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By Richard Thomasson
\Pastor, Tonkawa, First
Isn't it funny how some people make
lasting impressions upon us? I remember
a very large music evangelist; many years
ago, say, "No! t refuse to sing, Till My
Cup Lord'." He then explained that
believers were not simply to take-in the
Spirit of £pd, but to be Jbusy sharing from
the Spirit the blessings^ a^d Cjopd Isfews of
Asi a:young Christian, that puzzled me.
Later that night I read Ephesians;5:j8,
"And do not get drunk with wine; for that
is dissipation;; but be fijied with the
Spirit.'VI-later read where Jesus (Lk,;4:l),
Peter (Acts 4:8)/ and all the church (Acts
2:4) wer;e full of the Holy Spirit. I then
discovered that the New Testament is
Pastor, Atokaf Harmony
HOW 'long has it been since you
laughed? ;Hpvy^long;has it been since you
took God's spvereighty seriously enough
to indulge in a bit of laughter? T
quency^ with which iaughter occurs in your
life indicates how your life is going now
arid influences what your life will be like
tomorrow. Good, clean laughter should be
a part of every Christian's life.
LaUghter is enjoyable. I like to listen to
my' children^when: they get tickled^ They
never enjoy lif> more than when they are
sharing a good telly laug£ It is refreshing
to observe adults dpUbledpVer with tears
of laughter pooled in their eyes ate sbnieone
says or does sometliing which is extremely
funny. Those wlio know me best
know hpVvr much I enjoy laughter;
Laughter^is profitable; The Bib^ states
-clearly: "A merry^ lieart doeth good like
a medicine.-'' Laughter^ a valye which
releases stress from life^The less stress you
experiehce in life; the better off you are—
spiritually, emotibMlly and physically.
Stress-related illnesses are steadily increasing
in our world; They would decline if
people laughed more often.
1 ^m not saying that laughter is always
apprppriate. There is a time t6 mourn.
There is a time to pray. There is a time to
soberly seek God's will for the future. The
person who laughs at the wrong place or
at the wrong time is not wise. Yet, at most
times in life laughter is possible for the
Christian. Laughter occurs when we take
God^and His promises more seriously than
"We-take ourselves^taughter stops when;we
take ourselves more seriously than we take
God and His promises. The message on
the little plaque in my parent's living room
is true: *'That day is lost on which one has
not laughed."
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Filled to
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saturated with accounts of faithful
followers of Christ being filled with the
Spirit of God.
It is obvious that every child of God
should be filled to overflowing with the
Love of God. The Holy Spirit should not
only dwell in full measure in our lives but
spill-over onto the lost and AWOL
Christians ^ VW; •( \ '^^ :•;•> /;^V : /^-;^;^-::-
As I think back on the statement made
by the hiusic 'evahgelist, I appreciate his
Hugo, First : V ••:'-'. :
Have you ^ever found yourself watching
a TV program pa mbvie; or reading
something an|l thinking, this is indecenti
ruder crude iand;totally disgusting? Probably
you haVe. These days it's hard to
escape tlie ihcle'cehcy that pervades our
land. From soap ^operas to the big screen,
frorri comic bdi^s to hovels^ indecency is
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nieaji^to be obscene,
it meansJtoTbeTg^sl^miseemly oir off^risive
tcrories rrianners or morals. This certainly
describes what we are unfairly and
unscrupulpusly bombarded with on bur
TVs and in bur reading materials. Our
moral convictions are (iften challenged
and cbmpletely disregarded. The vulgar
talk, the yile conduct arid the violence are
By V/fginton
, Alius, First
Our word conscience corned from two
Latin words: cbh, meaning ^with,^' and
scio, meaning "to know." We '*kndw
>yith^ the consdence. It is the internal
judge that witnesses to us ; that either approves
pur actions or accuses us. Conscience
may be qbmpared tbld witnessirig;
Let^s do sing together^ ' 'Fill Ivly Cup
Lord," but dori^t stop the music when the
Spirit teaches the brim.
clearly voffensiveNand grossly unseemly;
these things are; indeed indecent.
Let's do something about it. A very
effective method used to stopi this indecency
on Ty hasi been boycotting the
sponsors of indecent progKiming. To> boycott
means that you aren't going to buy
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fr? ^y^Wsers products as long as tliey
sponspr|sex^ vipleiicej and prpfanity '• . .. • •• • " •-•••-*.••-..
take a hand in stopping indecency£ppyj3Wirig
is legalahd fight #>r
stopping immlorality. A inariiby theiiame'
of Edmund fiurkeof tlie 18th century said
(my paraphrase) "the '^ly-'^y^yilvCan'
triumph isi forgbod mento;dpiiptiiih^''
Let's do something to stop t^e pancer
of indecency that's destroyingtherndr^l
fabric:pf our country, arid of our
God help us to be courageous.
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Conscience depends on kripwledge, the
^lightr' coming thrpugh the >yiriclow..As
a believer studies the Word, he better
understands thfe will of Gpd, and his cbriscience
becomes more sensitive to right
and wrong: A "good coriscierice'' is one
that accuses when we think to do wrong
and approves when we do right. It takes
"exercise" to keep the conscience strong
and pure. Are you exercising your
conscience?
Stuart N. Hutchinson tells of a small
boy who, having been told by his father
that conscience is a small voice which talks
to us when we have done wrong, prayed,
"O God, make the little voice loud."
"O God, make all the bad people good,
and make all the good people nice!"
The by-lined articles, usually by state pastors,
staff members and directors of missions, on
this page are gleaned from church and assodational
newsletters. They are intended to give
readers an opportunity to know the thinking
of a variety of writers. The Messenger does
not guarantee the authorship. Views expressed
do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the
Baptist Messenger or the BGCO.
