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sion that love may not be forever.Stress marches shoulder to

shoulder with the high cost of gettingeven, the weight of trying to meetother's expectations, the burden ofmaking room for new ideas whenour circuits are already overloaded.

Stress-is it a deadly part of thegame we call deadlines, competi-tion, electronics, the nagging fear ofwar, sickness and old age?

lnsomnia. Pounding heart andgrinding teeth. lrritability, backacheand fatigue. Nightmares, nervouslaughter, stuttering and overeating

-all reminders that stress is realand our bodies will not let us deny it.

Expect Streoo- lt'o NormalThe idea that Christians can be on

top every moment is unscriptural.But the idea that we don't have to beoverwhelmed by pressure is veryscriotural.

Life comes to everyone in roughand tumble fashion-a kaleidiscopeof pressure and pain, of joy and ex-hiliration, of grief and depression.We jostle with the crowd and dis-cover that making necessary ac-commodations to stress whichpushes at us from all directions isone of life's biggest challenges.

As Christians, we are subject to itall-to accidents and physicaldiseases, to psychological dis-orders, to pressing job and familyproblems-just like others. Prob-lems are part and parcel of beinghuman.

God does not abrogate His natur-al law just to help us avoid the con-sequences of our mistakes, our un-wise choices and the corporate sinsof the race.

It is true that we live in the age oftension, fast running and crisis. Butman has always been a creature

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tress-who invented thls20th century killer? Can weescaoe it?

Stress is the pain of being alive, ofalways having to face new circum-stances, the ache of trying againwhen we've already failed manytimes.

It arises from the threatening ad-justment to change, the struggle tostretch inflated dollars over thenecessities, the uneasiness of a re-lationship gone sour, the apprehen-

under oressure of one kind or an-other. This tells me that we were de-signed to cope with stress. Wereach our highest goals under pres-sure.

I am convinced that we love thehectic quality of our lives and thatanything less feverish than an lrmaBombeck household seems hope-lessly dull. Given an hour of peaceand tranquility, we become restlessand uneasy.

Even in lndia's pastoral villageswhere my husband and I used to goon camping missions, scarcely aday passed without someone sti rringa roaring quarrel or fight to liventhings up a bit.

The problem is not one of doingaway with stress or of removing our-selves from the hustle and bustle,but of learning to tolerate stresswithout getting ulcers or having amental breakdown.

Proflt From Strecs ln OthercI have not yet faced what I con-

sider life's major distresses: loss ofa mate by death or divorce, the crip-pling illness of a child, the weight ofphysical impairment, the alienationof mental illness, unemployment orthe sudden loss of a lifetime's ma-terial accumulation.

I have not been falsely accused,unjustly taken to court, nor impri-soned. I have, however, shared allofthese vicariously with friends.

I have experienced war and po-verty, hunger, fatigue and epidemic,job frustration and loss of friends,unrealized ambition, along with ag-ing, tests of faith, fear and shock.

The shining truth I learned is thatit is not the outward event or circum-stance that is devastating, but theinner negative response-how I feelabout what happens to me. What I

tell myself about what happens iswhat causes the stress.

For instance, during our 25 yearsas missionaries we were alwayspoor. But we perceived our lives asrich so our poverty was never asource of stress to us. To haveborne the same material deprivationamong affluent American peersmight have seemed intolerable be-cause we would have felt ooor.

Attitude makes stress either de-structive or creative. When stress is

bad we call it distress. When it en-hances our feeling of dealing suc-cessfully with life and makes us feelhappy, we label it eusfress.

Observe two women, both ofwhom have lost loving husbands bydeath.

One retreats from life, resentfuland bitter, and grows more gnarledand defeated with each passingyear.

The other accepts the loss askingnot "Why me?" but rather "Why notme?" She goes on to embrace lifewith its ups and downs, growingricher and more fulfilled with time.

Handle Stress BlbltcallyEmotional energy, like physical

energy, is limited and we can ex-haust it f ighting circumstanceswhen a genuine acceptance (notjust resignation or a stiff upper lip)could break the tension and removethe strain imposed by whatever thesituation is.

This is not to say that we shouldavoid reducing stress by changingcircumstances where change ispossible and practical. Rather,recognize those situations we can-not change and accept them withtolerance and thanksgiving. God willgive us grace to use every event forblessing to ourselves or others.

While the Bible never promises usconflict-free lives, it does give us away of looking at things which, ifpracticed, makes all the difference.

Paul put it this way, "We arepressed on every side by trouble,but not crushed or broken. We areperplexed because we don't knowwhy things happen as they do, butwe don't give up and quit. We arehunted down but God never aban-dons us. We get knocked down butwe get up again and keep going" (llCorinthians 4:8,9 TLB).

The reason Paul got up again andkept going was his inner trust thatGod would carry his burdens, caresand anxieties, He really believedthat ALL things work together forgood to them that love God and whoare the called according to Hispurpose.

Paul understood that it was for hisgood and God's purpose, and Paul

ContentsJune,1980

2 Don't Cop Out-CopøTrula Cronk

5 8ríefcase: fVo SaleJack Williams

6 Courfesy in thø MínistryDelbert Akin

8 Father-More Than aBiological NecessítyTruman Dollar andGrace Ketterman

13 Program: NationalÁssocíafíon

16 Program: National YouthConlerence

18 Program: Woman's NatìonalAuxìllary ConventÍon

21 Free Wlll Baptíst lVewsfront

25 Currently

26 ChristÍan DoctrinePart VILeroy Forlines

28 I Tried to QuifBrenda Spruill

29 Fruit oî the SpiritPart XlRobert Picirilli

31 They That WaitMelvin Worthington

Edltor: Jack L. WilliamsEdllorlal Asslstant: Mary MutchlerClrculatlon: Geneva Trotler

Volume XXVll, No.6

CONTACï (USPS 130-660), publishedmonthly by the National Association ofFree Will Baptists, Post Off ¡ce Box 1088,Nashville, Tennessee 37202. Address allcorrespondence and subscriptions tothis address. Subscr¡ption rales: 1 year,$5.00; church family plan, $4.20 peryear: church bundle plan, 38 cents percopy. lndividual copies 50 cents each.Second class postage paid at Nashville,Tennessee. Copyright privileges, re-served @, 1980 Member of the Evangel-ical Press Association.

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could wait for his own part to be re-vealed. All really meant a//, not justeverything but this awful pain, oreverything but this grief.

Paul didn't have all the answersat once, but he was inwardly relaxedin the goodness of God.

Five Ways To PrepareFor Stress

The Bible speaks to every life situ-ation in principle, but we often allowourselves to be guided by pressurerather than principle.

REST FEGU LARLYOne principle that helps us cope

with stress and the pull of gravity isthe law of the three rests.

The annual rest-nature rests lnwinter. lt follows that we need an an-nual vacation.

The weekly rest-the seventh daywas given for our RESToration. Weignore this provision at our peril.

The nocturnal rest-with artificiallighting and in-house entertainmentwe abuse the use of darkness.When we don't get enough sleep webecome negative, irritable, hostile,depressed and apathetic. Percep-tion is dulled and judgment andmemory are impaired.

FXEFCISE OFTENThe corollory to rest is exercise.

"Six days shalt thou labor"-that'sexercise. Unfortunately the laborthat most of us do no longer gives usthat bodily workout.

It's in keeping with biblical prin-ciple to make provision for the phys-ical exercise our bodies need to oftset inactivity during working hours.

EAT SENS/8LYThe Old Testament had a great

deal to say about diet. While muchof it refers to a oarticular time andclime, the principle remains thatproper diet is important to thebody's ability to withstand stress.

As Christians we are expected toincorporate into our life styles thebest dietary practices that modernmedicine has devised. Balancedmeals taken regularly and withmoderation restore the wear andtear that noise, static, heat and cold

wreak on our bodies every day.

QUIT FIGHTING CHANGEOur primary orientation should be

for today. We waste emotional en-ergy regretting yesterday or worry-ing over tomorrow. "Sufficient untothe day is the stress thereof," maynot be the exact words but the con-ceot is biblical.

Resistance to inevitable changeconsumes a large portion of ourlimited emotional fuel. While changehas always been a fact of life, itseems to have gone wild in our time.

lf we can develop a happy tol-erance for change and an eager an-ticipation for the liberation thatchange can bring, we will save our-selves and others immeasurable an-guish.

MAKE TIME FOR GODAnd finally, "Be still and know

that I am God." To cope with pres-sure and display Christian testimo-nies, we must set aside time to bewith God.

ln the calmness of His oresencewe learn direction, receive strengthto accept our limitations and thegrace to live within them. While wewait with God. we can claim thecourage to forgive others for whatthey are as well as for what they do,and to understand that we serve our-selves by forgiving.

We need time with God to makeour confession and acceot His for-giveness. Peace is not somethingexternally caused but something in-wardly created by knowing that inJesus our sins are forgiven and weare reconciled with God.

When we are quiet with God wecan actually feel ourselves "beingstrengthened with all might, accord-ing to his glorious power, unto allpatience and longsuffering with joy-f ulness. "

I never heard of a joyful andthankful person breaking downunder stress.

"ln everything give thanks . . .

Again I say rejoice."Attitude makes all the difference. t

ABOUT THE WRITER: Trula Cronk /s a stafedìsabil¡|y examiner for fàe Soc,a/ Secutity ad-m¡n¡sttation ¡n Tennessee. Såe ,s a veteranm¡ssionary, hav¡ng served in lndia. Mrs.Ctonk is a membet ol Horton Heights FreeWill Bapt¡st Church, Nashville, fennessee.

Briefcase

A fellow called long distance afew weeks ago to complain abouthis pastor and other unpleasantriesin his localchurch.

The conversation bouncedamong familiar thorns-teacherqualifications, what about deacons,the pastor's suspect preaching-until I quietly asked, "Do you t¡the?"

Come to find out the man's prob-lem wasn't teachers, deacons orpreachers. lt was tithing. He didn't.

Funny thing. No tither ever has aharsh word criticizing the practice,yet non-tithers can't bring them-selves to say a kind word for eithertithing or t¡thers.

Non-tithers huff and blusteraround tithers for the same reasonthat speeders watch the rear-viewmirror when they pass a highwaypatrolman. What they're doing is il-legal, and here comes somebodywho's got the evidence to prove it.

But for all non-tithers grousingacross the denomination, thiscolumn is dedicated to you. Here's

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an annotated list of all the excusesI've ever heard for "Why I don'ttithe."

PREFER MY OWN PLAN

First, I don't tithe because rum-mage sales work better to financethe local church. Rummage salesadd dignity to church financing, andwe have such fun dumping all thatstuff we don't want.

Secondly, I reject tithing becauseI prefer the excitement of church-sponsored pie suppers and bakesales to sustain the annual budget.Tithing is such a blah arrangement.lf you could just once see the enthu-siasm we generate by pledges,pressure and call-a-thon deadlines,you'd never go back to tithing.

Not tithing gives me a burden topromote bike-a, rock-a, walk-a-thons. This way I not only givemoney, but get exercise and drawattention to myself and the sacrificel'm making while I do it.

When I scrapped tithing, it mademe eager to work harder and drumup business for church car washesand garage sales and paper drives.Why, you can't imagine the joy I

receive soliciting funds for ourchurch door to door in the commu-nity.

This sure beats the inconvenienceof "laying by in store on the first day

of the week" as the Apostle Pauland our pastor suggest.

DON'T BELIEVE IT D()CTRINALLY

But to push the issue, I base non-tithing-book, chapter and verse-on the fact that it is unscr¡ptural totithe.

I think it shows spiritual immatur-ity when a fellow publicly admitsthat he tithes. I prefer being moremodest. I never "let my left handknow what my right hand doeth"(Matthew 6:3). I admit it presentsproblems each April 15 when I paymy taxes this way. Those IRS guysget so belligerent.

