By KAREN WILLOUGBY NORTH AMERICA – Two major events for Native Peoples in Spring 2011 attest to a groundswell of Southern Baptist interest in ministry among and with Native Americans and First Nations Canadians. The Gathering, set for March 2-4 at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Okla., is to be a national conference of Native American Christian leaders discussing more effective ways than ever before of reaching Native Americans with the Gospel. The North American Native Peoples Summit April 28-29 at one of the Cross Church campuses in Springdale, Ark., -- invited by Pastor Ronnie Floyd – is to bring together Native Christians from the United States and Canada with those interested in ministering with Native Christians. 0 … [Read more...]
Churches kick off Bible drill thrust
STAFF, Baptist Message STATEWIDE – "What’s Next?" That was the theme of this year’s Bible Drill retreat Jan. 21-22 at Tall Timbers Baptist Conference Center. More than 230 students and their leaders participated, down a bit from last year’s record 240-plus, though the number of churches increased, said Louisiana’s Bible Drill Coordinator Linda Aguillard of Greenwell Springs Baptist Church in the Baton Rouge area. The theme referred to life, not just Bible Drill, though Bible Drill prepares students for life, Aguillard said. "They study for a full year on that year’s scriptures, and years later they can still say the verse; it’s embedded," Aguillard said with a hearty laugh. "We’re seeing so many of our students going into Christian service. ... This is a leadership-development program, beyond a doubt." Peter Baehr, previously a Bible Driller in New Orleans, went on to become a screenwriter. Harrison Fredericks, a current Bible Driller at First Slidell, is the star of Baehr’s The Little Red Plane, shown at the Friday night session. The evening also included Joshua Spinks, youth minister at Greenwell Springs Baptist Church, leading in teaching self-defense using tae kwon do, and tying the self-defense to scripture verses the … [Read more...]
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