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THE BAPTIST MESSENGER
BA TIST
May 16; 1991
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FEAR OF GHOERA---An anxious man embraces his cholera-stricken wife at a
Peruvian hospital. Since the first outbreak in January, cholera has reportedly stricken
147,000people, hospitalized 48,000 and killed 1,080 in Peru. Southern Baptists have
provided the largest single response to the crisis by sending several hundred tons of
medical supplies now being distributed by missionaries and Peruvian Baptists. ^t*r
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aftvidea what the Baptist association is all about; I think -they
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would- be please^
niinistryj Books have beea^
tiqn and ministry; Qpy^
dense into this small space and still be readable £ but here is a
brief sketch of the big picture . ^ -f- :: : ]. ; •• '_ : : : '•: -1 ;'>•;, : - ; ':; :/ •;; ' ; ; /f; 'X?£^ •
Jhe local Baptist association is a self-governing lellowship
of autoiaomoUs Southern Baptist churches, sharirig a common
faith and voluntarily unking their effort
the good of thpin^niber church^
of God and the suppbrt^
CJenerally the Association is made up of churches in one or
more cpunties. In Oklahoma,, 4f assopiaitipris cover all 11 ! jipuri*-'
ties; ^Associations have no authority byelrniembe^churchesvbut
they do; have the right to set criteriia f orMembership in theiir
organizations.-: ^•^•/•'•:\: : --:': : ---: :: . :: -.^ ;'',;;
Each association is directed by a ;board bf directors comprised
of elected members ^ from piarticipatirig churches. The
day-to-day work is facilitated in most 'cases ;by a director of
missions and a support staff hired by trie board; >
TO CHIJ^GHES AN^ CHIJI^
tioris are key brganizatibris f or training large numbers of
All polluters must report. That's the word frpni the Environmental
Protection Agency ^Printing firms are among
target grbups.iSfpt Because
the minds of readers,^Bui because the chernicals printers use
might pollute ground Water or landfillsV or pose a fire hazard;
Remembering that we'ran a cover page just a few \yeeks
ago prompting; clean sbil aridairy it seemed the moral thing
to do to check into the; chemicals and wastes invplveitliri bur
printing operation^ ^ foct the government can
impose a fine of $25,000 per day for each violation. /
'';.•; ; Npw;it is possible the Messenger dpesn't store or dispose
.:,. of reportable quantities^ of hazardlous chemicals, inks or waste
'; paper. But then it doesn't requirei much to trigger the riecessi-
• ty of annual reports. The only way we can find out is to conduct
;a study to see which of soriie 400 chemicals we may use
; and in what amounts. Also, we must weigh the paper we throw
X away and check to see if the companies that dispose of our
; iinf jsuct; :: areasas;; ^Bible; teaching;
butreach , discipleship » ; evangelisriiy ihissionsi niusic ; etcV ^
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vvhen requie^d in such m^
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missions is considered by many to be the pastors' pastpr. The
weekly ^pastors ^conferences are ^ a source of felibwship arid encouragernent
to i)ptrj. pastors and staff members.
Nearly alljas^pciatibns ^haye either (br:both) a semiriary extension
center offering seminary-^
Trairiirig institute of feririg coHege^level courses for ministers
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T() SOCIAL kinds
of specialiized ministries they ^ prbvider Arriong them are the
operation ^of religious ; bookstores, slimmer camps for children
and y birth , suppprt of Ijanguage missibris ,: Baptist Student
Unions, mission enters that proyicle food; clothing ^nd niiedibiEi-
It would e Virtually impbssible for a state convention to
Work directly ^ with each of thevapprbximately 1,650 churches
andriiissibns iaOklahoriia^In; fact/ the ^Southern Baptist Gonventiori'sSuniday
School iBbard
Site waridsHip ; and Brpthernpoal ;CbmmissionS , Wpman ' s • Missioriary
Union arid other agencies depend on the association
as a vital coriimunicatibn link to the churches . The Baptist
£issbciation,iias a Ibjpg histbry of strengthening and magnifying
the work of New Testamerit churches^ You can be proud
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of the fact that a part of your tithes and offerings goes to support
this fruitful ministry. '
waste paper and irik rags have an EPA number. No problem,
; The first surprise is the volume of the reports that must be
filed. Seems the very first page of the report carries a message
telling the reader .that the EPA estimates it will take 32 hours
to fill but thei forms on each chemical. And that's for people
who can understand the questibnriaire.
Okay. So maybe we'll look into letting a professional firm
do thei study and file thei required forms with the federal, state
and local agencies plus the firedepartment .The EPA estimates
it will cost only $14,000 to hire sbriieone to do the^ study and
reports for 10 chemicals the first year. Cheap, right?
If I sound ticked bfT at the cost and time required for reporting,
you're right. But on second thought, our society is polluting
the earth. Drastic steps must be taken to protect the
environment for the generations to follow. Apparently it is not
going to be painless. But we must succeed.—-The Editor
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City, Okla. 73112. Glenn A. Brown, Editor; Bob E. Mathews, Associate Editor; Dave Parker, Assistant Editor. Phone number: 405/942-3800.
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Volume 80, Number 20. COVER: Cholera epidemic spreads in Peru. . . ,
Qakley, 8|; bVp^g^
First Arihiial SenibrMdult Revival spori-
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adult director for; the association
churchesT participated in^the reviyal; held
il 29-May 1 at LoneiC^bve, First.
Although;> many people are ppsessed
with livinglonger; Oakleyisaid they are
misginded. .'r^;^:-^.:*;:y-;;^"ji ,:;;>^: {V^;;;;
''Jesus ^sperit as,jnuch time or more: talking
ahputthe qu
the quantity of lifei" Oakley said: He read
from Mattv $:24-34, part of theSerriipri
on the Mount, arid rioted that Jesus' • sermoni
was directed at Christians. He said
there arefour; majorapplications found
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m the passage. .-;.;; '•"-.' --'M-'v.
"Know yourself, know who» youi are,"
he said. "Knbw the best things f about
yourself, know the^ worst things abput
yourself and get to;-work on the bap!
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dbri't think about clothing, byt it does say spirit of God, by the'powerof God, hanr
dpn't be overanxious. You are already important
if God is in your heart; You are
important because God made you for down;inpur gpldeh,years and think about
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Himself.^•:v^"'-'f"::V>-^-^: ; :^^:I'-:. : .''"'"''' ' l the way it """"" used to be." "
Accept who you are.'
merribers look dead in the pews.
f Accept yourself," ^Consecrate yourself," he said. "Many ' f .• Oakley addejdy '*Accept beirig what you of us have gfiefinour lives. Take time out
If we could get?bur church back like
the-ISfew Testairierit phurch^ wpuldri't it be
are. \Vei spend billions of dollars every
year trying to beeonie something we're
not. Accept yourself and handle it; By the
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for grief, to
that grieL;^
haying someone who loved you. ; Unlike mpderri churches that; call
theiriselVes "charismatic," Qakley nbted
that" the New^ Testament{;church "was
charismatic;iri God, riot iri itself. ^
"breakfast buzz groups" for participants A success. Dori Clark, theassbciatibrial
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and wbrldwide perspective will be examined
during the 1991 Literacy Mission^
Ministries Corifererice^ June 26-28 bri the
director^ of missibris, said he w^s Very
A six-hour workshop will be offered in pleased with theirevival.
the riiethbdpf teaching the sounds. "See r Oklahoma Baptist University campus.
