BAPTIST NEW MEXICAN 5/1/2010
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Lindrith Baptists Celebrate Diamond Anniversary
Roswell Church Building Heavily Damaged by Fire
Church Building Seminar May 8
NMBDR Volunteers Deploy to Rhode Island
NEW MEXICO ROUNDUP
Dexter Revival Set for May 16-19
Sarah Musical in Santa Fe May 7-14
THESE ROADS WITH DR. B
Prayer Need
Children’s Home Memorial and Honor Gifts
MINISTERIAL MOVES
NEW BOOKS
HEART MEDICINE
Lindrith Baptists Celebrate Diamond Anniversary
By John Loudat
The recently remodeled state-of-the-art auditorium of Lindrith Baptist Church
in northern New Mexico was full of current and former members, members of the
community and other guests on Easter Sunday as the church also observed its
founding 75 years ago.
Traveling to the celebration from Albuquerque was Eugene Ray, who led the
church from 1984-87 and was its first pastor after construction of the auditorium
was completed.
Present in spirit were Jim Morris, who led the church from 1990-93, and his
wife, Amy. The Morrises, who now live in Searcy, Ark., sent a letter of
congratulations that was read during the Easter/ anniversary service that Sunday
morning.
Represented by Eddy and Sandy Rowe of Farmington was Bessie Kennedy,
wife of the late Martin Kennedy, the church’s pastor from 1980-83, and their son,
Kirby, who is now pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Farmington.
The Rowes, who also have ties to Lindrith, presented a framed poem that was
written by Bessie Kennedy, who now lives in Las Cruces, to encourage
contributions toward the auditorium’s construction while her husband was pastor.
Martin Kennedy, who was also serving as regional missionary for
northwestern New Mexico at the time, died the Christmas before construction was
completed in 1984; and his son, who at the time was a seminary student serving as
a music and youth director, preached during the dedication service of the new
building.
Congratulating the church on behalf of the state convention was Stan
Albright, state director of missions and leader of the Baptist Convention of New
Mexico’s missions mobilization team.
Albright presented a plaque from the convention and brought an evangelistic
message, in which he encouraged everyone to receive the resurrected Jesus as their
Messiah, Lord and Savior.
Welcoming everyone to the celebration was Pastor Robin Slay, who has led
the church since 2004; and special music was brought by his wife, Jackie, Kristen
Welch and the church’s music leader, Teresa Woodfill.
The service also included a “pre-concert” by musician Hal Collins, greatgrandson of the church’s founding pastor, and was closed in prayer by Ken Goode,
director of missions for Central Baptist Association, which the church joined way
back in 1939.
“In those days it required a full day to travel to Albuquerque over the two-rut
wagon road (and) only 13 miles of concrete road existed from Bernalillo to
Albuquerque,” reads a history of the church that was made available during the
celebration.
The church was born after Estes Hardy, who had served as a pastor in
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, and his family moved to the area for health
reasons in 1934. At the time the closest Baptist church was in Española, 78 miles
away.
The pastor took on the mission project, leading in the organization of the
church in an old log school house in April 1935 with nine charter members. Hardy
quickly led the new church in construction of its first building, which was
completed in 1940.
Nineteen men have pastored the church during its first 75 years.
“We thank God that he has allowed Lindrith Baptist Church to be a beacon of
hope in this community for the past 75 years, and we are excited about what God
has planned for our future,” reads the church’s history.
“It is our heartfelt desire to meet the needs and help heal the hurts of people in
this community,” the history concludes. “With God’s help, we can do this.”
Photo cutline: State Director of Missions Stan Albright (right) presents a
congratulatory plaque to Pastor Robin Slay, deacons (from left) Tony Schmitz Jr.
and Richard Chaney, deacons in training Johnnie Cundiff and Tony Lee Schmitz,
and deacon Cliff Price. (Glenda Collins, Kimberlee Schmitz)
Photo cutline: The church’s founding pastor, Estes M. Hardy, and his wife, Zula
Mae, were represented by four generations of their family during the celebration.
(Glenda Collins, Kimberlee Schmitz)
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Roswell Church Building Heavily Damaged by Fire
By John Loudat
Members of Berrendo Baptist Church in Roswell gathered for prayer a matter
of minutes after fire virtually destroyed the church sanctuary and smoke severely
damaged the rest of the building on Wednesday evening, April 21.
At the top of their prayer list was a young man who had been involved in a
project to remodel the auditorium when the blaze accidentally started, the church’s
pastor, Troy Grant, told the Baptist New Mexican the following morning.
The young man, one of four workers, was severely burned during the blaze
and airlifted to an Albuquerque hospital.
“We’re OK,” Grant said of the church flock he leads. “God is good.”
Just two Sundays earlier the pastor had reminded the congregation that the
church was not the building, it was the people.
Grant asks New Mexico Baptists to also pray for church members, that they
will stay strong, trusting God to take care of everything in the days ahead.
