DAVIS—The 2022 Indian Falls Creek (IFC) family camp cele brated the 75th anniversary of the ministry July 31-Aug. 4 with prayer, worship and preach ing with dignitaries from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and Oklahoma Baptists in attendance. More than 2,100 Native Americans from tribes across North America assem bled at the family camp that was founded in 1947.
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CHRIS DOYLE DAVIS—The International Mis sion Board (IMB) looks forward to Collegiate Week. It’s a great time for IMB personnel to con nect with college students who are considering going on the mis sionOnfield.Aug. 7-11, at Falls Creek Bap tist Conference Center, 1,400 col lege students from 28 states and four Canadian provinces partici pated in Collegiate Week. Sunday, thousands of people will gather at their lo cal Baptist church to worship the Lord, hear God’s Word preached, pray, connect in fel lowship, and be sent on mis sion.These people also will partic ipate in an act of worship that goes all the way back to the New Testament times—wor ship through giving. The Bible uses the Greek word “koinonia ” to refer to fellowship.
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“Normative churches with fewer than 100 in at tendance typically only have a few adult Bible study classes,” McConnell said. “They must make a strategic choice about how those groups are organized. Some churches may organize Bible studies and fellowship times around marital status, but others may group by age, geography, gender or content being studied.”
“The Bible teaches that every member of the body of Christ is important and helps the body function as it should,” McConnell said. “Those in structions about working together as a church are accompanied by commands to love one anoth er deeply as brothers and sisters (Rom. 12:10). Pro grams may help organize this, but the biblical chal lenge to honor each other is personal.”
Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has announced the members and leaders of those making up the Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force (ARITF). Marshall Blalock, senior pastor of Charleston, S.C., First, will serve as ARITF chair and Mike Keahbone, pastor of Lawton, First, will be vice chair.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—As the number of single adults in the United States continues to grow, so does the need for ministry to single adults in churches.
According to a 2020 profile of single Americans by Pew Research Center, nearly 1 in 4 (23 percent) U.S. adults ages 30-49 are single—not married, liv ing with a partner or in a committed romantic rela tionship. And the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau data on America’s Families and Living Arrangements reveals many of these have never been married. More than 2 in 5 (43 percent) U.S. adults ages 30-34 have nev er been married, which means that adults in the U.S. are waiting longer to get married. In fact, the medi an age at first marriage has been on the rise since the mid 1900s. In 2021, the estimated median age to marry for the first time was 30.4 for men and 28.6 for women, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. An increase in the number of single adults, and par ticularly single adults over the age of 30, brings with it a need for increased intentionality toward single adults in churches. A study from Lifeway Research asked Protestant pastors how their churches specifi cally minister to single adults ages 30 and older. Most pastors encourage these single adults to serve in lead ership (92 percent) and volunteer (91 percent) roles. Some offer small group Bible studies and classes spe cifically for them (45 percent) or plan social events for them (43 percent). Fewer than 1 in 3 (30 percent) offer large group Bible teaching times specifically for them.
According to the Pew profile of single Americans, there are a higher percentage of single Black adults (47 percent) in the United States than single white adults (28 percent). This breakdown is reflected in the Lifeway Research data, as white pastors are least like ly to offer some ministries specific for single adults. White pastors are the least likely to offer small group Bible studies and classes (42 percent) or to offer large group Bible teaching times (26 percent) specifical ly for single adults over the age of 30. African Ameri can pastors (70 percent) are the most likely to say their churches plan social events for these single adults.
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Some churches more likely to provide specific single adult ministries Larger churches tend to do more to specifically min ister to their single adults. Pastors of the largest church es, those with more than 250 in atten dance, are the most likely to say they offer small group Bible studies and classes (68 percent), plan social events (65 percent) and offer large group Bi ble teaching times (47 percent) spe cifically for them. And pastors at the smallest churches, those with fewer than 50 in attendance, are least like ly to say they offer small group Bible studies and classes (29 percent) or large group Bible teaching times spe cifically for them (19 percent).
Another 5 percent of pastors say they do not specifi cally minister to single adults in any of these ways, and 2 percent say they minister in other ways.
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Although the majority of pastors in churches of every size say they en courage their single adults to serve in volunteer roles, larger churches emphasize this more than smaller churches. Pastors at churches with attendance of more than 250 (98 percent) or 100-249 (94 percent) are more likely than those at churches with 50-99 (89 percent) or fewer than 50 (85 percent) to encourage single adults to serve in volunteer roles.
“Clearly, pastors want single adults integrated into the life and ministry of their churches,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of Lifeway Research. “However, less than half of churches have programs in place to address the unique needs of single adults.”
Pastors of some denominations are more like ly than others to provide specific ministries for the single adults in their churches. Pentecostal (66 per cent), non-denominational (57 percent) and Bap tist (50 percent) pastors are among the most likely to say their churches offer small group Bible stud ies and classes for them. Pentecostal (49 percent) and non-denominational (41 percent) pastors are also more likely than Lutherans (25 percent) and Presbyterian/Reformed (21 percent) to offer large group Bible teaching times specifically for single adults over 30 years old. And Pentecostal (65 per cent), non-denominational (55 percent) and Baptist (48 percent) pastors are among the most likely to plan social events for them.
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Geographical demographics also signal how likely a pastor is to say their church specifically ministers to single adults over the age of 30 in particular ways. Pas tors in the South are among the most likely to say their churches offer small group Bible studies and classes (52 percent), offer large group Bible teaching times (38 percent) or plan social events (47 percent) for them.
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Someone once said, the antidote to despair is ac tion. Christians know that God created us to serve Him and our neighbors, not sit idly by. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve…” (Mark 10:25). If you too are feeling stressed to the max as you see cable news or social media, take a break and go do something meaningful. Read your Bible. Pray. Take a walk. Do some dishes. Call a friend. Write a note. Work on your lawn. Try to serve someone in need. These are just a few ideas for a stressed and wearyFinally,generation.weknow that God has given us the church, the family of God. Don’t try to bear your burdens alone. The next time you or a young person you know are struggling, see if their church, the Bible and prayer can be a source of encouragement. We may not be able to cure all of Gen Z’s anxiet ies and worries. But we certainly know the One who can. Experiencing the peace of God will lead any one of any generation, not to feel stressed or de pressed; but to feel blessed.
The famous Christian author and Nazi Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom said, “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God you’ll be at rest.”
“… Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you ” (1 Pet. 5:7 KJV). to
Add this up, and we now have a generation of young people used to talking about their feelings, perhaps more so than past generations would have been comfortable sharing. Next, the constant bombardment of what’s go ing on in the world and in other people’s lives can sometimes lead toward a sense of helplessness, fol lowed by hopelessness. We see the tragedy of a shooting and feel helpless, then hopeless. We hear about something simple like someone is having a bad day (or a great day while we are having a bad day), and that somehow brings us down too. We know about all of this because screens are ev erywhere, and these glowing rectangles in our lives are constantly reminding us of the world around us. It is no wonder this generation, constantly connect ed and bombarded, is feeling stressed. How should we counsel Gen Z and ourselves in these times of duress? Many people do need pro fessional help from licensed counselors and min isters. For others, it could be as simple as recom mending they take a break from their smartphones.