A Cooperative Program^ ministry
''Wepipmbteditandipus
thei Sound/Visual Phbn^ churches got behind it," he said;"We
resource specialists, Billie Perry and Joy thought the beauty of the thing was no
through the BGCO cooperative missions
departniertt, the conference's theme will be
"That All May Read God's \Vord."
Glenn of Oklahoma City. . nighttime meetings. We had it during the
Two other speakers will be Qayle Ijein- day and the senior Citizens brought
inger, HMB national consultant for '"meals."'/':.-; ; ;V' ; ^;.X^^^ ; /v- ; - :; Fran deGbrdova^ state literacy corisultarit,
.•;•-.• said ; the conference ,. ., will offer j ,. basic
training m teaching either adult nonreaders
or those for whom English is not
their first language. Other sessions will
center on reaching needs of children,
words and word studies, speech patterns,
starting ministries to internationals,
recognizing cultural differerices and how
to witness to people from other cultures,
\ A new feature at this year's sessions will
be showing of literacy missions-centered
videos from the Home Mission Board and
other sources. Another feature will be
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literacy rriissibns, and Martha Lane, adult Clark said a welcome addition to the
literacy ..•.-.•.•-.- consultant i.. •!.-• with ••••* a Tulsa-based
TI-UI u A program was Doyle Smith, who led the
organization which prints Bible-based singing. Sriiith recently retired and moved
reading primers in many languages. to Ardrnbre from San Fernando, Calif.
A $30 registratibn fee covering con-
ference attendance, meals areHbdging is Hopefully; Clark said, local churches
due by June 10. Participants will purchase will benefit from Oakley's messages,
books and other materials at the con- "It "was more than entertainment—there
ference. The registration fee should be was a challenge in his message," Clark
mailed to Delores Mohr, BGCO missions said. "Even though you may be in your
department, 3800 N. May, Oklahoma City senior years, there's a place where you can
73112-6506. Other information is available serve God. We ho
by calling Mohr at 405/942-3800 or blessed from having their senior citizens
deCordova at 405/737-7770,
challenged;"
' MAY 16, 1991.
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La|y;Bison b^i|ejtl?all
will sppnspr;fly€i summer basketball
camps fpr lx>ys arid girls iri^ grades
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The week-long camps range in p^
rrpm $50 tp^$ 175 and will be held between
Junei 3 arid, July'26; Included ar e ciarrips
on fundamentals and shooting, boarding
carrips arid team camps.
Tnexjamps offer individual instruction,
a prie-tO-fiye coach/player ratio .instructional
films, the use of two gyms^ and
BisOn and Lady Bison epuriselOrs. Camp
materials include a basketball and camp
T-shirt, motivational material and all-ypucari-eat
meals. '' ; ">-':://;J-:':^":^v: ^,';;-;'
In addition to learning the fundamentals
of basketball and shooting, camp participants
will receive instruction in team
concept, motivation arid goal setting,
defensive concepts, reDoiinding, individual
offensiye moves arid ball handling
and dribbling moves.
The OBU cairip prograrri emphasizes
three major areas in which an athlete
needs to excel; spiritually^ physically and
For more infbrrnation, call Bob Hoff-^
man, men's head basketball coach, at
(405) ^2146, or Brenda Sriiith, women's
head basketball coach^ at 878-2137.
Over $5 Millibii
members across the convention they could
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participate in the special session because
the ACTS network would be doing a live
coverage. >'.•;' ..•''. /;;-;••'. "•'•••. '••' : NASHVILLE—Total sales of The Baptist
Hymnal have topped $5 million and
almost 800,000 copies, according to
.\"V'- ••-••;;•'.•• '.. "•:'"_•figures
released in late April by the Sun-
"However, funds are not available for day School Board. Allen Adcpx, SSB
this broadcast arid ACTS has planned to senior manager of inventory manage-
videotape our session to make it available ment/distributidn systems, said 790,568
to the churches at a later date," said hymnals have been sold to churches, Bap-
Henry. A letter indicating the change has tist Book Stores and other trade accounts,
been sent to SBC churches^ he said. for a total of $5,097,373.
The Wednesday evening session of the April figures indicate hymnal sales for
conyentibri, June 4-6 in Atlanta, primari- the first; month after publication were
ly is devoted to a call to spiritual prayer about $ 1 million since prepublication sales
for spiritual awakening in America. Presi- topped $4 million the previous month. Of
dent Morris Chapman will lead the ses- the 2,670 orders received, pew edition
sion, calling the denomination and quantities ranged from single copies to
America to special prayer for an "en- more than 3,000.
counter with God," officials said.
The most popular of the eight colors offered
for pew editions have been Crimson
BE AN INFORMED BAPTIST... Dark and Prussian Blue. Orders for the
hymnai may be placed through local Bap-
READ THE BAPTIST MESSENGER tist Book Stores or through .the Sunday
School Board's toll-free, corporate order
number, I -800-458-BSSB.
. THE BAPTIST MESSENGER
By Bob E. Mathews
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^-^ ! -v>^ : ^^^';^>'^V^:^^^:/^^-;- ;; Aleister, Muskpgee, Norman; Oklahoma
City, ^":^X:vV?^
„,. Ponca .,,. ^ City ........„.,.„.,, and Tulsa; Oklahoma
SnrinaPreek' Still water TT University . ..-..,.. vr The CBF's j- constitution I- T and j bylaws ^1- give
, aprmg V.FCCK, punivydLci, yiuyci Miy the coordinating council and executive
H^^uls^^utlvTulsaand S^to
Hills. About 50 Oklahomans attended the
meeting.: '••:--•..j'-'- -:y
TarifDn^e^c^^
jacK pqwen, oiniin bto channel funds
through the^Baptist Cooperative Missions Program, Inc., the funding
mechanism of the fellowship. About $^^^
received and disbursed.
