The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 1983 Page: 5 of 15
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national news 5
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WCBC starts
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attend the class to expend their ■
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niversity with a B.A
Speech, and an MA.
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Christian Education
For further informat
tai Gardner, praida
r Christian Educate
eek, Suite 112, Hourt
) 537-8290
le said the lectureship is a “fitting"
mortal to the two gospel preachers for
ch it to named.
The contributions to the church of the
■d by brothers Baxter and Boles are
fond measure. It to fitting that a lec-
eship, with the objective of helping
ANCHOR POINT, Alaska-The World
Christian Broadcasting Corporation (sta-
tion KNLS) to to be on line with short wave
transmissions from Alaska in August of
this year. Four massive steel towers in the
antenna field are presently being erected.
The corporation asks for help in this
endeavor by asking families or individuals
to give $35.62, which will pay for a two-inch
section of the steel towers being erected.
To have a part in spreading the gospel to
Russia, China, Asia and Eastern Europe,
write to WCBC, P.O. Box 3857, Abilene,
Texas 79604
national conferences
Io, Fla., on April 11-Ul
I added to the meetogl
Sr assisted education. H
^e boated by Chrtti
School of Mt. Dora, n
to Cletus Stutzman.
“Preachers, Preachers and More
Preachers.” Guy N. Woods, editor of the
“Gospel Advocate,” will be the featured
speaker for the H. Leo Boles Luncheon
Tuesday.
Special dinners are set for Monday and
Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in the dining center,
with Ira North, Madison, Tenn., and
Franklin Camp, Birmingham, Ala., as the
scheduled speakers.
Keynote addresses on the theme will be
delivered Monday and Tuesday nights at
7:30 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium. Speaking
will be Rubel Shelly, Nashville, on “The
Great Commission” Monday night. Harold
Hazelip, Memphis, Tenn., will speak on
“The Birthday of the Church” on Tuesday
night.
The aeries will conclude with a third
keynote address Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
at the church of Christ on Granny White
Pike, located adjacent to the Upocomb
campus. William Woodson, Nashville,
Tenn., will conclude the series with a
lesson on “Principles of Church Growth.”
■or Dr. Stephen EcW
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defer Christ."
he wm attracted to
of the Kono Chord
n interest in cornnte
Christ.”
Speakers for classes and chapel services
will be W.T. Hamilton, Houston, Texas;
Clarence Dailey, Brentwood, Tenn.,
Dowell Flatt, Henderson, Tenn., John Gip-
son, Little Rock, Ark., LaRue Moss,
Nashville, Betty Nance, Nashville, Alan
Highers, Memphis, and Tom Holland,
Nashville.
A number of special sessions and ac-
tivities are planned for the lectureship. Of-
ficials hope that one of the particularly
helpful tools will be the daily “Idea Ses-
sions” featuring congregations and the
subject, "The Church at Work.”
Idea sessions will be held each day at
1:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday.
Featured speakers will be Jerry Sherrill,
Madison Church of Christ, Madison,
Tenn.; Gary Bradley, Mayfair Church of
Christ, Huntsville, Ala.; and Al Behel,
Laurel Church of Christ, Knoxville, Tenn.
Special luncheons will held Monday and
Tuesday. The Monday luncheon will
feature D. Ellis Walker, Cullman, Ala., on
ENTON, Texas—The Pearl St. church in
inton, Texas, will host its second major
nual lectureship Nov. 13-17,1983. The Se-
nd Annual Denton I^ectures will be
voted to a study of the epistle to the
ibrews. A wide variety of material will
covered by 37 speakers from all parts of
1 nation, delivering 39 lectures.
‘The Pearl St. elders aim for these lec-
hes to provide all who come with fun-
tnental and sound Biblical teaching to
Ip combat the profusion of doctrinal
for both within and without the church,”
Id Dub McCltoh, minister of the Pearl St.
Eighteen members of the church serve
as teachers. One teacher has an English
degree and to conducting the higher-level
classes for students who know English but
need help with pronunciation and gram-
mar. This teacher said her students
benefited moot from hearing conversa-
tional English. The students wore learning
what Americans really mean when they
use expressions like “play by oar” and
“boat around the bush.”
Usually during the day, the class will
take a trip to a grocery store to learn
names of various foods and products. One
| western states prod
I It has operated dun
In under the elders of I
Ingregation Adopti’
I made in about 20 stall
Ito families who ii
I church of Christ.