Only a legalist would tithe. ltreally vexes me when lhosepompous tithers march in everySunday and plunk their tithíng en-velopes in the offering plate-theymust think God still lives on MountSinai.

Everybody knows tithing origi-nated under the Law. Even if Abra-ham and Jacob did pay tithes beforethe Law, they gave it directly to Godand didn't have to channel it throughsome business committee (SeeGenesis 1 4 :20-23; 28:20-22\.

Frankly, l'd rather face God un-tithed and be called a thief (SeeMalachi 3:B-10) than bow to tithing. I

feel so strongly about this that I'mwilling for the world to think I don't

believe Jesus rose from the dead,rather than tithe (See Hebrews 7:B).

Jesus only mentioned tithingonce, and then He prefaced His re-marks with "Woe unto you hypo-crites" and talked about "we¡ghtiermatters" (see Matthew 23:23).That'swhy I encourage all my f riendsnot to tithe.

TITHING W()N'T WORK

You can't convince me that 90percent goes further than 100 per-cent in these days of inflation. Allthis chatter about being beilerstewards of what's left after a fellowtithes is just preacher talk.

I'llsend my money to appreciativeW pastors. They'll thank me for itand won't harp on tithing every timeI see them.

Makes me no difference if theFree Will Baptist Treatise does touttithing as scriptural. That's just abook written by men anyway.

Besides, I live by our ChurchCovenant which says all members"pay according to our ability for thesupport of the church."

God has not prospered me so I

can afford to tithe. Can I help it ifeverybody under Law prosperedenough to tithe; it's not that wayunder grace in the 20th century.

It would do me no good to t¡the,because the "Lord loves a cheerfulgiver" (ll Corinthians 9:7), I doubtthat He would accept money f rom agrouch like me.

Non{ithers understand God'sprogram of support for the Churchfar better than tithers. The real pil-lars who undergird missions pro-grams and build Christian collegesare us non-tithers.

I don't tithe to the local churchwhere I belong because I refuse tosupport a full-time pastor-my heartbeats for world causes.

I discard tithing since I don't wantmy money spent paying light bills,buying literature, unsinking the sink-ing fund or bankrolling some denom-inational bureaucrat while little chil-dren on every conlinent are hungry.

I believe in the localchurch meet-ing emergencies as they arise. I'llrally to a good crisis any day. Butwhen it comes to tithing in a localchurch, all I have to say is-

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Courtesyin The

Ministry

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loud ranting or raving on the part ofthe minister, or You would see if hewas able to muster uP a smile andshow a sense of understanding andgood humor in face of his adversity.

Most oreachers could use somelessons (if lessons could be taught)on how to be courteous and Polite in

their personal dealings. However,these actions and attitudes must bedeveloped and cultivated by an indi-vidual as he faces' situations in lifewhich demand them.

his is not to suggest that theminister be a Sir Lancelot or

knight in shining armor. He is not or-dained to knighthood. That suP-posedly died with the feudal system.But let's face it, the chivalry qualifi-cations required of medieval knightswould brighten some dark sPotsfound in the character of certain in-dividuals who live in parsonages a-round the country.

ln a rough and tumble world filledwith violence and tough attitudes,

the Lord's servant will not often findit easy to comply with all his callingdemands regarding being courteousand polite. He will, however, find itrewarding when he strives to do so.

The burly, hard-nosed footballplayer on the field is expected to beobnoxious and mean in his attitudetoward opponents. He ProbablYwould not get good press releases ifhe tackled with "Please" and"thank you." When temPers flareand the battle rages, the grand-stands resound with loud cheers ofexcitement.

The minister is not PlaYing to thegrandstands of a sPorts arena. Hismission is not the same as the sportshero. His calling requires a fardeeper and more sensitive attitudetoward those with whom he is as-sociated both inside and outside ofhis congregation.

He must "be like a duck-calmand unruffled on the surface, butpaddle as hard as you can under-neath. "

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aveyou everstood in line at abusiness office and watcheda cusÌomer pay a bill which

showed that an error had beenmade and the customer was on theshort end of the error?

You can certainly learn a lotaboutthe character and attitude of somecustomers (and clerks as well) justby listening to the exchange. Yousoon discover that some dear soulshave forgotten what good manners,politeness, respect for another'sfeelings and just plain commoncourtesy are all about.

Now if that frustrated customeryou were watching haPPened lo bea minister-perhaps the pastor of alocal congregation with whom Youwere acquainted-you might evenbe more impressed by the exchangeand the behavior displayed as thatpesky error was discussed.

mand for a courteous and gracioussp¡rit is needed everywhere.

'T n" pulpit is a notable place fort any minister to start to work to

make needed improvements in culti-vating a new crop of good mannersproduced by the seeds of courtesy.

Can the congregation describethe preacher as "polished?" Dothey say he speaks with a "softtongue" and with "sweet words" or"honeyed phrases?"

Whatever their description of thepreacher's pulpit manner, there canbe no substitute for a sweet, humblespirit in the man of God as he standsbefore his people from week toweek declaring the message of theLord or moderating a business con-ference or making announcements.

To be rude and discourteous inthe sacred stand is inexcusable. Apreacher only adds insult to injurywhen he publicly attacks anyonefrom his pulpit. When this happens,he has an uphill climb to get back inthe good graces of nearly everyonewho heard him.

It is always best to be gentle andkind even to those who need to beadmonished or chided. The pulpit isnever the place for temper tantrumsor for vicious, caustic words againsteven the worst enemy.

Once when I had put some strongemphasis on a point as I waspreaching w¡th even more volumethan usual, I paused for a second toget a silent effect when a young ladsitting in his mother's lap spoke outduring the silence.

in the process. lt is always wisdomto keep a sweet, loving spirit evenwhen the situation calls for strongdisciplinary action whether on acongregat¡on or one of the childrenat home.

lJ o* many wives and PK'sI I (Preacher's Kids) could givetheir preacher husbands and fathersa passing grade on a home courtesytest?

Most wives appreciate a call in-forming them when it is necessaryto be late for a meal or some imoor-tant engagement. Any child canunderstand a brief explanation forbeing denied a request rather thanbeing given the brush-off.

Just a kind word spoken in a softtone makes a great impression.Consider advice of Solomon inProverbs 15:1, "A soft answer turn-eth away wrath, but grievous (hurt-ful)words stirreth up anger."

My wife and I have treasured thebeauty of that verse over three dec-ades of marriage. Verse five also re-lates a real truth in this regard, "Awholesome tongue is a tree of life:but perverseness therein is a breachin the soirit."

The people in a community whoown and operate businesses can tellyou more about some people whocome through their doors than youwould want to hear. These peopleknow who says "please", "thankyou", "l appreciate that" or "l begyour pardon."

The oostal clerks or the mailcarrier who delivers mail to the

|.l n" other matter reveals the\-/ crops of good or bad mannersthat pastors are growing. This is thedesk in his office or study.

Much can be said about unre-turned telephone calls, some ofthem which came in three or fourdays back. There is the correspond-ence which needed to be answeredlast week, or how about that note ofthanks which should have beenmailed over a month ago.

Failures of this nature which oileup on a desk are just as bad as pass-ing a friend on the street or in theaisle of the church. and instead ofsaying "hello", turn away and givehim a cold shoulder without saying aworo.

Like weeds in a garden of vege-tables, these bad habits which showcrudeness and disrespect need tobe pulled up by the roots and de-stroyed before they take over thegarden.

Has anyone ever seen a question-naire for ministers which reouired apositive answer to "Are you court-eous and polite?" Maybe every can-didate for the ministry should haveto answer that ouestion before he isordained.

The Bible is plain in the instructionfound there. Paul wrote in Titus 3:2that a Christian was "to speak evil ofno man, to be no brawlers, butgentle, showing all meekness untoall men." He also wrote in I Timothy3 that the bishop was to be "of goodbehavior. . . patient, not a brawler."

These requirements of a bishopare just as important as any otherwhich Paul menlions in that chapter.Keep this in mind as you start eachday. Why not take a tip from lheseinstructions and begin to cultivatethe seeds of courtesy and polite-ness which will produce an abun-dant crop of good manners andgoodbehavior. ¡

ABOUT THE WRITER: Delbert Ak¡n Dastots anew m¡ss¡on work in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Heis complet¡ng 30 years in the m¡nistry. Rev-erend Ak¡n is a graduate ot Oklahoma Bail¡stUniversity, Shawnee. He did graduate work atCentral Un¡versity in Ada and at OklahomaUnivers¡ty ¡n Norman.

"The pulpit is never theplace for temper tantrums orvicious words. "

He said, "Mama, that man isgetting mad." I realized that nearlyeveryone had heard him, so I said tohim before continuing my message,"No, son, I'm not mad, but some-times you can feel like it when youare fighting sin."

The truth is that the child sensedwhat a congregation always senseswhen the preacher comes downhard and gets too brutal and vicious

church or parsonage could give afair appraisal of the value of a min-ister to a community without being amember of his congregation. That isalso true of the grocery clerk at thecheckout stand in the store wherehe trades.

One word spoken in the rightplace with a smile in the voice canbe a great treasure and a revelationof the personality.

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n extreme patriarchal systemthat disenfranchised women

, f prevailed in most cultures un-til the 20th century. The father'sword and authority were absolute,and women were often treated aschattels. That whole system is dis-appearing in most industrialized na-tions, and the proper worth of thewoman is being increasingly ac-knowledged.

Reaction, however, has set in,and as is often the case the pendu-lum has swung to extremes in thewomen's liberation movement. Themilitant feminists now are insistingthat five major institutions-love,marriage, family, heterosexual sexand religion-must be destroyed tofree women from oppression.

The absence and loss of visibilityof male authority in the home arefast turning America into a matriar-chal society. We are only now begin-ning to feel its impact. We needunderstanding and balance in thefather-mother roles in the home ifwe are to produce well-adjustedchildren.

The roles ascribed to fathers andmothers in scripture do not implysuperiority or ínferiority, but ratherdefine lunctions and structure. TheGod-ordained structure is for thenurture and protection of fathers.mothers and children.

One hundred young people wereasked the follow¡ng question: "Whatperson in your life has exercised thegreatest influence in determiningyour behavior and beliefs? The in-fluence can be either for good orbad, and the person may or may notbe a part of your immediate family."The quick response of the majoritywas "My father."

ln each instance where a childnamed someone other than hisfather as the principal influence inhis life (unless the father was de-ceased), there were clear evidencesthat the teen had fairly serious per-sonalproblems.

The role of the father in the Ameri-can home has changed radicallysince World War ll. Those changes,at least statistically, have been indirect proportion to the increase inteenage problems.

There has been an enormousamount of criticism about thechanging role of women andrebellious children. The birth of thewomen's liberation movement, thephenomenal increase in the numberof working mothers, and the newlyheightened female sexual aggres-sion, have been cited as principalsources for most of our nation'shome problems.

With the intense focus upon thewoman and her changing role, theman has almost gotten off scot-freein the discussion about child rebel-lion. ïhat analysis is both unfair andunlrue.

WHAT CHILDREN NEEDFROM THEIR FATHER

STRENGTH

There is a poster seen in manyshops today that says, "Onty ingentleness is there real strength;only in strength can there be gentle-ness. "

ln our culture, with its confusionof sexual roles, men commonly donol know who they are. They are us-ually taught they must be strong andthis is interpreted by many as "Betough." "Don't cry, don't show fear,and don't admit to confusion or inde-cision."

The macho image, currenily dis-cussed and acted out, does not nec-essarily reflect true strength. ln fact,it may well be an attempt to projecta toughness that such a man secret-ly fears does not exist. Men learnearly in life to negate most of theirvulnerablefeelings. . . .