Vestal said attitudes among the steering committee of The Baptist
Fellowship vary concerning a continuing relationship with
the SBC. •:;,;•. ; : .':'..,'-- : . :::-:•'• ' .'',:"'; ./.•.'; V: ;: v' : :'. ; '.-/: : . ' ••••'"
"Some have not given up on reconciliation within the SBC.
There is sentiment among some to disengage," he said.
Vestal said he envisions the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship,
building relationships with other Baptist bodies.
Walter Shurden, professor Of church history at Mercer University
in Macon,

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stressed personal;evangeiism. v
Child and drug abuse headed -iiai Hst of
were either^- ^9 c ^ a ^ problems of greatest concern to
Southern Baptists, which was also the case
in the 1986 survey. Woineh's Tights/opportunities
was at the bottom of the list,
selected by only 4 percent bothi in 1990 and
1986; AIDS, which was riot listed in 1^86,
drew 20 percent of respondents in 1990. :
Abortion xlropped from the fourth
highest percentage in 1986 to eighth in
1990. In response tx) specific questions
about abortion^in the recent study, 14 percent
said it should be illegaT in all circumstances,
and the sanie percentage said
it should be legal in all circumstances. A
February 1989 Gallup survey of U.S.
adults found 17 percent wanting it to be
illegal in/all circumstances and 24 percenit
wanting it to be legal in all circumstances.
STATE BROTHERHOOD HONORED—Laddie Ad
Brotherhood Department for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, accepts
(he annual Bernard King Award from Kenny Rains, director of World Missions Conferences
in the Southern Baptist Convention. The award/ named after the long-time
director of the Georgia World Missions Conference; recognizes outstanding work in
promotion of World Missions Conferences in an "old line" SBC state. An "old line"
state is an established state convention that regularly participates in WMCs. In addition
to promoting WMCs, Adams said the state Brotherhood Department compiled
a manual this year to guide WMC directors in conference planning and promotion.
PAGE EIGHT
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Bible believed. The 1990 survey also
asked Southern Baptists to describe their
beliefs about the Bible. Given five possible
answers, 35 percent chose, ' The Bible is
the actual word of God and is to be taken
literallyword for word." Another 49 percentchbse,
\^e Bitle is the inspired word
of God; It containsi no errors, but some
verses arei to be^ taken syhibblically rather
than literally;" Eley^ percM^
^Thje^Bibleis the inspired
but it may contain historical awid scientifib
^errors.''. [ ;^-: : ,-i. : i •;''^^^•c-^-^J^'^'-
The 95 perpent of Southern Baptists
describing the jlBible as the word of Ood
pririspi^ by Gp4 cprnpares to 89 percent
of churched Americans^an4 63 percent of
unchurched Americans participating in a
1988 study by the Princeton Religion
Research;,Center; \y''.'. : f :-'•'• ^i. ; '• : ''•.;•;. : I : X•;•• : "•
When reading the Eiible,^62^percent of
the Sputherri; Baptists indicated a
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May 2V ^aterials fo
petition are sent to the assbciational offices
each fall.
Darlene Koch (center, upper left) visits with children's Bible drillers, Amber Crawford and Victor Casey of Pryor, First. AsBGCQ
director of childhood education, Koch oversees the children's Bible drill. Upper right, Jenifer Henry (left), member of Shawnee,
University, won the youth speaker's tournament and a $1,200 scholarship to OBU. With her are runner-up Rebecca Francen (right),
member of Mustang, Chisholm Heights, who won a $600 OBU scholarship, arid Dave Fuller, BGCO director of youth education,
who runs the youth speakers and Bible drill competition. At lower right: Jenny Fowler, children's director at Ardmore, First,
pins competitors' number on Elizabeth Jagger. With them are Lea Ann Fanriin, Trisha Dean and Kimberly McComber. Lower
left: Chanda Lay (left), member of Duncan, Highland Park, won a $600 OBU scholarship as winner of the youth Bible drill.
Melissa Swofford, member of Tulsa, Sequoyah Hills, was runner-up. The state Bible drills and speakers' tournament is part of
the BGCO religious education department's ministry made possible by gifts to the Cooperative Program.
MAY. 16, 1 '1991-'.:•'.' . ' : ' PAGE NINE
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BLACK CHIJRPH GRO\^H^Oyer30 National B
met in Tulsa recently to discuss church growth through the Sunday School. Steven
Warfield, consultant in black church development for the Southern Baptist Sunday
School Board, led the conference, held ail^Zion^u
is pastor. Shown are, left to right, Warfield, McCutcheon and Bob Lovejoy, director
of black church relations for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma.
icians
ATLANTA (BP)^Two physicians
from the Georgia Baptist Medical Center
will operate the first aid center when
Southern Baptists convene in June for
their annual meeting.
Their advice for convention attendees:
do some pre-trip planning.
David Baxter and David Anders will codirect
the center as they did when the annual
meeting wajs held in Atlahta in 1986.
Both are board certified specialists in internal
medicine and both are associate
program directors for the residency training
/program^ at GBMC.
"When we worked with the SBC (in
1986) we saw many of the same problems
over and over,'' said Baxter. "Just a little
bit of pre-trip planning would have
made for a much mojre pleasant visit for
quite a number of people we treated that
weeki'' said Anders.
—If you havei"-a known physical condition,
make certain you bring an adequate
supply of your prescription medications.
—Check with your local physician
before leaving home to see if you should
take any medical information with you to
Atlanta.
—Anticipate the significant amount of
walking required for a cbnvention. Make
sure your shoes are comfortable enough
for walking the distances from hotel to
convention center to restaurant.
—By its nature, the convention is a very
busy time. Don't forget to take care of the
PAGE TEN ' '
basics of good health care: adequate rest
and proper food.