Other churches in the area—Baptist and otherwise—have been very
“gracious,” and Valley Christian Academy, which is located just four blocks west
of the church, had already offered to let the church use its building on Sundays.
Grant expects that the church could be out of its own building for six to seven
months. Early estimates of the cost of repairs run as high as $190,000, he said.
The pastor is optimistic that the church’s insurance and the building
contractor’s insurance will cover the cost of repairs.
Photo cutline: The church’s sanctuary was being remodeled when the fire broke
out in the church’s baptistry April 21. (Troy Grant/BBC)
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Church Building Seminar May 8
Central Baptist Association will sponsor a Church Building Seminar at Del
Norte Conference Center in Albuquerque on Saturday, May 8, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30
p.m.
Speakers include Martha Speakman of the Church Finance Corporation; Larry
Breen of Dorman and Breen Architects; and Gerald Farley, business administrator
of the Baptist Convention of New Mexico.
There is a $15 registration fee, and lunch will be included.
For more information or to register, contact John Torrison at Central
Association, (505) 228-7890 or [email protected].
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NMBDR Volunteers Deploy to Rhode Island
By John Loudat and Mickey Noah
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. (BNM/BP)—Three weeks after the worst
flooding in 200 years inundated parts of four New England states, a six-member
New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief team flew to Rhode Island to assist in the
recovery effort.
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief assessment teams are “running flat out,” said
Bruce James, disaster relief director for the Baptist Convention of New England,
about the same time New Mexico Baptist Disaster Relief announced the upcoming
deployment of the volunteers from New Mexico.
Some 100 DR volunteers—especially those trained in mud-out operations—
were needed immediately in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, James said. Also needed: volunteers in chaplaincy, incident command
administration and meal preparation.
The New Mexico team was made up of Butch Crabtree, “blue hat” supervisor;
Mike Shriver, chaplain; Larry Schmidt; Dale Thomas; Larry Wauson and Tom
Zumbro.
“They will leave on April 21 and return on May 5,” Cricket Pairett, ministry
assistant on the Baptist Convention of New Mexico’s missions mobilization team,
said April 15. “They are flying in and will be using equipment that is already
there,” she said.
James said the work is actually more clean-up and tear-out than mud-out,
since there was little mud but much water damage.
Mickey Noah is a writer for the North American Mission Board.
Photo cutline: Cars were submerged as floodwaters deluged parts of Warwick, R.I.,
in the worst flooding in the region in 200 years.
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NEW MEXICO ROUNDUP
First Baptist Church, Hagerman, held revival services April 10-13 with Steve
Cody of Lenapah, Okla., as the evangelist. Jeff Gore of Coleman, Texas, led the
worship. The church baptized three new members on April 4 and had one
profession of faith during the revival. Monday night was children’s night with 35
children and youths in attendance. Following the revival, the team conducted two
services at Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs. Hagerman Pastor Wayne
Brazil is chaplain at the facility.
Photo cutline: Worship Leader Jeff Gore (left) listens to children sing during the
recent revival at First Baptist, Hagerman.
AVAILABLE & WANTED
Items in this section are published without charge as a service to BCNM
churches and individuals. Publication does not constitute endorsement.
First Indian Baptist Church, Española, is searching for a bivocational pastor
for a small, but fast-growing church. Send résumé to the church at P.O. Box 607,
Española, NM 87532, or Jerry Taylor at (505) 753-9306, Mike Cartier at (505)
692-9281 or Charlie Riddick at (505) 367-0828.
5/1
Highland Baptist Church in Albuquerque will be hosting a block party to
reach out to southeast Albuquerque and beyond, and is looking for prayer support
and volunteers from the Christian community to help. The event is set for May 15
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The church is located at 417 Palomas Dr. SE. Call the church
at (505) 256-1682 for more information.
5/1
CAREGIVERS NEEDED. Do you have a servant heart and need more hours?
FootPrints gets new one-on-one homecare clients weekly that need you! Hundreds
of hours. $300-$900 paid weekly. You choose your clients. We support great
matches that are safe, healthy and long lasting. Call (505) 503-2735 or fax (505)
503-2737.
5/8
Trinity Baptist Church in Lovington is seeking a bivocational pastor. This is a
small church with no parsonage. Send résumé to Pastor Search Committee, P.O.
Box 1777, Lovington, NM 88260, leave a message at (575) 396-3555 or e-mail
[email protected].
5/8
Northdale Baptist Church, Albuquerque, is looking for an individual who has
a passion for God and a love for children to serve as a bivocational children’s
director. Individual must have strong Bible knowledge and be a team player with
good leadership skills. Experience and strong references required. If interested,
send résumé to [email protected].
5/8
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Dexter Revival Set for May 16-19 (Photo)
Revival services at Common Ground Community Church in Dexter have been
scheduled for May 16-19.
