Baptist Trumpet - files.ctctcdn.comfiles.ctctcdn.com/eea52db5401/62a485ed-93b2-48bc-831e-cbd1ac944ffc.pdfBaptist Trumpet Volume 75 April 15, 2015, Little Rock, Arkansas Number 29 OFFICIAL

Baptist TrumpetVolume 75 April 15, 2015, Little Rock, Arkansas Number 29

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSASwww.baptisttrumpet.com

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Due to BMAA Meeting

April 20–22Springfield, Mo.

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Central Baptist College is set to honor its 2015 graduates at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9 with the Pro-fessional Adult College Educa-tion (PACE) students graduat-ing at 10 a.m. and traditional students graduating at 2 p.m. Both ceremonies will be taking place in the Burgess Auditorium located in the Cooper Complex on the CBC Campus. The class of 2015 is comprised of 62 traditional students and 64 PACE graduates. This year, Charles Costa, BMA mission-ary, will deliver the commence-ment address at both ceremonies. Costa’s educational back-ground includes a B.S. in Biblical Studies from Central Baptist Col-

Charles Costa to DeliverCBC Commencement Address

lege in 1980, as well as graduate study in Curriculum Development from Princeton Seminary in Princ-eton, NJ. Known as a published author and lecturer, Bro. Costa acts as the supervis-ing editor for Chuck Swindoll’s books and Insight for Living translated into the Arabic language. He also serves as a magistrate of the Family Court of Appeals for the Evangelical Commu-nity in Lebanon. Costa serves as the senior pas-tor of Ras Beirut Baptist Church in Lebanon. He is also Vice Presi-dent of the Lebanese Baptist Con-vention and a member of the Leba-nese Society for Educational & So-cial Development Board of Trustees (Lebanese Baptist Society). He has also served as a chief mag-istrate of the Lower Family Court for the Evangelical Community in Lebanon, a volunteer Publisher at Clarion Publishing House, and Editor-in-Chief for the Baptist Curriculum published by the Baptist Publications of Lebanon. Bro. Costa is married to Mona Atweh and has two children, Dr. Rana Marie and Joseph William.

Wednesday night, April 8, a confirmed EF1 tornado, with winds 70-90 mph, hit the Potosi, Mo. area. One report said the tornado was 50 yards across and traveled a distance of 5 miles, starting a half-mile northwest of Potosi and ending 1.7 miles south of Mineral Point. Several businesses received damage, including roofs torn apart or blown off, windows broken, as well as soffit and flashing torn from the buildings. One report said the fairgrounds on the northwest side of town and a sawmill east of town were hit, but no injuries or deaths were attributed to the storm and most people who lost electricity were back up within a day or so. I contacted my friend, Don Burke, pastor of Breton Creek Baptist Church and his wife, Pam, to find about Beamers and BMA churches in the area. He reported that First Baptist Church was the only one that had been hit. They had some roof damage, but did not have any water or other damage inside the building. Insurance should cover the cost, minus the deductible. (First Baptist Church is the home church of Assistant Editor Klint Silvey and his family.)

— Don Burke, Trumpet Photography ClubFirst Baptist Church at Potosi roof damage.

Storm Damages BMA Church

BMA pastors can register for a chance to win an Apple Watch to be given away during the BMAA National Meeting. Pastors who commit to celebrating Lifeword’s 50th anniversary by participating in WalkfortheWorld and/or Lifeword Sunday (Oct. 25) will be entered into the drawing for a free Apple Watch and will be given their free Walk t-shirt. In addition to registering your

Danny Kirk is serving as commu-nity pastor at Grace Hills Church in Rogers. Denny Freese is available for preaching appointments and interim pastoral service as the Lord leads. He has been in the ministry for 36 years, studied five years in Bible college and seminary and is a member of First Baptist Church at Buckner. Contact him at (479) 935-7626 or 496 Lafay-ette Rd. 43, Buckner, AR 71827. Eddie Hawkins, 65 of Manila, is available for preaching appointments as the Lord leads. He has been in the ministry for 35 years, and pastored Calvary Baptist Church at Manila for 17 years and Grace Temple Baptist Church at Paragould for 5 years. He and his wife, Ruby, have two grown sons. Contact him at (870) 838-3993. Macedonia Baptist Church at Jonesboro is seeking a bivocational pastor. Contact Bert Cole at (870) 935-2985 or Bud Couch at 933-2057.

Apple Watch Giveaway At National Meeting

church, please be prepared to name a Walk leader/coordinator for those events. Last year’s winner of an iPad was Steven Clark of Skyway Hills Bap-tist church in Pearl, Miss. He was one of 95 pastors at the 2014 na-tional meeting who registered his church for Lifeword Sunday/Walk-fortheWorld.

Long and short-sleeved 2015 Walk T-shirts can be purchased ($13 and $18) at the BMAA National Meeting. On-line sales have already begun; just go to lifeword.org, click on the Lifeword Sunday/Walk page and the “Here” button to buy your shirt(s) with a credit or debit card. We look forward to visiting with you at the Lifeword booth.

The BMA of Arkansas Mis-sionary Committee will con-sider two new missionary ap-plicants at a called meeting on Tuesday, May 12, at 11 a.m. in the chapel at Temple Baptist Church in Little Rock.

Special Called Meeting

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Central Baptist College1501 College Ave. • Conway, Arkansas 72034

(501) 329-6872 • (800) 205-6872 • www.cbc.edu Twitter: @CentBaptCollege and @tkimbrow

Terry KimbrowPresident

PROFILE

Employees and guests gathered Monday for our annual awards lun-cheon catered by CBC Chef Jill Mc-Collum and her staff. The following employees were recognized for their years of service to CBC: 3 Years (engraved wood pen) — Terri Waites, Financial Aid Ser-vices Coordinator; Amy Reed, Direc-tor of Enrollment for Non-traditional Programs; Crystal Robinson, Head Softball Coach & Assistant Sports Information Director; Kerry Norris, Career Services Coordinator & Resi-dent Director in Dickson Hall; Peggy Pillow, Administrative Assistant to the President; Charlotte Stewart, Assistant Director of Physical Plant; Chad Linn, PACE Department Chair & Director of Online Studies and Chris Mitchell, Director of Campus Safety & Security. 5 Years (CBC lapel pin with one sapphire) — Ken Prophete, Head Wrestling Coach and Sports Informa-tion Director; Rachel Steele, Director of Student Services; Jessica Faulkner, Director of Special Events; Michelle Collins, Institutional Research Ana-lyst; Mechelle Cargile, Human Re-sources Analyst; Dr. Dwain East, Director of Assessment and Professor of Education and Lori Cole, Assistant Professor of Education. 10 Years (CBC lapel pin with two sapphires) — Tonya Hammontree, Director of Financial Aid; Jill Mc-Collum, Director of Dining Ser-vices; Dr. Earl Johnson, Associate Professor of Music and Co-Chair of the Fine Arts Department; Rachel Whittingham, Library Director; Dr. Chris Medenwald, Assistant Pro-fessor Business; James Turner, Co-Chair of the Fine Arts Dept/Assoc. Professor of Music; Linda Vailes, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Dr. Aaron New, Asso. Prof of Psychology & Counseling and Chair