Realstrength comes from healthyself-acceptance. A popular sayingexpresses it well, "God made meand God don't make no junk!"

ln a search for humility manypeople have forgotten that Godmade man in His image, and theyhave made of themselves "wormsof the dust." A father who has thecourage to accept himself as the re-flection of God Himself can revel inthe beauty of this image because it

speaks of God's greatness.Theologically, it is understood

that man is a fallen being, but evenin that state he is capable of incred-ible intellectual and creative achieve-ments. The redeemed man is cap-able of fellowship with God Himself.ln Christ, we have all resourcesavailable to us. Let's live like it!

PROTECTION

Children are vulnerable and sens-itive, hence they are easily hurt, andthey feel those hurts deeply. Theyare also relatively helpless. Theyneed a protector. Fathers often stepaside and are gone when the childruns to them for slrength. Fathersneed to be there, not just physically,but for the child's emotional nurtur-tng.

A treasured memory from Dr. Ket-terman's childhood illustrates this.

"ln the springt¡me, Kansas oftenhad severe thunderstorms. There wasliltle to break the violenl winds onthose pla¡ns and the rain was blown intorrenls onlo the porch of our home. ltwould even run ¡nto the house att¡mes. While my mother would go tothe basement, in a logical search forsafety from possible tornadoes, myfather was calmly standing on theporch, sweeping off the water to keepthe house dry.

"As a ch¡ld I had a cho¡ce, to join mymother in the safe comfort of thebasement or lo stay w¡lh my lalher. Mychildish mind, however, saw no needfor a choice. I was truly safe only bymy father. He and his broom were allthe proteclion I needed. "

DISCIPLINE

Some years ago, one group ob-served that they were losing youngpeople from their beliefs. There wasgreat concern among the leaders ofthis faith since they highly value thefamily. Two university students stud-ied the problem in an unpublishedmaster's degree thesis. Their find-ings revealed that children were lostthrough the quality of the father'sdiscipline. The principles they pro-posed are sound.

ln summary, they concludedthere are basically four types offathers: neglectful-low in love, lowin discipline (he avoids his childrenand flees all responsibility); permis-sive-high in love, low in discipline

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(he actually fears his children, wholead him); authoritarian-low inlove, high in discipline (he fights withhis children and forces obedience);authoritative-high in love, high indiscipline (he leads his children andfellowships with them).

It is clear both f rom this study andfrom scrioture that the authoritativefather ¡s the most successful. . . .

Children generally spend moretime with a mother than a father. lt isshe who feeds, nurses to health andsupervises daily events. She scoldsand guides, sometimes nags oreven yells out her f rustralions.There seems to be a callous thatforms on a child's eardrums so thathe no longer hears her scolding.

It is good for mothers to deal withdisciplinary problems as they arise.The father, otherwise, becomes herwhipping boy! The child needs anew voice, and it is desirable fordads when they are at home to ob-serve misbehavior and dealwith thisappropriately. A father's masculinevoice, physical strength and thef resh approach of his methods,makes him effective. . . .

VALUE

Through their early relationship,children no doubt take for grantedthat theyare special to their mothers.Today it is not so common that theyfeel secure with the father.

Much of the time. children musttest out this significant quality intheir relationshio with their dads."Does Dad really care about me?""Am I imoortant to him?" "How canI be sure?"

These are ouestions most chil-dren feel and rarely ask orally. Theymay, however, act them out in var-ious attention-gett¡ng behaviors.

Partly due to vocational demands,dad's opinions and values are not asfamiliar to the child as the mother's.Dads rarely talk about their valuesor beliefs with their children.

ln our survey, 100 young peoplewere asked this question, "Doesyour father personally communicateto you his moral and spiritualideals?" Only two responded affirm-atively.

It is often a cop-out when a fathersays, "lt is not the quantity of my

That means they must discardtheir unreasonable soecificationsand accept the child as he is. lt re-quires time with the child, exploringhis interests and abilities and thenletting him know the importance ofthese, even if they differ f rom dad's.

RESPECT

It has already been said that manyparents see their children as exten-sions of themselves or as an incon-venience. They need to recognizeeach child as a unique and valuableindividual. The parent is privileged toguide his potential toward the goalGod had in mind for the child.

When the father truly acknow-ledges the value of a child, he willrespect that child. Respect does notset the child above the father or,even in some ways does it see him,as a child, having equality with thedad. lt looks within the child and byfaith, beyond, seeing his potential.

Respect is an inner quality and isshown by one's attitude andmanner. When a child wants to talk.he needs 1o be heard with the intentlistening of the heart as well as themind. He needs to have a listener,within reason. at the time his ideasor oroblems arise.

A child, for example, may comehome bubbling with excitement

not permit ignoring or discountingthe child's feelings and problems,nor does it magnify them. Respectdoes not rescue the child from ahard job or consequences of misbe-havior.

Respecting a child says, "l knowthat is hard to do (or take), but I

know you can do it." Of course thatpresumes the parent does know hecan !

LAUGHTER

Life gets very heavy at times. Dur-ing times of stress, a good laughmay relieve lension and permit res-olution of the problems. A fatherwhotakes himself too seriously is oftenridiculed by his children. Fathersneed, however, to exercise goodjudgment regarding the time forhumor or seriousness.

A father who can laugh at himself ,

is likely to create a climate that iscomfortable for a child. Being ableto play together, share jokes andmistakes and laugh together appro-priately, will help families stay to-gether. Fathers can set the tone forsuch good humor!

PRAYER

Dr. Ketterman shares this fromher childhood:

"As a family, we gathered everymorning around a big circle ¡n our liv-

time that counts, but the quality." A about schoolor boiling with some in-child needs time with his father. Lots iustice. He needs someone then toof it! hear. care and validate his success

It is our experience that dads do or control his anger. lf he waits toodeeply love their children. They do long, the memories fade, the feel-not want a barrier of fear to replace ings quiet down and it seems point-the healthy respect that should ex- less to him to remember. . . .

ist. They can earn this respect by Respect also includes sensingteaching the child how much they the child's needs and helping him tovalue him.

"The type man a son be-comes and the type husbanda daughter marries arestrongly influenced by theirperception of their father,"

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ing room. No matter how busy he wasor who was visiting, dad read from theBible. He preached no sermons, neverused the Bible to point out our ,sins.'but his absolute faith in its wisdomnever wavered. lt showed in his faceand voice and was a rock I learned torest on. He prayed simply, aboutmalters lhat concerned me_andeach of us. This became a traditlonand a priceless one.

"Even more meaningful, however,were dad's private prayers. I vividly re-call getting up late one night for a drinkof waler. The house was lighted onlyby the moon as I tiptoed to the kitchen.I felt, rather than saw at first, my big,strong daddy, kneeling humbly by thekitchen chair, silently pouring out hisown deep needs to the HeavenlvFather.

"l knew then, rather than believed.that God was real and thal He must bevery þig indeed if my strong daddyneeded Him. Even now, I can't imaginehow I could have rebelled against sucha lather. "

A ROLE MODEL

Today, even adults are strugglingdeeply with role models. Most of theold concepts that identified male-ness and femaleness have beentake-n away by a new logic. Howveryconfus¡ng ¡t must be to a child.

There is a difference betweenmen and women. Twenty years ago,to make that simple statementwould have drawn laughter from anygroup. Today it raises the ludicrouðaccusation of sexism.

We are in a new process ofstumbling over the lerms chairper_son, his and her and committee Der_son. This unisexual trend takes awayfrom a child the means by which hóidentifies the qualities of malenessand femaleness.

The father is the chitd,s first rotemodel of God. God is not a psycho-logical extension of a child's imagi-nation, as humanists have argued.The child's view of God wiil Oð O¡s_torted if his dad does not exemptifygodly qualities.

Both sons and daughters learnabout manliness from their fathers.The type of man a son becomes andthe type of husband a daughter mar-ries will be strongly influenced bytheir perception of their father.

A man's treatment of his wife be-comes a pattern for both sons anddaughters. Boys learn how to begood husbands and daughters learnwhat to expect from thelr mates by

their dad's example. A father whoseattitudes and actions in his marriageare confused and inconsistent is arole model of unhappy marriage forhis children.

The father provides the rolemodel for value systems. ln thesecrucial days of competition for thechild's attention, it is imperative thatfathers provide positive values. . . .

FAIR AND PROMPT DECISIONSFROM DAD

Mothers and fathers often deferto one another in decisions regard-ing a child. Father needs to deter-mine what areas of family life he candelegate to the authority of his wifeand what he needs to retain exclu-sively.

This should be explained andmaintained consistenfly. When sucha plan is followed, there is litile roomfor manipulation, the child has aclear response which avoids frustra-tion, and the home functions moresmoothly.

C()NFUSED ROLE MODELS

It takes more than a man livingwithin the same four walls to be ãfather. Some biological fathersnever become functional fathers totheir children. The problem is espe-cially acute among professionals.

"The fatheris the child'sf irst rolemodel ofGod."Many pastors find it very difficult

to adjust to the dual role of fatherand God's minister with a divinemessage. The minister walks out ofthe pulpit and into the home wherehe has a responsibility both as hus-band and father.

Often he maintains a godlike im-age in the home and speaks with thesame sense of authority as in thepulpit. He is unbending and authori-tarian. The children find it confusingand difficult to distinguish betweenhis dual role as pastor and father.

Frequently, because of role con-fusion, the children have no func-tional father, only a pastor. Theymiss the warmth, humor and love ofa normalhome.

The reverse may also be true. Achild whose father is a minister mavnot have a functional pastor. Thófamily relationship is the most in-tense social contact known to man.

The intimacy of the home, whichexaggerates all the flaws and short-comings, often makes it difficult fora pastor to minister to his own familv.The visible mistakes in his life matiehim an ineffective spiritual leader inthe home. His children have heardhim publicly plead for better homeswhile they know their own is notwhat it should be.

Tragically, a congregation de-mands B0 to 100 hours each weekfrom a pastor, depriving the minis-ter's children of the physical pres-ence of their father.

A boy inevitably becomes muchlike his father unless he rebels. lnsuch a situation he may make mis-takes opposite to his dad's, butequally problematic. A fotk songwritten by Harry and Sandy Chapinpoignantly expresses the former:

My child arrived the other day;he came to the world in the usual wav.

But there were planes to catch and billdto pay; he learned to walk whileI was away.

And he was tatk¡n' 'fore I knew it. andas he grew he'd say

"l'm gonna be like you, Dad, you knowI'm gonna be like you."

And the cal's in the cradle andthe silver spoon,L¡ttle boy blue and the man in the moon.

"When you comin'home Dad?""l don't know when, but

we'll get together then; you know we'llhave a good time then." A

ABOUT THE ARTICLE: ,,The Father_MorcThan a Biological Necessify" is a synd¡catedart¡cle from the Evangelical press Assocra-t¡on. lt is excerpted by perrnlssion of the pub-lisher, Fleming H. Revell Company. from thenewly released book TEENAGE REBELLTON.

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NUMEER MEAL

WNAC Banqust-$8.00 eacnMonday, July 2l; 5:00 p.m.lnn at the Park/ConcourseSpeaker: Jo Berry

Music Ministri0s Fellowship Broakfast-$5.50 each

Tuesday, July 22; 7:00 a.m.lnn at the ParklTiffany Terrace

Speaker: Dr. Melvin Worlhinglon

Paslor's Dinner-$8. 50 eachTuesday, July 22; 5:00 p.m.lnn al the ParklConcourseSoeaker: Dr. L. C. Johnson

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Blaine Hughes, convent¡on mus¡ccoord¡nator, urges all mus¡c¡ans whowrsh to pail¡cipate ¡n the 1980 MassChoir, Men's Chorale ot lnstrumentalEnsemble to reg¡ster tot the mus¡c asearly as possible.