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For starters, it needs to be said that social media and the digital age have given a platform for peo ple to share our feelings. The very invention of emojis, which would seem odd to people living 100 years ago, shows just how into emotional expression we are. Every day, we text one another, sharing how we feel about this or that; not with words but little symbolic emojis shar ing our emotions.
Every Sunday, thousands of people will gather at their local Baptist church to worship the Lord, hear God’s Word preached, pray, connect in fellowship, and be sent on mission. These people also will participate in an act of worship that goes all the way back to the New Tes tament times—worship through giving. The Bible uses the Greek word “koinonia ” to refer to fellowship. In Rom. 15:26, the Apostle Paul uses that same word to describe believers coming to gether in giving for an offering, “For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem.” That’s a powerful truth to consider. Each year, Oklahoma Baptist churches come togeth er in fellowship to participate in the Edna McMillan Oklahoma State Missions Offering. These are church es of all sizes, backgrounds, geographic locations, and demographics all coming together for a shared pur pose: to worship Jesus and to advance the Gospel. According to research, some 60 percent of Okla homa is unchurched, which represents more than 2 million people. God has called us to reach the lost and to share the hope and love of Jesus. When you give to the State Missions Offering, you are sup porting vital ministry and missions happening right here in Oklahoma; this helps reach many lost peo ple for Christ with the Gospel. These vital missions and ministries include Di saster Relief, reaching displaced refugees with the hope of Christ, coming alongside churches in need of revitalization and reaching unreached people groups in our state like the Deaf population. I want to ask if you would join me in giving toward the Edna McMillan Oklahoma State Missions Offering. It will take gifts of all sizes, and all of us coming togeth er to reach our statewide goal of $1.2 million. Please join me in praying for this important Okla homa Baptists offering, and please take time to visit our website oklahomabaptists.org/smo to view vid eos and see how your church can pray, promote and participate in this offering.
I’m grateful to the Lord for each one of you, as we advance the Gospel together.
the Edna Mc Millan Oklahoma State Missions Offering, the lost are reached with the Good News of Jesus in Oklahoma.
A new poll reveals that teens and young adults today are stressed out to the max. One news source said, “Relative to their elders over age 25, Gen Z is about twice as likely (42 percent to 23 percent) to battle depression and feelings of hopelessness.” That’s a staggering number, one that should cause us to reflect why this coming generation more often has stressed and hopeless feelings.
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eos on your church website and your social me dia accounts. Downloadable links are provided on the website. Assemble in prayer. Mark your calendar for the Week of Prayer, Sept. 4-11. Use this week as an op portunity to join in with churches across our state to pray for the distressed and dejected. Ask God to send workers into the harvest. Pray God will open our eyes to missions in our own neighborhoods and communities. Teach the next generation. Children have great opportunities in their own neighborhoods and schools to love others and share the Good News of Jesus. Teach them about opportunities in their community through downloadable children’s ac tivity sheets on the State Missions Offering website. Age-appropriate activities are designed for chil dren to learn the impor tance of missions and how they can be involved. New this year is a video tutori al for children to learn “Je sus Loves Me” in American Sign Language. Evaluate your role in local missions. Through our giving, we have the op portunity to reach the lives of Oklahomans we may never meet. How is the Lord leading you to give? If you have yet to find a mis sion outlet in your commu nity, ask God to open doors of opportunity for you to share Jesus. Begin praying with your spouse. Share ideas with your children on how they can earn money to give. Together, we can make a great impact on
Still, in the end, they’re my family. I love them, and we have a great time together. Besides, I had better be good to them, because they’ll be the only ones to show up for my funeral. I expect lots of “Same-o, same-o”s to be said around my casket. The family matters because it matters to God, Who from the beginning of time designed it as one of the building blocks of society. And no one has ever im proved on a God-design. He knows we all need fam ily, no matter what Uncle Otis says. Because inside what we call the family unit, we see the importance of a mom and dad, children and grandparents. A family is like a car engine. Only when all the parts are running in unison does the engine do what it was designed to do, which is to move the vehicle from point A to point B. The husband is to love his wife like Christ and give his life for her (Eph. 5:25). The wife is to respect her husband (Eph. 5:33). The chil dren are to honor and obey their parents (Eph. 6:1-3, Exo. 20:12). And as grandparents, we are the purvey ors of family truth and grace (2 Tim. 1:4-5). If one part of the family fails to walk in line with the Word of God, then the family becomes less than God desires. And when the family unit be comes broken and dysfunctional, society does, too.
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Sometimes my family thinks I’m a little pushy. That’s because during one of those running around the family tree sessions, I’ll say, “Let’s go do this, and when we’re done with that, we’ll eat at a certain restaurant.” Since they aren’t used to someone mak ing decisions, this throws off their whole routine. By the end of the day, we have almost always done nothing but sit around saying, “Same-o, same-o,” “I don’t know,” “I don’t care” and lots of “Me, too”s. If your family is like this, I’ll be praying for you.
lostness in Oklahoma! Every gift to the Edna McMil lan State Missions Offering goes to train, resource and send workers. Your generous giving to the annual Edna McMil lan State Missions Offering makes an eternal impact. Use the offering as an opportunity to creatively in volve the entire church. From church announce ments to friendly giving competitions, find a fun way to promote giving. As we prepare to give towards mission work in Oklahoma, remember your prayers are vital to the work we do together as Oklahoma Baptists. As we give, let us unite in prayer asking the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.
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I know we’re in the heat of a political year, but the best vote you can give is to your family. So celebrate your family today. Encourage each member to seek God’s Word for their purpose with in the family. Because someday, instead of “Same-o, same-o,” you want to hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant. Well done.” ‘Same-o, same-o’
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“When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dejected, like sheep without a shepherd ” (Matt. 9:36). When we see brokenness in our state, we see an opportunity for the Gospel. Jesus reminds us in Mathew 9 that the harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Through the Edna McMillan State Missions Offerings, ministries are funded to send workers into the harvest. When we pray and give together, the impact is significant: churches are provided resources, believers are trained and basic needs are met as a tool to build relationships with those who do not know Jesus. As we prepare for the promotion of the offer ing and gather in prayer for lostness in our state, here are a few ideas to get your church involved in state missions, using the acronym S-T-A-T-E: Send workers. If we do not reach our state with the Good News of Jesus, who will? The church must answer this call. Right here in Oklahoma, there are people who have not heard the Good News. To gether, we will seek to take the Gospel to every people group and language. Oklahoma Baptists fund the work of missions to people who do not know Jesus. This year, the Week of Prayer will high light African American ministry, Deaf ministry and Refugee ministry. Tell others about mission opportunities. Show the State Missions Offering videos. At okla homabaptists.org/smo, four videos feature minis tries funded by the offering. Use the videos as an element in worship services, small groups or any other time your church gathers. Share these vid
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Of course, the reply will be, “I don’t know; what would you like to do?” Then we go around the room asking questions. “Uncle Ray, what would you like to do?” “I don’t know; what would you like to do, Aunt Norma?”“Idon’t know. What would you like to do, Grandpa?” After we’ve exhausted our family’s entire geneal ogy, and no one has a clue what to do, we sit quiet ly once more. By now, we are beginning to get hun gry. Someone breaks our silence by asking, “What are we going to do for lunch?” “I don’t know. What do you want to do for lunch, Uncle Ray?” “I don’t know. What do you want to do, Aunt Norma?” And off we go for another lap around our family tree. Sometimes we pile into the car and drive around, hoping that when we pass a restaurant, someone will speak up and say, “I’d like to eat here.” But no one does, so we eat at the last restaurant before the town ends. As we place our orders, someone will say, “I had a hankering for some of that there Ken tucky Fried Chicken.” We then hear little echoes all around the table, “Me, too,” “Me, too.”