Employee of the Year Jessica Faulkner and President Terry Kim-brow

Faculty Awards for Outstanding Service (l-r) Crystal Long and Ra-chel Whittingham

25, 35 & 45 Years of Service (l-r) Dr. Jesse Thomas, Dr. Beth Cantrell and Dr. Dusty Bender

President’s Awards (back row, l-r) Dr. Gary McAllister, Dr. Elizabeth Go-mez, Jerry Clifton, Jonathan Wilson, Ryan Johnson; (front row, l-r) Chris Mitchell, Judy Gabbard, Rozane McHenry, Amy Reed and Rachel Steele

3 and 5 Years of Service (back row, l-r) Chad Linn, Amy Reed, Charlotte Stewart, Chris Mitchell, Kerry Norris, Peggy Pillow; (front row, l-r) Ken Prophete, Dr. Dwain East, Jessica Faulkner, Mechelle Cargile, Lori Cole and Rachel Steele

10 Years of Service (back row, l-r) Jim Turner, Dr. Earl Johnson, Rachel Whittingham, Linda Vailes; (front row, l-r) Jill McCollum, Dr. Chris Med-enwald, Lisa Padgett, Rozane McHenry and Tonya Hammontree

Employee Appreciation & Awards Luncheon

of the Behavioral Sciences Dept 15 Years (CBC lapel pin with three sapphires) — Lisa Padgett, Adminis-trative Assistant for Admissions; Ro-zane McHenry, Dining Services 25 Years (CBC lapel pin with six point diamond plus monetary award — Dr. Beth Cantrell, Associ-ate Professor of Business and Chair of the Business Department 35 Years (CBC lapel pin with two diamonds and one ruby plus mon-etary award — Dr. Dusty Bender, Professor of History and Chair of the Social Studies Department Dr. Jesse Thomas was recognized for his 45 years of service to CBC. Though Dr. Thomas retired from full-

time service at CBC in 2006, he has con-tinued to teach on a part-time basis.

President’s Awards • Dr. Elizabeth Gomez — Presi-dent’s Award for Excellence for her commitment to ex-cellence and dedica-tion by going above and beyond in com-municating with

prospective students and parents. • Jonathan Wilson — President’s Award for Loyalty for his willing-ness to accept the various challenges given him with humility and unwav-ering loyalty to the mission and pur-pose of Central Baptist College. • Rachel Steele — President’s Award for Professionalism for rep-resenting the College, both internal-ly and externally, with integrity and high ethical standards that charac-terize a true professional. • Dr. Aaron Brister — Presi-dent’s Award For Teamwork for his exemplary leadership and outstand-ing performance and dedication to teamwork among both among his peers and students alike. • Dr. Gary McAllister — Presi-dent’s Outstanding Achievement Award for his dedication and un-wavering commitment to The High-er Learning Commission self-study report and accreditation team visit. • Terry Waites — President’s Award for Hospitality for her care and concern for the overall welfare of students and fellow employees. • Amy Reed — President’s Award for Customer Delight for her concerted efforts to make stu-dents, guests and fellow employees feel welcomed and accepted into the CBC family. • Judy Gabbard — President’s Award for Encouragment for un-selfishly, subtly and consistently sharing words of encouragement and blessing with fellow employees and students. • Chris Mitchell — President’s Behind the Scenes Award for his solid and consistent devotion which brings to the campus a strong, yet unseen, force resulting in a profound positive impact on the overall cam-pus environment. • Rozane McHenry — President’s Award for Dedication for her dedica-tion and faithful service to CBC. • Jerry Clifton — FRED Award for embodying the four principles of The FRED Factor: making a dif-ference each day, having a heart for people, changing ordinary moments into memorable ones and leading by example. • Ryan Johnson — CARE Award for “Creating a Rare Experience” for students and employees alike by streamlining processes and improv-ing procedures for the benefit of the overall health of the college.

2015 Faculty Excellence Awards • Outstanding Faculty Award: Jeff Riddle, Chair of P.E. Dept. and Instructor of Health and P.E. • Outstanding Service Award: Ra-chel Whittingham, Library Director • Outstanding Service Award: Crystal Long, Systems Librarian

Employee of the Year Congratulations to Jessica Faulkner, Director of Special Events, on her selection as 2015 CBC Employee of the Year. Jessica

was recognized with a plaque and a monetary award. In addition, her photo will be displayed in the David T. Watkins Academic Building for one year. More complete informa-tion about Jessica will be submitted for a future issue of the Trumpet. All non-faculty employees are eligible to receive this award (those who are classified support staff, ad-ministrative staff, coaching staff or administration). Nominations for the” Employee of Year” must be submitted

by a fellow employee or student, in the form of a letter or e-mail to the President, describing how the nomi-nee meets each of the following crite-ria: loyalty to the institution, demon-stration of good work ethic, positive attitude toward fellow workers and students and professionalism. The following were also nominated to receive the Employee of the Year Award: Doug Bible, Jerry Clifton, Ryan Johnson, Crystal Long, Rozane McHenry and Jonathan Wilson.


CHURCH HEALTHP.O. Box 878 • Conway, Ark. 72033-0878

(501) 455-4977 • [email protected] BARKER

Director of Operations North AmericaBMA of America Missions Department

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Family ArkMinistries

Travis Plumlee, DirectorP.O. Box 163 • Mountain View, Arkansas 72560

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I hear people say they “have had such a run of bad luck,” but it’s not really bad luck they are experiencing. It is life in this sinful, broken world in which we live. Every person and family will ex-perience disasters, disease, depres-sion, death and relationship prob-lems. They will also encounter mean, hateful people and the list goes on. Some may have people in their life who should love them, but will in-stead trounce them into the ground with their words. We may have fi-nancial concerns, flat tires, wash-ers that break and kids with broken bones. We will experience the works of the devil who wants to defeat and discourage us every step of the way on life’s journey — that’s life! When we go through our trials and tribulations, it is very important that we never lose sight of the fact that, as children of God, we will not be de-feated. No matter what this old world slings at you to defeat you, God can sling more, including grace, mercy, strength, wisdom, patience, peace, perseverance and courage. His list of good and perfect gifts is endless. God’s gifts are greater than any-thing this life can give you to hurt you or pull you down. His grace is suffi-cient in all things. Nothing else will be needed because His grace is enough. God can give you a peace that passes your understanding. You will still have troubles, but you will also have a quiet peace in your heart and spirit that is a gift from God — peace in the midst of the storm. He can also give you strength, not just spiritual or emotion-al, but also physical strength. Many of us face trials that leave us fearful, doubting, worried and con-cerned. We are, after all, human. But God can sling out so much courage for your mind and soul that it will overwhelm and overcome your fears and doubts. He gives to us abundantly and generously, and He will never aban-don you. Scripture tells us that He is always a constant and present help in times of trouble. During your tri-als and tribulations, remind yourself that you are His child and that He is not a stingy God. You want to provide good things for those you love, so how much more will your Heavenly Father provide for you? As humans, we can’t possibly under-stand the depth of love God has for us and how He will help us and hold us near. God will not stand back and watch us suffer and be apathetic to