The service on Sunday morning will begin at 10, and evening services Sunday
through Wednesday will be at 6 p.m.
The evangelist will be Conrad Allen, a student at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas. A native of Oklahoma City, Allen is a
member of Koinonia Church, a Southern Baptist congregation in Arlington, Texas.
Allen says that he hopes that during the revival, God will “light a fire in the
church that will have the members proactively witnessing to an extent which they
never have and … add to the Kingdom ….”
Common Ground’s pastor, Jackie Thomas, asks New Mexico Baptists to pray
for the effort.
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Sarah Musical in Santa Fe May 7-14 (Photo)
By John Loudat
Audrey Wauson, a member of Mesilla Park Community Church in Las
Cruces, will present her musical production “Sarai-Sarah: Mother of the Nation” at
the Bible Alive Theater in Santa Fe on Friday evenings, May 7 and 14, at 7 p.m.
Bible Alive Theater is located at the Santa Fe Woman’s Club, 1616 Old Pecos
Trail.
Wauson is the daughter of Kenneth Chadwick, a former director of language
missions for the Baptist Convention of New Mexico, and his wife, Barbara, who
worked alongside her husband as they served as language missionaries in Las
Cruces to Spanish-speaking people from 1970-75.
“My mother … wrote most of the written lines for the play,” Wauson said in a
message sent to the Baptist New Mexican.
The idea for the skit was born in the fall of 2008 when Wauson attended a
workshop that was led by Myra Green, who operates Bible Alive Theater with her
husband, Clif. Wauson first presented it as a one-act play at a women’s retreat in
Alaska. When she was invited to speak at her home church, she developed the play
further and added music, she said.
“When my friend Myra heard about that, she asked me to develop it even
further and add some parts and music for other actors,” Wauson said.
While the presentation is free, a love offering will be taken.
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THESE ROADS WITH DR. B
A Look at Churches, State Convention, SBC
By Joseph Bunce, BCNM Executive Director
On April 19, the Baptist Convention of New Mexico’s executive director,
Joseph Bunce, presented the following report to the BCNM executive board.
Dear Executive Board,
Perhaps the word that best reflects the Southern Baptist Convention today is
change. Without question, our convention is not only experiencing a changing of
the guard, but also a changing in the way in which we do ministry. These ideas
have been reflected and reverberated through the Great Commission Resurgence
Task Force Report. Allow me to share with you a few of my observations on three
levels.
First, I would like to address the local church level. I would like to share with
you observations I have concerning the matrix shift that is happening in the local
church. How the local church measures success has gone through many prisms in
the past 2,000 years. The things that I see standing out are the changes in what we
measure. Questions that were once asked were: “How many did you baptize?” and
“How many do you run in Sunday school?” We then began to be asked, “How
many attend your worship service?” All of these have been the measuring rod of
past decades. Today’s question that is being batted around at the local church is,
“How many of your people are engaged in mission or ministry activities?” Another
question that is being asked today is, “What number of people are involved in a
coaching or discipleship process?” With this in mind, there is a great opportunity
to refocus on a forgotten aspect of church. It is called “discipleship.”
Second, I would like to address the state convention level. Since the
implementation of the 10x10 Objectives, we are seeing several things take place in
our convention. In 2006, our Sunday school attendance across New Mexico
averaged 21,912. In 2009, the Sunday school average was up to 24,122. In 2006,
participation in discipleship programs was 9,072 and in 2009 the number reported
was 11,169. Worship attendance in 2006 was 33,343, and in 2009 it was 35,089.
Membership, however, has declined while attendance has increased. Total
membership in 2006 was 93,876. Total membership in 2009 was 88,112. We have
seen a 20 percent increase in our baptisms although we have not reached the goal
of 5,000. In 2006, we baptized 2,226. In 2009 we baptized 2,686. With all of this I
would like to suggest this hypothesis. The more that people attend Sunday school
and the more people participate in discipleship, the stronger our worship numbers
and the greater the number of baptisms we experience.
Third, is the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC is experiencing a time of
unprecedented rhetoric. There is more than an abundant amount of discussion
taking place regarding the organizational structure of our convention. Some are
advocating today a top-down approach. This verbalization has created huge
amounts of fear and more than enough wasted energy. The SBC was founded in
1845. She has been a vessel that has navigated turbulent waters before. The
bedrock of our convention has never been a lock-step view of theology, nor has our
convention ever operated from a top-down approach. To be quite frank, the SBC is
not a denomination, but a convention of churches held together by a thread of
cooperation called, “missions.” I would submit that missions and the
evangelization of our states, nation and world is what keeps Southern Baptists
together. The solution for bringing us, as a convention, back to the Great
Commission, in my opinion, is not structural change. The solution is a spiritual
correction. The people in the pew will reflect the fire in the pulpit when pastors
across the SBC radiate evangelism, discipleship and missions bathed in the furnace
of prayer; then we will see our convention ofchurches change.