—^hen planning for the convention
don't forget to pack a small medicine kit
with things you're most like to need:
aspirin, Band-Aids, antacids and
decongestarits are a few.
r
—Atlanta can be very hot and humid,
^ i. ' ' ^"^ '. ' ' . • • * . . • .,' . • • ''
even in early June. Plan to be able to dress
•accordingly.'' ;; ; ';; : ; "" '••'••'.•:,•-./.'' • ••/\': •
—Finally, don't forget to wear your
seatbelt if driving to and from the
convention.
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triple arterial bypass
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and; heart valve TCplacementv
He was 76;
Scudder joined the
staff at Midwestern in
Augusr 1975 as; ad :
mimstratorpf internal
affairs. In (October
Scudderv 197?. he was named
the seminary's first vice president for
business and development.
Scudder provided direction for continuing
development programs at Midwestern.
He led the6 seminary to expand and
renovate facilities^ and also provided
leadership when the institution launched
a capital campaign to fund the construction
of an on-campus children's day ca;-e
Scudder officially retired in January
1981 and \yas named vice president
emeritus by the board of trustees.
However, he continued to serve beyond
.retirement as a consultant in planning and
development, and for a short time as
senior professor, of Christian ethics.
Before moving to Midwestern, Scudder
was professor of Christian ethics at
South western Seminary in Fort Worth,
Texas, for 21 years. While there, he was
involved in numerous curriculum evaluation
and develpment projects, including
the Ph.D. program in teaching preparation.
He also was involved in initiating and
developing the doctor of ministry degree.
\.;Their'advice:':''- : X'••/.':•••..,•:"'".•,.'•;_
Rapha, the nation's largest provider of Christ-centered psychiatric and substance
abuse care, opened its first;Oklah6ma unit May 13.
The 22-bed unit is in Willow View Hospital of Spencer, just northeast of Oklahoma
'] ' . • ' •City.
It is the 25th such unit nationwide,
Rapha combines clinical counseling and a biblical background in an effort to provide
emotional and spiritual healing. The name Rapha is derived from "Jehovah
Rapha,'' one of the Hebrew names for God, which means "Our God who healeth thee."
\Since it began in 1986, Rapha has cared for over 10,000 patients. Its centers offer
mental health arid chemical dependency treatment programs for adults and adolescents.
The opening of the Willow View unit has special signicance to Rapha founder Robert
McGee, a native of Norman and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma.
McGee has .written a number of books and articles, including The Search for
Significance. He has served as a staff counselor with Scope Ministries and for churches
in Oklahoma and Texas. . \
Bowden McElroy is program director of the Willow View unit and Bruce McDonald
is community relations representative. They may be contacted at (405) 427-2441 or
at 1-800-227-2657. v ;
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chalnged ; i :: > ^ ?wg gt SJ f^Pl^^l^ioS;
Several years a^
local radio station;^hich has since\ gone
put of fcinw
began televising its services on the
Americari Christian Television Services
•(ACTS); network.-v ;.v g^g.:^;.;Jf^^"-J ; ;
Pastor Larry DeLay said he is very
pleased with the broadcast, after over a
•month 'ppri;the"'air. ; ', .^'(-^ ^^ : --:- v^.':;- :; v: ;'•'."
•"We have had tremendous response,"
DeLay said. ''The response in town has
been unbelievable. People in other
churches have even ^said they really appreciate
what we are dpihjg."
He said a member of another church
was sick one Sunday, so she tuned in the
'live brbaxicastv^ .. :: .;;'.;•:'":^{f-' : .-•'••'-':'•••':••• v- ,•••;.
"She said she is looking forward to
when we are able to put on a tape-delay
broadcast, so she can watch us eyery
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Churches televised over ACTS must pay
fee oJP lOjcents pe^
nembier; Npwata; First has;apput'8pO
resident membersj so it pays $80 jper
;month;t6 r ACTS:.;-'^oX;:;.' :•.: ••;.-;.;•. \:'v 1:''''''?-^^'^. :
''It is well worth our
rioted; "We have soinfebne ayajlable to
ari^er calls during the service', aind we
show a number on the^^reeri for people
to call. We have had callsi then'and at
other times; Some: just called to say they
appreciates what we're doing;''
Thei grounciwprk f Or^ thei broadcast was
laid five years ago when Joe Bin
^nd t;he late Richard Turner, working
through the CableCom cpmrriittee^ made
sure the right equipmienty was provided.
When experienced TV producer Doug
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Three in-house cameras and equipment
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Baptist Press Contributing Writer
DIYA131BAKIR, Turkey (BP)—Despite
a change in airports, elusive landing sights
and delayed clearances, a glistening white
C-130 cargo plane landed in the Turkish
city of Diyarbakir May 5 loaded with
medical, supplies for Kurds provided by
Southern Baptists and MAP International.
The medicines and two teams of
volunteer doctors and interpreters were
bound for the: town of Zakhp> inside Iraq,
where U.S; troops have secured a neutral
area for Iraqi Kurds who fled Saddam
Hussein's |^ mountains
separating Iraqi arid Turkey;
>yith;the promisei of safety, the Kurdish
refugees are beginning; to Teturn to tneir
homeland to rebuild Uves shattered by war
•, ATLANTA (BP)^A missions/spprts
day camiji will be provided for boys and
girls whoi have coriipleted grades" L-^ and
whpse parents are attending the Soiithern
Baptist Convention in ;Atlanta in June.
The missions day camp will provide a
missions education prbgram arid sports^ activities
for the children of messengers dur:
ing all daytime sessioris of the Convention
as follows: Tuesday 8:15 a;m.-5:06p.m.,
Wednesday 8:30 a.ni.-12:30 p.m., and
Thursday 8:00 a.m.-l 1:20 a.m.
The cost is $8 per xday per child. This
covers a lunch for Tuesday arid
refreshments each day, as well as accident
insurance and transportation. "
M registration riiust be dorie at the missions
day camp booth near the messenger
registration area in the Georgia World
Congress Center.
It is sponsored by the children and
youth division of the Southern Baptist
Brotherhood Commission, the Georgia
Baptist Brotherhood department, the
Atlanta Association, and Second Ponce de
Leon Church. '
Church dress codes must be met in
order to board the bus: no short shorts,
no tank tpps, and only soft-soled recreational
shoes—with socks.