It happens whenever our family gets togeth er. Most families, like ours, are scattered out and about, across the USA, and family gatherings do not happen very often. But when they do, I hope and pray your family isn’t like ours. I’m not even sure why we get together. We have no plans and no agenda; we just sit in a circle star ing at each other. Every family gathering looks identical to the last one. I believe my family invent ed the phrase Déjà vu, except we pronounce it “Day Za we get together, our family sits, star ing silently at each other for a few minutes until someone speaks up. “Uncle Ray, I haven’t seen you in five years. How are you doing?” “Ohhh, about the same. How about you?” “Same-o, same-o.” I’m not even sure what “same-o, same-o” means, but our family uses that phrase a lot. After we’ve discerned that nothing has happened to any of us in the last five years and have all declared that we’re “same-o, same-o,” we sit in silence again un til someone asks, “What are we going to do today?” and someone else says, “I don’t know, what would you like to do?”
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Oklahoma Baptists’ Hispanic Ministry Partner Ever Borunda, who serves as dean of the Haskins School said, “There is a great need in our conven tion to train existing and prospective leaders to help them minister in many of our smaller in atten dance, ethnic and bi-vocational churches. That has been the vision and the goal of our School.” That vision— to help ethnic and bi-vocational pas tors not only survive but thrive in their particular ministries—is the continuation of a vision shared by former Oklahoma Baptists senior associate executive director and the school’s namesake, Robert Haskins.
1) Todd Fisher presents Robert Haskins the inaugural honorary shepherd’s staff: 2) Haskins School Class of 2022. 1 2 Aug. 27—Orientation & Credentialing—8:30 a.m.-12 noon, Poteau, Southside, 505 Holden Ave. Sept. 17—Orientation & Credentialing – 8:30a.m.-12 noon, Wynnewood, First, 1515 E. Robert S. Kerr Blvd. Sept. 22-24 —Chaplaincy Training, 3800 N. May Avenue, OKC; To register email: pjones@ oklahomabaptists.org
“One of the great ministries of Oklahoma Bap tists,” Fisher said, “is the Haskins School of Christian Ministry which provides theological and ministry training to men and women serving particularly in multi-vocational or layperson roles in our small er in attendance and ethnic churches.
During the graduation ceremony, Oklahoma Baptists’ Executive Director-Treasurer Todd Fish er, presented Haskins with the inaugural honorary shepherd’s staff. This honorary shepherd’s staff repre sented the collective appreciation of Oklahoma Bap tists to one special individual who has been a champi on for bi-vocational, ethnic and small churches.
“It is a privilege to present the first of what will become an annual honorary shepherd’s staff given to a person dedicated to serving smaller and eth nic churches in our state. It was fitting to give this award to the school’s namesake, Dr. Robert Haskins, who tirelessly served our state convention many years championing all Oklahoma Baptist churches.”
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James R. Nowlin received the diploma in ad vanced pastoral ministry. Receiving the diploma in pastoral ministry were Cole Bryce, Jacob Fullbright, Dale Hamm, Adam Hiett, Jared Luke Jackson, Garry C. Leach, Jesus Garay Martinez, James Lee Pathkiller, Chase Rosado and John Ralph Webb. Amanda Bryson and Blan ca Estela Hinojos received the diploma in church min istry, and Eudomar J. Rivera Mendez received the certifi cate in pastoral ministry. Danielle Wilson received the certificate in church ministry, and Donnie Jack son and Matthew D. Stouffer received the general Christian studies certificate. The Haskins School offers certificates and diplo mas in church ministry, pastoral ministry and now a new diploma in evangelism and missions. For more information, visit haskinsschool.org or call at 405/942-3800.
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Missions & ministry | embracing brokenness to advance the Gospel. EDNA MCMILLAN State MissionsOffering OKLAHOMABAPTISTS.ORG/SMO FIRST OF THREE Mission Forums FOR FALL SEMESTER Sept. 15, 2022 | 3:30 5 p.m. Bailey Business Center Hear Dr. Tom Elliff share “Finding and Following the Plan of God” Special Guest Ret. Col. Steve Russell Incoming President for Jungle Aviation and Radio Sound (JAARS) TOPIC: Mission Aviation to the most remote places on earth Reception to follow on the Oval You’re invited to join Oklahoma Baptist University and the Tom Elliff Center for Missions Family and worker summer clothes Men’s big & tall regular to 10xl, 72in waist Hurry in - best deals in town summer hats - g.i. style gear - so much more summertime shorts and shirts - selected sizes available 2409 S. AGNEW AVE. 73108 OKC, ok OPEN tues. - SAT. 9AM to 5:30 PM Closed SUN. & Mon. (405) 636-1486 Sam’s Best Buys retirement sale departmentstorequality we must close this store >> by Staff DEL CITY—On Aug. 13, the Robert Haskins School of Christian Ministry, also known as the Haskins School, celebrated its 2022 graduating class and also honored longtime Oklahoma Baptist leader Robert Haskins. At a ceremony at Del City, First, Southern, 18 Haskins School students, who are adults working in various min istry contexts from around the state, received their di plomas and certificates in pastoral and church ministry. During the previous six years, more than 200 stu dents have been able to take classes and receive high quality, practical, contextualized ministry training through one of five programs.
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For Powerpoint slides of Prayer Guide, visit www.oklahomabaptists.org/cp Pray for MissionaryOklahoma Logan Key Logan helped plant Refuge Church in Canadian County. Pray for continued growth of the launch team and that God will be honored and glorified. Pray for MissionaryOklahoma Chad Coleman Chad is state associate director.CollegiateBaptistMinistriesHehelps Oklahoma Baptist Collegiate Ministries in their mission to reach and disciple college students.
For most Oklahomans, the month of September marks the time all schools are fully back in session and football season is underway. For Oklahoma Baptists, September is important for another rea son. This is the time to promote and support the Edna McMillan State Missions Offering (SMO).
Among the ministries supported include Disas ter Relief, Addiction Care, Associational Camps, As sociational Partnerships and Crisis Care. McMillan’s involvement with SMO’s origin is explained on the website. The 1939 Oklahoma WMU Board unani mously approved to have SMO named in her honor.
“Anybodycommunity.canjump on board with this to help train and equip, and we want to do it well. But we can’t do it without you,” she said.