So with all of these changes taking place allow me to offer a handful of
suggestions as to what we, as the executive board of the Baptist Convention of
New Mexico, must be about.
• We must diligently seek, through prayer, a word from our Lord concerning
directions to our destiny. It is God who has directed New Mexico Baptists these
past 98 years as a state convention, and it is God who will continue to lead as we
submit to His will.
• We must not allow the flux in the SBC as a whole to take our focus off of
the immense lostness and unreached people in New Mexico. As a state convention,
we must continually encourage our churches to move their ministries outside the
walls of the local church. We must do everything in our power to help New
Mexico Baptists understand that Sunday services are merely the huddle. The game
is played as we drive off the church parking lot onto our mission field.
• We must continue to focus on developing leaders in New Mexico.
• We must develop opportunities for churches and staff to become better
acquainted. There is an increasing sense of isolation in our technologically
connected world. Fellowship between congregations and ministers is becoming a
missing jewel.
I would like to express appreciation to New Mexico Baptists for their faithful
giving in these difficult days of economic recession. I commit that we will
continue to operate off of the policy that we will not spend more than we take in.
You will note on our last trial balance that we closed the March books with a
$39,291.09 net increase of income over expenses. Thank you for your faithful
gifts.
I would also like to express thanks to our board, people across our state, and
the BCNM staff for your prayers and encouragement during Sharon’s hip surgery
and recuperation. Words will never express how deeply Sharon and I have been
moved by your encouragement and prayer support. We covet your prayers as she
continues to recuperate. Presently she is dealing with a couple of blood clots, and
we pray God’s hand of healing. The BCNM staff provided wonderful meals and
were real troopers during this time.
Below you will find the Harry P. Stagg State Missions Offering goals that will
be approved at this meeting according to BCNM policy. Our policy states that I
bring the recommendation to the executive board for your approval.
2010 Harry P. Stagg State Missions Offering
(Exact wording of some allocations may change)
Hunger Funds
Minister/Family Retreat
Great Commission Initiative
Disaster Relief
Smaller Church Repair & Materials
Block Party Trailers
Inlow Camp
Sivells Camp
Ministerial Relief Fund
Collegiate Missions
Matching Funds for Youth Mission Trips in NM
Associational Evangelism
Hesperus Baptist Camp
2010 Goal
$40,000
$35,000
$30,000
$20,000
$20,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
$250,000
The book that I would like to recommend is, Church Is a Team Sport, by Jim
Putman. If I were pastoring today and were seeking to model my ministry in a
specific manner, I would use the elements of discipleship ministry in Putman’s
model. Another book that has been fascinating is Son of Hamas, by Mosab Hassan
Yousef and Ron Brackin. A third book that I would recommend is Crazy Love, by
Francis Chan.
Staff Anniversaries: Luaine Myers, executive office/information services
team, eight years, May 1; Connie Dixon, Woman’s Missionary Union Director,
three years, May 1; Myra Robinson, leadership development team, eight years,
June 1; Brian White, EIT, one year, June 1; Krista Peterson, LDT, two years, July
1.
Executive Director Bunce has set up a “blog” (an online Weblog) at
www.josephbunce.com. He says, “I want to use this avenue as a means for you to
share some of the great things taking place in your ministries across New Mexico.
Check it out and post your comments each week.”
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Prayer Need
The congregation of First Baptist Church, Grants, thanks fellow Baptists for
praying for their pastor, Hugh Rogers, and his family. Through speech therapy he
is recovering from vocal chord paralysis, and his voice is becoming stronger. He
hopes to be able to resume preaching in the near future. The church also requests
prayer for him as he recovers from prostate surgery he underwent on April 22.
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Children’s Home Memorial and Honor Gifts
For January, February, March 2010
Names of those honored appear in boldface type. Names of donors appear in
lighter type.
Memorial Gifts
Dotie
Mrs. Anita Cain
Robert Alexander
Mrs. Billie Sullivan
Connie Allen
Ms. Linda Weiler
Ed & May Arbuckle
Ms. Belle Betts
Shannon Ash
Mr./Mrs. L.B. Tarry
Edward Autrey
Mr./Mrs. Howard Duncan
Margaret “Tine” Beck
Mr./Mrs. Raymond Furrow
Jodie Beckett
Las Cruces First Baptist Church
Deming-Luna County Commission on Aging
Ms. Judy Gilliland
Ms. Earnestine Gorman
Ms. Michele Graveline
Dr./Mrs. Billy Harris
William James, Jr.
Kit & Vicki Johnson
Mrs. Vange Miller
Mr./Mrs. Jim Murphy
Toy Ogden Retirement Planning Co., Inc.
Ms. Elizabeth Possehl
Mrs. Ruth Pratz
Mr./Mrs. Robert Pryor
Dovie Johnson Rumbaugh
Mrs. Nelda Shiflett
Mr./Mrs. Charles Stockton
Mr./Mrs. Ernest Terry
Bowlin Travel Centers Inc.
