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OKLAHOMA INDIAN
EVANGELISM CONFERENCE
Oklahoma Indian Evangelism Con-ferences will be held across the state in Muskogee, Ardmore and Weath-erford. The format of the conference has changed to a one-day event that will encourage, engage and equip the local church to be intentional about community evangelism. The time for each location will be 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The conference theme is “Become All Things,” which will focus on 1 Corinthi-ans 9:22 which says, “To the weak I be-came weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.”
The breakout sessions will equip attendees with different evangelism strategies. There will be various ses-sions in the areas of evangelism re-sources and tools, and reaching spe-cific age groups such as children, youth and young adults.
A continental breakfast and lunch will be served at each conference. For more in-formation and to register for any location, con-tact Shelley Urton at 405 942-3800.
Special Edition of The Baptist Messenger • Periodicals Postage Paid • February 2019This ministry is brought to you through the generous gifts of Oklahoma Baptists through the Cooperative Pro-
SAVE THE DATEMARCH3-10 – Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer/Easter Offering 9 – Oklahoma Indian Evangelism Conference - Muskogee16 – Oklahoma Indian Evangelism Conference - Ardmore23 – Oklahoma Indian Evangelism Conference - Weatherford
APRIL1-30 – Simultaneous Revivals4 – New edition of The Runner12-13 – BGCO Women’s Re-treat at Falls Creek26-27 – Rewired Men’s Conference at Falls Creek
The Native American Leadership Team recognizes there is a lack of contextual evangelism methods and materials that are relevant to our Native people and churches. An effective way to share the good news of Jesus Christ is by distribut-ing Gospel tracts.
Pastor Warren Pratt, Jr. of Cush-ing, First Indian created a frybread Gospel tract that can be used as an outreach tool and conversation starter among Native people. The tract can be shared in the commu-nity such as the workplace, tribal events, sporting events, healthcare facilities, etc. The tract describes frybread as important and essen-tial in Native life. The illustration of Jesus being the Bread of Life and how He is essential and satisfies our spiritual need as the frybread
satisfies our physical hunger is re-lational and identifiable.
If you would like to request frybread tracts for your church, please contact the Native Ameri-can Ministries Office, at 405 942-3800 or email Shelley Urton at [email protected]
MAY17-18 – Native American Leadership Team Meeting
SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
Ron Fleming is an experienced pastor. With his wife, Christine, he has served churches in Prince Albert, Canada and in Oklahoma. He is currently the pas-tor of McAlester, First Indian. He has led his church to be active in the Choctaw – Chickasaw Baptist Association.
When Stanley Shomo felt led to resign as Director of Missions (DOM) for the Choctaw-Chickasaw Baptist Association, the members of the association extended a call to Brother Ron to serve as the new DOM. After much prayer and discussion with his church, Brother Ron accepted the position of DOM. He will continue to serve as the pastor of McAlester, First In-dian and serve as the DOM of the associ-ation.
Brother Ron has a vision to see the association grow and get stronger. To
accomplish this, he wants to visit with the existing pastors in the association to encourage them and listen to their needs and concerns. He wants to recruit and mentor newly called pastors and leaders with a view of filling the pulpits of churches that are currently without a pastor. In addition, Brother Ron would like to see the association start new works in areas where a Gospel witness is needed.
Working with Pastor Wayne Bailey, Brother Ron also has a desire to see the
Choctaw-Chickasaw Family Camp at Kiamichi Baptist Assembly continue to grow. The last two years have seen sig-nificant growth, and the future looks bright.
Brother Ron has a great challenge and a great vision. He knows that with God all things are possible. Please remember to keep him in prayer and pray for the churches in the Choctaw-Chickasaw As-sociation.
ROBERT HASKINSSCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
Each year there are a number of men and women that surrender to ministry, missions and special service but they are not sure where to start or do not know how to pursue their ministry call-ing. In order for our Native churches to be healthy, reproducing disciple-mak-ing congregations, there has to be an ongoing development of leaders.
