local association, state convention, North American Mission Board and International Mission Board. The biblical passage of Acts 1:8, also known as the Great Commision, records Jesus’ final words to his disciples that they would become his witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth. When a church commits to the Acts 1:8 Challenge, it receives a packet of resources designed to develop a more comprehensive missions strategy. Those resources include video clips on CD-ROM, a leadership guide, a bulletin insert and a sermon outline. The leadership guide is designed to help a church evaluate its current effectiveness in missions and … [Read more...]
Contributions to Katrina Relief Fund surpass 10 million dollars
Approximately $10,401,000 has been contributed to the Louisiana Baptist Convention Katrina Relief Fund, state leaders reported Nov 7. By Brian Blackwell LBM Newswriter Approximately $10,401,000 has been contributed to the Louisiana Baptist Convention Katrina Relief Fund, state leaders reported Nov 7. Established soon after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the state, gifts to the relief fund have provided food, shelter and water for all those affected by the disaster. Donations have helped meet the needs of pastors and congregations in areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. One-hundred percent of all money donated has been used for disaster relief efforts in Louisiana. The money also has provided equipment including generators, tools and tents for relief efforts. “Most of our equipment is 15 years old,” said Loy Seal, Louisiana Baptist Convention Disaster Relief director. “At some point we need to replace it and the generosity of those who have given to the fund has allowed us to replace equipment when we needed to do so.” Louisiana Baptist chain saw, feeding and shower units continue to have a strong presence in the state. Seal reported that the state’s disaster relief units are … [Read more...]
2005 Louisiana Baptist Convention has unique aspects
The 2005 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention convenes next week in the facilities of First Baptist Church, West Monroe. The convention will be unique in several ways. The 2005 Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Baptist Convention convenes next week in the facilities of First Baptist Church, West Monroe. The convention will be unique in several ways. It will be the first state convention since hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the state. In many ways, it will be like the gathering of a family after part of that family has been struck by tragedy. Certainly the program of the annual meeting will reflect the needs caused by the hurricanes and the incredible responses of individuals, churches and state Baptist conventions from across the nation, and even foreign countries. One can imagine that the traditional “hall talk” will be relating stories about the double-whammy of the hurricanes. Every church in the state was directly affected either by the destruction of the storms, or by the aftermath, such as caring for evacuees. The convention gathering can provide a time of encouragement, support and even therapy for those directly affected by the hurricanes for the ministers and members of the … [Read more...]
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