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Regular church activities at Western Avenue are shown in the video, of members meeting together in Bible study and in worship. There are scenes of offering giving, praying and loving each other, and both Malo ney and Bailey said there are demonstrations of peo ple coming back and getting involved with the church.
“I’m more hopeful and more joyful in the position our church is in than I ever have been,” Maloney said. Deaf ministry reaches into under-reached community
Todd Fisher explains further how churches giving to SMO will be a part of Deaf ministry. “You might not have a Deaf ministry in your church, or may not have a Deaf ministry in your community, but if you give to the State Missions Offering, you’re giving to Deaf ministry,” he said. “So again, it’s that beauty of giving and pulling together with every body and partnering, and it enables you to do what otherwise you might not be able to do.”
Todd Fisher, executive director-treasurer for Okla homa Baptists, asked Oklahoma Baptist churches to promote the offering and individuals to prayer fully consider giving.
Refugees are shown the love of Jesus Scenes coming from Afghanistan and of news re ports open the video. It’s a depiction of hundreds of thousands of people leaving the country.
“It’s important to understand who they are be fore we can even begin to figure out how to reach them for the Gospel,” she said. Kathy Martinez is a member of Deaf Church Okla homa. In the video, she offered further context of the Deaf community. “If you are all alone, you need a church,” she said. “It’s hard for Deaf people to go to churches because they need help. It would be nice if everyone learned sign language, could teach it and encourage it… We can find a way, if God will provide, to lead us and progress with that. That would be awesome. I know God can.”
“According to research, some 60 percent of Okla homa Is unchurched, which represents more than 2 million people,” Fisher said. “God has called us to reach the lost and to share the hope and love of Je sus. When you give to the State Missions Offering you are supporting vital ministry and missions hap pening right here in Oklahoma. This helps reach many lost people for Christ with the Gospel.”
“Out of the … (Oklahoma Baptist churches), there are ones just like Western Avenue,” Wilson said. “They are small churches that are on ‘life sup port,’ and that’s where Oklahoma Baptists step in and become the caretaker and pumps new life into churches like Western Avenue.”
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Prophet Bailey is currently serving as interim pas tor at Western Avenue. He shared a positive report about the church. “They are not with Oklahoma Baptists because they have to,” Bailey said. “They choose to be, and they are adamant about being connected.”
“We didn’t know what was about to happen there in Afghanistan, and then all of a sudden, we have this refugee crisis upon us,” Fisher explained.
State to advance the Gospel: Offering poised to make missions impact
A week of prayer kicks off the month of SMO fo cus, Sept. 4-11. The 2022 SMO state offering giving goal is $1.2 million, and downloadable resources, church materials, missions education activities for children and Sunday School classes are offered on the website oklahomabaptists.org/smo
“They truly have lost everything,” a news report er said in a voiceover as more footage showed mili tary planes leaving and people in a state of despair.
“It was God’s love they showed us,” the man said through an interpreter. “The State Missions Offering helps us fund their basic needs to help them begin to build a life here in Oklahoma,” said Mike Wall, missions pastor at Henderson Hills. “The best way to share the Gospel with Afghan people is to show love to them,” the Afghan pastor said. The video shows how SMO is showing Afghan people love.
The video announced SMO is going to fund Ameri can Sign Language training for church members. “We are providing the funding for churches to get that training for their members, so that when they have Deaf people walk into their churches, they see somebody with a familiar face that can speak in their heart language,” Bernhardt said. SMO also will work to help Oklahoma Baptists pro vide a bridge between the hearing and the Deaf.
“The Deaf have never seen the name ‘Jesus’ signed or explained,” she said. “They maybe have seen a Bible, but they don’t really know what it is. And so how do you ask somebody that doesn’t un derstand sign language? It’s heartbreaking.” Bernhardt explain the Deaf are a recognized peo ple with their own language and their own social rules, traditions, values and beliefs.
The website features four videos promoting offering that all churches may download to show during a wor ship service or gather time. The videos speak power fully to several areas the 2022 SMO will fund, including African American ministry, Deaf ministry and Refugee ministry. Below is a review of the new videos. To view or download these videos, visit oklahomabaptists.org/smo African American ministry making a Gospel impact “I’m actually one of the younger ones here,” Cher yl Maloney said when sharing about the congrega tion of Oklahoma City, Western Avenue. She serves as church administrator. “We were closed a little over a year and half for COVID.” Maloney shared the pastor announced his retire ment soon after the church reconvened, but she knew how the church needed to respond. “To me, it was so important that we reconnect strongly with Southern Baptists,” she said. After connecting with Walter Wilson, African American ministry partner with Oklahoma Baptists, Western Avenue started the process to be on solid footing. “As far as finances, it’s been a rocky road. It’s been up and down, and we don’t always have the re sources to cover, sometimes, just basic needs,” Ma loney said. “Oklahoma Baptists have helped sta bilize us during our transition. We did not have to wait; we did not have to borrow or scrounge. They provided the money instantly.”
Jinger Bernhardt is a member of the Deaf Minis try Task Force and helped viewers understand the concerning nature of the Deaf community.
Wilson emphasized how SMO helps churches like Western Avenue be able to overcome experiences like the pandemic that affect attendance and growth.
“That’s really the ulti mate goal, is we want them to come together for the Gospel and to reach the Deaf,” Bernhardt said. “Deaf people can reach Deaf people, but Deaf people can’t reach Deaf people until they know Christ.”
The video shows an Afghan man being inter viewed. His face is not disclosed, but he talked about pastoring an underground Christian church in Afghanistan. Family members tortured him; po lice arrested him and beat him. With the Taliban taking over the country, this man could have faced execution if he were reported.
The man described how he and is family tried to escape the country when they went to the airport, but they were unsuccessful. When they went back to their home, they learned an explosion happened back at the airport, close to where they were wait ing for a possible flight. Soon after, a stranger called the man and said he could help. Two vans arrived for the pastor and 16 other Christians. That night they were on the last plane out of Kabul.
The man’s son had a connection with Edmond, Henderson Hills, which he made when he previ ously lived in America. Members of Henderson Hills met these 16 refugees at the airport and welcomed them to Oklahoma. The church provided housing and food for them.
The video begins with a startling statistic: “Nine ty-eight percent of Deaf people do not know Jesus.”
1) Mike Keahbone, left, Bart Barber, center, and Todd Fisher, Oklahoma Baptists executive director-treasurer, were honored in a ceremony by Indian Falls Creek leaders; 2) IFC camp pastor Jay Mule wore his full Native American regalia during a sermon.
“We are not going to stand for it anymore,” he said of Native peoples being forced to assimilate against their wills. “I am so proud that (at the SBC annual meeting) we took a stand as a convention (of Southern Baptists), as a state convention and all of (Native believers).”
IMB will soon reveal a plan that will focus on reach ing 3,000 unreached people groups that are located in the most challenging areas for Gospel witness. What makes the areas challenging could be either due to lo cation being difficult to reach through travel or due to strong resistance of Christianity. Chitwood made this plan known during Collegiate Week because attendees may find the plan appealing.