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and civil strife. ''.''";••" v: ; >- /r: C f ' , ^ „ - 1 )
Partners,of London utilizing resources
from Southern Baptists and^pthers, began
in, late April. The volunteer teams flew to
Diyarbakir and drove overland to the cii
V i *
ty of Van, near the southeastern tip of
Turkey. From there they traveled by
Land-Rover to Uzumlu, Turkey* where
the first medical site was planned.
They soon saw, however, that the Kurdish
refugees already were leaving. Some
were returning to their homes in northern
Iraq, but more were moving to the areas
now under control of the U;S. inilitary,
the so-called "safe havens."
But the huge influx of refugeesf coming
intp Zakhb has only made a difficult situationi
more critical. They bring with them
the effects of weeks of scarce^fpod^ bitter
cold and deplorable sanitary conditions;
[ ••"•'• •>':•;; x,-;.' Refugees ..•' are
, The relief effort, organized by Global
v reporting more and more
cases of cholera.
U.S. officials haye^been requiring each^
refugee to undergo a physical exariiinatipn
before entering Zakhb J But with only two
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dbctors givjng: exams, the process
threatened to stretch into weeks. Many
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refugees can't survive even one week. It
became clear the greatest heed for the Bap-
tist teams was in northern Iraq, and planners
decideid to move the relief operation
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Jeannette dfft George
JIIIBriscoe
N( Iraq
Little more, than four< hours later it
touched down in Turkey, and volunteers
began unloading its precious cargo of vaccines,
rehydration fluids, medicines, supplies
and tents to be .used as examination
rooms. . . • .
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Under jurisdiction bf the Red Crescent
(the Middle East equivalent of the Red
Cross), the supplies and volunteers were
to travel May 6 by truck to the border
town of Salopi and then cross with a
military escort into Iraqi territory for the
final 15 miles to Zakho.
Tens of thousands of Kurdish refugees
eventually Will make their way to Zlakho,
where they will find desperately needed
medicines arid attention provided by concerned
Christians living half a world away.
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OBU News Service Writer -"So, we kept most people there and
SHAWNEE— As the June 4, 1989 eventually managed to get the government
upheaval; of ^China's Tiananmen ^ Squar^ A to put on special flights^ ^
spread throughoB^ijingi John Cr
director of a bratipn the
concentraton
began working with te U;S.
rescue approximate^;4QO foreigners in ^
country. jEm^
Prflffin nnw tparVipQ hiiQinpQQ hf t° the Beijing airport. Chinese -bus
-.-.; AJTaglll IIUW , ICctLllCo UUMllCoo d.1 . : , - . ; , - j ^i. j i. iu
Oklahoma Baptist University-^ .. ,
wa^instaUed ihlb the Lavvrence A/Peitz ^^
Chair of Business the KGB—into not;drwmg the group.
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WhenUhe uprising started, the army r ^"^"^^sf 111 -p en th * ^ rou P
sealed off Beijing, including all roads to finally fpui^dnve^, the .^
*Wo the city /.;tTr»c s airport, oirn^rt tK/» tne r.niw only ivow way out rtut Af or tViA tne refused „ , to sell it luel. ,, __ bventually, ,;., however,
A ^r- • i >
country , '""'-.V.|u^l'-^S\spwir?d- by Halliburton officials
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Because the U.S. government had been u^e got an escort from the governa
ftequent client of Cragin's company, meM; and bright six buses from^
one of his friends was James Lilley, the through all that?' Cragin saidl ''Those
new ambassador to China. Lilley asked buses were all Hying American flags and
Cragm to supervise the evacuation of each bus had a diplomat ;pii it; AVe had a
foreigners caught in Tianjin, the com- milifarveSe6r^
pany's location. : - get all the pe^
"Wei managed to^get a few people but ^
by^ private: vehicles through the burnirigVinypivehie^tian
trucks arid tanks,'' Cragin said, "but the cannot ret^
report we got back from those people but-said he plans to go back as soon as he
when they did make it was 'Don't do this; ^ cari.
MAY 16, 1991
John Cragin
V *&'fi irt
to Bison Hill
• * *
"My family's mission is still China," he
said, "and certain other geographical
areas that are best defined as less-reached
'by the Gospel, where the opportunities are
great but the access is limited. We're still
actively involved in business. I'm on the
telephone virtually every day to some part
of the world, working on business projects."
Cragin has spent 16 years in business in
morethan a dozen Asian^countries, jaind
said each business endeavor he's undertaken
has had the same orientation
spreading; the love of Christ.
"Less and less of the world's pp
tionis directly opento\wfavyf$j^*ifadir
tiohal mission^thanit was 10 years ago,''
he said. *'The general trend is downv not
up, which means that, as Christians, we
have to evaluate the approach we take to
communicating the love of God around
the worlds" ^i' ^ •; : '•/•.-^^ '.: • :;:: 4•• : I
Shared responsibility. Cragin said Christians
should recognize that regardless of
their professions they have the sam6; personal
rnissipn statement as a pastor or
:minister^:^v';;:': ; , ; ..;•;;v>;--' : ::^;-'^-;j--?;:' ; G"-- : •
^That's the way we look at things in niy
family," he said,''and the businesses that
we; are involved in today, which are
primarily in Russia and China, are platforms
. They exist for the purpose of service
to Christ and service to Christ is one
of their performance criteria. If that service
isn't there, then the company isn't
performing well.";
Cragin said he loves ciassrobm teaching,
and is an advocate of a liberal arts education
which he considers the basis of the
business profession.
f
'The key to success in business is not
technical skills," he said. -' 'Those are required
, but they' re not the key to success.
The key is being able to think and to communicate.''
/.'•':' v '\;. : .:. ;: '": >:''': : ':{-'^'./\'"""..
OBU has an advantage, Cragin said,
because the university has always tried to
develop thinkers.
Cragin is as passionate about sharing his
Christian faith as he is about the need to
incorporate global awareness into business
curriculum. He doesn't incorporate Christian
values into his business career, he
said, but incorporates a business career into
his Christianity.
Cragin and his wife, Becky, have two
children, Rebekah Kim, 16, and Bethany
Chris, 14. A 1969 graduate of OBU, he
received his doctorate from the University
of Oklahoma in 1980.
He has taught at OU, the Chinese
University of Hong Kong and the International
v Science and Technology Institute
in Tianjin, China.
