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Minister of Discipleship and Outreach: First Baptist Church of Clinton, S.C., is prayerfully seeking a minister of discipleship and outreach. We subscribe to the 1963 Baptist Faith & Message and support both CBF and SBC. The minister of discipleship and outreach will be responsible for coordinating the continued work and further development of essential discipleship, outreach, and educational programs of the church. This position will also assist in pastoral duties assigned by the senior minister and can best be served by an ordained minister with at least two years experience in ministry. A seminary master’s level degree is preferred. Applicants should be dedicated to an educational, outreach, and discipleship ministry for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Interested applicants may submit résumés by July 31 to searchcommittee@clintonfbc. us or Search Committee, First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 95, Clinton, SC 29325. Minister to Students: First Baptist Church of Anderson, S.C., (andersonfbc.org) is seeking a minister to students. The position is full time, salaried with benefits. The ideal candidate will be called by God for this area of ministry, have previous experience with student ministry, and be comfortable working with other ministers on staff to provide pastoral care to the church as a whole. Strong preference will be given to candidates who have completed a seminary education. First Baptist, a 192-year-old congregation in the heart of downtown Anderson, affirms women in ministry. The search team encourages qualified candidates regardless of gender to submit résumés to the Minister to Students Search Team at josh.hunt@andersonfbc.org.
Stanford Baptist Church Stanford, Ky. Job description and contact information: stanfordbaptist.com
Minister of Music: Wingate Baptist Church seeks a part-time minister of music who will lead the church in planning and conducting a comprehensive music ministry. The church values traditional music while seeking to blend contemporary choruses into worship. The minister of music works with the pastor in planning worship and works closely with the church instrumentalist in choosing hymns, anthems, and music for the worship of the church. This person takes the role in leading various ensembles, training and supervising music leaders and university interns, and conducting a program serving the range of ages represented in the church membership. Please send résumé to Wingate Baptist Church, Attn: Minister of Music, P.O. Box 339, Wingate, NC 28174. Preschool Ministry Associate: Trinity Baptist Church, a large multigenerational church established in 1954 and located in midtown Raleigh, N.C., is seeking a preschool ministry associate for the purpose of administrating well-rounded Christian education for preschoolers and their families. The candidate should have a college degree and theological education from an appropriate institution or willingness to attend. For a full job description, go to tbcraleigh.com. Please send résumés to jroberts@tbcraleigh.com.
Myron Madden shaped counseling, chaplaincy among Baptists NEW ORLEANS — Myron C. Madden, a nationally recognized leader in chaplaincy and counseling, died June 4 in Slidell, La., at age 95. He was widely known for his groundbreaking book, The Power to Bless. For 23 years he served as director of pastoral care at the former Southern Baptist Hospital in New Orleans where he built a
highly regarded chaplaincy training program and counseling center. Earlier he served as an Army chaplain in World War II and as pastor of St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, where members are seeking to create the Myron C. Madden Institute for the Study of Faith Communities in Health and Healing. BT
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Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship has named its scholarship program for students from related churches as the Fisher and Caroline Humphreys Ministerial Scholarship Fund. The Humphreys are active members of the Church of the Covenant in Birmingham, and he formerly taught theology at New Orleans Seminary and Beeson Divinity School at Samford University. Larry G. Dickens, a 1975 graduate of Campbell University who has been the minister of music at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville, N.C., since 1999, is the first person selected to fill the Gay T. and Haskell A. Duncan Chair of Church Music at Campbell University Divinity School. Beverly Greer has retired as missions coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina. She served in that role for eight years and earlier helped with the organization’s formation. She is a member of First Baptist Church of Greenville, S.C. Jimmy B. Lewis retired June 9 as pastor of First Baptist Church of Jasper, Ga. Earlier he served as missions coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia and as pastor of First Baptist Church of Morrow, Ga. Kenneth C. Marsenburg Jr. is director of development for American Baptist Churches, USA. Betty Pugh Mills is pastor of Hampton (Va.) Baptist Church. She served in various ministerial roles, including pastor, of Grace Baptist Church in Richmond for 22 years. Jim Walls is associate pastor at First Baptist Church, Augusta, Ga. He previously served as minister with youth at Johns Creek Baptist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. BT
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July 2013