>> by Chris Doyle MANAGING EDITOR DAVIS—The International Mission Board (IMB) looks forward to Collegiate Week. It’s a great time for IMB personnel to connect with college students who are considering going on the mission field. On Aug. 7-11, at Falls Creek Baptist Conference Cen ter, 1,400 college students from 28 states and four Ca nadian provinces participated in Collegiate Week. This is the fourth year Falls Creek has hosted Collegiate Week, and with IMB in mind, the event feeds the repu tation that Oklahoma continues to be a prime setting for recruitment of IMB missionaries. Oklahoma Baptist University is one of the top univer sities to produce IMB missionaries. For more than 100 years, Falls Creek has witnessed many young people surrender to missions during the summer youth weeks, and Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) at Oklahoma’s colleges and universities also have their fair share of graduates go on to serve the mission field through IMB. Now add Collegiate Week to the equation, and makes Oklahoma an even more valuable commodity for IMB.
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“He was in the boarding schools that people talk about in this report,” Keahbone said. “His boarding school was Fort Sill Indian School. I remember grow ing up, hearing how he was punished for speaking his native language, for speaking Comanche. He was punished severely. And then, years later, he would become a soldier. He was a Code Talker and would use the same language he was punished for speak ing in school to help turn the tide in World War II.”
Keahbone spoke about the resolution during the evening assembly, and he mentioned his own fami ly’s experience, remembering a great uncle who was a victim of the abusive practices of forced assimilation.
IMB representatives spent every afternoon meet ing with students and talking about missions—stu dents’ interests, stories from the field, opportunities to serve. And Worthy said they have been success ful placing students through the Journeyman twoyear program and other opportunities, regardless of the students’ field of study. “I am seeing more students get to places,” Worthy said. “Next summer we will have collegiate intern ship opportunities in agriculture, health care, educa tion, technology, sports, orphan care, refugee minis try. The exciting thing is we are having young people come out and utilizing the fields they are studying in. It’s such an exciting thing for me to see them come out and utilize it.”
“(For IMB’s plan) we’re targeting young people at the age of college students up to 30,” Chitwood said in an interview with Baptist Messenger. “They’re more adven turesome and mobile, don’t have children and could go in and out in some of the harder, more remote plac es. We want to appeal to that adventuresome.”
Barber addressed a resolution that was adopted by SBC messengers in June. Known as Resolution 4 and titled “On Religious Liberty, Forced Conversion and the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report,” the resolution formerly decried the forced assimilation and conver sion of Native peoples. Barber stated that religious liberty has a long his tory among Baptists. Recalling the ministry of Rog er Williams, a Baptist pioneer who founded the First Baptist Church of Rhode Island, Barber said Rogers believed Native peoples “deserved to have the op portunity to hear the Gospel, to decide whether they believed the Gospel, and to make their own choice without repercussion from men as to wheth er they would or would not follow the Gospel.”
Barber introduced Mike Keahbone, pastor Lawton, First, who served on the 2022 SBC Resolutions Com mittee with Barber and helped draft the resolution.
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Chitwood shares IMB’s plan to reach 3,000 unreached people groups IMB President Paul Chitwood spoke during the opening cel ebration at Collegiate Week. He brought a challenge based on what John shared in Rev. 7:9. Chitwood said the vi sion told in this verse is not yet fulfilled, and “we still have work to do.”
“IMB exists to address the world’s greatest problem, that is lostness,” he said. “We exist to send missionaries from the church to the world to give the Good News of the Gospel to those who have yet to hear.”
“I am 100 percent certain they will be reached,” he said. “Will it happen in our lifetime? Will we be a part of it? That is the question. How badly do we want to be a part of it? How hard are we willing to work toward it? But I’ve read Rev. 7:9, and they will be reached. I have that assurance. I am hopeful that we could check off hundreds, even thousands in our lifetime, but I know ultimately whether we do it or not, somebody is going to.”
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Victor Cope, IFC executive director, spoke passion ately against the forced conversion tactics imposed on Native Americans.
“Collegiate Week represents, to me, one of the best mobilization events of the year,” said Charlie Worthy, IMB student mobilization associate for Euro pean affinity. “There’s nothing like it. For us as IMB to be here, having exclusive access of (collegiate) lead ers, there’s no bigger event. This is the best event as far as connecting with college students.”
>> by Chris Forbes STAFF WRITER DAVIS—The 2022 Indian Falls Creek (IFC) cele brated the 75th anniversary of the ministry July 31Aug. 4 with prayer, worship and preaching, with dignitaries from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and Oklahoma Baptists in attendance. More than 2,100 Native Americans from tribes across North America assembled at the family camp that was founded in 1947. IFC’s daily activities included morning classes for all ages, morning and evening worship, recreation and special activities. Morning worship speakers were Mark Custalow, Josh Leadingfox, Andrew Val dez and Woody Wilson. Jennifer Barnett, Ron Neal, Emerson Falls and Victor Cope moderated the worship services. Other high lights include a Veterans Recognition Ceremony, Pas tors’ Wives Fellowship, and baptism services at the creek. The camp also featured a historical display of photos and included times of sharing memories from more than seven decades of the camp history. Evening worship singing was led by worship band 1Nation, and preaching was led by camp pastor Jay Mule, who is pastor of Geary, Chief Cornerstone and director of missions in Cheyenne Arapaho Association. This year’s IFC also featured another historical event. A sitting SBC President visited the camp for the first time. Bart Barber, who was elected as pres ident by Southern Baptists at the SBC Annual meet ing in Anaheim, Calif., in June, participated in the camp on Monday, Aug. 1. After touring the Falls Creek campgrounds and meeting with pastors, Barber spoke in the evening assembly. “I am happy to be here to celebrate this anniversary with you today,” he told the crowd. “We love the churches of Indian Falls Creek. They are an important part of the Southern Baptist Convention.”
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Along with IMB, seven other entities of the South ern Baptist Conventions sponsored the event at Falls Creek. They include North American Mission Board, Send Relief, Baptist Collegiate Network, Gateway Sem inary, Southwestern Seminary, Midwestern Seminary and New Orleans Seminary. Along with Chitwood, Collegiate Week featured a slate of keynote speakers including Jay Sanders who serves as Baptist campus ministry director at the Uni versity of South Florida. Tom Richter, pastor of Cull man, Ala., First, and Shane Pruitt, national Next Gen evangelism director for North American Mission Board, also spoke during the worship services. The BCM at Southwestern Oklahoma State Universi ty had the most attendees of any group at Collegiate Week with 60 representatives.
IMB connects with future missionaries at Falls Creek’s Collegiate Week
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Keahbone read aloud the 475-word resolution that encourages Southern Baptists to resolve to “stand against forced conversions and distorted missiological practices as contrary to our distinctive beliefs as Baptists in religious liberty and soul-free dom (The Baptist Faith & Message, Article XVII).”
Cope also spoke about the need for contextualized Gospel witness among native peoples in North Amer ica. He then led a blanketing ceremony, where honor ees were wrapped in blankets with traditional native patterns woven in and prayed for by the IFC assembly, honoring Keahbone, Barber and Todd Fisher, execu tive director-treasurer for Oklahoma Baptists.