“God Can Sling More”our current dilemma because He is for His children. Ask for help from God and He will provide whatever you need for your body, mind or soul to get you through the storm. Ask, seek, believe, pray and pour out your heart to Him. “Be careful for nothing; but in every-thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving; let your request be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6). “Casting your care upon him, for he careth for you” (I Peter 5:7).

So should we expect the world to sling out troubles our way? “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” ( John 16:33). “Beloved, think it not strange con-cerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing hap-pened unto you” (I Peter 4:12) Life on this broken, sinful planet will be full of woe, but aren’t you glad we have a risen Savior and an all-powerful God who loves us? “And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:19). He cares for us and will abundant-ly give us everything we need to get through the troubles we face. “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that wor-keth in us” (Eph. 3:20). “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19). He won’t just leave us hanging on by a thread; He will give to us from His fullness. Don’t think it strange that you’re going through a rough time, and don’t call it bad luck. Just call out to God and He will give you what you need to get through it. God is good all the time. Satan will use everything he can, including people and circumstances, to try and pull you down. Don’t let him! Let God lift you up as you look up and call out to Him. He may not make your way easy and perfect like we humans want sometimes, but He will give you what you need to get up, go on and grow on. God has so much more grace to pour out on you than this world can ever take from you. He is the God of all comfort, and He will give you mercy and strength. What you are going through will not beat you or defeat you because you have victory in Jesus!

It was a dream come true to visit Providence, RI recently. This is where the first Baptist church in America was started over 375 years ago. This is also where the pursuit for reli-gious liberty was forged. From these humble beginnings, Baptist churches were planted at an exponential man-ner and speed. In DCPI’s Churches Planting Churches materials Mark Williams says, “In 1750, there were approxi-mately 200 Baptist churches, but by 1950 there were over 77,000 with membership growing from 100,000 members to 20 million. It is likely that 12 to 16 million came to Christ through these new churches.” The history of our heritage is both excit-ing and bothersome. In a recent study about Evan-gelicals in North America, JD Payne reported that, “Missiologists have labeled people groups ‘unreached’ or ‘least-reached’ when the evangeli-cal percentage among the particular people examined is less than or equal to 2% and when the total Christian Adherent population is less than or equal to 5%. Others have simply de-fined an unreached people group as one ‘in which less than 2% of the population are Evangelical Chris-tians.’” Using this metric, there are now seven states that qualify as un-reached — Connecticut, Massachu-setts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Utah, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island! Where did we go wrong? What happened to our influence and legacy from where we began on American soil? The Providence metropolitan area is reported as 1.7% evangeli-cal and qualifies as one of the most unreached urban areas in the United States. Since being exposed to these sobering statistics, it has been a bur-den of my heart to do something about equipping and empower-ing someone to reach this city. The greatness of the need and the lost condition of this area did not resolve the problem of who could go and ef-fectively reach these people with the gospel. It would require the right person (called), in the right place (contextualization) and at the right time (connection). First, God hears and answers prayers! The book of James reminds us that “we have not because we ask not” and that the urgent requests of God’s people are very powerful in their effect. God heard our cry as we asked Him to raise up someone we could help to reach this unreached,

Where Did We Go Wrong?unevangelized area. God orches-trated a connection through a mis-sionary in Thailand who had gone to seminary with a friend who had planted in Providence. It was a great day when we received an email ask-ing if we would be interested in con-tacting his friend and see what might be done to begin building a relation-ship. We really are better together. Second, God is always way ahead of us! God never ceases to amaze me because long before we were pray-ing about Providence, RI, the Lord was working in the heart of a man to prepare himself for the ministry. He accepted the call on his life to preach the gospel, plant a church and begin evangelizing people who are far from God. Our first phone call was over an hour as he shared his journey and stated, “And I can tell you brother, the Northeast needs all the prayer you can send our way.” Deut. 31:8 says, “The Lord is the One who will go before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.” Third, begin faithfully serving the Lord right where you are! We must begin serving the Lord right where we are and do it right now. Thankfully, this man and his family have not waited on us to obediently follow the Lord. Many are waiting for an opportunity to serve and the Lord wants to know what you are doing with the talents He has al-ready given you. We talk about serving the Lord “over there” but what are we doing right where we are? Adrian Rog-ers said, “A change of scenery never guarantees a change of character!” This church planting pastor shared with me the challenges of reaching people in this unreached area and said, “This is fun!” Fourth, God is able and He is doing amazing things! The testimo-nies of how God is moving through the ministries of church plants and established churches are exciting to hear. He still is not willing that any should perish. Our vision statement for our church planting efforts is, “raising up a generation of church planters to transform their commu-nities with the gospel!” As we obey His command to go, He has prom-ised, “And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” While in Providence, in a meeting with NAMB church catalyst, Shaun Pil-lay, he said, “Let’s stop talking about how hard the soil is and start talking

about how great our God is!” Healthy churches do not wait to begin evangelizing their commu-nities and are actively obeying the Great Commission. Having a build-ing full of people who say they love God but do not love the people God loves, the lost, is unacceptable to a healthy church!

LegislativeWrap-Up

By Larry Page, Exec. Director, Ark. Faith & Ethics Council

The following is a summary of our work at the recently adjourned regular session of the Arkansas Gen-eral Assembly. Limited space for this report doesn’t allow us to comment on every issue we dealt with, but we have been able to include some of the more important ones. Before going further, I want to acknowledge God’s blessings on our efforts; we felt His wise leading in so many areas. Next, I want to express how very grateful we are for those who have and continue to stand by us with prayerful and financial support. I also want to send special thanks to those of you who emailed legislators in response to alerts we issued — you made a huge difference. Lastly, I should recognize that we worked alongside some very fine groups, in-cluding Families First Foundation, Family Council, Arkansas Right to Life and Arkansas Family Associa-tion. Several bills that we were moni-toring and working on lapsed with the close of the session. They cannot be carried over to the next session; they will have to be refiled if they are to be considered in the 2017 legisla-tive session. If you recall a bill or bills I mentioned in previous updates, but see no mention of them here, you may assume that the bill expired with the session’s adjournment.