Wr¡te to CONVENTION MUSIC. The

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THE NATIONAL ASSOGIATION

OF FREE WILL BAPTISTS$$thAnnual Convention/ July 20-24, 1980

Convention Center / Anaheim, California

Theme: "Yeqr of The Sunday Sch ool"

SUNDAY AFTERNOONIJuIy 20

lnn at the Park:

Garden Room I

Garden Room llTerrace l, ll, lllSoulh Concourse

REGISTRATION lor Nat¡onalConvention, National YouthConference. and Woman's NationalAuxiliary Convention

Mass Adult Choir Practice

SUNDAY EVENINGIJUIy 20NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCEKeynote Service: Special Multi-MediaPresentation "Celebrate the SundaySchool"

Worship Service Concludes

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THEME: "Year of the Sunday School"MUSIC COORDINATOR: Blaine HughesORGANIST: Ted WilbanksPIANIST: Rebecca PughNURSERY¡ Convenlion Center/Room 19CONVENTION OFFICE: Convention Center/VlP LoungeHEADOUARTERS HOTELI lnn at the Park

SUNDAY MORNlNGrJuly 2010:00-1 0:45 SUNDAY SCHOOL

Primaries: Kay HamplonJuniors: Mae FryTeens: Tim RolenAdults: J. D. O'Donnell

Presiding: John Edwards

10:45 lntermission

11:00 MORNING WORSHIP

7:45-9:30 Registration Continues

Youth Af ter-service Activ¡lies(See National Youth Program)

MONDAY MORNING,July 21

8:20-8:50 MORNING MANNASong Service: Blaine Hughes

3:00

4:00

Convention CenterSouth Lobby

Convent¡on CenterArena

Convention CenterArena

Convention CenlerSouth Lobby


6:00

Presiding: W¡lliam Reagan lnn at the ParkSong Service: David Parrish Concourse HallSpecial Mus¡c: North Carolina

Ministers'ïrioJanis Williams

MESSAGE: Jack Richey

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9:00

Soecial Music: David ParrishSpeaker: Robert Morgan

GENERAL BOARD CONVENES Convention CenlerOrange CountyRoom 1 Ilnn at the ParkRoom 107

Convention Center

lnn at the ParkTerrace I

Convention CenterSanta Ana (1)


Convention CenterGrand Lobby


Convenlion Cenler

Convenlion CenterOrange CountyRoom 18

Convent¡on CenterSanta Ana (1)


Convenlion CenterArena


lnn at the ParkConcourse Hall


9:00-1 1:45 WNAC Execut¡ve Committee

9:00

Meeling

Youth Competition andChildren's Activit¡es(See National Youth Program)

9:00-10:00 WNAC Nominat¡ng Committee

10:00-1 1:00 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

WNAC Seminar: "The Minister'sWife"- Brenda Evans

Master's Men Seminar: "LaunchingOut for the Masler"-

Jim Lauthern

12:00 EXHIBIT AREA OPEN

MONDAY AFTERNOON/July 21

1:00 WNAC State Presidenls, FieldWorkers, Execulive Committee

1:00 Youth Competition andChildren's Activ¡t¡es(See National Youth Program)

1:30 GENERAL BOARD Reconvenes

1 :30-2:30 EDUCATIONAL SEM I NARS

"Students ol the Word"-Ken Riggs

"Unmasking Mormonism"-Wade Jernigan

2:45-3:45 EDUCATIONAL SEM I NAR

"Christian Schools: The DynamicNew Fronlier of the Church"-

Paul Kienel

4:00 Mass Adult Choir Practice

5:00 WNAC FELLOWSHIP DINNERSpeaker: Rose Schmoll

MONDAY EVENING/Ju|y 21

7:00 WORSHIP SERVICE

Presiding: Carl CheshierSong Service: David ParrishSpecial Music: Mass Adult Choir

Session Called to Order and Moderatorlntroduced:Waldo Young, Clerk

Report of Committee on Committees:Bobby Jackson, Moderator

8:30

8:30

9:00

Welcome to Anaheim. California:John Seymour, Mayor of Anaheim

Offertory: lnstrumental Solo, Rodney Whaley

Special Music: North Carolina Min¡sters' Trio

MESSAGE: "Her¡tage of the Sunday School"Roger Reeds

Session Recessed (Exhibit Area Open)

Men's Chorale Practice

Youlh After-service Activ¡t¡es(See National Youth Program

10:00 Exhibit Area Closed

TUESDAY MORNlNG,July 227:00 FWB Music Ministries Breakfast lnn at the Park

Speaker: Melvin Worth¡ngton Tiflany Terrace

8:20-8:50 MORNING MANNA Convent¡on CenterSong Service: Leroy Welch ArenaSpecial Music: Rodney and Vickie WhaleySpeaker: Robert Morgan

WOMAN'S NATIONAL AUXILIARY Convention CenlerCONVENTION Arena

Presiding: Genelle Scott, President

9:00

9:00 Music and Arts Assembly(See National Youth Program)

Convention CenterArenaConvention Center

Convenl¡on CenterAnaheim Room


Convention CenterAnaheim Room

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10:00-1 1 :00 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

"Motivating Volunteer Leaders"- Convention CenterHarrold Harrison Santa Ana (1)

"Pre-Retirement Planning"- Convention CenlerHerman Hersey Santa Ana (2)

11 :15 WNAC Missionary Service Convention CenterMessage: Lonnie Sparks Arena

TUESDAY AFTERNOONIJuIy 221:30 WNAC Reconvenes

1:30

Soeaker: Eunice Edwards

Youth Competit¡ve Finals(See National Youth Program

1 :30-2:30 EDUCATIONAL SEMI NARS

"Meet Your Missionaries"- Convention CenterForeign Missions Fellowship Hour Orange County

Room 18

9:00-1 1:45 CONVENTION BUSINESS Convention CenterSESSION Arena

Moderator's Message: Bobby JacksonReport of cfedentials commiltee and

Seating of DelegatesPartial Report of General BoardPartial Report of Nominating Commiilee

REPORTS OF NATIONAL DEPARTMENTS(Board members are elected al conclus¡onof each report.)

Sunday School and Church Training: Roger ReedsFree Will Baptist Bible College: Charles Th¡gpenForeign Missions: Rolla SmithRetirement and lnsurance: Herman HerseyMaster's Men: Loyd Olsan

9:00 NYC Recognition Assembly

11:00-6:00 Youth Special Event(See National Youth Program)

12:OO REGISTRATIONCloses

12:00 FWBBC Alumni Luncheon Convention CenterAnaheim Room


Disneyland

4:00 lnstrumental Ensemble Practice Convent¡on CenterRoom 104


Convention CenterOrange Rm.9 & 10


Presiding: Winford FloydSong Service: Doug HendersonSpecial Music: Mass ChoirOffertory: lnstrumentalSpecial Music: Vernon Whaley

Watchmen Quartet

MESSAGE: "Hope of the Sunday Schoot"-Hobert Ashby

8:30 Sess¡on Recessed (Exhibit Area Open)

8:30 Men's Chorale Practice Convention CenterArena

LAUTHERN O'DONNELL

"Using lhe Sunday School toBuild Your Church"-

Home Missions Panel

2:45-3:45 EDUCATIONAL SEMI NAR

"Methods and Materials ofB¡ble Study"-

Robert Picirilli

4:00 Mass Adult Choir Practice

5:00 PASTOR'S DINNERSpecial Music: Bill GardnerSpeaker: L. C. Johnson

5:00 Learner/Adventurer Banouet

TUESDAY EVENlNGrJuly 227:00 WORSHIP SERVICE

9:00 Learner/AdventurerAfter-service Activities

(See National Youth Program)

9:30 Youth Banquet(See Nat¡onal Youth Program)


WEDNESDAY MORNING lJuly 237:00 Master's Men Breakfast

Speaker: Jim Lauthern

B:20-8:50 MORNING MANNASong Service: Leroy WelchSpecial Music: Watchmen QuartetSpeaker: Robert Morgan

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/July 23

1:30 CONVENTIONBEASSEMBLES Convent¡onCenter

1:35

Scripture Reading and Prayer ArenaAssistant Moderator: Eugene Waddell

REPORTS OF NATIONAL DEPABTMENTS(continued)

Execut¡ve Office: Melvin WorthingtonHome Missions and Church Extension: Roy Thomas

General Board F¡nal ReportPartial Report of Nominating CommitteeElection of General Board Members

THEME: "Walk in lhe Son" - John 12:35

NYC DIRECTOR: Malcolm C. FryNYC COORDINATOR: Jonathan N. ThigpenREGISTRATION COORDINATOR: Valerie WatsonMUSIC COORDINATOR: Charles Hampton

THIGPEN FRY L. HAMPTON

*P¿EASE NOTE: All conference act¡v¡l¡es are ¡n the Anahe¡mConvention Center w¡th the exception ol the Youth Banquet.

2:05

4:00

5:00

Business Session Recessed

Men's Chorale Pract¡ce(or immediately followingbus¡ness session)

Convenlion CenterArena

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5:00 lnstrumental Ensemble Practice Convention Center(or immedialely following Room 104business session)

WEDNESDAY EVENING/Ju|y 23

7:00 WORSHIP SERVICE Convention CenterArena

Presiding: James MurraySong Service: Blaine HughesSoecial Mus¡c: Men's Chorale

lntroduction of Missionaries: Don Robirds

Soecial Music: Ted WilbanksOffertory: lnstrumental Ensemble

MESSAGE: "Harvest of the Sunday School"Willie Justice

M¡ssions Offering: James Murray

8:30 Session Recessed (Exhibit Area Open)

9:00 Youth After-service Activ¡t¡es Convention Center(See Nat¡onal Youth Program)


THURSDAY MORNING,July 24

8:20-8:50 MORNING MANNA Convenlion CenterSong Service: Leroy Welch ArenaSoecial Music: Phil and Dov¡e SmithSpeaker: Robert Morgan

9:00 CONCLUDING BUSINESS SESSION Convent¡on CenterArena

WNAC Report: Cleo PursellH¡storical Commission Report: Alton LovelessComm¡ssion on Theological Liberalism:

Leroy ForlinesReport of committees

-Reg¡stration-Budget-ßesolutions

Nominating Committee's Final Report

Election of General Officers

10:00 Exhibits Closed

11:45 Adjournment À

SUNDAY AFTERNOONIJuIy 203:00 NYC Registration

SUNDAY EVENING/July 206:00-7:30 NYC KEYNOTE SERVICE

Special Multi-Media Presentation"Celebrate the Sunday School"

8:30 Learner/Adventurerafter-serviceactivites

Youth af ter-service activilies(Heralds, Crusaders, and Ambassadors)

MONDAY MORNING,July 21

7:15-8:15 Breakfast meel¡ng with NYCstaff, judges, and officials

8:20-8:50 B¡ble Study: Robert Morgan

9:00-1 1 :30 Learner/Advenlurer activit¡es

9:00 Bible Tic Tac Toe AssemblyALL teams and coaches

Bible Bowl AssemblyALL teams and coaches

9:30 Bible Tic Tac Toe Winners #1

Blble T¡c Tac Toe Winners #2

Bible Bowl Winners #1

Bible Bowl Winners #2

Bible Sword Drill PreliminarY

MONDAY AFTERNOONIJuIy 21

1:00-2:30 Bible Tic Tac Toe Winners #1(continued)

