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articles, book chapters, and professional papers on several subjects including William Carey,Baptist History, preaching, and biblical backgrounds. He has also authored or co-authored TheJournal and Selected Letters of William Carey, Preaching God’s Word, and Telling God’s Story: TheBiblical Narrative from Beginning to End, 2n ed. and is currently working on a homileticalcommentary on Acts. Terry and his wife Kathy have been married for 41 years and enjoy beinggrandparents to Carter, Nora, and Lawson.Christ's Message to the Churches: a study of Revelation 1-3Room DominoLorin CranfordIn the seven messages of the risen Christ to the seven churches in the ancient Roman province ofAsia one finds a timeless message to believers living in a sinful world and facing hostility to theirChristian faith. How to cope, how to remain faithful against opposition, and how to serve Christfaithfully -- these are a few of the many issues addressed in the opening chapters of this finaldocument of the New Testament.Born in west Texas ranch and farm life in 1941 near Perrin, Texas, LorinCranford grew up in that culture in the 1950s, enjoying the natural world thatGod has created. His parents were leaders in the Baptist church in this smallcommunity, and he cannot remember a time when he has not been involvedin church. Christ came into his life in 1949 and a call to ministry came in1957. Studies at Wayland Baptist University and Southwestern Seminary ledto BA, MDiv, and ThD degrees. Two pastorates in Graford and Ft. Worth,Texas, preceded joining the faculty at Southwestern Seminary in 1974 asProfessor of New Testament and Biblical Greek. Retirement from SWBTS in 1997 led to an 11-yearteaching experience at Gardner-Webb University in western North Carolina as Professor ofReligious Studies. Retirement in 2008 from GWU led to being pastor of the International BaptistChurch in Cologne, Germany. Retirement from there in 2010 led to actual retirement and volunteerservice through the International Baptist Church in San José, Costa Rica. Along this journey hascome guest professorships and lectureships in the German universities of Bonn, Heidelberg, andGöttingen, as well as at the Prediger Seminar in Hamburg. Numerous articles and books have beenpublished both in English and German, as well as preaching and teaching at many differentchurches in Bible conferences and revivals on both sides of the Atlantic.Get Out of the Boat!Room JokerJeff SmithA biblical view at our mandate to walk on water! An outside the boatload-full look at ways to bemore creative in our approach to teaching and sharing God’s Word. You’ll never say ‘never’ again.In this class you will learn:1. More about the creative process2. How to use your imagination to adopt a ‘creative bias’ to 'feed the lake' and promote creativity inyour ministry.3. How to apply creativity to teaching the Bible. (How to be more effective in your communication ofthe Bible in a post-modern culture using the power of story.)4. The fundamentals of acting and key concepts for starting and sustaining a drama ministry in yourchurch.Jeff Smith leads a creative arts ministry called Salt & Light ministries.His performances have won numerous awards and are sharedglobally. Using drama this week, he will challenge us to rethink ourunderstanding of joy!Jeff is the founder of Salt and Light Ministries whose mission is“Encouraging the body of believers by bringing the Word to lifethrough creative arts.” In addition to his work with Salt and LightMinistries, Jeff also serves as the Children’s Pastor at Mount PleasantBaptist Church in Colonial Heights, VA. He currently resides inRichmond, VA, with his wife Debbie. They have two sons, Benjaminand Samuel. For more information on Jeff and his ministry check outtheir web site at www.saltandlightmin.org.- 14 -