Religious Liberty Three bills, HB1228, SB229 and SB975, were filed to establish a Re-ligious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) for Arkansas. SB975, which closely tracked the federal RFRA, was the preference of the Governor and legislature. There was much confusion about just what SB975 entails. Arkansas’ RFRA is not unlike the 21 RFRAs already in place in other states and the federal RFRA. In essence, RFRA protects religious liberty in the following way. If the government orders someone to act in a way that violates that per-son’s deeply held religious belief, the individual can try to invoke RFRA as a defense. In order to succeed, the person must demonstrate that the action ordered by the government substantially burdens his religious beliefs and exercise. The burden then


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shifts to the government, which must show that there is a compelling governmental interest in the action being completed and that there is no less restrictive means of accomplish-ing that action. SB202, the Intrastate Commerce Act, prohibits cities and counties from designating by ordinance particular groups for protection in local civil rights ordinances that are not named as protected groups in the state’s civil rights laws. It provides much needed uniformity in such laws. We opposed HB1950 which would have added homosexuals and transgendered persons as protected classes in the state’s civil rights laws. SB202 never gained any traction and expired with the close of the session.

Alcohol SB215 and HB1834, two of the worst proposals offered, were bills that would have taken the vote away from residents in wet counties to determine whether on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages would be permitted in their cities. We opposed both measures, defeat-ing HB1834 outright. SB215 was amended significantly and was much less problematic. We supported HB1390 that passed into law. It establishes that a liquor store must be 1,000 feet or greater from a church, measured from property line to property line. HB1790 is a good law we sup-ported. It takes the various laws re-garding local option elections and codifies them in a concise and un-derstandable manner; something sorely needed for some time. We opposed HB1718, which ex-pired for lack of progress. It would have allowed qualifying cities to estab-lish “entertainment districts,” which traditionally allow the consumption of alcohol outdoors and in public. We supported SB64 and SB81. They were intended to strengthen our state’s DWI laws. SB64 would have increased criminal sanctions for DWI accidents involving inju-ries and/or driving on a suspended license. It died with the adjournment of the session. SB81 passed and is now state law. It added operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol to the state’s DWI laws — something that was long overdue. Unfortunately, SB785 didn’t get to become law. It would have mandated facilities that served alcohol to post signs warning about complications that can result from drinking while pregnant.

Prolife/Chidrens’ Welfare Two identical bills, SB53 and HB1076, we supported have both become law. They prohibit so-called “webcam abortions.” This process enables doctors to remotely in-

The ladies of Jonesboro District WMA are some of the bravest in the BMA. How do I know that? Because I was the speaker at their meeting in January, and, even after listening to me, they asked me to speak at their meeting last week! Of course, it could be that they’re just kind-hearted, but either way, I appreciate the opportunity and we had a great time. They didn’t seem to mind being a captive audience as I took them back to Israel with me via PowerPoint. On top of that, they made a $164 donation to the Trumpet’s Special Emphasis. Thanks so much, Jonesboro Girlfriends. I love you all. Now get ready, Greenbrier WMA — we’ll be going to Ghana at your meeting this Thursday. I’m already excited! Have I ever mentioned to y’all that I love me some girlfriend time?

Surely We Have More Friends I was beginning to think I wouldn’t have any new “Friends of the Trum-pet” to report to you, but God — there are those two words again! —sent us New Home Baptist Church at Quitman this morning. They not only donated $100 to the Trumpet’s Special Emphasis, they became Friend #11 and will be sending us an extra donation each month. God bless you, My New Home Friends. Surely we have more friends out there. After all, what’s not to love about the Trumpet, right? It’s easy to donate online at baptisttrumpet.com, and you just need to click the box and your bank will send us your donation each month. But if you’d rather, we can send you a reminder each month, along with a self-addressed envelope you can use to send us your check. Just fill out the form below and send it to us at P.O. Box 192208, Little Rock, AR 72219 and we’ll do the rest. We all need friends; won’t you be the Trumpet’s #12?

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Special Emphasis Our Special Emphasis is about $900 less than it was this time last year, when our goal was $25,000 and you donated over $34,000. And I truly believe God has some of His cattle on the auction block and that He’s going to provide for our needs this year. Come on, Friends, we can do this… right? (Please say “yes.”) The following are the offerings (in alphabetical order) that we’ve re-ceived since last report. Thank you all so very much!

Previously Reported $4,215Anonymous 1,000Anonymous 100Berean, North Little Rock 100Blackwell, Atkins 200Calvary, Morrilton 100Center Grove, Cord 250Steve & Daura Crawley, Conway 50Jessica Dugger, Greenbrier 323.7Ernest & Wilma Evans, Newport 200Charles & Kathy Holifield, Taylorsville, Miss. 50Fellowship, Bella Vista 200First, Magnolia 500First, Newark 328

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terview women by use of internet connections and prescribe RU-486 or other abortion-inducing drugs. The doctors don’t actually examine the patients. Nor are they present when the drugs are administered or in cases where complications occur. These new laws require any doctor prescribing RU-486 or any other abortifacient to be physically pres-ent with the patient, to examine the patient, to attend when the drugs are administered and to be available for follow-up days after the drugs are administered. HB1394, another bill we sup-ported that has become law, man-dates that when chemical abortions are performed using RU-486 or any other abortifacient, all the protocols established by the Food and Drug Administration must be strictly met. SB569 is a good, straightfor-ward new law that prohibits tax-payer money from going to help fund Planned Parenthood, the larg-est abortion provider in the United States. It is a welcomed addition to our state’s laws. HB1424 is a new law that will strengthen our parental notification and consent required prior to an abortion being performed on a mi-nor. It’s a good, common-sense mea-sure. HB1218, as originally filed would add church employees (not volun-teers) as mandatory reporters of child maltreatment. However, it would not have included employees of other nonprofit, charitable orga-nizations to be mandatory report-ers. After discussions with the bill’s sponsor and attorneys with DHS’s

Division of Children and Family Services, the bill was amended to add employees of all nonprofit, charitable organizations, not just churches and that is the form in which the bill was passed.

Gambling SB7, now Act 218, abolishes the Arkansas Lottery Commission and gives the responsibility for the ad-ministration of the state lottery to the Department of Finance and Ad-ministration (DF&A). There is no doubt that DF&A will operate the lottery better. Until the time comes when we can get rid of the lottery al-together — and many of us long for that day — this may be the best we can do for the time being. SB745, the so-called Chuck E. Cheese bill, is one we dealt with ex-tensively. As originally filed, SB745 could have eventually allowed mini-casinos all across the state. In time, hundreds of convenience stores, res-taurants/bars, gas stations and other various retail businesses would have become little casinos. After exten-sive lobbying from us and thousands of emails to legislators from folks like you in our grass roots network, the sponsor agreed to dramatically amend the law. Now it only permits one establishment in Pulaski County and, at our insistence, language was added that explicitly prohibits gam-bling machines, devices and games. HB1675 was intended to amend the law on raffles to allow the pur-chases of raffle tickets to be made electronically. Under current law,


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Bethel, Bentonville, gained one by baptims. Mike McEuen, pastor.