Mr./Mrs. James Yates
Bill Beggs
Mrs. Helen Jones
Mr./Mrs. Lloyd McCargish
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Russell
Andy Wall
Mr./Mrs. Ted Williamson
Harold Belcher
Causey Baptist Church
Ms. LaVerne Coffman
Ms. Charlene Foster
Ms. Joy Gardner
Marguerite Benedict
Mr./Mrs. Robert Pryor
Patsy Berry
Mr./Mrs. Randy Cain
Ollie Betts
Ms. Belle Betts
Pinky Betts
Ms. Belle Betts
Clifford Biggers
Mr./Mrs. Jim Rogers
Faye Bizzell
Mr./Mrs. Paul Hudson
Wilma Lou Black
Mr./Mrs. Jim Russell
Mr./Mrs. Ted Williamson
Marilyn Blair
Mrs. Mary Ballow
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Mr./Mrs. Don Hightower
Mr./Mrs. Paul Huerta
Ted Blair
Mrs. Mary Ballow
Mrs. Lisa Blair
Mrs. Rebecca Tuholsky
Aline Boney
Ms. Bonnie Dougharty
Louise Rodgers
George Borden
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Mr./Mrs. Dee Brown
Central Baptist Church Glory Choir
Mr./Mrs. Lynn Martin
Mr./Mrs. Marion Ware
Lyda Mae Borden
Mrs. Madeen Casey
Beverly Brody
East Mesa Baptist Church
Inez Brown
Mrs. Roberta Payne
Earl Burns
Ms. Goldie Kayser
Harding Burris
Mr./Mrs. Sammy Howell
Ms. Sylvia Norred
Ms. Billy Wooley
Dessie Call
Ms. Marie Tidwell
Jacob Carian
Mr./Mrs. Bob Carrico
Barney Chandler
Ms. Katherine Rogers
Gloria Chandler
Mr./Mrs. Ed Watson
Mrs. Doris Woolley
Eulilia Clay
Mr./Mrs. Howard C. Jones
Troy Conrad
Mrs. Helen Pettit
Clenon Cox
Mr./Mrs. Gene Creighton
Mr./Mrs. Jim Russell
John Davenport
Mrs. Eunice Bisbee
David Davis
Ms. Anna Kittredge
Kent Davis
Mr./Mrs. Jim Brown
Minnie Dennis
Mr./Mrs. Stanley Owen
John Dickson
Mr./Mrs. Allen Kelley
Ms. Jo Priest
Betty Downs
Valley Mower Clinic
Alda Durham
Bill Lewis
Syble Emerson
Ms. Norma Savage
Rhonda Emison
Mrs. Boba Cooper
Mary England
Mr./Mrs. Robert Pryor
Leo Essman
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Mr./Mrs. Mike Kellum
Mr./Mrs. Charles Young
Esther Fanning
Mr./Mrs. Wayne Kemp
June Ford
Ms. Joanna Bittle
Mrs. Paula Giedd
Marilyn Ford
Mrs. Paula Giedd
Jean Fore
Mr./Mrs. Homer Kyle
Sharen Fraze
Ms. Wilma Buzard
Phyllis Gardner
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Burtie Gates
Mr./Mrs. Marvin Terry
Rufus George
Mrs. Barbara George
Clarene Gideon
Mr./Mrs. Monte Walker
Melvin Goar
Mr./Mrs. Art Jones
Dean Goff
Mrs. Wanna Andrus
Mr./Mrs. L.D. Andrus
Sterling Grant
Mr./Mrs. Willis Savage
Maxine Grau
Mr./Mrs. Lynn Martin
Mr./Mrs. Ted Richardson
Mr./Mrs. John Wood
Viola Graves
Mr./Mrs. Willis Savage
Billy Gray
Mr./Mrs. Marvis Frazier
Minnie Hagler
O’Neill & Associates
Ms. Naomi Atkinson
Mr./Mrs. Dee Brown
Ms. Gladys Fitz
Ms. Kay Hagler
Franse Irrigation, Inc.
