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he church,” said Carter. Evaluation sheets just a slow go.”
tested using elders and deacons on the
lei, getting specific about issues and hav-
a forum every six months.
building permit is being held up “because we
have no earthly headquarters. It’s still on go,
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correspondence," said
the Linscombs.
FORT WORTH — A total of 2,696 South
Texas young people recited memory verses,
answered Bible questions and fellowshipped ulation. Of the 16 churches of Christ in Utah,
at the Leadership Training for Christ only two have elders and deacons. The small-
est congregation in Utah has but four mem-
bers. The largest is the Salt Lake City church,
lion Bible school and campaign, scheduled in
early June for Nageezi has been cancelled.
James rents a house, holds worship ser-
vices weekly and teaches classes during the
week. Yet he can be lonesome, even though
he is a Navajo working with Navajos, because
became the Western Heights church in May
upon completion of its new facility, according
to Richard Oglesby, elder. Travis Street was
“one of the oldest congregations in Grayson
County, dating back to 1850,” he said.
The new facility seats 600 people, can be
expanded easily to
800 and, eventually,
“can be mirrored to
seat 1600," Oglesby
explained.
“We are seeking
to locate all former
members. We want
to invite them to
Homecoming Aug.
8.” he said.
EAST CAPITOL — The Miss Christian
Teen Weekend, “Raising up a Nation,” takes
place July 15-17 at the site of the East Capitol
church, according to Pamela Proctor,
correspondent.
This three-day weekend for Christian
young women covers a number of topics of
special interest to teens. It also features a ca-
reer day, a pageant and worship periods.
Workshops are scheduled for July 16 and
deal with spiritual topics pertaining to
“Raising Up a Christian Nation.” July 17,
Career Day, will deal with opportunities for
young Christians. Participants will present es-
says such as “Living in But Not of the
World,” and will showcase Christian talent,
rather than physical beauty. In addition, the
young women will deal with pertinent social
questions. —LT
IANCHESTER — Richard Rogers,
bock, Texas, was theme speaker for the
ith annual Northeastern States Men's
tai, June 18-19, according to Eugene
*er, elder, Manchester. The retreat was
I on the campus of Kent Prep School,
IL Conn., with about 200 men in
Mince.
be planning committee consisted of Gary
'cock, Johnston, R.I.; Gareth Flanary,
copcc. Mass.; William Bowling, New
ren, Conn.; John Cooper, Trumbull,
In.; Eugene Brewer, Stamford, Conn.;
il Fonseca, Manchester, Com.; Charles
fcr. Wallingford, Com.; and David
►onncll, Farmington, Com.
for the church in
Nageezi is finally be- East Side building. The Prcstoncrest church
ing realized, according ’
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OPEKA — Churches of Christ in
*ka held their 21st Annual Enrichment
April 19-22, according to Don
Jhary. Topeka. Four churches, host
*‘ra Heights, Central, Highland Park, and
, dc combined to present the theme
mission."
fck Evans, Terrell, Texas, presented
Mission io God;” Jay Lockhart, Tyler,
"Submission to Christ;” Henhel Dyer,
Tulsa, Okla., “Submission to the Church;"
and Jimmie Keas, Salina, Kan., “Submission
in the Home."
The series was planned and carried out un-
,der the direction of the leaders of the four
congregations, Laughary said. Each night
different congregation was i
viding ushers, song and prayer leaders and
giving announcements.
WINONA — “Years of dreams of an of-
fice and storage facility” for the World
Evangelism Foundation is becoming a reality,
said J.C. Choate, president of the foundation.,
“Permits (for a new building) have been
obtained, the lot has been cleared and staked,
and digging for the foundation will soon be
under way," Choate said. The structure will
provide room for extra volunteers and work-
ers to produce a new Bible school series for
the church, “Into God’s World,” according to
Choate. The building will also provide facil-
ities for* the on-going work of World
Evangelism, a mass-communication effort di-
rected primarily toward Africa and Asia. The
Liberty church, Dennis, Miss., sponsors
World Evangelism, though it is supported by
a number of churches
--and individuals.
Evan’s “Foundations for the Family” se-
ries, Deal doubted that there is any connec-
tion between STEPS and “Foundations.”
More specifically, Deal said the purpose of
STEPS is to serve as “a point of contact”
with unchurched or non-religious persons.
Then, with a common point of contact es-
tablished, a congregation can provide a
“pathway toward the church” by arranging
special events to which the contacted fam-
ily can be invited. After cultivating re-
lationships with visitors, invitations to
study can be offered.
