ON THE MOVE Michael (wife Abby) Wood new as lead Pastor at First Baptist Church, West Monroe. John (wife Jackie) Bodine new as education/missions pastor at Cypress Baptist Church, Benton. Max (wife patty) Hutt new as music minister at Mooringsport Baptist Church. Tommy Hicks new as pastor at Antioch Baptist Church, Tickfaw. REVIVAL/HOMECOMING New Hope Baptist Church, DeQuincy: Revival, June 1 – 8, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays, 6:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Evangelist: Bill Britt; Music: Mackey and Gale Willis; Pastor: Roland Hebert. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Vivian: 154th Anniversary, June 1, 10 a.m. Speaker: Terry Douglas. Music: Marlon Sharp and the Cowboys at the Cross. A covered dish lunch will follow in the Family Life Center. Pastor: William H. Treadway. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Homer: Community Revival, sponsored by the Claiborne Parish Ministerial Alliance, May 25-30. It will feature pastors and choirs from around the area. LAGNIAPPE Vernon Chevallier, retired Director of Missions for Carey Association, passed away April 30 at the age of 84. Funeral services were held May 9 at Johnson’s Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Frank Gutierrez, 79, passed away March 9. Funeral … [Read more...]
Rice announced as nominee for Pastors’ Conference President
Submitted by philip on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 10:39 Willy Rice By Staff, Baptist Press BALTIMORE (BP) – Willy Rice, pastor of the Tampa-area Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Pastors’ Conference, according to an announcement by fellow Florida pastor Jimmy Scroggins. Scroggins, pastor of First Baptist Church in West Palm Beach, stated in a May 5 announcement to Baptist Press: “It will be my great privilege to nominate my friend, Dr. Willy Rice as president of the Pastors’ Conference of the Southern Baptist Convention. Willy has served as the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Clearwater, Fla., since 2004. Under his leadership this historic congregation has experienced renewed health and significant growth in every area. Calvary averages more than 3,500 people attending multiple services on two campuses. Calvary is annually recognized as one of the leaders in missions giving and baptisms in the state of Florida. Outreach magazine has listed Calvary as one of the 100 fastest growing churches in America.” Scroggins said Rice “understands and rejoices in the rich history of the SBC, but Willy pastors in a major metropolitan area and his church embodies the … [Read more...]
Kentucky pastor is second nominee for SBC president
Submitted by philip on Mon, 05/19/2014 - 10:40 Jared Moore By Staff, Baptist Press NASHVILLE (BP) – Jared Moore, pastor of New Salem Baptist Church, in Hustonville, Ky., will be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention during the June 10-11 annual meeting in Baltimore. In a May 5 blog post announcing his willingness to be nominated, Moore, the current SBC second vice president, stated he wants to represent rural Southern Baptists. Moore will be nominated by Paul Sanchez, pastor of Willow Baptist Church in Brooksville, Ky. “I was saved in a rural Southern Baptist Church, and I’ve primarily served rural Southern Baptists ever since,” Moore wrote. “Where I live now, the nearest gas station is 7 miles away. My church is a small church made up of about 60 people. They’re a loving, caring, godly group of people. Some of the godliest people I’ve met in my ministry worship here ... I want to represent Southern Baptists like the ones I serve on a daily basis who may not have the opportunity to attend the convention or serve at the convention level.” Moore is the second announced nominee for SBC president, joining Arkansas pastor Ronnie Floyd. The 33-year-old Moore noted he will accept the nomination … [Read more...]
Horn calls for day of prayer, awakening
Submitted by philip on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 10:56 LBC President Steve Horn has called for a day of prayer and spiritual awakening at First Baptist Church, Lafayette. By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer LAFAYETTE – Louisiana Baptist Convention President Steve Horn has called for a day of prayer and spiritual awakening on June 24 at First Baptist Church Lafayette. Horn called the meeting because of what he sees as a growing hunger for a movement of prayer throughout the state, nation and world. “It is my personal prayer this is a day that launches revival and spiritual awakening in our state and takes us off status quo,” said Horn, who serves as pastor of First Baptist Lafayette, where the event will take place. “If that does happen, we will look back at this day as a day that began a mighty movement of God. And we will thank the Lord if it happens. I can’t think of anything bad that can come about when people come to pray together.” Horn emphasized this will be a day for a variety of prayer and not a day for preaching or worship through music. The event will feature times of individual prayer as well as corporate prayer led by various Louisiana Baptists from throughout the state. Some prayers will be unique to … [Read more...]
LC Spring Commencement: Tippit encourages graduates, offers advice for future
Submitted by philip on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 10:59 Louisiana College graduates parade into Guinn Auditorium for the 156th annual Spring Commencement ceremony on May 17. One hundred and ninety-nine Louisiana College graduates from 10 states and two foreign countries received diplomas and degrees. By Hannah Boggs, Message Staff Writer PINEVILLE – One hundred and ninety-nine Louisiana College graduates received diplomas on May 17 during graduation ceremonies held in Guinn Auditorium on the school’s campus in Pineville. Families and friends of graduates filled Guinn Auditorium and, along with LC faculty and staff, were all smiles during the ceremony which also featured performances by the Voices of LC, and the presentation of an honorary doctorate. “Congratulations to you all,” said LC President Joe Aguillard, who was presiding over his final commencement and the 156th in the school’s history. “I commission you now to go out and change the world for Christ.” Aguillard is stepping down as president on July 31, but will continue in the role of president emeritus and as a professor at the college. Sammy Tippit, who was chosen to give this year’s commencement address, congratulated the class of 2014, saying they had “won the … [Read more...]
