Ministers and missionaries planning to attend the Southern Baptist Convention - but facing tight budgets - are being offered lodging in the homes of New Orleans Baptists. Ministers and missionaries planning to attend the Southern Baptist Convention - but facing tight budgets - are being offered lodging in the homes of New Orleans Baptists. The housing assistance is being sponsored by the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans and the Local Arrangements Committee helping to plan the annual meeting, scheduled for June 12-13 in the Louisiana Superdome. The guest housing will be available beginning June 10, for persons attending such pre-convention meetings as the Pastors Conference and Womans Missionary Union. Some housing also may be available for participants in the Crossover New Orleans evangelistic outreach June 9. "We are excited to have Southern Baptists coming to New Orleans for Crossover New Orleans and the convention meetings," said Fred Dyess, director of missions for the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. "Our desire is to extend hospitality to all our guests and a place to stay for those who need it." To qualify for housing assistance, … [Read more...]
Louisiana College trustees approve record budget
C. Lacy Thompson LBM Associate Editor Louisiana College trustees adopted a record budget for the coming year as the school faces financial challenges related to increased costs and higher enrollment. Louisiana College trustees adopted a record budget for the coming year as the school faces financial challenges related to increased costs and higher enrollment. Trustees also approved a policy change to make the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message statement the school’s statement of faith. In addition, they were presented with a proposed change in administrative structure that would delegate many day-to-day responsibilities to a provost, allowing the president of the college more freedom to travel and promote the school. In a meeting free from debate or dissension, President Rory Lee reported to trustees that enrollment at the Louisiana Baptist school is at its largest in 23 years. The spring semester headcount of 1,048 is 14.2 percent ahead of last year’s figure. Lee also reported projections show the college is expected to close its fiscal year at the end of July "in the black" financially. However, challenges remain. In a presentation of the proposed budget for 2001-2002, Lee noted that the school faces … [Read more...]
LBC church loses building to fire – but not enthusiasm
Lynn P. Clayton LBM Editor George Snell has tried to get his wife, Felisha, to forsake her night-owl ways, but on October 29, 2000, he was glad she was up at 2:00 a.m. "My daughter, Miah, and I were playing on the computer," Felisha Snell recalls. "I kept hearing this roar, and thought, They must be running the machines down at the gas plant. But it kept getting louder. Lynn P. Clayton LBM Editor George Snell has tried to get his wife, Felisha, to forsake her night-owl ways, but on October 29, 2000, he was glad she was up at 2:00 a.m. "My daughter, Miah, and I were playing on the computer," Felisha Snell recalls. "I kept hearing this roar, and thought, They must be running the machines down at the gas plant. But it kept getting louder. "I looked into the bedroom where George and our son were sleeping, and everything was orange." It was then she realized the church house of First Baptist Church of Evangeline, which sits only 40 or so yards from the parsonage, was burning. The phone line already had been melted, so Felisha Snell rushed outside to get her cell phone from her automobile. She placed the 911 call - "and … [Read more...]
You, too, can be an ordained minister – for only $29.95!!
Who says the Internet does not provide cost-cutting benefits? For all of you who think the pastor is paid too much, the Internet may offer a solution. You yourself can become a minister, and you can, therefore, cut the cost of a minister, as in your churchs minister. Who says the Internet does not provide cost-cutting benefits? For all of you who think the pastor is paid too much, the Internet may offer a solution. You yourself can become a minister, and you can, therefore, cut the cost of a minister, as in your churchs minister. You can become a legally ordained minister within 48 hours. All you have to do is send Charles Simpson $29.95, and he will make you a legally ordained minister. How does he have this power? I do not know, but it says right here in the e-mail that he has the power to do it. His remarkable offer costs only $29.95 (less than a meal at a nice restaurant and movie would cost), and here is what it will buy you, according to the e-mail. "Marry (one assumes he means conduct the ceremony) your brother, sister, or your best friend. Dont settle for being the best man or brides maid." Also, "Funerals (are) a very hard time … [Read more...]
Help reach this nation for Jesus Christ – give, tell, live
The United States is a bulwark of Christianity. Christianity is the sole proprietor of the faith of United States citizenry. We can assume the people of the United States are safe from the proselytizing of any other religion. The United States is a bulwark of Christianity. Christianity is the sole proprietor of the faith of United States citizenry. We can assume the people of the United States are safe from the proselytizing of any other religion. If you still cling to the ideas expressed in that first para-graph as though they are ironclad facts, you are not staying up with the changing reality of religion in your land. True, most citizens of our land still say they are Christians, when pushed and when given that as a choice among others. But percentage wise, it is a minority of people in our land who regularly attend the activities of any church. And, even fewer acknowledge any kind of born again experience, however broadly surveyors choose to define that term. No question, the United States still has the lions share of the worlds evangelical churches. Certainly, Christians and churches in the United States reflect the wealth of the country. This numerical size and financial … [Read more...]