South Lobby

Arena

OrangeRoom9&10

Anaheim Room

OrangeRm.9&10

Arena

OrangeRm.9&10

Anaheim Room

Garden GroveRoom 4

Anaheim Room

Huntington BeachRoomS&6

Garden GroveRoom 4

FullertonRm.T&8

Garden GroveRoom 3

Anaheim Room

NATIONAL YOUTH GONFERENCE

13th Annual Conference / July 20-24, 1980

Convention Center / Anaheim, California

Bible Tic Tac Toe Winners #2(continued)

1:00-4:00 8¡ble Bowl Consolation #1

Bible Bowl Consolation #2

1 :00-3:30 Learner/Adventurer act¡vities

1:00 Bible Memorization ProgramGrade 1


2:30-5:30 Bible Tic Tac Toe Consolal¡on #1

Bible T¡c Tac Toe Consolalion #2


MONDAY EVENING/July 21

7:00 MAIN CONVENTION SERVICE

9:00 Learner/Adventurerafter-serviceactivities

Youth after-service act¡vit¡es

TUESDAY MORNING,July 22

8:20-8:50 Bible Study: Robert Morgan

9:00 Music and Arts AssemblyALL coaches and conteslants

9:30-12:00 Mus¡c and Arts Section 1 (music)

Music and Arts Section 2 (music)


Music and Arts Section 4 (oral)

Huntington BeachRoom5&6

Garden GroveRoom 4

FullertonRm.T&B

Orange Rm.9 & 10

Garden GroveRoom 3

Garden GroveRoom 3

Anahe¡m RoomHuntington BeachRoom5&6

Garden GroveRoom 3

Arena

Orange Bm.9 & 10

Anaheim Room

Arena

Anaheim Room

Anaheim Room

Garden GroveRoom 3

Garden GroveRoom 4

Huntington BeachRoom5&6

TUESDAY AFTERNOON/July 221:30-3:30 Comoetitive Finals-Bible Sword Anaheim Room

Drill, Bible Tic Tac Toe, andBible Bowl

3:00-4:30 Music and Arts Section 5 (oral)



Mus¡c and Arls Section 8 (music)

5:00 Learner/Adventurer Banquel

TUESDAY EVENING/Ju|y 227:00 MAIN CONVENTION SERVICE

9:00 Learner/Adventurerafler-serv¡ceactivit¡es

9:30 Youth Banouet

WEDNESDAY MORNING/Ju|y 23

8:20-B:50 Bible Study: Robert Morgan

9:00 NYC Recognilion Assembly

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/July 23

1 1 :00-6:00 Special EventDisneyland on Your Own

WEDNESDAY EVENlNGfJuly 23

7:00 MAIN CONVENTION SERVICE

9:00 Learner/Adventurerafter-serviceactivities

Youth af ter-service activ¡t¡es

THURSDAY MORN|NG,July 248:20-8:50 Bible Study: Robert Morgan

Hunt¡ngton BeachRoom5&6

Garden GroveRoom 4

Garden GroveRoom 3

Anaheim Room

Orange Rm.9 & 10

Arena

Orange Rm.9 & 10

The lnn al lhe ParkConcourse Ballroom

Arena

Anahe¡m Room

Disneyland

Arena

Orange Rm.9 & 10

Anaheim Room

Arena À

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AUXITIARY GONUENTION45th Annual Session / July 2L-22, 1980

Convention Center Arena / Anaheim, California

THEME: BLESSED TO BE A BLESSINGSCRIPTURE: "l will bless thee . . . and thou shalt be a blessing"

(Genesis 12:2b).SONG: "Make Me a Channel of Blessing"SONG DIRECTOR: Mary MooreORGANIST: Brenda YorkPIANIST: Donna Van Horn

WNAC REGISTRATION: Sunday 3-6 p.m. Convention CenterCHAIRPERSON: Betly Watson South Lobby

MILEY PURSELL

MONDAY MORNlNc,July 21

8:00-8:45 WNAC Executive CommitleeBreakfast

9:00-1 1:45 WNAC Executive CommitleeMeeting

9:00-10:00 Nominating Committee

'10:00-1 1 :00 Seminar: "The Minister's Wife"Soeaker: Brenda Evans

1 2:00-1 2:45 WNAC Executive CommitteeLuncheon

MONDAY AFTERNOON/July 21

l:00-3:00 State Presidents/Field Workers/Executive Committee

5:00-6:45 WNAC Fellowship DinnerSpeaker: Rose Schmoll

TUESDAY MORN|NGIJuly 229:00 WNAC ANNUAL MEETING Convention Center

Presiding: Genelle Scott ArenaSong Service: Mary MooreSpecial Music: Judy Smith, Japan

9:15-9:30 Devot¡on: "Blessed to be ain Home Missions"

Speaker: Vergel Maness

Welcome: Betty Watson

9:35 Creative Writing Contest AwardsLorene Miley

9:45 Credentials Committee ReportSeating of DelegatesResolutions Committee ReoortAppreciation Committee ReportExecutive Secrelary-Treasurer's Reporl

11:15 WNAC MISSIONARY SERVICESong Service: Mary MooreSpecial Music: Mary Moore

Message: "Thou Shalt be a Blessing . . . in Spain"Speaker: Lonnie Sparks

Offertory

12:00 Recess for Lunch

TUESDAY AFTERNOON/Ju|y 221:30 CongregationalSinging

Soeaker: Eunice Edwards

2:15 Trio: Harold, Norma June, Mike Teague

"Blessed Heritage-45 Years Together"Visual Presentation: Marv R. Wisehart

Offertory

Registration Comm¡ttee Report

3:30 Adjournmenl A

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NATIONAL ASS(ICIATI(IN OF FREE WILL BAPTISTS

July 20-24, 1980

APPLICATION FOR HOUSING RESERVATIONSAnaheim, California

Please fill out form completelyand mailto

FWB HousingP. O. Box 4270Anaheim, California 92803

INSTRUCTI()NS:

THE ANAHEIM HOUSING BUREAU WILL HANDLE A¿¿ HOUSINGAPPLICATIONS.

Applications must be submitted in writing on this oflicial form.

Confirmations will be mailed directly from the hotel to only oneperson. Please allow at least three weeks for conf¡rmation.

ACCOMMODATIONS DESIRED:

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Room(s) for one person (one full size bed)

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Room(s) for two persons (one full size bed)

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Room(s) for two persons (two double beds)

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Room(s) for ( ) three or ( ) four persons (two double beds)

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Room(s) with twin beds for two persons

Suite-Parlor and ( ) one bedroom ( ) lwo bedrooms

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THREE.TERM MISSI()NARYINSTALLED DEAN ()F MEN

MOORE, OK-Hillsdale FreeWill Baptist BibleCol I ege an-nounced the ap-pointment ofmissionary toBrazil Jim Combsas dean of menand Bible/mis-sions instructorbeginning the fall of 1980.

President Don Elkins saidCombs, who arrives in the statesfrom Brazil this month, will teachat least 10 hours each semester Inaddition to his responsibilities asdean of men.

"We're very fortunate to have aman with Jim's abilities and cre-dentials join our facultY," con-tinued Elkins.

Mr. Combs, 42, resigned as aFree Will Baptist foreign missionaryto accept the Hillsdale post after16 years of service. Thepreacher's son and West Virginianative earned a bachelor of artsdegree at Free Will Baptist BibleCollege, Nashville, Tennessee, anda master of arts degree at the Uni-versity of Tulsa. Combs' graduatedegree is in educational guidancewith a counseling minor.

Since December, 1964, Jim andShirley Combs have labored asmissionaries in Brazil. During theirfirst term, they worked in SaoPaulo. Their second term centeredin the state of santa catarina. Amassive flood forced them to evac-uate temporarily in 1974.

Prior to his foreign missionarYappointment, Reverend Combspastored churches in Van Leer,Tennessee. and Franklin Furnace,Ohio.

The Combs' have three children:Kemper (14), Cindy (12), and Tania(9). Mrs. Combs is an Oklahomanative from Crowder.

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FRESNO, CA -The ReverendJohn BenjaminSmith, Jr., wasnamed presidentof CaliforniaChristian Collegeon April5, accord-ing to the CollegeBoard of Trus-tees. Smith suc-

ceeds Dr. Daniel Parkerwho vacatedthe CCC post in FebruarY.

Smith assumed presidential du-ties June 1. The 39-year-old Califor-nian was pastoring Oxnard Free WillBaptist Church, Oxnard, at the timeof his appointment by the Board. Heis a CCC alumnus, having graduatedin 1973 with a bachelor of sciencedegree in theology. Since 1974 hehas supervised the Oxnard ChristianAcademy in addition to his pastoralresponsibilities.

Smith said he expects the Collegeto operate with an efficient, butsmall staff this fall. "We plan tomake as few changes as possible,"he related. "We'll probably distrib-ute administrative duties among thefaculty, at least for the time being."

The new president confided thathe will immediately assume a heavyteaching load. "We need to livewithin our means financially. Thepeople in California expect that andappreciate the school doing it."

Smith, who has been preaching

15 years, shared, "The Lord con-vinced me that Christian educationwould have to be a Part of mY lifeand ministry when I graduated fromCCC in 1973."

One goal Mr. Smith sees asreachable in the fall of 1980 is "aviable two-year educational prog ramwhich students can take and thentransfer to other colleges if they sochoose."

"We will continue a strong BibleCollege emphasis here at CCC,"Smith asserted. "Every student willmajor in Bible, but we intend to offercurriculum broad enough to attractthe liberal arts student."

Prior to studying three Years atFree Will Baptist Bible College,Nashville, Tennessee, John B. Smithwas an electronics instructor in theUnited States Navy for 10 Years. Hepastored Harper Road Free WillBaptist Church, Joelton, Tennessee,in 1971 -1972. Since graduating fromCCC, Mr. Smith has studied towarda master's degree at CaliforniaGraduate School of TheologY in

Glendale.John and Donna Smith have four

children: Leah Ann (19), Christine(17), Tim (16) and Ewa (1 1).

His father, John B. Smith, Sr., is adeacon in Arvin Free Will BaPtistChurch, Arvin, California. Mrs.Smith's father is a deacon in CamP-bell Free Will Baptist Church, Camp-bell, California.

MOLINE, lL-Delegates to the ttti-nois State Association which metMarch 28-29 in Moline cleared finalhurdles to employ a promotionalsecretary by voting a reallocation ofcooperative plan funds in order tounderwrite the office, according toModerator John Hollis.

Hollis said the 50 registered dele-gates discussed the promotionalsecretary issue at some length, butfinally voted for the state ExecutiveCommittee to proceed with plans tohire a promotionalofficer. Rev. Hollisconfirmed that the Executive Com-mittee expects the office to beoperational no later than June 1.

ln other business, attentionfocused on allowing "good standingcredentials" to be retained by min-isters who do not work in Free Will

Baptist churches or who are in dis-agreement with Free will Baptistdoctrine. The state Executive Boardand Credentials Committee are pre-paring a plan whereby the mattercan be orderly handled.

The 1980 theme-"Worshio andPraise"-was developed by threespeakers: Foreign Missions DirectorRolla Smith, Retirement and lnsur-ance Director Herman Hersey, andmissionary to Japan, Fred Hersey,who also addressed guests at a Fri-day evening banquet.

Pastor John Hollis of Unity FreeWill Baptist Church, Bradtey, waselected moderator for 1980-Bt .

Pastor David Burgess of Hazel DellFree Will Baptist Church, Sesser,was elected assistant moderator.

ILLINOIS OKAYS PROM()TIONAL OFFICE LAYMAN IS DA'sCHIEF INVESTIGATOR

SANTA PAULA, CA-After announc-ing his decision earlier this spring toresign as executive director of theVentura Region Criminal JusticePlanning Board, Free Will Baptistlayman Mal G. King returned to theVentura County District Attorney'sOffice as chief investigator.