Wayne Jenkins becomes “Dr.” Wayne Jenkins
Submitted by philip on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 11:03 Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard (left) bestows an honorary Doctorate of Divinity on LBC Evangelism and Church Growth Director Wayne Jenkins (center) as Jenkins’ wife Martha and Vice President of Academic Affairs Travis Wright looks on. By Hannah Fleming, Message Staff Writer PINEVILLE – “When I think of Brazil, when I think of evangelism, I think of Brother Wayne,” said Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard in presenting Wayne Jenkins, the Director of Evangelism and Church Growth for the Louisiana Baptist Convention with an honorary Doctor of Divinity. The presentation was made during spring commencement ceremonies May 17 at Guinn Auditorium in which 199 students received degrees and diplomas. “I was shocked, honored, and humbled; those would be the three things that come to mind on receiving such an honor,” said Jenkins when asked his feelings on getting the honorary doctorate. Aguillard noted Jenkins and his wife Martha, both of whom are LC alumnus, have made numerous contributions to not only the LBC but to Louisiana College as well. Aguillard said the couple has had three daughters, three son-in-laws and five grandchildren attend the college. “Their … [Read more...]
NOBTS names Tolbert director of Caskey Center
Submitted by philip on Fri, 05/30/2014 - 11:14 Mark Tolbert named director for new Caskey Center for Church Excellence By Frank M. McCormack, NOBTS Communications NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary has named a director for the new Caskey Center for Church Excellence — Mark Tolbert, professor of preaching and pastoral ministry at NOBTS. Tolbert, who has taught on the main campus since January 2007, previously directed New Orleans Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program. Tolbert will lead the newly established Caskey Center, an initiative between NOBTS and an anonymous donor to provide free theological education for Louisiana SBC pastors and staff members who are bi-vocational or serve churches with an average worship attendance of less than 250 people. The initial gift of $1.5 million opens the door for up to 100 students to receive as much as $6,000 per year, the equivalent of a full scholarship. Recipients can apply the scholarship to certificate, associate, undergraduate or master’s level study at NOBTS and study in any of the seminary’s delivery systems (main campus, Louisiana extension centers, workshops, conference-based courses, or online). “It was an unexpected honor to have been chosen,” … [Read more...]
Our lives would be much better off without alcohol
By Kelly Boggs, Message Editor “More needs to be done to protect populations from the negative health consequences of alcohol consumption,” a little known individual recently said according to news reports. Who is the person? A) a backwoods Baptist preacher; B) a recovering alcoholic; C) an expert on chronic disease and mental health? If you chose A or B, you are wrong. The answer is C. The person who spoke out on the negative health consequences of alcohol is none other than Oleg Chestnov, who works with the World Health Organization. Chestnov said a recent report “clearly shows there is no room for complacency when it comes to reducing the harmful use of alcohol.” Chestnov warned that alcohol raises people’s risk of developing more than 200 diseases and killed 3.3 million people in 2012. The 3.3 million who died from alcohol-related causes “translates into one death every 10 seconds,” Shekhar Saxena, head of WHO’s mental health and substance abuse department, said according to reports. Chestnov and Saxena were two WHO representatives that answered questions when the health agency issued its “Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2014” on May 12 in Geneva, Switzerland. According to the WHO report, some countries have … [Read more...]
If we value God, begin each day with prayer and solitude
By Roger S. Oldham, Vice-President of Communications with the SBC Executive Committee At a time management seminar I attended some years ago, the leader made a plea that every busy executive must begin each day with what he called “planning and solitude.” The speaker’s premise was that those who disciplined themselves to have a daily quiet time away from the din of the daily bustle were far and away more productive than those who just rushed headlong into each day’s activities. The phrase stuck: “planning and solitude.” How very similar to a phrase I had heard from numerous pastors and Bible teachers: “prayer and solitude.” As I read Scripture, I am struck again and again at how frequently the ideas of prayer and solitude are joined. For example: n Mark 1:35 — “Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” n Matthew 6:6 — “But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Other passages draw attention to the effect of quietness, stillness and solitude. n Isaiah 32:17 — “The work of righteousness will be … [Read more...]
It appears everything is on the decline
By John Bisagno, retired pastor First Baptist Church Houston Missiologists say the church may become unable to fulfill the Great Commission within 12 years. Hundreds of unfunded missionaries wait in Richmond. Pastors are quitting. Churches are closing. Islam is the fastest growing religion in America. Baptisms have spiraled downward for 14 years in a row. Our children are shot down in grade school. Gangs are the new family. Homosexuality is celebrated. Politicians are scandalized. Most marriages end in divorce, while more young adults choose to cohabitate. Terrorism threatens. Answers? The government hasn’t a clue. Do we? You bet your boots we do. Society is comprised of millions of individuals. It can only be changed from the inside out, and nothing changes anything except the transformation of the heart by the unchanging power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sadly, America seems virtually devoid of Gospel preaching. Jesus was seeker-friendly. He intentionally drew people. He healed them. He fed them. And they crawled on their knees to touch the hem of His garment. With open arms and a great big smile, Jesus said, “Come to me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). If they … [Read more...]
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