Need guidance
Soon, according to scientists, the headlines will scream, a human being has been cloned. When Dolly, the sheep, was cloned, people were asking, is it ethical? This time we will ask, is it moral? Are we usurping Gods creative powers? Will the clone have a soul? Soon, according to scientists, the headlines will scream, a human being has been cloned. When Dolly, the sheep, was cloned, people were asking, is it ethical? This time we will ask, is it moral? Are we usurping Gods creative powers? Will the clone have a soul? This could be the most revolutionary development ever achieved by man. In time, it could turn our world upside down. The potentials both for good and bad are endless, limited only by the imaginations of the mind. We need answers and guidance. Mere opposition is not enough. Human cloning is coming, and we need to know how to deal with it. Surely someone in our midst can talk to God and share his answers with us. Perhaps a biblical scholar could delve more deeply in the prophecies and discover a reference hidden all these years. Im not afraid of science but am of evil men and countries who misuse it. L.B. Miller Doyline … [Read more...]
After big win, expect gambling to push for more, Ward warns
The gambling industry won big in the recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature - and can be expected to try for more in the current regular session, Ken Ward warned. The gambling industry won big in the recent special session of the Louisiana Legislature - and can be expected to try for more in the current regular session, Ken Ward warned. In the special session, legislators approved a reduced tax designed to keep the land-based casino in New Orleans open. They also raised taxes on river boats, in exchange for dropping all requirements for them to cruise. The governor and legislators insisted the moves were not an expansion of gambling. However, river boat operators predicted that dropping the cruise requirement would result in an increase of up to 10 percent in gambling revenue. Any way one looks at it, it was a bad special session for gambling opponents, acknowledged Ward, executive director of the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation. Ward encouraged persons to consider writing the governor and their legislators to express disappointment and to urge them not to pass other bills favorable to gambling. And there are sure to be such … [Read more...]
Weekly Announcements
For the week of February 8, 2001 Potpourri COUSHATTA - Union Hill church: prayer seminar; Feb. 10, 6 - 8 p.m.; Jack Daniels, speaker; Tommy Allen, pastor. HEFLIN - Heflin church: Bluegrass Lightning in concert; Feb. 11, 6 p.m.; Danny Baskin, pastor. JONESVILLE - First church: wild game supper, seminar and archery contest; Feb. 9, 5 p.m.; James M. Carson, pastor. MONROE - Loch Arbor church: The Bishops in concert; Feb. 15, 7 p.m.; Andy Myrick, pastor. MONROE - Loch Arbor church: NELBA Sunday School and Evangelism Rally; Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m.; Danny Pitts, speaker; evening service, 6:30 p.m., to be held at Victory church; Marshall Douglass and Bruce Gill, speakers; Feb. 27, 6:30 p.m., to be held at Mt. Vernon church; Woody Rimes and Bruce Gill, speakers; Andy Myrick, evangelism director; Scott Holder, Sunday School director. PINEVILLE - Northside church: The Tommy Drewett Family and The Messengers Quartet in concert; Feb. 16, 7 p.m.; Brad Cleveland, minister of music; Joe Reynolds, pastor. Revivals COUSHATTA - Union Hill church: Feb. 11-14, 7 p.m.; Jack Daniels, evangelist; Tommy Allen, pastor. Ordinations BATON ROUGE - University church: John Pardue and Mary Ann Mixon to deacon ministry; B. … [Read more...]
In our prayers
I am writing to express my appreciation for the article about the policeman January 18 and the article about the police chaplain January 25. I have been a volunteer police chaplain for fifteen years. I am writing to express my appreciation for the article about the policeman January 18 and the article about the police chaplain January 25. I have been a volunteer police chaplain for fifteen years. I presently serve the Lake Charles Police Department. I am a graduate of the Southwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Academy and have lectured at the Louisiana Sheriffs Association Meeting three times on death notification. I have held local seminars for pastors on death notification, protecting yourself from the dead and the dos and donts of jailhouse ministries. I have delivered over 100 notifications and worked numerous violent crime scenes. Law enforcement officers are a special group of men and women and deserve all the spiritual and practical help they can receive on the job. So far as I have been able to determine, they are the only specific occupation other than religious ministries that I find scriptural reference as being called of God. We need to constantly keep our law enforcement … [Read more...]
‘Adoption’ effort helping reach Chinese cities for Christ
Imagine a city as large as Louisville, Ky., with only a handful of Christians and very few churches. Imagine a city as large as Louisville, Ky., with only a handful of Christians and very few churches. Indeed, perhaps there are no churches. There are more than 200 such cities in China, a nation of 1.6 billion people - and tremendous spiritual needs. To help meet those needs, Southern Baptist missions leaders are focusing resources on the largest of Chinese cities - including more than 100 that have populations surpassing 1 million people. That means entire cities as large as New Orleans are "too small" to be placed on the Southern Baptist International Mission Board priority city listings. These "medium-sized" cities have growing populations - but only a handful of local Christians and no concerted witness. However, a new strategy may help change that, missions leaders say. Under the approach, individual Southern Baptist churches are beginning to adopt the "medium-sized" Chinese cities - and make a commitment to do all they can to share the gospel with their residents. In the last six months, three churches have … [Read more...]
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