By Gary D. Myers, NOBTS communications NEW ORLEANS (BP) - Discussing race in America is complex, difficult, risky and necessary. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary joined the conversation with its "Talking about Race" conference Sept. 27. Sponsored by the seminary's Institute for Faith and the Public Square, the event brought together Andrew Young Jr., Noel Castellanos and Raymond Bakke -- three men who have given their lives and careers to some of the most vulnerable people in American society. Young, a civil rights icon, served as a pastor, mayor, congressman and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Castellanos, chief executive officer of the Christian Community Development Association, has ministered to urban Latinos since 1982. Bakke, a pastor and urban ministry professor, is founder and executive director of International Urban Associates, an organization dedicated to taking the Gospel to the urban centers of the world. The men set a hopeful tone from the start sharing stories from their own experiences, encouraging grassroots change, one person at a time. The solution, in their view, comes when people of different backgrounds and ethnicities live out life together. Ultimately, each speaker placed their … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Joe McKeever cartoon: Praying for pastors
Bailey will deliver message at Louisiana College’s 110th Founders Day Thursday
By Staff, LCNews PINEVILLE -- Louisiana College will celebrate its 110th annual Founders Day Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. in the Martin Performing Arts Center. Waylon Bailey -- noted Louisiana pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington -- will deliver the Founders Day message. Samuel L. and Judith Camp of Covington will receive the Trustees’ Distinguished Service Award as presented by Chairman of the Board of Trustees Randy Harper, who is pastor of Bellaire Baptist Church in Bossier City. Kate Rawls will sing “Give Me Jesus” accompanied by Joseph Kingma. Both are assistant professors of music at LC. “This Founders Day celebration will express appreciation for those who assist the College in fulfilling its Mission and Vision of ‘Preparing Graduates. Transforming Lives,’” Louisiana College President Rick Brewer said. “From 1906 and onward, Louisiana College has held a high standard of academic excellence built upon a Christian worldview. “I am certain the Founders Day message from Dr. Bailey will encourage us all as we acknowledge that we stand on the shoulders of those who planted this College 110 years ago,” added Brewer. … [Read more...]
Flood strengthens the faith of Cross Creek member
By Tammy Sharp, Regional Reporter ZACHARY – Peace of mind for many here has been swept downstream. Not so for Cross Creek Cowboy Church member Melinda Michiels, who lost almost everything she owned when the Comite River, usually calm and shallow, spilled over its banks in August. “I lost stuff, but I gained a lot. You have things in your heart you don’t even realize until God pulls it out and waves it in your face,” said Michiels. “I know I have Cross Creek, I know I have God, but now I don’t have as much stuff.” ”We were meeting in the Cowboy Church in the arena before we got our building,” remembers Debi Morris about the first time she met Michiels. “She drove up a couple years ago on her tractor and said, ‘If God puts a church in your front yard you might ought to check it out.” “She didn’t know what she believed,” said Morris, whose son Josh preaches at Cross Creek. But over the last two years, through Cross Creek services, Bible study and mentoring, Michiels has come to a firm belief, as evidenced by her reaction to the flood. “It didn’t cross my mind that He would leave me hanging out there,” said Michiels. As the rain pelted down, water rose high and fast August 13. Friend Liz Markey, of Zachary … [Read more...]
It’s never too late: Baptism gives 94-year-old new life
By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer RUSTON – Wearing a shower cap only moments from entering the baptismal waters, Ophelia White was beaming with excitement. With the encouragement of friends gathered in the Cook Baptist Church worship center, the 94-year-old new believer was baptized, answering the prayers of those closest to her. “I want people to know it’s never too late,” White said. “Get with it.” When she was a young girl, White’s mom urged her to go forward and ask to be baptized. Not fully realizing why she was doing so, White obliged and for decades believed she had a relationship with Christ. But recently, roommate Joy Campbell noticed White lacked the confidence of Jesus in her life. So, Campbell took a bold step and asked White if she knew Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. For several weeks, Campbell continued the spiritual conversa tions and prayed for her roommate until one day in August when White made the decision she needed Jesus and publically announced her profession of faith to the congregation at Cook Baptist. The news stirred joy inside Campbell, who shared a house with White for eight years before discovering White was not a Christian. White’s conversion brought back … [Read more...]
LC receive grants totaling more than $200K
By Norm Miller, LCNews PINEVILLE -- Louisiana College received grants totaling $208,416 to help support the arts, nursing, scholarships and entomology. Funds from the Louisiana Board of Regents Enhancement Grants will provide $55,000 to update sound and lighting equipment in the Martin Performing Arts Center, which will give “a full professional theater experience for the students as well as the local community of audience-goers,” said Tabitha Huffman, associate professor of Theatre. “Our audience numbers should grow as well as student involvement in the productions. Students within our Theater Arts program will have a competitive edge in the professional world, where previously their technical creativity was limited,” Huffman continued. A $58,416 grant to fund Nursing curriculum enhancements will provide state of the art projection and teaching equipment for classrooms in Cavanaugh Hall and the Nursing Skills Center practice lab. And a Lettie Pate Whitehead grant of $68,000 will fund Nursing scholarships. “These grants will afford better learning environments for students and instructional capabilities for instructors through three hi-tech lecterns with LCD projectors, dedicated computers, and drop-down screens. … [Read more...]
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