King, memberof Santa Paula FreeWill Baptist Church, worked in theD¡strict Attorney's Office as chief in-vestigator from the mid-1960's toearly 1970, when he became headof the Criminal Justice PlanningBoard, a position he held until Feb-ruary 29.

Mal King's pastor is Cecil Spur-lock. Reverend Spurlock said, "Thisfellow would be a great blessing toany church, but I am glad he's oneof my members. There will never beanyone in my life who will be agreater blessing than Mal King.What a worker!"

Mr. King, 47, teaches an adullSunday school class, spearheadsvisitation outreach in Santa PaulaChurch and serves on the church'sboard of trustees.

He earned a Master's degree atnight from the University of South-ern California. ln '1968 Mal King wascited by the Federal Bureau of ln-vestigation at the prestigious FBINational Academy in Washington.He garnered the J, Edgar HooverMedal for Excellence in the Study ofLaw Enforcement.. He has lectured extensively on

criminology at Ventura Junior Col-lege. King also served as ResidentDean for the lnstitute for Court Man-agement in Aspen, Colorado.

8flfl RALLY F()R EVANGELISM C()NFERENCETULSA, OK-Conference DirectorTrymon Messer said 800 ministersand laymen participated in a March3'l-April 2 National Home MissionsDepartment-sponsored evangel ismconference at West Tulsa Free WillBaptist Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Twelve preaching and teachingsessions by six speakers filled thethree-day meeting.

Conferees came f rom ninecentral and southern states to hearspeakers: Pastor Richard Cordell ofGuin Free Will Baptist Church, Guin,Alabama; Pastor Jim McAllister ofFirst Free Will Baptist Church,Farmington, Missouri; Pastor Rich-ard Adams of East Side Free WiilBaptist Church, Elizabethton, Ten-

nessee; Home Mission Staffers RovThomas, Trymon Messer and JohÁGibbs.

On Sunday preceding the annualconference, host Pastor Connie Car-iker logged a record 1205 in Sundayschool, with 41 conversions and a$21,000 offering.

Tuesday evening's service high-lighted the conference, according toTrymon Messer. "The altar andaisles were filled with people kneel-ing and praying for God's guid-ance."

Home Missions Director of Devel-opment John Gibbs, conferencesoloist, provided a varied musicalprogram. The conference concludedat noon on April 2.

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DAVID SHORES NAMED ILLINOIS PROMOTIONALRINARD, lL 24 years ministerial experience toFastor David the promotional office including lll-Shores of Blue inois pastorates at Bethel Free WiilPoint Free Will Baptist Church, South Roxana:qaptist Church, Hoit's Addition Free Wiil BaptistCisne, has been Church, Mt. Vernon; pleasant Viewnamed lllinois Free Will Baptist Church, WalnutPromotional Sec- Hill; and Blue Point Free Will Baptistretarybythestate Church, Cisne.Executive Com- Rev. Shores earned a bachelor ofmittee, according arts degree in 1965 at Free Will Bap-to lllinois Moderator John Hollis. tist Bible college, Nashville, Tenne's-

Shores began his new duties June 1. see.

SECRETARYof preaching "unity among lllinoischurches both in quarterly meetingsand local congregations. "

Shores will edit lhe lllinois News-letter, ollicial publication of the stateassociation, in addition to generalpromotional work.

He plans to operate the state of-fice from his present address at Box1, Rinard, lllinois.

Reverend and Mrs. Shores' 22-year-old-son Mark teaches at GraceChristian School in Rocky Mount,North Carolina.The 43-year-old preacher brings He sees his primary task as that

CHAMBER ()F C()MMERCE SALUTES FREE WILL BAPTISTRUSSELLVILLE, AR-The Russell- theelderly.ville, Arkansas, Chamber of Com- The young people are transportedmerce along with officials from local from school on Wednesday after-nursing homes commended a six- noons each week to nursing homesmonth old program that places Free or private homes where they minis-Will Baptist youths, ages 12-19, in ter untilthe evening prayer meeting.direct contact with older adults who The youths provide a variety of serv-have social as well as physical and ices including feeding patients whospiritual needs, according to Pastor cannot feed themselves, playingFred Warner of First Free Will Bap- checkers and horseshoes, readingtist Church. to patients and taking them shop-

First Church launched theproject, ping or for walks. They even conductcalled YTC (Youth That Care), in services.November, 1979, at the urging of Theyoung people have adopted amember Carol Lane who is a reg- dress code for participation in theistered nurse and deeply concerned nursing home program. All partici-with caring for the elderly in nursing pants wear blue uniform jacketshomes. Officials say youth in grades with name tags and the official YTC6-12 are proving they can cope with patch on the left sleeve. Young mencomplicated needs that exist among don slacks rather than levis and

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sport short haircuts. Women wearmodest length dresses or sk¡rts.

Pastor Warner said, "The pro-gram works because the basic needsof both the elderly and youth are be-ing met. The elderly find companion-ship while the youth gain a sense ofpersonal achievement." Merit a-wards are given for every 50 hoursof service completed.

lncluded among the many whobenefit from nursing home and pri-vate home visits by the youth are a47-year-old former state auditor whosuffered a stroke. the former orivatesecretary of the late President HarryTruman, and well-known Free WillBaotist minister Rev. W. S. lsbell.

BO()KLET DECRIES IMMATURITY IN RELIGIOUSNASHVILLE, TN-Dr. Douglas J. the ultimate goal of the ChristianSimpson, who chaired the Free Will school and college and suggestsBaptist Educational Study Commit- that the realization of this goal is thetee (1975-1978), has written a 44- development of educated Chris-page philosophical treatise based tians. He decries "lmmaturity ofon research he did with the commit- thought (that) is . . . nowhere moretee. The booklet, titled lhe Educated blatant than in some religious liter-Person, was published by Athenian ature."House Publishers, Nashville. The 40-year-old North Carolina

Simpson is currently a professor native begins with the urgency toat Tennessee State University in think carefully about the nature ofNashville. He previously taught six Christian education. He then pro-years at Free Will Baptist Bible Col- ceeds to define the educated personlege and was curriculum consultant in general before analyzing the con-for Hillsdale Free Will Baptist Col- cept of the educated Christian inlege, Moore, Oklahoma. particular. He concludes with an in-

Dr. Simpson's book focuses on quiryintothereasonssomebelievers

LITERATUREwho are educated never becometruly educated Christians.

The volume is designed for any-one concerned about Christian insti-tutions, especially those studyingand teaching in Christian schoolsand colleges. Administrators willfind that the work stimulates facultyinsight into the basic thrusts of the¡rinstitutions. The volume will encour-age students to reflect upon theirown development as well as to buildtheir own philosophies of education.

The Educated Person may beordered from Athenian House Pub-lishers/P.Q. Box 90968/Nashville,TN 37209. Cost is $1 .50 per copy.

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TARHEEL DELIVERS MASTER'S MEN MOBILE ()FFICErrewsfront(continued)

HYMN S()CIETY PROJECTT() INCLUDE

FREE WILL BAPTIST STUDYWITTENBURG, OH-The Hymn So-ciety of America is nearing the endof a three-decades long project, pub-lication by 1984 ot The Dictionary otAmerican Hymnology.

Director Dr. Leonard Ellinwoodsays the project will include a "sur-vey of Free Will Baptist Hymnody"by Dr. Vernon Whaley, music coor-dinator at Free Will Baotist BibleCollege. Whaley's survey was pre-pared as a master's thesis in 1978at Luther Rice Seminary.

ïhe Hymn Society project coversall hymnals and most of the gospelsongbooks published in Americasince the Bay Psalm Book o11640.

Dr. Ellinwood said. "We have in-dexed nearly 5,000 collectionscovering all denominations includingthe Free Will Baptists. Out of nearlya million index cards. we estimatethere will be 250,000 individualhymns with first lines, refrains andtitles alphabetized."

The dictionary will also includeessays on the hymnody of each de-nomination as well as instrumentalaccompaniment, social movementsin hymnody, editing hymnals, copy-right protection of authors, doxolo-gies, biographies of hymn writersand numerous other related mate-rial.

Dr. Ellinwood said that several ofthe men associated with the projectare in their 70's and have worked onthe massive undertaking since its in-ceÞtion.

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NASHVILLE, TN-Wilson Cooper,Master's Men chapter member atTippets Chapel Free Will BaptistChurch, Clayton, North Carolina,presented the keys of a mini-motorhome to Master's Men General Di-rector, Loyd Olsan on April 25 duringthe Second Annual Master's MenConference which met at HillmontCamp, White Bluff, Tennessee.

The mobile office concept sur-faced one year ago when Olsan out-lined the need to travel and visitchaoters and churches in order toeffectively promole Master's Men.The mobile office does two things-it enables the Master's Men directorto both travel and take his work, thuskeeping up with the correspondenceworkload. I ncoming correspondenceis checked at the Nashville office.and letters which need action areforwarded to designated locations.

The mobile office conceot wasfirst presented at the Master's MenBoard Meeting in March, 1979, withthe board giving permission to pro-ceed. The first public presentationwas to men attendino the First An-

nual Master's Men Conference inApril, 1979. lt was again presentedduring the annual Master's MenBreakfast at the national associationin Charlotte, North Carolina, lastJuly. This was followed by aneditorial in the October, November,December, 1979, ATTACK Maga-zine.

Wilson Coooer called Mr. Olsanthis March stating that he had amini-motor home and that he woulddrive it to the Second AnnualMaster's Men Conference and ore-sent the keys to Olsan at that time.Mr. Cooper provided the motorhome, the insurance and registra-tion fees.

Director Olsan says, "Churcheswho wish to arrange for a visit maydo so by writing and giving at leasttwo dates that would be convenientfor them. From these invitations afirm schedule will be built and datesfilled in as the schedule develoos."

For further information write:Master's Men D"pt., P.O. Box1 7306, Nashville, Tn 37217 .

DEPARTMENT SALUTES CONTEST WINNERS

NASHVILLE, TN-The third annual Writers Contest, sponsored by the FreeWill Baptist Sunday School and Church Training Department, resulted in en-tries in six of the seven categories according to Dr. Malcolm C. Fry, assist-ant director. The poetry division had the most entries with 12. The followingare the winners in each category.

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1. Lorraine LayneHarold, Kenlucky

2. Hattie DuncanSmithville, Mississippi

Charactor Study (Sermon/Êxegesls)

1. Diane PlymonEthelsville, Alabama

Short Story

1. Anita HaneyGuthrie, Kentucky

Poetry

1. Rebecca PurkeyChesterf¡eld, lndiana

2. Delores Paynelna, lllinois

3. Janice ReevesWinter Haven, Florida

4. Anita HaneyGuthrie, Kentucky

Tract

1. Joe D. AllenGuthrie, Kentucky

Play/Sklts

1. Delores Paynelna, lllinois

2. Rosemarie LaffoonSeminole, Oklahoma

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Pastor George Smlth and Sophla FWBChurch, Sophla, WV, have a new radio pro-gram five days a week on Stalion WBKW. Theprogram a¡rs each morning from 9:15 to 9:30.

Flrst FWB Ghurch, Tampa, FL, purchased11 acres adjacent to Florida Highway 574.The $90,000 purchase was concluded after a$26,000 down payment. Pastor RogerDuncan said that on two rally days the con-gregation raised almost $23,000. The churchplans to build a new sanctuary and par-sonage on the property in the near future.

The new converts class at Flrst FWBChurch, Sallna, KS, averages 10 studentsper week according to Pastor Galen Dunbar,A guest speaker addressed the prayer meet-ing congregation one Wednesday this spring.He was Dr, Gary E. Parker, professor ofscience and biology at Heritage College inCalifornia. More than 150 heard lhe professorspeaK.

