Wednesday, March 10, 1999

• On Mission magazine scores in helping readers share Christ

  by James Dotson, posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  DULUTH, Ga. (BP)--Like many Christians, Jennifer Gastley was well aware of her responsibility to lead others to Christ. But it wasn’t until she started reading the North American Mission Board’s bimonthly On Mission magazine that she began to discover real opportunities for making that happen.

  One article prompted her to commit to leading two people to Christ in 1999. Shortly after that a neighbor couple accepted Christ at a Christmas program. They and about 150 others had receive... Read More

• Families that pray together ‘lay hold’ of God’s power, Sh

  by , posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--A call for families to pray together is sounded by Shirley Dobson, who chairs the National Day of Prayer task force, in the April issue of HomeLife, a family magazine published by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention.

  “Families that pray together don’t just stay together, important as that is. They lay hold of the very power of God to cope with the challenges of daily living,” writes Dobson, who is the wife of James Dobson, fo... Read More

• Multiplying partnerships goal of new missions coordinator

  by , posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--A former missionary to Kenya will help Southern Baptists multiply partnerships with places where missionary evangelism and church planting are sorely needed.

  Sam Turner, an associate director in the International Mission Board's volunteers in missions department, has been selected to serve as partnership development coordinator for the IMB and the North American Mission Board.

  Turner, an Arkansas native who served 23 years as an IMB missionary in Kenya, will work with B... Read More

• IMB selects Holste to lead global research initiatives

  by , posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Southern Baptist missionary Scott Holste has been selected to lead the International Mission Board's global mission research efforts.

  The IMB’s global research department plays a strategic role by monitoring gospel advance among the world's 12,862 ethnic people groups and working with other evangelical mission agencies to share information about worldwide response to the gospel.

  Holste, 40, a Florida native who was appointed by the International Mission Board as a... Read More

• 4 state conventions join together to produce stewardship materials

  by , posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP)--Four state conventions have joined forces to produce stewardship materials for use across the Southern Baptist Convention.

  "New Century Giving provides materials for a three-Sunday emphasis which places the lordship of Jesus Christ as the declarative biblical principle and sacrifice as the giving model," said Jim Rich, stewardship director for the Missouri Baptist Convention.

  "It is strongly Bible-based, with the event of Jesus' encounter with the young ruler in M... Read More

• Mo. governor permits 2 executions since deferring to the pope in Jan.

  by Art Toalston, posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP)--Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan has refused to intervene in the execution of two convicted murderers since he commuted the death sentence of a triple murderer at the request of Pope John Paul II in late January.

  The latest execution took place March 10 just after midnight. The Vatican had sought Carnahan’s intervention, but this time to no avail.

  News media noted the convict, Roy Roberts, 46, had buttressed his claims of innocence by insisting on taking and then ... Read More

• Religious educators to meet April 15-17 in New Orleans

  by Art Toalston , posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  NEW ORLEANS (BP)--“Discovering, Discipling, and Deploying the People of God … Now” will be the theme of the Southern Baptist Religious Education Association’s annual meeting April 15-17 in New Orleans.

  The SBREA is a 1,100-member organization open to church, association and convention staff members working in Christian/religious education and teachers in the field at the college and seminary level.

  Among the featured speakers at this year’s SBREA annual meetin... Read More

• ‘Cowboy preacher:’ Pastor meets folks on horseback

  by Stacey Hamby, posted Wednesday, March 10, 1999 (25 years ago)

  POCAHONTAS, Mo. (BP)--Known as the "cowboy preacher," Mike Harrison rides his horse, "Red," about 150 miles a month (in good weather) in rural southeast Missouri, visiting with people along the way.

  "As far back as I can remember, I've liked horses and cowboy things," said Harrison, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, Pocahontas. "I was told by my boys once that I was born 100 years too late."

  Horses have been a lifetime hobby for Harrison, but a few years ago, he said God revealed to him... Read More