Itian Services, with a to
pregnant girls from I
Ed states. Branch offio
conjunction with church
Ings, Grand Junction, a
No. “The Lord has trt
p many opportunities
churches and indivuta
tancially possible, ” to
executive director.
r I
in a country and not know the language.”
The program started with one student,
and new students, men and women, en-
rolled each week. By mid-May 75 students
were attending classes. A nursery to pro-
vided and has over 40 children each week.
broadcasts,
t two4hirds of the suffj
n raised to begin thee*
wo being solicited and d
toms Chwvh of Christ, F <
Idaho 83634
rhe book of the First Annual Denton
ctures, Studies in I Corinthians was sold
1 in the first edition in less than five
mths and to now available in a second
Ition. Studies In Hebrews to expected to
Just as much in demand as a classic and
indard reference work,” McClish said.
I of the lectures will also be available on
ssette audio tapes and on video tapes.
A special feature of the lectures will be a
Uy two-hour “discussion forum” in
iich four subjects of controversy will be
•cussed by men with opposing views,
e subjects will be “Old or Ydung
irth?” “The Authority of Elders,” “Is
npirical Knowledge More Certain Than
iith?” and “Premlllennialiam. ’ Besides
Itocussion between two well-known men
®ach of these subjects, there will be
estions allowed from the audience.
Exhibit space to available for both com-
Mrial and non-commerdal interests,
bject to invitation and/or approval by
*rl St. elders.
Housing in the homes of local Christians
B In provided as kxig as it lasts. Hook-
■ for RV units will be provided on the
torch parking tot For further infonna-
*», inquiries may bo addressed to Dub
tOtoh, ADL Director, 312 Pearl St.,
pton, Terns, TOM, (817) M7-M31, or
HOUSTON—The Memorial Church of
Christ in Houston has opened its doors to
Internationals, teaching English as a se-
cond language to new residents. Classes
meet on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
and thereto no charge for the class except
for the textbooks.
The students are taught everything from
basic to conversational English. A few of
the students know no English at all, but
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knowledge of the English language. The
foreign students are from China, Japan,
Vietnam, Mexico, Columbia, Korea,
France, Thailand and Germany.
Charles Sheppard, a minister at the
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the classes, which started in January
Philippine Islands, said, “R s hard to live
Memorial church begins teaching English
classes to new foreign residents of city
student said he learned more in two
classes than he had learned in a complete
college English course in his native coun-
try-
interest has reached beyond the clam as
a University of Houston English professor
called Sheppard and offered her assis-
tance in teaching.
Students advance through six possible
levels. The first day in class they look over
the textbook from each level to establish
how much they can comprehend, and they
begin at that point
The English climes for new residents
will take a vacation on May M and will
reconvene in August INI, with a larger
number of new students anticipated More
Information about international English
classes is available from Charles
Sheppard, Memorial Church of Christ N8
Echo Lane, Hmwton, Texas, 77M4.
ashvllle: Baxter lectureship
Church leaders reach full potential, honor
two men who helped so many others
toward Christian maturity,” McKelvey
said.
~ The lectureship will begin at Hillsboro
Church of Christ in Nashville Sunday,
Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. with the first Boles
lecture, featuring Hugo McCord, Midwest
City, Okla.
McCord’s topics during the week will in-
clude “The Unique Nature of the Church,”
“Preach the Word,” “Jesus as the Exam-
ple for Preachers,” and Psalm 23. The
Boles lectures will be available in book
form following the lectureship, McKelvey
said.
The Baxter lectureship will begin each
day, Monday through Wednesday, at 8:00
a.m. Classes will be held throughout each
day on a variety of topics related to the
theme, including: “The Necessity of Uni-
ty,” “Faithfulness,” “The Value of
Leadership,” “Women living Within the
World,” “Developing Christian Women,”
“Discipleship,” and “The Confession of
JHVILLE, Tenn.—“Strengthening the
rch” will be the theme as David
icomb College inaugurates the Batsell
rett Baxter Bible Lectureship featur-
the H. Leo Boles Lectures on
aching, Sept. 11-14.
irl McKelvey, vice president for cam-
affairs and director of lectureships at
icomb, said the theme was chosen
suse it encompasses the lectureship’s
■ctive.
Fhe 1983 theme encompasses the objec-
of the series in an excellent way.
era, deacons, preachers and other
listers attending this lectureship should
jive information and inspiration and be
>ed toward their goals in ministry,” he
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Norton, Howard W. & McBride, Bailey. The Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 40, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 1, 1983, newspaper, June 1, 1983; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1308112/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.