Mr./Mrs. Cleveland Spence
Retta Stewart
Jewell Hall
Mr./Mrs. George Reynolds
James “Jim” Hanson
Mr./Mrs. Richard Hanson
Emil Hardt
Ms. Joy Gardner
Mrs. Jackie Harman
Mr./Mrs. Billy Hays
Mr./Mrs. Don Heflin
Ms. Faye Keener
Mr./Mrs. Jim Russell
Paul Harlow
Mr./Mrs. Lloyd Hubbard
Mr./Mrs. John Jaquess
Mr./Mrs. Homer Kyle
Jim Harman
Mr./Mrs. Rowena Ingraham
Mr./Mrs. Bud Johnson
Mrs. Bess Jones
Mr./Mrs. Terry Varnell
Mr./Mrs. Ed Watson
Dr. Firman Haynie
Ms. Eleanor Sigurdson
Billy Joe Helwig
Mr./Mrs. Jim Brown
Merline Hendershot
Mack Hendershot
Polly Holcomb
Naomi’s Ladies Sunday School Class
Johnny Holey
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Allen Hollon
Mr./Mrs. Carl Hollon
Lyndall & Vera Mae Hollon
Mr./Mrs. Carl Hollon
Doug Horne
Mrs. Mary Ballow
Marvin Howard
Mrs. Cloie Gillespie
Dorothy Hubbard
Ricardo Espiritu
Hazel Isaacs
Mr./Mrs. Jack Ingram
Buford James
Waldean McKinney
Fredrick Jenkins
Mrs. Bettie J. Jenkins
Mays Lane Jenkins
Billy Frank Good
Mr./Mrs. Sammy Howell
Medora Johnson
Mr./Mrs. John C. King
Joe Ann Joiner
James Joiner
Dick Jones
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Mary Ruth Kayser
Ms. Goldie Kayser
Mrs. Bobbie Kennedy
Mildred Pettit
Raymond Kite
Mr./Mrs. John Ellyson
Mrs. Helen Hutson
Mrs. Margaret Williams
Keith Lair
Mr./Mrs. Stanley Lair
Emogene Langley
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Madell Lankford
Mrs. La Veta Scott
Jim Larson
Valley Mower Clinic
James C. Lindly
Mr./Mrs. A.L. Thompson
Terry Gene Lock
Mr./Mrs. Darwin Nelson
R.A. Long
Mr./Mrs. Patrick Farina
Mr./Mrs. Michael Mataya
Jim & Minnie Lott
Ms. Belle Betts
Lola Mae Lovinggood
Mr./Mrs. Larry Bickham
Don Lunsford
Mr./Mrs. Happy Pierce
Arthena Lydick
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Guillerma Mares
Mrs. June Tidenberg
Glenn Marshall
Mr./Mrs. Marvis Frazier
Danny Massingale
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Earl Mauldin
Mrs. Lorene Baker
Mr./Mrs. John Curry
Mrs. Thoma Mauldin
Mrs. Nelline Wyche
Jim McCauley
Mrs. Regis McSherry
Jim McDaniel
Mr./Mrs. John Wood
R.H. McFarland
Ms. Sue Curry
Bernadine McGath
Mr./Mrs. Lloyd Hubbard
Jo Meck
Mr./Mrs. Lloyd Hubbard
Gladys Melzer
Dr./Mrs. Richard Melzer
Chaney Merritt
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Letha Messenger
Mr./Mrs. Bill Fenn
Ms. JoAnn White
Ronnie Miller
Mr./Mrs. Jim Russell
Denton Modisette
Mrs. Jackie Ayres
Ms. Sue Curry
Paul Monreal
Insurance Exchange - Carrizozo Branch
Delores Moore
Ms. Norma Ehrlich
Mr./Mrs. Jim Elliott
Mr./Mrs. Gary Good
Mr./Mrs. Wendell Reagan
Ms. Donna Smith
Mr./Mrs. C.V. Thompson
Evelyn Moore
Mrs. Mildred Finley
Mr./Mrs. Charles Stockton
Ola Mae Morgan
Mr./Mrs. Floyd Anderson
Lois Morrison
Ms. Edith Blanton
Mr./Mrs. Larry Green
Ms. Nancy Holt
H. C. “Murt” Murtishaw
Mr./Mrs. Therman Gray
Elaine Myers
Mr./Mrs. Jim Rogers
Jim Nechero, Jr.
Mr./Mrs. Michael Mataya
Mary Neikirk
Mr./Mrs Paul Bouyea
Mrs. Arlene Bowden
Clarksville Christian Church
Jack Donahey Sunday School Class
Ms. Carol Crouse
Mr./Mrs. Jack Donahey
Mr./Mrs. L.K. Howard
Mr./Mrs. John Lewellen
Ms. Rebecca Macsovits
Mr./Mrs. Curt Mitchell
Valley Mower Clinic
Mr./Mrs. Charles Pearce
Mr./Mrs. David Robinson
Mr./Mrs. Gene Roethlisberger
Ms. Virginia Shackelford
Mr./Mrs. Charles Simpson
Ms. Doris Turpin
Dorothy “Dot” Neyman
Mr./Mrs. Monte Walker
Welth Lorena Nibert
Robert V. Tate
Flora & Jack Norris
Mac Norris
Monzelle Norris
Mac Norris
Harvey Nunn
Bethel Baptist Church
Jimmy Ostic, Sr.
Mr./Mrs. Aubrey Dunn
Betty Parks
Mr./Mrs. Brian Arnold
Mrs. Eudora Harris
Jeff Paro
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Mr./Mrs. Jim Rogers
Harold Parrish
Mr./Mrs. Jim Brown
Edward Patterson
Mrs. Ruth Bratcher
Mr./Mrs. Jerry Fanning, Sr.