Bethel, Grennbrier, reported five by letter. Dr. Martin Jameson, pastor. ; Laura McGee, reporter.

Bodcaw #1, Bodcaw, welcomed two by baptism. Lane Garner, pastor; Russ Carlton, reporter.

Church at Willow Beach,, North Little Rock, received one by baptism. Roy Tilley, pastor.; Vela Hodkin, reporter.

Faustina, Hampton, accepted three by letter. Gene Boyette, pastor; Shirley Hollis, reporter.

First, Bald Knob, added one by baptism. Mike Ball, pastor; Marlene Barnes, reporter.

Oakland Heights, Pine Bluff, re-ceived one by letter. Rusty Womble, pastor; Carolyn Gammel, reporter.

Old Hickory, Old Hickory, re-ported four by baptism. Johnnie Hoff-mann, pastor; Rick Houston, reporter.

Park Ave., Searcy, gained two by baptism and one by letter. Keith Lunceford, pastor.

Shady Grove, Prescott, accepted two by baptism and one by letter. Mike Puckett, pastor; Fran Swift, reporter.

Valley View, Jonesboro, welcomed two by baptism. Randy Stimach, pas-tor; Norma King, reporter.

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I have enjoyed and benefitted greatly from the opportunity to con-nect with several of our churches over the last several weeks that are gener-ously supporting the Arkansas State Youth Department. There remains some confusion and unawareness of the transition from Chad Stephenson to me, and I think we have made some great steps in helping clear up some of that. If you are one of our supporting churches, you should have received a letter from me recently sharing some of what we hope to see in the near fu-ture in regard to the department and in regard to my availability and desire to connect with you on a more per-sonal level. I will quickly share one story of how a few of our area churches are connecting to make a bigger im-pact in their shared community. The church where I serve, Antioch Bap-tist Church at Conway, along with Springhill Baptist Church in Green-

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istries for a weekend retreat coming up in two weeks. Over the last year, these two churches have built an incredibly encouraging and power-ful connection. We have seen many students in each ministry serve one another, serve other churches and build relationships that are ultimate-ly bringing a great sense of life and energy to their respective ministries. This is what I hope to see hap-pen in all regions of our state. This is actually part of my vision for the churches in our association — that they would come together to serve the people in their communities for the sake of the gospel. I look forward to attending the BMA national meeting in Spring-field next week and connecting with our committee. I would also love the opportunity to talk with anyone who has questions about or input for our department. Thank you to those who are giving of prayers and financial support to us.

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Biker’s Church Assoc. Pastor Killed

Sue Carolyn Wheeler Smith, 81 of Parker, Colo., died April 10. She was the widow of BMA Minister Searcy Smith and the daughter of the late BMA Minister Carl Wheeler. Sur-vivors include a son, BMA Church Planter John Searcy (Debra) Smith of Kiowa, Colo. Other survivors in-clude a daughter, Charlotte (David) Harper, 9 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Mrs. Smith was educated in New Edinburg and attended Southern Arkansas University in Magno-lia. She was a substitute teacher for many years. Funeral services will be held April 16, 2 p.m., at Emmaus Baptist Church in New Edinburg with visi-tation before and after the service. Memorials can be made to BMA Missions, P.O. Box 878, Conway, AR 72033.

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DISTRICT CALENDAR

homecomingsHaynes, Haynes, April 26; Sun-

day school 10 a.m., message at 11 a.m.; potluck and singing after ser-vice; David Yates, pastor.

107th Homecoming, May 3, 10:30 a.m.; potluck after message; Jerry Evans, message; David P. Heckman, pastor; White’s Chapel, Bodcaw.

90th Anniversary Service, June 14, 10 a.m.; Immanuel, Nashville.

Bodcaw #1, Bodcaw, July 26, 10:30 a.m.; Nick Flowers, homecom-ing message; Bo Murphy, devotion; potluck and singing following morning service; Lane Garner, pastor.

Greenbrier WMA, April 16, 10 a.m.; Diane Spriggs, speaker; Friendship, Greenbrier.

WMA of the Ozarks Spring Re-treat, April 18; 8:30 a.m. registration; 9 a.m.–12 p.m. program; Temple, Rogers.

United WMA, April 18, 10 a.m.; Brown’s Catfish, 1804 East Main St., Russellville; lunch, Dutch treat, $11.94.

Greenbrier Men, May 9, 7:30 a.m.; Charles Costa, guest speaker; Needs Creek, Greenbrier.

Jonesboro Brotherhood, May 12; Prospect, Jonesboro.

Grace, El Dorado Brotherhood 307 In Memory of Terrel LangleyGrace, Russellville 500Jonesboro District WMA 164Terry & Patricia Kimbrow 50Macedonia, Magnolia 200Mt. Pleasant, Gravette 200Mt. Vernon, Waldo 350New Home, Quitman 100Plainview, Jay, Okla. 50Pleasant Valley, Conway 250Rock Hill, Jonesboro 140Ken & Judy Simmons, New Edinburg 25Unity, Hope 100Total as of April 14 $10,052.70

One Last Thing We had two archives adoptions this week. Fran Erickson of Rolla, Mo., add-ed extra to her subscription payment and we surely appreciate it. That leaves only 317 left in the archives to be adopted! The goal is in sight and I would say I feel like a horse smelling water, but that might open the door for someone to compare me to an “old gray mare” and I ain’t gonna go there!

