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December 27, 1977
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in January and July, at Christian Chronicle, Inc. Second class postage paid at
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(Adapted from an article by
Joe Goodspeed)
When the youth of today are
the church of tomorrow, will
they have enough Bible knowl-
edge to see that the church
stands for the truth?
When the youth of today
become the church of tomorrow,
will they have enough compas-
sion to reach out to the suffering
and the poor?
When the youth of today are
the church of tomorrow, will
they have enough courage to
every nation to deciar'
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“Edification, absolutely nec-
essary to the life of a church,
may become a church’s first
concern. When this happens; a
church thinks about itself. Talks
to itself. Looks to itself. Gets
concerned about itself. Gives to
itself. Makes itself comfortable.
Plans around itself. Motivates
itself with gimmicks and promo-
tions. Boredom sets in. Growth
stops. Worship formalizes.
Shortly, the death knell sounds,
and a drowning church gasps for
air. God’s priority of outreach
has been overlooked. And anoth-
er church dies’.
“Yet when the Word of God
presses on the spirit of a people,
an urgency, a militancy, an
enthusiasm develops. People
become important! Not ‘our
kind of people.’ All people. Any
person. A feeling of forgiveness
shared with a receptive wife
wins a soul to Jesus. God is
honored.”
A Life and Death Matter
by Prentice Meador
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.:—“Word
has just reached me that 14
people have become Christians
in Las Vegas, Nevada in the
past few days. All are residents;
none are tourists. All were
contacted by those working in
the Western States. Outreach
which took place in Las Vegas
within the past few weeks. Bible
studies are now taking place
throughout the city of Las
Vegas. Additional conversions
are anticipated. We are grateful
to God that the Church in Las
Vegas is growing.
“This illustrates that Evange-
lism is where the action is.
Evangelism is the primary
purpose of the Church’s exist-
ence. Methods of reaching
people may differ, from home
Bible classes, an evangelistic
Bible School Program, personal
conversations, pulpit preaching,
to dormitory ‘soul talks,’ but the
thrust is always the same. ‘Go
into all the world and preach the
good news to all creation.
Whoever believes and is bap-
tized will be saved, but whoever
take those needful stands for
right, rather than selling out for
self and ease?
When the youth of today
become the church of tomorrow,
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souls and concern for the lost to
patiently seek and steadfastly
lead their children and those
they come in contact with to
Christ’s plan of salvation?
When the youth of today are
the church of tomorrow, will
they have enough faith in Jesus
Christ and love of the lost in
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A Salute To Boards
by Dr. James O. Baird
A recent visit
to Weyburn, |
Sasketchewan
and the campus
of Western
Christian Col-
lege gave me
the opportunity
of meeting the
trustees of that
admirable in-
stitution. At
Western Chris-
tian, over the
Thanksgiving
holidays, this
It just might be good for us to take stock of where we
are. We have more beautiful church buildings with very
adequate fixtures foi*‘ large staffs of ministers than ever
before in the history of the Lord’s church. There are more
congregations throughout the U.S. than ever before. We
have a larger number of hired ministers than ever before.
We have more financial ability and potential for work than
ever before. And we have more programs for service than
ever before.
On the other hand can we say that we have a stronger
faith in Christ, a deeper love for each other, the needy and
the lost than ever before? Can we say we are less
materialistic and worldly than before? Are we significantly
growing in Bible knowledge, righteousness, Christian joy,
peace, meekness, goodness, patience, gentleness, temper-
ance and godliness?
Great catastrophic calamities of earthquakes, famines,
cyclones, floods, etc. effecting masses of people with great
devastation — are we reaching out with the love of Christ,
our concern, and our great bounty to share with these
unfortunate, suffering people at home and abroad?
Millions are passing into eternity having never heard the
word of salvation through Jesus Christ — are we going
and sending — reaching out with the message of the
gospel to more cities, tribes and peoples than ever before?
When the Youth
Church of Tomorrow
board of twelve members met for some
sixteen hours. Some of the men traveled
1,500 miles to take part. One of the
members mentioned a board meeting which
lasted for 22 hours, beginning at 10:00 one
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Observing these men at work height breth
one’s sense of appreciation for self
Christians everywhere who serve on bo:
of causes that are good.
Many vitally needed institutions, sue!
our Christian schools could not fun
without a board of trustees. The burde:
responsibility is heavy and the invest:
in terms of Christian judgment, time,
money is tremendous. The task is c
thankless. The pay is slim (nil) and
rewards are basically the
which come from helping a
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Beckloff, John W. Christian Chronicle (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 34, No. 24, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 27, 1977, newspaper, December 27, 1977; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1322210/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.