Mr./Mrs. Bill Rhodes
Patricia Perkins
Mr./Mrs. Carl Hollon
Charles Petty
Mr./Mrs. Jerral Allred
Citizens Bank of Clovis
Ms. Martha Gershon
Mr./Mrs. Carroll Hendricks
Ms. Jackie Hodges
Mr./Mrs. Charles Kamradt
Mr./Mrs. Harvey Lethgo
Mr./Mrs. Bobby Littlejohn
Mr./Mrs. Arno Massey
Mr./Mrs. James McDowell, III
Mr./Mrs. Randy Monroe
Maurice Runyan
Mr./Mrs. Michael Schwartz
Leland Swenson
Robert V. Tate
Mr./Mrs. John Wood
Dottie Poter
Complete Compliance Services
Tom Powell
Mr./Mrs. Carl Dennis
Mr./Mrs. Bill Shaw
Paul Prather
Mrs. Gwen Hahn
Mrs. Norma Smith
Mr./Mrs. Kenneth Thomas
R.D. “Dink” Prather
Mr./Mrs. Mike Kellum
Mr./Mrs. Bill Weaver
Frank Rader
Ms. Maxine Brockman
Baptist Men
Billie Mock
Jim Radosevich
Mr./Mrs. Michael Mataya
Floyd Rasco
Mr./Mrs. J.B. Autry
Santa Rosa First Baptist Church
Mr./Mrs. Tim Campbell
Mr./Mrs. Charles Cave
Katherine Raver
Mr./Mrs. Gene Champion
Fred Ray
Mr./Mrs. Aubrey Dunn
Cassie Reames
Ms. E. Gene Reames
Nell Redding
Anonymous
Sparks Redinger
Baum Family
Mr./Mrs. Paul Riley
Dorothy Reese
Mr./Mrs. Monte Walker
John Reid
Mr./Mrs. Hershel Parker
W.O. Reid
Mr./Mrs. Dee Brown
Marteldia Rice
Mr./Mrs. Richard Hamburger
Mr./Mrs. Larry Moberly
Mr./Mrs. Dee Brown
George Richards
Mr./Mrs. Michael Mataya
Steve Richards
Arthur Terry
Mattie Richardson
Larry Fulbright
Mr./Mrs. David Hutson
Lealen Lee Roberts
Mr./Mrs. R.J. Pemberton
Velma Robertson
Mrs. Helen Jones
Mr. & Mrs. John C. King
Mrs. Rothwell
Mr./Mrs. Raymond Furrow
Joseph John Rovero, III
Mr./Mrs. Joe Spivey
David Russell
Ms. Anna Black
Mr./Mrs. Gene Creighton
H.W. Farris
Wayne Fuller
Mrs. Jackie Harman
Mr./Mrs. Larry Shearer
Andy Wall
Ms. Anna Wheat
Ed Russell
Ms. Katherine Rogers
Eyvonne Sabins
Mrs. Arlene Bowden
Mrs. Glenda Carpenter & Pam Adkins & Tam
Ms. Anne Linville
Dr./Mrs. Ben L. Russell
Mr./Mrs. Rocky Sabins
Berna Jene Sanders
Mr./Mrs. Paul Huerta
Ms. Betty Huxtable
Emory Scaggs
Mrs. Eunice Bisbee
Billy Schumpert
Mrs. Eunice Schumpert
Callie Sentementes
Ms. Kathy Miller
Jarrod Shepard
Mr./Mrs. Howard C. Jones
Bud Shipley
Ms. Virginia Holland
Mr./Mrs. Steve Myrick
Phylia Shirley
Bob Shirley
Albert & Eleanor Sierson
Mr./Mrs. William Sierson
Jayne Smith
Melrose Baptist Dorcas Sunday School Class
Mr./Mrs. Ernest Riley
Jim & Edna Stiles
Mrs. Sally Miller
Lela Stockton
Ms. Patricia Bingham
Mr./Mrs. Jack Donahey
Mr./Mrs. Raymond Furrow
Ms. Virginia Holland
Mr./Mrs. Allen Kelley
Mr./Mrs. Lester Merrill
Mr./Mrs. George Milburn
Mr./Mrs. Jim Rogers
Dr./Mrs. Ben L. Russell
Mr./Mrs. Wiley Snyder
Mr./Mrs. C.V. Thompson
Kay Stone
Mr./Mrs. Benny Hand
Haney Tate
Robert V. Tate
Michelle Teachout
Mr./Mrs. Tom Teachout
Don Teague
Mrs. Mary Ballow
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Mr./Mrs. Herman Geries
Lee & Dorothy Thomas
Mr./Mrs. Carl Hollon
William Thomson
Mr./Mrs. Raymond Furrow
Maxine Thorpe
Mrs. Paula Giedd
J.T. Toombs
Ms. Norma Cummings
Mrs. Helen Jones
Mr./Mrs. John C. King
Mr./Mrs. Ted Williamson
Carol Jeanne Townsend
Mrs. Mary Ballow
Mr./Mrs. Terry Hastings
Janet Vaughn
Mr./Mrs. Howard C. Jones
Diana Walker
Mr./Mrs. John Ellyson
Norman Walker
West Main Baptist Church Senior Adult Sunday School Class
Mr./Mrs. Gene Peterson
Dorothy Weatherman
Leo Weatherman
George Weitz
Mr./Mrs. Willis Savage
Audrey Faye White
Mr./Mrs. Bill Fenn
Dot Whitener
Ms. Katherine Rogers
Tim Willard
Mesquite Baptist Church
Mr./Mrs. Leroy Pritchett
Don Williams
Kevin Kaltwasser
Jayne Williams
Mr./Mrs. Buddy Bennett
Mr./Mrs. Allen Kelley
Bob Wilson
Mr./Mrs. Jack Ingram
Drucella Wilson
Mr./Mrs. Willis Savage
Meda Worthington
Mr./Mrs. Paul Dugan
Honor Gifts
Wanda Allen
Jackie & Carolyn Vaughn
Lee & Sandi Black
Glen & Carolyn Ward
Debby Camacho
Mrs. Roy L. Butler
Ricky & Bunny McFarland
A.V. & Phyllis McFarland
Joe Smallwood
Shell Anderson
John Smallwood
Shell Anderson
Wilson Family
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ingram