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The accounting for all the contribu-tions and earnings are kept separate-ly for each of the departments. As promised, there is no co-mingling of departmental funds at any level. 4. The question was asked if the list of breakout speakers for the 2015 BMA National Meeting could possibly be step #4 in mov-ing toward this convention model. First of all, I want to commend the officers of our national association for the attempts they are making in moving our national association meeting away from being a three-day business session to being a place for both business and ministry resources. The use of speakers from outside our association has been taking place for decades. The leadership of the BMA is thankful for the opportunity to serve the churches of our associa-tion. We are all here by calling and choice. I witness every day in the other leaders a collective burden for our churches that is carried in a con-text of servant leadership and loyalty. One other concern was that the national departments have not had a personal representative at the Louisi-ana state meeting the past two years. Since many of the state meetings are scheduled almost simultaneously, it is impossible to attend them all. Integration has given all the depart-ments the opportunity to coordinate our visits to those meetings in order to be greater stewards of our time and resources. In 2013, Phil Knott (Director of International Missions) was sched-uled to be at the Louisiana state meeting. He did not attend due to a last-second emergency. In 2014, Dr. John Adams (Executive Director of Moral Action Agency) represented all the departments and agencies at the Louisiana meeting. Every BMA leader is willing to visit your church any time. All you have to do is call, check the possible dates and set up the visit. Please let us know if we can assist you in any way. God bless you. — John David Smith, Executive Director BMAA Missions

Mountain View HavenDear Editor, I am submitting this letter on be-half of the Mountain View Haven board of directors, of which I am a member. This board consists of nine pastors, business professionals and educators from eight different states to assist Dr. Travis Plumlee in devel-oping a biblical counseling retreat in the scenic Ozark Mountains. The need for such a facility is ur-gent. Like most pastors, I regularly encounter individuals and couples who could benefit from more inten-sive and professional counseling than I am able to provide. Dr. Plumlee receives emails and calls every day

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raffle tickets have to be purchased and paid for in person. HB1675 would allow payment for raffle tickets over the phone or internet. When it was pointed out to the sponsor that scam operations would spring up due to no restrictions in the bill, he agreed to pull the bill and bring it back next session when adequate safeguards and restrictions were added. Again, I want to thank all of you in our grass roots network who have enabled us to carry on important work like that described above. The importance of your prayers, your financial support and your willing-ness to get involved and be part of the process cannot be adequately described by me. When I say thank you, I mean that as sincerely as I can. God bless you mightily. Let me close this with the way I ended the many legislative updates and alerts I sent out this year: Thanks for your participation in good gov-ernment. It works best, when we get involved, have our voices heard and our preferences known.

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resources to BMA churches; help BMA Theological Seminary train pas-tors, teachers and missionaries; help Ministers Resource Services provide retirement services to pastors, church staff members and denominational employees; and help the Moral Action Agency articulate our beliefs on very important issues of our day. In assist-ing these departments and agencies, you will help build God’s Kingdom as the departments and agencies as-sist BMA churches in carrying out the Great Commission. Contributions should be mailed to P.O. Box 1188, Conway, AR 72033, along with contact information for anyone you would like us to notify regarding your contribution.

Church at Willow Beach in North Little Rock is seeking a part-time youth minister. Resumes may be sent to the church at 11200 Hwy 165, North Little Rock, AR 72117. For more information, contact pas-tor Roy Tilley at (501) 955-7679 (office) or 425-9685 (cell).

Fairview Baptist Church at Jonesboro is seeking a bivocational pastor. Resumes may be sent to Richard White, 3216 Neil Circle, Jonesboro, AR 72401.

Twin Oaks Baptist Church at Clarks-ville is seeking a bivocational pastor. Re-sumes may be sent to Pulpit Committee, PO Box 1306, Clarksville, AR 72830.

Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church at Plumerville is seeking a full time pastor and accepting BMA applicants at this time. Please send resumes to [email protected].

requesting his counseling services. However, due to the necessity of maintaining a busy preaching sched-ule, he is unable to minister to these needs. This facility will enable Dr. Plumlee to provide biblical counsel-ing in the healing environment of the tranquil Ozark Mountains. Phase One of the development of this retreat is complete. Mountain View Haven has purchased and paid for a 13-acre tract of mountain top land adjacent to Dr. Plumlee’s home, just outside of Mountain View. Suf-ficient funds have been acquired to begin the ground work for the next phase of development, including lev-eling the construction sites and ac-quiring utilities for the property. Recently, the Mountain View Ha-ven board of directors met and be-gan Phase Two of this project. Along with Dr. Plumlee, we developed the design for a multi-story counseling and retreat center that will accom-modate lodging and counseling for individuals and couples. The facil-ity is also designed to accommodate small group retreats. Floor plans are in the final stages of review and will soon be in the hands of an architect for construction drawings. The esti-mated cost to complete this project is approximately $200,000. In addition to the retreat center, outdoor camping areas are being de-veloped for men and boys retreats. A professional river guide has already of-fered his services as we develop spiritu-al manhood retreats for small groups.

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BMA of America Meeting, April 20-22; Springfield, Mo.

Central Ark. Missions Rally, April 26, 5 p.m.; “The Persecuted Church”; potluck after service; Park Place, Bryant.

Pastor/Bible conference, May 1–3; seven sermons in three days: Fri., night, Rocky Goodwin, Roger Copeland; Sat., David Dillard, James Ray Raines, Mitch Dulaney, Glen E. Tropp; will conclude Sun. morning; special music by Captain Smead; Zion, Fordyce.

Southern Jubilee Gospel Singing Con-vention, May 1, 6 p.m.; May 2, 5 p.m.; Shady Grove, Piggott; Robert Gunnels, pastor.

Simple Salvation: Back to the Basics Crusade, May 4–9, 6–8 p.m.; El Dorado/Union Co. Recreational Complex, sponsored by Mt. Union and Murmil Heights Baptist Churches; nightly speakers (in order) Terry Smith, Si Duke, Mike Roberson, Danny Kilcrease, Joey Lisemby, Mike Wallace; For more information, call Mike Roberson at (870) 862-6830 or 814-1748.

Central Ark. Jamboree, June 5, 6 p.m. & June 6, 5 p.m.; Heaven’s Echoes, The Kinsmen, Velvet Ridge and N Him; North Hills, Sherwood.

National Galilean Camp, June 9-12; Daniel Springs Camp; Gary, Texas.

Ark. Galilean Summer Camp, July 24-26; Ponca Bible Camp; Ponca, Ark.

BMA of Arkansas, Nov. 5-6; Central Baptist College; Conway, Ar.


P.O. Box 195514 • 10712 Interstate 30 • Little Rock, AR 72219 Office (501) 565-4601 • E-Mail: [email protected]

MissionariesHERSHEL CONLEY, The Bridge, Mountain Home;(870) 656-4080 MICHAEL HIGHT, Hispanic Outreach, Little Rock; (501) 326-0198

JIM TOLLISON, Mustard Seed, Alma; (870) 370-3938CHAD WHITE, Connection Point, Brookland; (870) 243-4683

Associate MissionariesJORGE VASQUEZ, El Faro, Little Rock; (501) 575-2720

www.bmaofarkansas.com

PAUL WHITEExecutive DirectorFacebook.com/ArkansasMissions

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A change of attitude is realiz-ing that it is not our responsibility to make people respond positively. When a person rejects our acts of kindness, it is easy to pull back and get angry; but people are free to ac-cept kindness with gratitude or to turn away and accuse us of false mo-tives. We just need to remember that we should give to others the uncon-ditional kindness we received from Jesus. A person’s response is out of our control. Last in our study of kindness, we must learn that it is not only what we do, but what we say that shows kind-ness. Condemning, cutting words can hurt for a lifetime. What does God have to say about this? “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers” (Eph 4:29). Do the words you speak build others up, or do they make life more difficult for others? Kind words per-ceives the best in an individual and calls it forth. At times, kind words are not always positive words, so the challenge is to speak the truth and to speak it in love. “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuf-fering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?”(Rom 2:4). Never be called into question for using kindness to manipulate people. Knowing that the false self is egocentric, we must consciously learn how to keep kindness on our agenda every day. (Next week we will begin our study on patience.)