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Attendance
Sunday, May 5, 1990
If the report of your church does
not appear here; please send it each
Monday morning. To be sure it
reaches 'out office by Wednesday,
please send it to our post office box.
Mail each Monday morning to Baptist
Messenger, Box 12130, Oklahoma
City, OK 73157-2130. Be sure to include
the zip code.
CHURCH SS DT ADD
Achille, Community 32 11 1
Ada,
Morris Memorial 158 55 1
Adairf First ' 116 — —
Altus, Emmanuel 215 67 1
Spanish Mis. 41 43 —
First' 1021 228 6
Southside 149 ' 59 6
Alva, First 185 84 1
Amber, First 84 44 —
Anadarko, First 256 88 2
Squaretop ' 71 ^— —
Antler^ First ; .208 : 55 ; —
Apache, First ;•; 139 : 50 ; — ;
Emmanuel
. .
Hispanic Mis.
/Southwest /;v
Arnett, First
Aitoka, First
/Harmony;
Atwood, First
Barhsdall, f First
Bartlesville, First
New Harmony
Virginia Ave.
Beaiyer, First
Benhingtbh, First
•~ Bethany, First li.;.:^
Calvary Mis.
Bjg^Creek
^Bixby; First
vRiyerview V
Blackweir, First
Immanuel
Blair, Firsr;, /
Blanchard^ First .
> Midway Southern
Boise City, First
Bokchitb, Faith ;
Bristow, First ;
Broken Arrow,
-Clayton
Faith
Briish;Hill ;
Buffalo, First
Burbank, First ..
Burns plat, first
Canute Mis.
Cache, First
Caddo, First
Calyiri,; First •'.'.-•:.•
Carniigie, First
20
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131 ; - • — _• •'•
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Dewar, First' 164 67
Dewey, Bluestem 70
' Inch Whippoor-'
will Mission" 94
First - 148 56 -
Dill City, First 85
Drumright, First 130
Duke, First 92 33
Duncan, First 724
Spanish Mis. 47 45
Grace
88
Immanuel 745 206
Liberty
54
Parkview 97 48
Durant, Blue 43 28
Calvary 220 49
Fairview 282 65
First
641 163
Earlsboro,
., ;Fairview 166 53
Edmond, Emmanuel
Southern .' 310
N^First'-A;^;:^:"^.-^^!
Henderson Hills 1140
-; Highland Park 177
AVaterloo Road 251 112
; Hispanic Ch. 26
Elgin/First 163 42
: Locust Grove
Mission 14 14
Elk City, First 653 80
Elmore City, ;
• -v First v'. •".:....•:"..'. 197; 112 "
El Reno, Amity 154 44 .
_ . 514 118
Erin^Springs : 135; ,48
Eufaula, First 186 ';; '-—-•'.
: North Fork 128 42V
Fairland, First 128: 44
Fairview; First 109 ; '"-T— "'
iFittstowri, First 40 ._——
Fitzhugh, First 50 25
Fletcher, First" 269 102
:32 11
Fort Cpbb, FirsV 131
• _ 36•
Fox^ First - 68
Gene Autry; First 34 30
Glencoe, First 95 29
Glenpool, First 105 34
Golden ^
62 43
Gptebo, First ' 87 -i^_-.
Gould j First . 39 32^
Grove, First 295 89
Hammbn, First 84 44
Hartshbrne; First 81 31
Haskelj, First 160 •"— ~-
Incl. Ext. 183
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Haywood, .First 87 43
Healdtoh, First 161
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Henryetta, First 205 "-;"— '
Immanuel /
81 73
Highway
55 31
'"2 Hinton; First . 175 66
3 Hobartj First 424 .-'. — ,.-.
Mission
17 .• — •'.
355 127 Holdenville, First 230 / — " ,
86; 28 Penn West : 33
162 117
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Hollis, First . 356 , —
112 35 Hominy, First v 216 58
115 23 Hugo, First 217 76
185> 69
Oak Grove
111
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Southside 48 __ .
160 60
Incl. Ext. 54
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475. 179 8 Hydro, First; 115 35
30 12 Idabel, First 206 39
144 44
Trinity
93 54
,94 36 Indianola
335^ 65 1
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Ihola, First 248 —74
191 79 — Jenks, First
371 86
Jones, First 107 65
136 53 6 Kellyville, First 103 ,27
449 178 - Sunrise
31 ^', —
628 192 — Keota, First 77 42
250 ^- — Keifer, First 46 12
76 37 ' - Kingfisher, First 287 146
160 31-^- Kingston, Hilltop 40 25
528 - 9 Lakeyiew 32
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32 - Lament ^_QO_ -Q3_
t First 42
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188 64
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Laverne, First 94
163 28 Lawton,
; Cache Road 148 43
135 37
Calvary
179 —
57 28
Spanish Mis. 29 —
260
Cameron 957 405
166 33.
Central
568 —
86 30
First . 841 189
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Leach,, First
Leedey, First "
Lenapah, First,
Leon
Lexington, First
Spanish Mis.
• Lindsay; Calvary
First, !
Lone Grove, First
Love
Madill, Crossroads
Mangum, First
( Trinity
Mann ford, First
Lakeside
Marietta, First
Marlow, Central
'First
Lakeside
Marsden ,
Maysville, First
McAlester.
Bugtussle
First
Frink
•High Hill;
; Victory Park
McLoud, -V
Emmanuel
Mead, First
Meeker, ;
Morning Star
Mekko £;;••?.;:•; >,'
Midwest City, : i
^Country Estates
Eastwood
257
52
, 33
100
81
169
24
30
178
19
160
292
157
30
91
178
92
245
156
261
127
542
138
37
220
37
465
125
89
213
115
142
123
114
18
530
73
:;; Soldier Creek 247
Milburri, First; 81
Minco, First : 227
Moore; First 2067
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Calvary Chinese
Mission ;->6|
v Regency Park . 305
Mooreland V ,; 197
;M6rris, First •• 315
Mounds; i First V 119
Mountain View,
Muskogee, Bethel'.,
Eastern Hts. •
Firsts ',/'•'''•'-:";:
-^Grandview
; Shiloh '-;•
Mustang, X ; '
Chisfiolm ; : Hts.;..:-;
•:First : :X ; v;v ••"'''.