How can these leaders be equipped and developed? One way is to re-
ceive practical ministry training that is fully online through the
Robert Haskins School of Christian Ministry. The
Haskins School is de-signed to provide multi-vocational
pastors (MVP) and church ministry lead-
ers with excellent train-ing that fits their busy
schedules and their particular ministry
context. Students can study to complete a diploma
in pastoral ministry or church ministry. Courses are also open to those who may not want to pursue the full diploma pro-gram, but want to receive training that will assist them to serve in ministry.
Each course is three credit hours and requires approximately four hours of time each week, which in-cludes personal instruction by video lectures, reading, practical application assignments and small group mentor-ing. The cost is $125 per course.
Please visit the Haskins School website, www.haskinsschool.org for more information and a detailed list of course descriptions.
The spring semester started Febru-ary 4, 2019 but late enrollments will be accepted for those interested in taking a course. If you sense that God may be calling you to Christian ministry or would like to apply for admission, con-tact Ben Little at [email protected] or 405 942-3800 Ext. 4392.
Native American Courses:Preaching I & II
Pastoral Ministry I & II
Foundations for Native American Ministry
Youth Ministry
Overview of the Bible
Women’s Role in Ministry (for men & women)
Educational Ministry in the Native American Church
NEW DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS:
RON FLEMING
ENJOY ONE FREE COURSE ON US.*
That’s a $125 value - all free!Pick any of our 7 or 14 week classes!
*Offer valid for Oklahoma Baptists with a calling to ministry
One definition of complacency is “a feeling of uncritical satisfaction with one-self or one’s achievements.” Our mission, as given to us by the Lord, is to make dis-ciples of all nations. This means we must “go” to the unchurched people, share
the Gospel, “baptize” them and “teach” them to become followers of Christ.
It is easy for a church to lose sight of why we exist. There
is nothing wrong with having good preach-
ing, good music and good fellowship.
However, we can have
these things and still not be winning the unchurched people to Christ. In fact, this can lead to complacency. When we lose our passion for winning the lost, we need to be revived.
Think about this story: One quiet, fall day the sound of wild geese flying came out of nowhere. A farmer ran out of his house to see the magnificent sight of the wild geese flying. In the farmer’s barnyard were some tame mallards sitting on the pond. They heard the wild call they had once known. The honking out of the night sent little arrows of prompting deep into their wild yesterdays. Their wings fluttered a feeble response. The urge to fly ~ to take
their place in the sky for which God made them ~ was sounding in their feathered breasts, but they never raised from the water. The matter had been settled long ago. The corn of the barnyard was too tempting! Now their de-sire to fly only made them uncomfortable.
Like the mallards who chose the com-fortable barnyard over the call of the wild, we may become comfortable going to church instead of going out into fields that are white unto harvest. We have a great challenge to reach our people for Christ, but we also have a great God.
There are times when we must seek God’s face in a special way. Imagine what could happen if all of our Indian churches experienced spiritual renewal. This is the purpose of simultaneous revivals. You are encouraged to set a time for revival. We have chosen the month of April 2019 for this purpose, but you can choose another time if you desire.
If your church cannot afford a revival team, there are evangelistic teams who are willing to come at their own expense. You should have received additional in-formation in the mail. If not, let us know and we will get the information to you. Finally, we are asking that each church let us know if you will participate in the simultaneous revivals. You can contact Shelley Urton in the Native American Ministries Office. Call (405) 942-3800.
CONGRATULATIONS!Congratulations
to Priscilla Arneech-er-Blackfox on being
elected as the vice-pres-ident of the State Women’s
Missionary Union (WMU) for Oklahoma. We are very blessed for
one of our Native ladies to be recog-nized and selected for this well-deserved
position in our state. Priscilla also serves on the Native American Leadership Team.
Left to right: Cheryl Wright, Priscilla Arneecher-Blackfox, Sta-cy Neuschaefer and Heidi Jones
BGCO Native American Ministries @BGCONativeMin @BGCONativeMin
SIMULTANEOUS REVIVALS
Contact Us!405.942.3800www.bgco.org/nativeamerican
Emerson Falls - Specialistext. 4306 • [email protected]
Ben Little - Strategistext. 4392 • [email protected]
Shelley Urton - Ministry Assistantext. 4326 • [email protected]