From Our Missionaries Arkansas Hispanic Missions: Michael Hight writes, “Measuring Ministry — Sometimes in mission

Ingredients for a Successful Fruitful Christian Life

Kindness: Part 5

Workers install parking lot lights and the front of the building gets closed-in at Connection Point’s new building.

work, it is easy to look at numbers and offerings and get discouraged. We had 26 present and an offering of $65 dollars. But then I began to evaluate the whole day. “In the morning, we had four men meeting to pray and learn how to share their faith. In the afternoon, we had a Bible Institute that was taught by the first person I baptized as a missionary. In the evening ser-vice, the whole service, including the preaching, was done by a man led to the Lord through El Faro. So, if the essence of ministry is the ‘equipping’ of the saints to do the work of min-istry, then that puts the numbers in a whole new perspective. Please keep us in your prayers!” Connection Point, Brookland: Chad White writes, “It was a good week here at Connection Point. We were able to begin framing in the front of our new building. I want to offer thanks to the volunteers who helped, and we say a special, ‘Thank You,’ to the men from The Bridge in Mountain Home who drove in and put in a hard day’s work on Friday. You guys are awesome!” “We had a good day Sunday. Our missions team returned from their trip to Honduras. They traveled there with Evangelistic Ministries Inter-national where distributed Shep-herd’s Bags and shared the gospel in several schools. We look forward to getting a full report in a couple of weeks. “We would ask that you pray for our work here and that we will be able to get our parking lot in at our new building. All of the rain has made work slow and difficult. God bless.” The Mustard Seed, Alma: Jim Tollison writes, “Sunday was a good day at the mission. We sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit in a powerful way. During the invitation,

a young father was under conviction and he said he needs to turn his life over to the Lord. Be praying for him to make a commitment to the Lord’s work here at the mission. We also had another first time visitor Sunday morning. This lady has been attend-ing on Wednesday nights and it was her first Sunday morning visit. “We made several new contacts this week and are praying for positive results. We try to talk up the Lord and His mission everywhere we go. “I enjoyed meeting with the Ad-visory Committee this week. These Godly men never fail to offer wise counsel and words of encourage-ment. The BMA of Arkansas elected some very qualified men to serve on this very important committee. We appreciate so much your con-tinual prayer for the work. We are so blessed to have a support group like the BMA of Arkansas on our team. God bless the State Missions pro-gram.” The Bridge, Mountain Home: Hershel Conley writes, “We had a special time at church Sunday. With the planting season upon us, we looked at the seed we were planting and agreed that we need more seed planted in Mountain Home. Sun-day night, we had our singing night and our hearts were lifted up by our people singing unto the Lord. Every time we have that kind of service, someone in our mission shows us they can sing. “Wednesday, our Master’s Blend Kitchen fed hamburgers to about 40 people and they came back for more. It is a special time for me each week to see the new people enjoy the food as well as the services. “Friday, some of our men went to Connection Point Mission and helped put up some walls. We are excited to see the Lord’s hand there with Chad and his flock, who are do-ing wonderful things for the Lord. I cannot wait to see them in their new building seeing all the souls coming to Jesus. Please pray for us and Con-nection Point as we serve the Lord in our locations. God bless, and we love you all.” El Faro, Little Rock: Jorge Vasquez writes, “Thankfully, yester-day was a great day at The Light-house Mission, with an attendance of 125, including 4 who visited us for the first time. We literally had a full

house! Alleluia! Everyone enjoyed praising our God and celebrating His grace and mercy. The topic to reflect on every day in God’s Word is ‘Anxiety vs. Faith.’ “Next weekend, we will be cel-ebrating our fifth anniversary with an emphasis on the spiritual harvest. We are trusting in your prayers that many local families will be with us and listen to the powerful gospel of God and celebrate His glory. “We urgently need 30 more chairs for our sanctuary. The same fabric and style chair that we have costs $65 each. Thank you for the dona-tions we have already received. We only need $1,000 to achieve our goal. “Thank you for your prayers and love offerings to our mission helps with the advancement of the gospel. May God bless you.”

BMA of Central Ark.Missions Rally

“The Persecuted Church”April 26, 5 p.m. • Park Place, Bryant

Potluck after the service

Unfortunately, due to his very busy preaching schedule, Dr. Plumlee is not able to travel to our churches to present the potential of this project. However, I will be glad to answer any questions you may have. The board can also pro-vide full color brochures to your church for those who may be interested. You can direct requests for information or brochures to me at (870) 547-2411 or [email protected]. Thank you for your prayerful con-sideration to partner with Dr. Tra-vis Plumlee, our missionary to the American family. — Eric Goble, pastor, Brister Baptist Church, Emerson

First, Magnolia, June 8–12. Bodcaw #1, Bodcaw, June 7–12,

6:30–8:30 p.m.; theme: Camp Courageous. Temple, Fordyce, June 15–19; 6–8:30

p.m.; dinner, 5:30–5:50; theme: Everest. Zion, Fordyce, June 22–25, 8:30–11 a.m.;

4-years-old – 8th grade; theme: Everest. Springhill, Greenbrier, June 22–26; 6

p.m.–8:30 p.m.; for more Katie Patrom (501) 679-2320; theme: Everest.

First, North Lewisville, July 13–17, 6:30–8:30 p.m.; Pre-school–6th grade; For more information, contact Michelle Richards (870) 949-4755 or Carol Ruple 703-8149.

Immanuel, Greenbrier, July 19–23, 6–8:30 p.m.; theme: Everest.

Shady Grove, Prescott, July 27–31, 6:30–8:30 p.m.; for more information, call Kristi Neal (870) 703-3902; theme: To the Edge: God of the Universe.

Westside, Jacksonville, April 17–19; weeknights, 7 p.m; Sun. 11 a.m.; Mission-aries to Africa for more than 50 years, John and Anita Newton will be speaking; Ronnie Johnson, pastor.

Bald Knob, Plumerville, April 20–22; 7 p.m.; Ron Owens, evangelist; Billy Dun-can, pastor.

Faustina, Hampton, April 20–24; 7 p.m.; Rick Bolin, evangelist; Gene Boyette, pastor.

Youth-led Revival, Sand Springs, Damascus, April 24–26; Fri-Sat., 7 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.; Will Benight, evangelsit.