Newcastle, First
Newkirk, First \
Nicomi Park, First
Ninnekah, First
Noble, Firsts: i
Norman, Alameda
•' Belleviie i '
1 Brodkhaven
FaitK" ; n "
,- First ; -;^r;v;;v
International
; Mission -
.Korean Mis.
I Immanuel v
Parkview;
Norwood-takeview
Nowata, First 1
Qak^Grove :
Missionary
Okiayi First
Okeehe,; First '
Okemah, First
Oklahoma .City,
Beverly Hills
Brittpn h
Bryant Ave.
Cherokee Hills
Cfestwood
Crutcho;; ••-,
Exchange Ave.
Kentucky Ave.
Knob Hill .i
Mayridge:
Memorial
.Olivet v;
Pennsylvania Ave
Plainview
Portland Ave.
Putnam City
Quail Springs
Rancho Village
Shields Blvd.
Southern Hills
South Lindsay
VI50
59
246
920
398
112
460
368,
321
92
460
232
167
183
78
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Wilmont Place '
Okmulgee, First
Second
- Nuyaka Mis. ,
Olustee, First
Only Way '
Orion, First t
Paden, First (
Paoli, First-'
Paradise Valley
Park Hill
Nursing Home
Pauls Valley, First
, Prairie View
Mission
Grace
Trinity
Pawhuska, Calvary
First
Pawnee, First-
Payne
Perkins, First
Perry, First. ' •
PicHeri First
Pocasset,' First
Pocola, First ;;
Ponca City, First
Osage;Hts.
Sunset
Crestview Mis.
Poteau, First >
Prague^ First •
Pryor,: First •
Soiithe^t
Purcell, ; ;
; :;Johnson Rd;
Union Hill v
(Victory
Rattan; First ;
Ringling; First
Roff;; First •
Rbllingi,Hills, First
Rooseyelt^ First 1 .
Salina, First :^ ;
Sallisaw, Eastside
Hispanip/Mis.
Sand Springs, '^'.\
Angus Acres
•; Brpadwiy- '
•Calvary;; \
Sapulpa; Firsr, ,
- Incl; Mission
; South Heights ;
Seilingi First -
Seminole, First -
Haryey Road
Trinity ^
Sentinel, First :
Shawnee, Calvary
Immariuel-
Rock Greek
ShidleK Firsts
Skiatook,- First; ;
; Immanuel
Snyder, First -
'Sperry, First /
Spiro, First
Stigler, First
Main Street >:
Stilwell^Calvary; V
/Southern
Rock Springs
Strang, First
Stratford^ First
Stringtown, First
Stroud, Deer Creek
Sulphur, First
v
126
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805
57
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104
140
'461
331
171
55
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25
31
103
76,
111
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36
49
138
79
185
341
23
222
279
86
118
102
855
114
196
28
242
226
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60
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122
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Tahlequahj Southside 89
Tamana, First 43
Tecumseh, First 279
Terral, First 41
Timber Hill 30
Tishbmingo,Calvary 61
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Mission ,
Tulsa, Belview '
Berean-
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Calvary ,
Carbondale
Easton Hts. t
' Eastwood
First' '
Garnett Road
Glenwood *
Keystone Hills
Mission .
'NocalesAve.
. First Indian
Mission
Olivet
Ranch Acres
Nursing Home
West Side Ext.
Red Fork
Sequoyah Hills
Skelly Drive
East Central
Mission
South Tulsa
Southwood
Springdale
Valley View
WinnetkaHts. .-/•.;
Woodland Acres
'Freedom; Mis.
Tupelo, First ^S
Lincoln Ave.
Wynnewood, First
Yale; First -•- -
: Yukon, Canadian
•i -Valley
First
Trinity ;
Zaneis
37
565
197
60
32
392
604
440
111
362
313
122
78
209
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Vinita; Dupree
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345 137
151
87 31
192
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90 33
169 65
19 16
First - ; 329 66
Trinity V HI
Wagoner, Immanuel
-Southern
72 59
• Waltiers, First ^ - 207 51
Wanette, "First ' 162
Wanh^First f 56
v Warner^ First -138
:Wat9nga;;First 128 82
Waynoka, First . 67 39
, Weatherford,
: Emmanuel - 208 76
; First V448.
198
; Webbers Falls, First 72 24
We|eetka,\ First ; :93 .18
Westville, First 166 50
Wetumka, First : 124
•^ ^Extension 53
Yeager Mis. 16
Whitefiefd
86 51
Wilburton, j
;Caivary ; 99 45
Extension t 22
- First;: > , ; :i82 —65 •
Woodward, 7 \: :
: CrowiiHts. -••-"•:- 61 24 ,
; Elm Street 42 20"
-474 200
138 65
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118
105
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LANGUAGE CHURCHES:
Ada. First Indian 27 —
/ High Hill : 27 22
Carnegie, '
"V Faith Indian 30 —
— — Chickasha,
45 y — Spanish Mission 34 —
- Connerville, Blue 18 17
2 Moore, Indian
~ Mission ' .46 —
- Oklahoma City,
i . Central 71 24
- Overbrook, ,
- McAlester 10 15
3 . Tishomingb,
First Indian 26 18
- Tulsa, Bowen 63 30
- Hmonjg 33 -—
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Sputh west Baptist University is receiving resumes and recommend^idns for
'
The President is the Chief Executive Office
with a fifty member Board bf Trustees^ Thephiversity is affiliated with the Miss
Baptist Gonvention ^outhern) and the President is expected to work closely with
the Executive Board of the £onyehtionand^^
It is expected that the President would haye^e^
understahding of the Baptist convention^ and an ^eagerness to work with the trustees
and university groups ; in further developing the university^
On campus enrollment is approximately 1 ,900 with a total enrollment of
approximately 3,000. The institution has a broad array of undergraduate programs
vyith particularly strong and sizable programis in teacher education, theology,
business and health sciences. Bolivar has a population of approximately 6,000
and is ; located in southern Missouri. Information should be sent to Patty Edwards,
Secretary, Presidential ^Search Committee, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar,
Missouri 65613.
MAY 16, 1991
Center
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SUPER SUMMER
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Mini^^Juiiii^
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director of Lifestyle liliiiistHes ^E^iri
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to.the C^p^sttay^
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shown is Budd Smith, professor $F;fou^dati
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