Basic problems the church faces in pro-
viding this pathway are its discomfort
around profane people and its ignorance
about dealing with unchurched, biblically
illiterate people. But persist. Deal advises;
“go on to help these people and eventually
study with them.”
STEPS, Deal said, “is an attempt to be
relevant in the modem world, to touch
people where they are today." STEPS
gives the same God-breathed message of
Christ, but provides a new point of contact
for getting people to hear the message. Not
changing the content of the Bible message,
itself, STEPS is a helpfill way to reach
Americans, Deal said—LT
“Steps” makes contact with unreached
T~5 ver try to talk to someone with no
religious background?
1 -4 Try the eight-lesson “Steps to a
Successful Family” (STEPS) as a point of
contact, suggests Larry Deal. Nebraska
Campaign* director who plans to become
pulpit minister for the Bismarck, N.D.,
chuirJi by mid-July.
Steps implied by the course title are
based on six of Nick Stinnett's principles
for strong families: appreciation, commit-
ment, communication, time together, deal-
ing with crises and religious orientation.
Except for the first one, each STEPS
lesson is divided into four parts, an essay
describing a strong-family characteristic,
pre0ir«l suggestions for implementing that
quality, thought-provoking questions and
help for applying scriptural truths today.
STEPS also differs from correspondence
courses by not asking those enrolled to re-
turn the lessons. Research, says Deal, has
shown that people work most of the les-
bui few of them return the lessons for
grading. They hesitate to let an unknown
person grade their families. Even more,
thev hate to give intimate information
•boa the family to strangers.
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him, though the prop- Convention April 9-11, according to Philip A.
Vick, editor, Christian News of South Texas.
Young people attended the event from four with two congregations there having about
churches in San Antonio and from nearby 275 members. Wasatch has just over 100
Kerrville; Portland, Uvalde, Corpus Christi, members. The next-largest has 43 members.
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about 10 members.
"There are several distinct advantages to
doing mission work in Utah,” said Gardner:
He cited need and accessibility by air within
“three hours or less from most points in the
United States.” He also noted that “people of
Utah are ... eager and willing to discuss re-
ligion ... ” Cautioning against inflated hopes,
Gardner said, “Results may not be spectacular
or instantaneous,” though preaching “the
Gospel in Utah is ... one of the best possible
uses of the Lord’s money.”
IENVER — Church leaders and others
lered April 16, 17 for the “Church
ders’ Forum” at the Marriott outside
den, Colo., according to Jack W. Carter,
or. Rocky Mountain Christian Approx-
lely 170 people registered at the Forum,
hree panels dealt with the topics, “Do We
id to Reexamine
■ View of Inspir-
n and Applica-
i of Scripture?"
e Need and the
iger of Imple-
tting New Ideas”
“Working To-
ier to Present a
fied Message to
World and the
rch." Such is-
i as the new her-
teutic, woman’s
, church music
limits of fellow-
i also were brought to the attention of the erty has been fenced in and a sign is up, the
DALLAS — His-
panic ministry ex-
panded at the Peak &
East Side church
April 4, reported the
Fort Worth Christian
Journal. Armando
Mejia, Hispanic min-
ister, and 35 Hispanic
families transferred
membership from the
Prestoncrcst church
to Peak & East Side, _____
joining with minister Gene Stagings, coach of the national champion
Arturo Parra and with University of Alabama football team, and his wife,
other Hispanic mem- Ruth Ann, a popular conference speaker, received
bers. Ministers and 21st Century Christian’s Distinguished Christian
elders of both of these Parents Award 28 31 tho 3,1,1031 Peppe^ine
congregations agree
that this united effort
long-awaited building is best able to reach Spanish householders of cle, Burger further explored the theme, “Utah:
the neighborhoods surrounding the Peak and Its History, Land and People.”
i In his story, he noted that Utah has a pop-
will continue to participate in the work ulation of almost 2 million people, of which
to Phillip James, pulpit through the support of Mejia 77 percent are of the Latter Day Saints
minister. However, as FORT WORTH — A total of 2,696 South (Mormon) faith. In many smaller cities Latter
Day Saints approach 100 percent of the pop-
PRICE -
Utah, fewer
half the 16 con-
gregations have a
full-time minister,
according to Albert
Gardner, a preacher
in Shelbyville, Ky.
His figures were
presented by Wayne
Burger in the May
issue of the Rocky
Mountain Chris-
tian. In an ac-
companying arti-
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