Beech Street, Crossett, April 26–29; David Watkins, evangelist; Donnie Dubose, pastor.

Chapel Hill, New Edinburg, April 27–29, 7 p.m.; Rick Bolin, evangelist; Dwayne Ash-craft, pastor.

Pleasant Grove, Carlisle, April 27–30, 7 p.m.; Steve Crawley, evangelist; Larry Haynes, pastor.

New Liberty, Emmet, April 27–May 1, 7 p.m.; speakers (in order by night), Donnie Dillard, Randy Cox, David Dillard, Cary Cox and Dewayne Dillard; James Cox, pastor.

The Mountain View Haven board of directors requests that Sunday, May 3rd be designated as Haven Sunday. We also respectfully request that churches take a few minutes to inform their membership of this unique ministry opportunity, as well as receive an offering to help make this vision of a counseling retreat a reality. Regular support of this min-istry is also appreciated. Please send any contributions to Mountain View Haven, P.O. Box 163, Mountain View, AR 72560.

D e a t h sRuby C. Fink, 89 of North Little

Rock, died April 11. She was a mem-ber of the Church at Willow Beach.

Tina Clark, 51 of Bodcaw, died April 7. She was a member of Union Baptist Church.

Gerald Matherly, 66 of Bodcaw, died April 6. He was a member of Union Baptist Church.

Carl Eugene (Gene) Elliott, 91, died March 29; and his brother, Roger Homer Elliott, 83, died April 1. Both men were from Searcy and were mem-bers of West Race Baptist Church.


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Monday Evening, April 207:00 Jacksonville Baptist College Choir Worship Service/President’s Message (Dr. Jason Aultman)

Tuesday Morning, April 218:00 WMA Meeting (Illinois Room) Brotherhood Meeting (Okla. Room)9:30 Committee Meetings11:00 Elective Sessions* Lunch12:15 Ministers’ Wives & Widows Lunch Hosted by WMA Colorado B Room

Tuesday Afternoon, April 212:00 Elective Sessions*3:00 General Session4:30 Dinner5:00 Seminary Friends Dinner Oklahoma/Illinois Room)

Tuesday Evening, April 217:00 Worship/ Service Annual Message (Dr. Mark Livingston)

Wednesday Morning, April 228:30 General Session11:00 Elective Sessions*Noon Lunch

Wednesday Afternoon, April 222:00 General Session3:00 Guest Speaker Dr. Ronnie Floyd4:30 Dinner

Wednesday Evening, April 227:00 General Session Missions Report; Commissioning Service

66th Annual BMA of America National Meeting

April 20-22, 2015University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center

Springfield, MissouriProgram (Overview)

All General Sessions in the Iowa/Georgia/Arizona Room

*Elective SessionsDepartment Leaders Available Display Area Lifeword, MRS & MAC (Tues. a.m.) DiscipleGuide, Seminary (Tues. p.m.) Missions, BMA Foundation (Wed. a.m.)

Creative Expository Preaching: Practical Help In Sermon Preparation And Delivery Dr. David Allen, Speaker Colorado A Room (Tues. p.m.) Georgia Room (Wed. a.m.)

Growing Your Sunday Attendance With Social Media Brandon Cox, Speaker Arkansas Room (Tues. a.m.) John Q. Room (Wed. a.m.)

What Can An Entrepreneur Teach Me About Ministry? Dr. Eddie Glover, Speaker Arkansas Room (Tues. p.m.) Iowa Room (Wed. a.m.)

Leading Change Andy Comer, Speaker Colorado A Room (Tues. a.m.) Arizona Room (Wed. a.m.)

Great Expectations: Taking Your Sunday School To The Next Level Ken Lupton, Speaker John Q. Room (Tues. a.m. & p.m.)

The Future Of America As We Near The End Of The Age And What Believers Should Do Jeff Swart, Speaker Kansas Room (Tues. a.m. & p.m.)

Enrollment Committee ScheduleMonday: 2-4 p.m., 6-7 p.m. & 30 minutes after session

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Director AddressesPastor’s ConcernsDear Editor: I offer Christian greetings to the churches of the BMAA. In a re-cent letter to the editor, there were some concerns presented that cur-rent leaders in our association may be taking intentional steps to lead our churches to the Southern Baptist Convention or at least to a “conven-tion style association.” This letter is written on behalf of the Department of Missions, Lifeword and Disciple-Guide. We have had great conversa-tions with the brother who raised the concerns. We feel that he has had his questions answered in a satisfactory manner, and we have complete trust and respect toward him. Here were the four concerns: 1. The establishment of the Co-ordinating Council several years ago was step #1 toward going to the convention model. The intent in es-tablishing the Coordinating Coun-cil was simply to try and facilitate greater cooperation among the ma-jor departments of our association. I hope that our churches realize that the Coordinating Council has never had an authoritative voice to dictate to our departments or churches. All they possess is the power of sugges-tion and wise counsel. The depart-

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ment directors are very thankful for the suggestions and wise counsel they offer, but the bottom line is that no department has to do anything they suggest. Step #2 is integration (we will get to that one). In reality the integra-tion of the departments has changed the role of the Coordinating Coun-cil. The Coordinating Council was an attempt to foster cooperation driven by procedures and protocols. The integration process has taken us far beyond what the Coordinat-ing Council could have ever done in that area. The integration was driven by vision and purpose. Vision and purpose have taken us to far greater heights than procedures and proto-cols ever could. 2. The “so called” integration process was step #2 toward this con-vention model. For those of us who have lived the integration process, it certainly is not “so called.” It is a real example of the greatness of God in all of our lives. If we could have written a script to follow, we surely could not, nor would not, have written it expect-ing it to go as well as it did in real life. We are all still separate departments, with separate accounts and separate departmental roles. However, we are one in purpose and vision, and each day we are learning to work better and better as a team of ministries toward the same ends. Everyone involved in the integration process would say to our churches, “What an awesome work of God!” Indeed, a coordinated, efficient ministry does not demand us to operate with a convention model and we do not. 3. Now we have BMA Founda-tion pooling all endowments into one pot was step #3. BMA Founda-tion is not one pool of the funds giv-en to the departments. Each depart-ment’s funds are tracked individually.






Exhibit Hall

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Exhibit Hall

Sponsored by the




The last pictorial di-rectory was shot in 2010. In addition to preachers and mission-aries, this year’s direc-tory will also include ministers of music, youth and education.

See the photographer at the Lifetouch Church Directories booth in the Exhibit Hall

Documents

Baptist Trumpet - files.ctctcdn.comfiles.ctctcdn.com/eea52db5401/62a485ed-93b2-48bc-831e-cbd1ac944ffc.pdfBaptist Trumpet Volume 75 April 15, 2015, Little Rock, Arkansas Number 29 OFFICIAL