Indian Falls Creek celebrates 75 years, highlights SBC resolution
“Even though things haven’t been advertised yet,” he said, “I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to pitch it out and get some of them thinking about it.” This is why Chitwood and IMB thought Collegiate Week was a good event to appeal to prospects for this plan of reaching 3,000 people groups. And Chitwood is con fident these people groups will be reached.
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“I am so thankful for Mike Keahbone,” Barber said. “He is recognized as a leader among Southern Baptists from coast to coast.”
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JIM HANSFORD is volunteer music director at Shawnee, First. AARON LONG is discipleship pastor at Kingfisher, First. JONATHAN SINGLETON is interim pastor at Shawnee, First. CONGREGATIONAL NEWS NEW CONGREGATION. Oklahoma City, Miracle Temple is now meeting. Louis Rogers is pastor. CHURCH ANNIVERSARY. Fairview, Orion is celebrating 122 years with anniversary services and dinner on Aug. 28, beginning at 10:30 a.m. with Jeff Holt as guest preacher.
Cleveland, First celebrates 125 years James Swain, Oklahoma Baptists’ associate executive director for church relations, left, presented a certificate on July 31 on behalf of the Oklaho ma Baptist Historical Commission to Cleveland, First in recognition of the church’s 125th anniversary. Church staff, from left, include Noel Nation, in terim music minister; Gary Davis, pas tor; Barbara Meigs, ministry assistant and Tyler Turner, student minister.
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A testimony of faith Rachel Scott, daughter of Pastor Bryce Scott of Little Axe, Cornerstone Indian, is a leukemia survivor. She shared her tes timony of healing and about her abiding faith in Jesus during a July 16 event at the Green Meadows Camp Meeting on the Navajo Reservation in Gallup, N.M. All resolutions for consideration during the 2022 Oklahoma Baptists’ Annual Meeting, other than those generated by the committee itself, must be received by Resolutions Committee Chairman Jeff Moore no later than Sept. 8. Moore is the pastor of Altus, First. Those submitting resolutions are asked to provide a copy to the Oklahoma Baptists Leadership Office. Resolutions may be mailed to Resolutions Commit tee, c/o Dr. Jeff Moore, First Baptist Church, PO Box 665, Altus, OK 73522, with copies addressed to Res olutions Committee, Oklahoma Baptists, 3800 North May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. Resolutions sent by e-mail should indicate Resolutions Commit tee in the subject line and be addressed to drjmoore@ fbcaltus.org and lwarren@oklahomabaptists.org Resolutions may also be submitted online through Sept. 8 at oklahomabaptists.org/business/#resolutions.
C H U R C H N E W S BAPTIST ARCHIVETHE OKLAHOMA PEOPLE IN THE NEWS REISDORPH DEATH. Chuck Reisdorph, 82, died on Aug. 6. Funeral services were Aug. 16 at Oklahoma City, Village. He was a retired music minister who served in several Oklahoma Baptist churches across the state as well as a longtime member of the Singing Churchmen of Oklaho ma. He is preceded in death by his wife Margaret. He was a devoted husband, loving father, cher ished grandfather and great-grandfather. CHURCH STAFF CHANGES
Still preaching Al Dorrough, 90, of El Reno re cently returned to Albert, Oney as a guest preacher. Dorrough was pas tor of this church in the 1970s. Al bert, Oney, is looking for a pastor, and he jokingly encouraged the congregation to search for a pastor who is younger than he. He is proof that no one is too old to preach God’s Word.
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From left, Rob Lindley, pastor of Oklahoma City, Northwest; Mike Keahbone, pastor of Lawton, First; and Tobin Jackson, pastor of Oklahoma City, Trinity, dis cuss how pregnancy resource ministry is an urgent need and how the Lord is blessing their congregations’ involvement. This panel discussion was part of the Aug. 12 Oklahoma Pregnancy Resource Network’s conference at Oklaho ma City, Southern Hills.
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>>F/T YOUTH MINISTER: FBC Prague, OK is searching for a F/T Youth Min ister. Please send resumes to: fbcpyouthsearchcommittee@gmail.com or ATTN: Youth Search Committee, 1500 Bluebell Rd., Prague, OK 74864.
There is this common misconception about Christians that many people outside of the Christian square often seem to miss or overlook. That is that believers are “only pro-birth” and not pro-life. A misconception that Christians only truly care about one thing and that is a child being born even if that means a chal lenging life for the mother or for the child. The reality is, Chris tians are overwhelmingly pro-life from the womb to the tomb. Much can be said about how Christians have historically and continually loved and cared for the vulnerable in this world. One way that Christians have this love and care is through adoption.
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New school years always present challeng es and opportunities. School administrators face the task of making sure every class is staffed for a successful learning environment. Leaders in discipleship ministry, either pasto ral staff or volunteer Sunday School directors, face similar challenges in leading and creating new groups. Challenges in ministry, however, are also great opportunities for discipleship. New groups require new leaders. Recruit ing and training these leaders may seem daunting at times, but the mission of mak ing disciples calls us to this task. If we look to the book of Acts, Barnabas sets a great ex ample for us in what it looks like to disciple new ministry leaders. How did Barnabas make disciples? His meth od was to encourage, equip and engage. Encourage: In Acts 4:32-37, we get our first glimpse at Barnabas, who was actual ly named Joseph. He was so authentic in his relationship with the Holy Spirit that he is given the name “Barnabas,” which means “Son of Encouragement.” Let that sink in for a moment. His life was so encouraging to others that they simply called him by a name that reflected that. If our friends did this today, what name would they give us? Barnabas encouraged others by taking care of needs in their lives, but he also spoke truth to those God was calling to lead. In Acts 9:2631, Saul goes to Jerusalem after he meets Jesus on the road to Damascus. The other disciples are skeptical of his intentions, but Barnabas speaks up and sees how the Lord is moving. His encouragement helps settle the group and establish Saul as a new leader. Imagine how the New Testament might have been different if that had not happened! As leaders, we must take time to see how God is working around us and whom He is preparing as a new leader. Look for the spir itual gifts of those in your group. Many will know that the Holy Spirit is calling them to serve, but they may just be waiting for us to speak a word of encouragement to them.
>>F/T SENIOR PASTOR: FBC Jay is accepting resumes for a F/T Se nior Pastor. Please email resumes to: fbcjay@yahoo.com or mail to: P.O. Box 304 Jay, OK 74346. Attn: Pastor Research Committee.