It was beef-up-the-library lime earlier thisspring at Flrst FWB Church, Hutchlnson, KS.By Easter Sunday lhe church had added 70books for the iunior age, 36 for the adult andteen classes and 20 for primary and beginnerlevels. Ken Stephens pastors.

Here's a cute one. They call it the BALLCLUB at Eastslde FWB Church, Tuscaloosa,AL. Paslor D. Ray Lewls says BALL is anacrostic for "Be Active-Live Longer" Club.That's another name for the senior saintswho meet wilh this congregalion.

Pastor Waldo Young of Spencer RoadFWB Church, Sponcor, OK, reports 15people attending worship service who hadnever been lo the church before. Maybethat's the reason the congregation voted topurchase a new grand piano.

Hlllsdale FUVB College, Moore, OK, spon-sored relreats in Arkansas and Missouri forleen-agers. The Arkansas retreat was sched-uled for April 1 1-1 2, while lhe Missour¡ retreatwas slated April 18-19. The two-day eventswere opportunities for worship and sharing indevolional and music exercises. The dramadepartment presented a program titled, "YouAre a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

The Oklahoma Woman's Auxlllary raisedfunds for the purchase of a van for use bymissionary Jerry Banks in Hokkaido, Japan.Banks said, "The van has already proven tobe a valuable asset to our ministry in Japan."

Oklahoma's Dlbble Assoclallon awardedtheir $500 scholarship to Mlke lvey andDanny Conn, studenls at Hlllsdalo Free WlllEaptlst College. Mr. lvey is a freshman from

Duncan, OK, and Mr. Conn is a sophomorefrom Lindsay, OK.

Trlnlty FWB Church, Greenvllle, NC,opened a day care and nursery school March31 according to Paslor Van Dale Hudson.

The Unlty FWB Church, Johnsonvllle, SC,won't be two years old until August. Duringthe almost 24 months of the church's exisþence, Paslor Kenny Baxley and people havegrown from an attendance of 21 to 62.Weekly offerings climbed f rom $350 to $500.the Sunday school averages 95. A $70,000-sanctuary was completed in September,1979, on a twoacre site. A February, 1980,revival left Pastor Baxley with 20 convertsawaiting baptism.

Dr. Robert Plclrllll, dean of Free Will Bap-t¡st Bible College, Nashville, Tennessee, ad-dressed the graduat¡ng class of Beayer CreekB¡ble lnstltute at North Sparlanburg FWBChurch, Spartanburg, SC, on April 5.

Pastor Joo Cagle of New Prospect FWBChurch, Pampllco, SC, said lhat more than60 riders parlicipated in a 2s-mile bike-a-thonto raise funds for New Prospect ChristianSchool. The successful bikers brought in al-most $1 ,200.

The South Eastern Seclion of the Eyangoþlcal Theologlcal Soclety met March 21-22 onlhe campus of Free Will Baptist B¡ble College.The gathering included professors and scho-lars f rom a variety of colleges and seminariesin the Southeast including some from theFree Will Baptist Bible College faculty. Thesessions consisted of reading and discussingscholarly papers.

Paslor Jell Turnbough and members atCo¡lnlh F\l/B Church, Mldland Clty, AL,responded with $173 in faith promises forforeign missions during a World Outreachweek-end on March 16 w¡th Foreign MissionD¡rector of Deputation Henry Van Kluyve.The monthly gift will be divided belweentoreign missionaries Jimmy Aldridge andDave Franks.

Fellowshlp FWB Church, K¡ngsport, TN,received their annual foreign missions Easteroffering on April 6. The group responded withover $5,500. Wlnslon Sweeney pastors.

ln anolher Easter Sunday foreign missionsoffering, Flrst FWB Church, Russellvllle, AR,poured $3,950 into foreign missionary DaleB¡shop's account. Fred Warner pastors.

Paslor Jlm Shepherd of Flrst FWBChurch, McAlesler, OK, says members havepurchased property adiacent to the church inorder to fac¡litate future parking as thechurch grows.

Whlle Oaks FWB Church, Macon, GA,broke their CTS record with an attendance of131 according to Pastor Bl¡ly Sharpston.Pastor Sharpston also reported adding 17members to the church since January.

The FWBBC Alumni Associat¡on met dur-ing the March 9-13 Bible Conference andadopted a two-year project to establ¡sh a$50,000 loan fund for Bible College studenls.Alumni also awarded the first annual Dr. L. C.Johnson scholarship to Terry Eagleton, asophomore missions student.

Eight teams paftic¡pated ¡n the Fifsl An-nual National FWB Basketball Tournament atFWBBC Ma¡ch 2O-22. The lournament ¡s

sponsored for FWB high schools. TheFlorence Sainls, coached by Bobby Mont-gomery and represent¡ng Florence ChrlstlanAcademy, Florence, AL, were declared na-tional champions by defeating WoodbineChrist¡an Academy, Nashville, TN, by a scoreol 52-41.

Members of Flrst FWB Church, Potoau,OK, expect to have use later this summer of anew education and activities building. Groundbreaking ceremonies for the 90 x 70 feetstructure were observed during March. Whencompleted lhe building will include classroomspace, a haltcourt gymnasium to double asfellowship hall and recreal¡on area, as wellasa commercial kitchen to be used by the daycare cenler. Rlchard Gallant Þastors.

Here's anolher basketball story. lt seemsthat children of choir memþers complainedso loudly over long practice sessions thatfinally College Lakes FWB Church pastorBobby Glen Smlth had the brethren erectbasketball goals in the parking lot. Now noone complains when the choir praclice goesa liltle longer. The church is located ¡n Fay-ettevllle, NC.

Oklahoma's Districl Judgo Floyd Martlnspoke during April at North West FWBChurch, Oklahoma Clty, OK, according loPastor James Murray. Judge Martin spoke onthe suþject "Errors in the trial of Jesus". Hehas taughl a Sunday school class for anumber of years.

Pastor Meryl Erlckson of Sulphur FWBChurch, Sulphur, OK, says the church hassecured a new youth director. He is RlchardHood, a sludent at Hillsdale FWB College.

CONTACT welcomes "Centra Letters"publication of Central FUVB Church, Hun.llngton, WV. Carl Vallance pastors.

A tape message ministry has been slartedat Flrsl FWB Church, Grand Raplds, Ml, ac-cord¡ng lo Pastor Stoven Hasty. MemberTobey Workman was so much in favor of thetape ministry that he donaled a tape recorderto get the work under way.

And a sDecial thanks lo Pastor ThurmonMurphy of Flrst FWB Church, Wlchlla Falls,TX, for placing CONTACT on the ma¡ling listof the church's new publicat¡on "TheSpotlight".

Pastor Jerry Norrls was heard braggingaboul one of his members in March. Hername is Erma Hogan. Erma brought 28people to Sunday school. She is a member ofCalvary Fellowshlp FWB Church, Fonton,¡to. A

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CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE

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By Leroy Forlines

DISTINCTION BETWEENPREACHING AND TEACHING

The New Testament distinctionbetween preaching and teaching isnot commonly made. The pulpit de-livery of the pastor involves bothpreaching and teaching. lt is impor-tant to distinguish between what ispreaching and what is teaching be-cause oi the difference in the natureof the authority that accompanieseach.

Give attention first to kêrussõwhich is translated "preach." Ac-cording lo Thayer's Greek Lexicon,kêrussõ means, "To proclaim afterthe manner of a herald; always withthe suggestion of formality, gravity,and authoritywhich must be listenedto and obeyed."

There is authority that goes withpreaching because it is a messagefrom God. lt is dealing with the gos-pel and the indisputable truths ofChristianity. To believe Christianitytrue is to believe that which ispreaching, in the New Testamentage of the word, to be true. Thatwhich is unquestionably true is to beobeyed or one must suffer the con-sequences.

Teaching includes everything thatis embraced by preaching and allother Christian truth and its applica-tion to life. Teaching involves ex-

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His Peopleplanation, giving reasons and dis-cussion with those being taught.

Discussion does not take placeduring the delivery of a sermon, butit would be in order for a person towant to discuss a part of the sermonwith the pastor after the service.

ln preaching one proclaims whathe considers to be clearly truebased on divine authority. The con-tent of preaching should be the areaof truth on which all sincere and in-formed Christians are agreed. lnpreaching it is stated as truth to beobeyed.

ln teaching the pastor seeks topersuade a person that what hesays is a correct interpretation ofthe Word of God. When the teacheris not convinced that he knows theinterpretation, he offers any assist-ance he can to the student.

We preach the basic morality ofthe Ten Commandments. When itcomes to the application of the prin-ciples of the Ten Commandmentsbeyond the literal application, wemust rely on teaching if that applica-tion is not made for us in the NewTestament.

When our convictions andstandards are derived from applica-tion of principles taught in the Bibleto situations not specifically men-tioned in the Bible, we set them forthby teaching, not preaching.

This does not lessen their impor-tance if they are a true application ofthe principles of the Word of God,but it does mean that we have to de-pend upon persuading people ratherthan delivering to them a clear-cut,indisputable divine directive.

We preach "Jesus saves" topeople. We teach our various doc-trines. We do not expect people tobelieve them simply because we saythey are true. We seek a favorableresponse by setting forth a convinc-ing case based on scripture.

When a distinction is not madebetween preaching and teachingauthority, it confuses both pastorand people.

The pastor who thinks preachingauthority extends to all that he saysf rom the pulpit runs into twoproblems: (1) He is frustrated be-cause people do not accept every-thing he says and put Ît intopractice.(2) Because he expects people toobey simply because he says some-thing, he will tend to fail to prepareconvincing sermons that appeal topeople as thinking, feeling, actingbeings who have a right to an intelli-gent basis for what they believe andpractice.

To a great extent the pastor'sauthority is an earned authority-earned because he knows what heis talking about and speaks con-vincingly. lt was said of Stephen,"And they were not able to resist thewisdom and the spirit by which hespoke" (Acts 6:10).

It is interesting to observe whatPaul said to Titus, "These thingsspeak, and exhort, and rebuke withall authority. Let no man despisethee" (fitus 2:15).

The word that is translated "de-spise" is periphroneõ. According toA.T. Robertson in Word Pictures inthe New Testament, this wordmeans "to think around." lt is as if

Paul said to ïitus, "Let no man thinkcircles around you, or let no man outthink you."

It was by letting no man out thinkhim that Titus was to maintainauthority. lt was the authority of onewho had done his homework andpresented a good case. Robertsonpoints out that the way for a ministerto command respect is to do thethinking that deserves it.

While the preaching of the gospelhas the authority of God behind itand should be obeyed, and thosewho refuse to obey it will suffereternal judgment, the preacher isnot supposed to rest his case solelyon the matter of stating the facts.

He never enters into a discussionin which the truth of the gospel isnegotiable, so far as he is con-cerned, but he does reason withpeople about the gospel.

Paul's preaching was accom-panied by reasoning from the scrip-tures. This is evidenced by the useof the word dialegeomai in Acts17:2: 1B:4, 19; and 24:25 where it istranslated "reason," and Acts 17:'17and 19:8, 9 where it is translated"dispute".

Paul's preaching was also ac-companied by persuasion. This isevidenced by use of the word peltfrõ,translated persuade in Acts 13:43;18:4; 19:8; 20:28; 28:23: and ll Cor-inthians 5:11.

The reasoning and persuadingthat accompanied Paul's preachingwas teaching. Teaching recognizesthe one addressed as being a per-sonal being. lt recognizes him asone who thinks feels and acts.

We should not expect people tofollow us simply because of our po-sition. Pastors need to cultivate re-spect by thinking through things andpresenting a strong case for whatlhey believe.