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MINISTERIAL MOVES
Singleton to Artesia First (Photo)
Tim Singleton began his ministry as the student pastor of First Baptist
Church, Artesia, April 26. A product of youth ministry of First Southern Baptist
Church, Dell City, Okla., Singleton has committed his life to serving Christ by
ministering to teenagers. During his college years, Tim worked as a volunteer, an
associate youth minister and an interim youth minister. After graduating from the
University of Oklahoma in December 2006 with a degree in administrative
leadership, he became a full-time student ministry associate at First Baptist
Church, Fort Smith, Ark. He married his wife, Amber, in April 2007.
Singleton says that his desire is to see “students fall in love with the Lord, his
Word and become servants of all.”
Churches that wish to announce their new pastor or ministerial staff member
are encouraged to send biographical information, picture and the date he or she
will begin their new ministry, to the Baptist New Mexican.
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NEW BOOKS
These are announcements, not advertisements of new books. Listings are not
to be construed as endorsements of the books.
BECOMING YOUR SPOUSE’S BETTER HALF, by Rick Johnson. Revell
Publishing.
Having a successful marriage is not about finding the perfect person or always
getting along. It’s about loving the imperfect person you married in an unselfish
manner. A great marriage is a combination of different traits. In this witty and
insightful book, Rick Johnson shows you how to go beyond merely tolerating your
spouse’s differences to using them to add spice and passion to your relationship.
COURTING MORROW LITTLE, by Laura Frantz. Revell Books.
Morrow Little is haunted by the memory of the day her family was torn apart
by raiding Shawnee warriors. Now that she is nearly a grown woman and her
father is ailing, she must make difficult choices about the future. Several men vie
for her attentions, but she finds herself inexplicably drawn to a forbidden love that
both terrifies and intrigues her. This tail of romance and forgiveness will envelop
readers as it takes them from a Kentucky fort through the vast wilderness to the
west in search of true love.
SCATTERED PETALS, by Amanda Cabot. Revell Publishing.
Longing for adventure, Priscilla Morton leaves Boston in 1856 and heads for
the Texas Hill Country, never dreaming that the adventure she seeks could have
heartbreaking consequences. Although attracted to her, ranch foreman Zachary
Webster knows Priscilla deserves a cultured East Coast gentleman, not a cowboy
who’s haunted by memories of his mistakes. When necessity draws them together,
Priscilla and Zach begin to forge a life filled with promise. But then the past
intrudes.
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HEART MEDICINE
Top 10 Reasons We Are Overweight:
10. Hey, we get 80 channels of great television 24-hours a day. There’s no
time to exercise.
9. Girl Scout cookies get better every year.
8. The colossal failure of the Salad King drive-thru franchise.
7. Just to spite Richard Simmons.
6. Addition of a diet soda does NOT mean your bacon cheeseburger/chili fries
combo is a healthy meal.
5. We are still unconvinced that it’s not really butter.
4. Fashion models are not good examples of real American women for our
little girls.
3. Slim Fast tastes better with a scoop of Ben & Jerry’s.
2. One word: Sprinkles!
And the number one reason why we are overweight:
1. Did somebody say McDonald’s?
Son: “Dad, what’s middle age?”
Father: “That’s when you lose all your growth at the top and do all your
growing in the middle.”
(From The 365-Day Clean Joke Book, published by Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.)
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