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Equip: Barnabas also equipped leaders as he discipled. In Acts 11:19-26, the Gos pel comes to Antioch, and a church begins there. When Barnabas arrives to see this new church, he encourages those in lead ership. Over the next year, Barnabas meets with them and helps equip them for min istry. He even goes and brings Saul to help him do this—helping Saul learn more about leading along the way. Spending time with new and potential leaders is vital for equipping them for min istry, and yet this can be part of the disciple ship process where we most struggle. Our world is fast-paced and always looking for the next thing to do. As Barnabas did, we must make time to show new teachers how to study for a lesson, show directors what it means to shepherd a group or walk with other leaders in specific ministry areas like outreach or fellowship. In our lives right now, we make time for what matters to us. Equipping new leaders matters. Engage: Finally, Barnabas helped leaders to engage. His encouragement and equip ping of the leaders in Antioch led to them to engage in ministry so much that they were given the name “Christians” by those outside the church (Acts 11:26). Just a few chapters later in Acts 13:1-12, we see Barn abas and Saul (now using his Greek name Paul) preaching the Gospel in Cyprus. As they begin to engage in conversations, Paul takes the lead. From this point forward in Acts, the focus primarily remains on Paul and his Leadersleadership.inSunday School and small groups can help engage new leaders in a variety of ways, but asking them to serve alongside you is incredibly effective. For ex ample, a Sunday School teacher can plan Sundays throughout the year to give op portunities for someone learning to teach, or they lead the lesson together. For churches to make disciples through Sunday School or small groups, leaders must disciple new leaders. The way of Barn abas was to encourage, equip and engage those God had called to lead. As we journey into this new year, let’s be like Barnabas.
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>>F/T OR BI/VO PASTOR: Mary Niblack Road Baptist Church, Ardmore, OK is prayer fully seeking a F/T or BI/VO Pastor. Please send resume to: maryniblackroad@gmail.com.
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>>F/T YOUTH MINISTER: North Pointe BC, in Edmond (Deer Creek School Dis trict), is actively interviewing candidates to lead our small group driven student min istry. Applicants can send a resume & cover letter to: searchteam@northpointe.tv.
>>F/T PASTOR: Bethel Baptist Church of Anadarko, OK is prayerfully seeking a F/T Pastor. Candidates should email a resume to: scot.gpglass@att.net or mail to: Bethel Baptist Church, Attn. Pastor Search Committee, 501 W. Florida, Anadarko OK 73005.
>>F/T MUSIC MINISTER: South Tulsa Baptist Church is searching for a F/T Music Minister who can lead contemporary & traditional music for all genera tions. For the job posting & more information, email: pwhite@southtulsa.org.
>>F/T YOUTH MINISTER: Jay FBC is seeking a F/T Youth Minis ter who has a call & passion for ministering to youth. Please email to: fbcjay@yahoo.com or mail to: P.O. Box 304, Jay, OK 74346.
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>>P/T MUSIC MINISTER/YOUTH MINISTER: Union Valley Bap tist in Cookietown, OK is seeking a P/T Music Minister & a Youth Min ster. If you feel God calling you to serve as either the Music Minister or Youth Minister, or both, please send resume to: cboydston547@gmail.com.
>>F/T PASTOR: Is needed for Galey Baptist Church. Galey is a friend ly, country church. Please send resume to: DMount.quiver@gmail.com.
>>P/T WORSHIP LEADER: FBC, Noble prayerfully seeking Sunday morn ing Worship Leader. Interested applicants email resume to: stbrasier@aol.com.
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>>F/T PASTOR: FBC Tecumseh, OK is prayerfully seeking a F/T Se nior Pastor. Please see a job description/qualifications & informa tion on how to apply on our website: www.fbctecumseh.org/.
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>>BI/VO PASTOR: Squaretop Baptist of Anadarko, OK is a small, rural church that is prayerfully seeking a Bible believing BI/VO Pastor with a heart for God & Fam ily. Please send resume to: squaretop.baptist@gmail.com or call: (405) 933-0698.
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>>F/T YOUTH MINISTER: Southeast Baptist, Muskogee is seeking a F/T Youth Minister who has a call & passion for ministering to youth. Please email to: danielm.sebc@gmail.com or mail to: 2511 E. Hancock, Muskogee, OK 74403.
>>WORSHIP/YOUTH PASTOR: Emmanuel Bap tist in Purcell, OK is looking for a Worship & Youth Pastor. We have a blended worship style & a good core of students. This is currently a P/T position with potential to go F/T. Contact: mike@ebcpurcell.org.
>>P/T YOUTH MINISTER: Main Street Baptist Church in Stigler, OK is looking for a P/T Youth Min ister to disciple/lead grades 6-12. Inquire or apply by sending a resume to: jeffkberger@gmail.com.
>>F/T WORSHIP LEADER/CHURCH AD MINISTRATOR: View Acres Baptist in Tulsa is seeking someone to lead our blended worship service & work as church admin istrator. For a complete job description or to submit a resume contact Gary Patton at: gpatton3@cox.net
>>F/T DISCIPLESHIP/MUSIC PASTOR: FBC Elk City is accepting resumes for a F/T Pas tor of Discipleship & Music. Please send your cover letter & resume to: duncan@fbcelk.city.
>>F/T WORSHIP/COMMUNICATIONS PASTOR: FBC Enid is seeking a F/T Pastor of Worship & Com munications. For more info on the job description & next steps visit: www.fbcenid.com/careers or contact the church office at (580) 234-1133. Thanks!
>>SENIOR PASTOR: Lake Center BC seeks a Senior Pastor to love, lead & grow us in the di rection God leads. We are a loving multigener ational, elder-led church on Grand Lake. Great schools. Submit your resume & cover letter by 9/30 to: searchteam@lakecenter.church.
>>F/T PASTOR: FBC Konawa, a small rural church is prayerfully seeking the right man of God to serve as Pastor. Parsonage is included. Submit resume to: FBC Konawa, P.O. Box 308, Kona wa, OK 74849 or fbckonawa129@gmail.com.
SIONS: First Baptist West, Lawton, is accept ing resumes for this F/T position. Please send resumes to: worship@firstbaptistwest.com.
>>VAN FOR SALE: 15 Passenger, 2005 White Chevrolet G-3500 Express Van, 54,435 miles, 6.0 L V8 engine. Runs well, but van has areas that need paint and it needs a catalytic convert er. $4,000. Contact Sam Marvin (405) 677-2640.
>>F/T or BI/VO PASTOR: Cheek Baptist Church, Lone Grove, OK is prayerfully seeking a Pastor for our rural country church. Please send resume to: Cheekbaptist@gmail.com or P.O. Box 551, Lone Grove, OK 73443-6166.
>>F/T PASTOR: FBC of Mangum, OK is prayer fully seeking a F/T Pastor. Updated parsonage will be provided. Candidates should email a re sume to: mangumfirstbaptist@gmail.com or mail to: FBC Mangum, Attn. Pastor Search Com mittee, 228 N. Oklahoma, Mangum, OK 73554.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: FBC Roosevelt is searching for a BI/VO Pastor. We have a vacancy for a min ister who will challenge & inspire us. Please send resume to: rooseveltfbc@swoi.net or mail to: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 218, Roosevelt, OK 73564.
>>F/T PASTOR: Mill Creek Baptist Church is prayerfully seeking a F/T Pastor. Parson age is provided. Candidates should sub mit resume to: dtcobb1955@gmail.com.
>>F/T SENIOR PASTOR: Mount Zion Baptist Church, Edgerton, MO is seeking a F/T Senior Pastor. Our church is located on the northern edge of the Kansas City, MO metro area. Please visit www.mzlife. org to apply. Candidates must support the BFM 2000.
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>>BI/VO OR P/T WORSHIP MINISTER: Lakeview Baptist Church is searching for a blended service worship minister. Please send resumes to: lsbc93@ gmail.com or 5265 W. Rogers Blvd, Ste A # 202, Skiatook, OK, 74070, Attn: Search Committee.