We have already discussed theproblem presented to the pastorwhen he fails to distinguish betweenpreaching authority and teachingauthority. Now let us look at theproblem presented to the laymen.

When no distinction is made be-tween preaching authority andteaching authority, the laymanthinks that he is being told to obeyeverything the preacher says whe-ther he is convinced or not.

This presents two problems.There are some who tend to give ablind, nonlhinking loyalty to whatthey hear. This may seem to workuntil they hear two pastors set forthdifferent views. This type personwhile causing no trouble will havehis own thought processes stifled.He is not prepared for the changingscenes of life.

The second oroblem comes tothose who feel that if they are ex-pected to obey everything they hearthe pastor say simply because hesaid it, that a problem is created forthem. They feel they have a rightand a responsibility to think. Yet, ifthey obey without being convinced,they must either set their own think-ing aside, or they must violate theirown thinking. Strong people cannotdo this. We need strong people aslaymen as well as pastors.

lf the pastor wants to developstrong laymen, he must be strong inhis teaching. He must not expectpeople to agree if they have notbeen convinced.

There must be a basic harmony inthe church, but there must also beroom for some degree of differencewhere Christians do not alwaysagree. Strong, mature, thinkingpeople must have room for some dif-ference.

WORDS USED LESS FREOUENTLY

ln this study we omit nothing inthe New Testament that could haveanybearing on the nature of pastoralauthority. For that reason we nowcall attention to a few other words.

There are four more words trans-lated "preaching" with reference toNew Testament preaching. Dialeg-omai is translated "preaching" inActs 20:7, 9. This word has been re-ferred to earlier. lt occurs 13 timesand in all the other places is trans-lated either as "reason" or "dis-pute".

Katagge I l-o is translated " preach "10 times. lt is translated "show"three times; "declare" twice;"teach" and "speak of" once each.According to Thayer, it means "toannounce, declare, promulgate,make known; to proclaim publicly,publish."

Another word,laleõ, is most com-monly translated "speak". Of its

295 occurrences in the New Testa-ment, it is translated "preach" onlysix times.

Panésidzomai is translated"preach boldly" in Acts 9:27. Thisword tells more about boldness andconfidence than it does about theauthority of preaching. There isnothing in any of these words thatwould add new light to the authorityof the pastor.

With regard to words that aretranslated "teach", kattaggellowhich is translated "teach" once isreferred to in the paragraph above.Katecheõ is translated "teach" inRomans 2:18; I Corinthians 4:19;and Galatians 6:6. lt occurs fivemore times and is translated "in-struct" and " informed".

Mathêteuõ is translated "teach"ir¡ Matthew 28:20 and Acts 14:21.This word actually means "to dis-ciple" or "to make a disciple."

Paideuõ is translated "teach"twice (Acts 22:3 and Titus 2:12). Thisword would probably be bettertranslated "train". lt is also trans-lated "chasten" and "chastise"severaltimes.

There are a few other words thatdeal with making known spiritualtruth. Anaggellõ ¡s translated"showed" in Acts 20:20; "declare"in Acts 20:27 and I John 1:5; and"reported" in I Peter 1:12.

Apaggellõ is translated "showed"in Acts 26:20 and "declare" in I John1:3.

Gn-oridzõ is translated "declare"in I Corinthians 15:1; and "makeknown" in Ephesians 1:9 and ll Peter1:16.

Ekthêmi is translated "expound"in Acts 18:26 and 28:23. L

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I "r a nappyano conrenreo nome-I maker now because of GeorgeI Sweeting, editor-in-chief ofMoody Monthly. Hold on-let me ex-plain myself !

It all began last week when myhusband called from work. "HiHonlHow is it going?"

"Oh, OK I guess (sigh)," I replied."What's wrong?""Oh, nothing.""Honey?""Well, it's your daughter-she is

right behind me undoing all l'vedone and your son's Lincoln Logsare all over the den for the third timetodayl"

Of course they are my beautifulchildren, too, but at the time I would-n't claim them.

To which my husband replied,"Hon, I'm going to send you back towork so you'll keep your sanity!"

The daily routine of caring for afour-yearold super kid and a '15-

month climber was about to causeme to lose all joy of hornemaking. Somuch so that my husband wouldrather me go back to an outside jobthan put up with my complaints.

But what does the above have todo with Sweeting? I'm getting tothat.

POWER Tf) STAY

That afternoon I sat down duringCarol's nap and Kevin's WoodyWoodpecker cartoon show to readthe March 1980 Moody Monthly.

First page headlines struckhOME_STAYING POWER. Dr.Sweeting in his editorial wrote"There is nothing in this world likeold-fashioned dependability. Lukestates the apostolic church 'contin-ued steadfastly in the apostles' doc-trine' (Acts 2:42'1. I like that. Rain,storm, poverty, or persecution couldnot stop them. These Christians hadstaying power."

Being a "preacher's kid" and a"missionary's kid," I had heard allmy life about this thing called de-pendability. My dad, Luther San-ders, often preached on this attributeand quoted Bob Jones, Sr., "thegreatest ability is dependabi lity. "

And believe me as a missionaryfamily we were often in the placewhere it took a lot of staying power.But I saw staying power only in lightof the missionary pastor. Dr. Sweet-ing brought it to my situation as hecontinued:

"Staying power brings usthrough life's experiences, not

only for the missionary andpastor, but for the businessperson and homemaker. lttakes no superior intelligenceto quit. Any fool can do that . . .

The place of greatest opportu-nity is usually right where weare. "Staying power for the home-

maker, too. Ouch ! The idea of goingback to work had been very invitingjust to "get out of the house". Mr.Sweeting later in the article said"God does not require us to be suc-cessful, but He does require us to befaithful. "

COURAGE T() FACE LIFE

The next evening found my familyat Wednesday night prayer meeting.We had a guest speaker who had atext f rom Judges 11:30-35.

He related the story of Jephthahwho made a vow to the Lord to givethe first thing that came forth fromhis house if the Lord would give himsuccess in battle. Well, Jephthah'sdaughter, an only child, was the oneto greet him and he carried out hisvow because "l have opened mymoulh unto the Lord, and I cannotgo back (v. 35)."

Oh, that struck home. I hadvowed a vow too-to do the best jobpossible with the children the Lordgives us. I had to work until our first-born was three, and I longed to bethe one playing ball with him andreading him stories and feeding himlunch.

So my husband and I agreed that I

would stay home when our daughterwas born. And right now in our ownfamily situation I need to be homewith our preschoolers more than weneed that extra financial income.

I realized I could not go back. I

had made a vow. Staying power nowis my daily request to the Lord.

My thanks to those two preachersand their sermons. I needed that!God gave you men the right words atthe right time.

Joy is back in my homemaking. r

ABOUT THE WRITER: Mrs. Brenda Spru¡ll ¡s amemþq of Fellowship Free W¡il Bapt¡stCh u r c h, N ashv ¡ I le, Iennessee.

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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIR¡T

FactsAboutPeace

Part XlBy Robert Picirilli

alatians 5:22,23 is one of thebasic passages that supportthis series. We read, there,

that "the fruit of the Spirit" includespeace. Evidently, the early Chris-tians emphasized peace as charac-teristic of a believer.

They made the word part of theirbasic greeting. Most of the epistlesinclude it in the opening salutation;many of them include it as part ofthe closing. The beautifulwords of llThessalonians 3:16 provide an ex-ample: "The Lord of peace. . . giveyou peace always."

Some of the best passages arePsalm 1 19:165; Proverbs 3:17;lsaiah 26:3; 32:17 ; 48:22: 53:5; John14:27; Romans 5:1; 8:6; 14:17:1 5:1 3; Philippians 4:6,7; Colossians3:15; James 3:18.

You will find many others in yourconcordance, and a careful studywill reveal the following facts,among other things.

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Fact 1: Peace is f reedom f romgulf. Justification is the foundationof this aspect of peace, andrighteous living is a practical neces-sity to its continuance.

Facl 2: Peace is freedom fromenmity with God. This aspect ofpeace, closely related to the previ-ous one, rests on reconciliation.

Fact 3: Peace is freedom fromanxiety. This practical side of peaceis spoken of in Philippians 4:6,7 andconsists in the absence of worry/tension/fretting over things. lt restson believing prayer.

Fact 4: Peace is freedom fromfear. This does not mean the be-liever will not face trouble. but w¡llbe delivered from fear in trouble. ltresls on wholehearted trust in God.

Fact 5: Peace is freedom from

confusion or strife. This manifesta-tion of peace affects, especially, ourrelationshios with others. and that isalways the outgrowth of peacewithin.

What produces a peace that hassuch wonderful characteristics asthese? The same scriptures providesome answers.

Faith-both the initial saving faithand continued trust in God-isessential. So is prayer-believing,confident prayer. Then practicingrighteousness-doing right-mak-es an imÞortant contribution. And sodoes loving God's "law."

That brings us back where westarted: The fruit of the Soirit ispeace. The Spirit of God is at workwithin us to develop the mature fruitof peace in our hearts, and the suc-cess of His work is directly relatedto the measure of our meeting lheseconditions.

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By Melvin Worthington

ne of the most difficult les-sons a Christian learns iswhen and how to wait on the

Lord. lt's time for us to oull out oflife's fast lane and oark it for a while.

Who started the rumor that wemeasure spirituality by the degree ofexcitement, enthusiasm, emotional-ism and energies that characterizea oerson or church? To fall belowsome worked-up standard is con-sidered a sign of deadness, disinter-est and disobedience to the Lord.

But waiting patiently on the Lord¡ndicates none of those bad things.He who understands the Word ofGod and the ways of God learns towait on God.

THE ADM()NITION

It is out of a time of heartache,f rustration and dead-end streets thatthe Psalmist admonishes us to walton the Lord (Psalm 37:7). When theeasy answers are all gone, it's timeto wait. Friends, we are there.

Waiting implies submrssion toGod's Word. ln spite of how onefeels or what others do. the Word ofGod must be obeyed. NO excep-tions. The Bible is a stable and suffi-cient authority.

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Since man's ways are inconsistent with God's way, waiting de-mands suömrssion to the way ofGod? Man is impatient; God is not.Time is nothing to Him; let it benothing 1o us.

God's way is worth waiting for.Though God often seems to tarrylong, He is never late. Even when wethink events rush too quickly, Godarrives exactly on schedule.

Suömisslon to the Work of Godtempers the waiting. While the Lordis weaving His will in human history,be patient. Wait for Him to work.When God works it cannot be ex-plained by natural man.

What God does, man cannot do.

THE ASSURANCE

Waiting on God brings results inprosperity (Lamentations 3:25-26).God opens His goodness to thosewho trust Him enough to wait. Divineprotection is promised to those who

wait (Proverbs20:22).Those who wait rise on the majes-

tic wings of His power (lsaiah 40:31).This truth must saturate the mind ifeffective work is done for the Lord.

Waiting on the Lord guaranteesdivine perception (Psalm 25:3-5).Understanding the ways of God re-quires time-time spent alone withHim. Those who practice patiencebefore God soon discover the valueof waiting.

Divine peace surrounds thosewho wait patiently with the Lord (Job14:14; Psalm 52:9). Their souls glowwith His peace.

THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Waiting on the Lord hones per-sonal discipline. And it takes discip-line when you wait for the Lord towork in His way and time.

Personal development resultsfrom waiting on the Lord. Those whowait understand that the work is theLord's, as they learn to trust and relyupon Him. The progressive growthof believers in faith, courage, stead-fastness and service is inseparablylinked to this waiting process.

Personal dependence on the Lordis acknowledged by those who wait.Human abilities are ínsufficient toaccomplish the Lord's work. Onedoes not walk far in the Christian lifebefore he learns this imoortant truth.

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