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LCU to hold Christ, Church and Culture event on discerning a vocation

By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Louisiana Christian University will hold its first Christ, Church and Culture event on Sept. 9 at 11 a.m. It will feature a panel discussion on “Discerning Vocation: How do I know what I am called to do?” “My personal hope is that this panel will help students wrestle with one of the hardest questions they will face: how to discern what God is calling them to do,” said Dougald McLaurin, assistant professor of Old Testament and Hebrew. “We want to give them not just answers but better questions, guidance and life examples that help them connect their opportunities, gifts, passions and desires with God’s call.” Panelists will include LCU President Mark Johnson and professors Arthur Mazhambe, Sonia Tinsley, and McLaurin. “Each of our panelists has a unique story to share, and I look forward to them offering insights into how vocation has unfolded in their own lives, as well as their thoughts on vocation,” McLaurin said. “The root of the word vocation is ‘to call.’ Our word vocal comes from the same root. Vocation highlights that this is not simply something we choose, but a calling given to us from outside ourselves. Sometimes our profession and vocation align … [Read more...]

My Katrina word

On Tuesday, August 29, 2005 in the wee hours of the morning a monster storm by the name of Hurricane Katrina moved ashore, devastating the Gulf Coast of the United States from New Orleans to Mobile, AL. The scale of the damage is impossible to describe. … [Read more...]

LBC seeks resolutions, nominees

By Baptist Message staff ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) — Louisiana Baptists are invited to recommend candidates to serve on state convention boards and committees and are asked to submit resolutions for possible consideration by messengers during the 2025 Louisiana Baptist Convention. COMMITTEES The Louisiana Baptist Committee on Committees is beginning its work to fill 18 openings on five committees: Credentials; Moral and Social Concerns; Nominations; Order of Business; and Resolutions. Nominations should be sent no later than Aug. 11 to Joseph Fowler, pastor, Cook Baptist Church, Ruston, who is the committee chair, via email, joseph@cookbc.org, or the U.S. Mail, Dr. Joseph Fowler, Cook Baptist Church, 2000 Cooktown Road, Ruston, LA 71270. BOARDS The Louisiana Baptist Committee on Nominations also is beginning its work to fill 27 vacancies on the LBC Executive Board as well as the trustee bodies of the Louisiana Christian University, Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries, Baptist Message, and Baptist Foundation. Nominations should be sent no later than Aug. 11 to Greg Bath, associate pastor, Trinity Baptist Church, Lake Charles, who is the committee chair, via email, gbath@tbclc.org, or the U.S. Mail, … [Read more...]