>>P/T MUSIC MINISTER: New Hope Bap tist Church, 1501 N. 43rd St. E., Muskogee, OK 74403 is prayerfully seeking P/T Music Min ister. Send resume to above address or email to: NHBC2022MusicMinister@gmail.com.
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>>F/T ASSOCIATE PASTOR/YOUTH MINISTER: Midway Baptist Church Big Spring TX, is accept ing resumes for a F/T Associate Pastor/Youth Min ister. We are in search of someone to develop, lead & promote youth ministry as well as working as our Associate Pastor alongside Senior Pastor.
>>F/T PASTOR: Eastside Baptist Church in Elk City, OK is prayerfully seeking a F/T Pastor. A parsonage is provided. Candidates should sub mit a cover letter & resume to: eastsidesec@ outlook.com Attn: Pastor Search Committee.
>>P/T OR BI/VO MUSIC MINISTER: Western Heights Baptist Church of Duncan, OK is seeking a P/T or BI/VO Music Minister for Sunday am & pm service & as needed. Send resume to: whbc duncan@gmail.com or mail to: Western Heights Baptist Church, 2305 W. Beech, Duncan, OK 73533.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: Etowah Baptist seek ing God’s man to preach, teach & guide our congregation. Mail cover letter & resume to Etowah Baptist Church, Attn: Pastor Search Committee, P.O. Box 571, Noble, OK 73068.
>>F/T YOUTH/COLLEGE MINISTER: FBC in Grove, OK. This is a F/T position with paid health insurance. Grove is located in NE Okla homa on Grand Lake. Applicants can email a cover letter & resume to: grovefbc@gmail.com.
>>F/T PASTOR: Blackgum, FBC Vian, OK is prayerfully seeking a F/T Pastor. Interested candidates should email a cover letter & re sume to: BlackgumBaptistresume@gmail.com.
>>BI/VO YOUTH MINISTER: Eastland Hills Church in Choctaw is seeking God’s person to lead in our youth ministry. You may con tact Pastor Kenny Lindsey at (405) 361-0656 or email resumes to: kenny@eastlandhills.org.
>>BI/VO OR P/T WORSHIP MINISTER: Seeking God’s candidate for our next blended service Wor ship Minister. Please submit resume & cover letter to: cbcbamusic@gmail.com or Clearview Baptist Church, P.O. Box 140892, Broken Arrow, OK 74014.
>>SENIOR PASTOR: FBC Jones seeking a Senior Pastor. Send resumes to: fbcjpsc@gmail.com or by mail to: FBC Jones, 320 SW 3rd St., Jones, OK, 73049.
>>BOOK/CONSULTING: Building a practical church safety organization? Intentional Church Safety by Bev an Collins, 2022 now available from Amazon.com. www. intentionalchurchsafety.com. The author is available for free presentations (NE OK) & additional consulting.
F/T OR BI/VO PASTOR: FBC Ryan is seek ing a F/T or BI/VO Pastor. Parsonage is pro vided. Please send cover letter & resume to fbcryan1@gmail.com or to Pastor Search Committee, P.O. Box 519, Ryan, OK 73565.
>>F/T PASTOR: FBC of Canton, a small rural church in northwest Oklahoma, is prayerfully seeking a F/T Pastor. Parsonage, utilities & com petitive compensation package provided. Email resume: cantonfbcpastorsearch@gmail.com.
>>F/T WORSHIP LEADER: FBC Sapulpa is looking for the right individual to lead our worship ministry & corporate worship. For a detailed description of the position vis it: https://fbcsapulpa.com/ministry-openings.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: Swan Lake Baptist Church, located by Ft. Cobb Lake, is prayerfully seek ing a BI/VO Pastor. Please send resume to: kaylab24@yahoo.com or call (580) 613-0007.
>>F/T CHILDREN/FAMILIES MINISTER: FBC Elk City is accepting resumes for a F/T Min ister of Children & Families. Please send cov er letter & resume to: duncan@fbcelk.city.
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>>DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS: Muskogee Bap tist Association is taking resumes for Director of Missions. Submit your resume to: Muskogee Baptist Association, 637 N. C Street, Muskogee, OK 74403 or email to: wanda@mbamissions. org. Deadline for resumes is August 31, 2022.
>>YOUTH MINISTER: Ochelata FBC is seek ing a Youth Minister who has a call & pas sion for ministering to youth. Please send resume to: fbcochelata@gmail.com.
>>BI/VO YOUTH PASTOR: CrossPoint Baptist Church of Coweta, OK is seeking an individual who has a calling to serve as our Youth Pastor. For more in formation regarding this BI/VO position, please email our office at: crosspointcoweta.office@gmail.com.
>>PASTOR: FBC of Kellyville is prayerfully seeking a Pastor. Please send resumes & DVD or CD if avail able to: Pastor Search Committee, FBC, P.O. Box 637, Kellyville, OK 74039 or email: kvfbc1@yahoo.com.
>>F/T OR BI/VO PASTOR: FBC Davis, OK is prayerfully seeking a F/T or BI/VO Pastor. In terested candidates should mail a cover let ter & resume to: FBC, Attn: Pastor Search Committee, P.O. Box 297, Davis, OK 73030.
>>F/T ASSOCIATE PASTOR WORSHIP/MIS
>>PIANIST: Knob Hill Baptist Church is prayer fully seeking a piano player for Sunday services. Call or text (405) 481-1990 or you can send an email to: knobhillbaptistchurch@gmail.com.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: FBC Faxon is seeking a BI/ VO Pastor. We are a friendly, small, country church seeking a family Pastor to love & serve the Faxon community. A newly updated par sonage is provided. Please send resume to: FBC Faxon, 215 SW 7th St., Faxon, OK 73540.
>> SHUTTLE BUS FOR SALE: 1992 F350 Ford Shuttle Bus, 7.3 diesel, front & rear air with extra top mount ed unit & 1994 Dodge 15 Passenger Van, 157282 miles. Make offer. Contact Glenn at (918) 569-4178.
>>F/T OR BI/VO PASTOR: Small rural church is Southeast Oklahoma is searching for a F/T or BI/VO Pastor. Parsonage provided. Please send resume to: McGee Valley Baptist Church, 11014 N. Gabbart Rd., Stringtown, OK 74569.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: Prairie Grove BC is a small rural church near Talihina, OK. We are prayer fully seeking a God-called, BI/VO, Bible-preach ing, man of God to lead our church. We are a unified, mission minded congregation. Send resume to: kerryaphillips2016@gmail.com.
>>BI/VO PASTOR: Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Cameron, OK is prayerfully seeking God’s candidate for a BI/VO Pastor. Housing is avail able. Please submit resumes to: Danny Rog ers by email at: RogersDanny1959@gmail.com.
>>P/T YOUTH MINISTER: New Hope Baptist Church, 1501 N. 43rd St. E., Muskogee, OK 74403 is prayerfully seeking a P/T Youth Minister to lead & dis ciple youth 6th - 12th grades. Send resumes to above address or email to: nhbc@suddenlinkmail.com.
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