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Pastor Philip Robertson Is Hopeful His Church Will Surpass Last Year’S 70 Baptisms “Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in BAPTIST TO REPORT A NEWS ITEM all places whither OR BUY AN AD thou goest.” CALL 800.376.7728 OR 318.442.7728 – Genesis 28:15 (KJV) MessageNewsjournal for Louisiana Baptists Helping Louisiana Baptists impact the world for Christ Volume 131 l Issue No. 10 www.baptistmessage.com May 26, 2016 ‘All in’ soul-winning LIFE CHANGING MOMENTS effort unveiled for LBC By Brian Blackwell create a greater impact in our Message Staff Writer local churches for winning people for Christ and bet- WOODWORTH – Loui- ter discipleship, and create a siana Baptists are being greater excitement in the life asked to commit to a massive of the church. What would it two-year evangelism initiative be like if we could say at the that could be the largest joint end of 2018 we have prayed effort ever by the denomina- for and shared with every tion to share the Gospel. dwelling place in Louisiana the Gospel? The thought of WIN THE STATE what could happen is excit- Brian Blackwell photo ing.” During the Louisiana (Left photo) Youth minister Stuart Sasser baptizes James Morgan during a service at Philadelphia Baptist Church. (Right photo) Minister of education and outreach Andrew Orr baptizes Cynthia Baptist Convention Executive PILOT & PREPARE Woodruff. Pastor Philip Robertson is hopeful his church will surpass last year’s 70 baptisms. Board’s spring meeting at Tall Timbers Conference Center, After spending 2016 plan- state leaders announced a ning and enlisting leaders and Harvest Initiative whose end churches, and using 2017 to Lifting Christ up results in six goal is involve at least 700 conduct statewide evangelism churches to pray for and share training and piloting different Christ with every household initiatives, Louisiana Baptists in Louisiana. will join together across the baptisms for children’s ministry “The spiritual impact state in 2018 to reach the lost could be enormous,” said via door-to-door outreach and By Brian Blackwell within a week, and they were baptized. Wayne Jenkins, evangelism mass evangelism events. Message Staff Writer Orr saw them smiling with excitement and church growth director “From the inception, prior to their baptisms and was reminded of for Louisiana Baptists. “It pastors and church staff, as- DEVILLE – Six young the miracle of salvation. could be the thing God could sociational DOMs and staff children from Philadelphia “Watching them, all in use for a genuine awakening and convention staff worked Baptist Church in Deville their white robes, they almost in the life of our state. together to develop the idea,” made a declaration that was seemed to sparkle and shine “If 700 churches would said Keith Manuel, evange- simple, yet life-changing, with the new life that bubbled get involved, it would create lism associate for Louisiana after an Awana meeting on up inside them and spilled a greater concern for the lost, Baptists. “This is a true a Wednesday evening in out,” she said. “They weren’t partnership in that all areas March. afraid. They were in love with of Louisiana Baptists’ work The fifth and sixth grad- Jesus, the only one who can influenced the strategy, start- ers approached Children’s do such miracles.” ing with the first meeting and Ministry Director Tracy Orr The six children are continuing to this day.” and called out in unison, “We among 19, of all ages, who Churches will pray for ev- want to get saved.” Stuart Sasser prepares to baptize have been baptized at Phila- ery home and share the Gos- “All of you?” Orr re- Hannah Crooks. delphia Baptist Church this pel with every person, and the sponded, who was overjoyed year. Pastor Philip Robertson effort will include multiple by furiously yes-nodding is hopeful the congregation approaches, including one-on- heads and lots of excited laughter. will equal or surpass last year’s 70 baptisms. one evangelism, multi-church Each of them prayed to ask for forgiveness crusades, single-church reviv- of their sins and to commit their lives to Jesus See PHILADELPHIA on 2 als and other harvest events which take advantage of com- INSIDE TODAY’S MESSAGE passion ministries to share about the love of Christ. Spring board State’s pastors, “That may seem impos- meetings covered: Louisiana AG sible but there are ways they Executive speak out, take have come up that we can Foundation stand over Obama definitely do that as Louisiana Children’s Home administration Baptists,” Jenkins said. Baptist Message transgender SBC presidential candidates speak LC, NOBTS spring graduations directive. See UNVEILED on 3 Page 4 Page 8 & 10 Page 15 2 Louisiana News shoe Drive Baptist Church locations for a multi-site Robertson said the ex- in preparation for the first congregation, but nothing citement on the part of the Philadelphia from page one service Sept. 18 as a merged materialized until now, and he transition team has exceeded congregation. is convinced God was waiting anything he or other church He said that baptizing is protection and care. As they Horseshoe Drive leaders until the time was right. leaders imagined, with so part of the Great Commission grow, they become more and approached Robertson about “The relationship between many signing up for the revi- given to the church in Mat- more self-sufficient.” a merger a little more than a our congregation and their talization effort and evangelis- thew 28:18-20. year ago, and since then the congregation has been amaz- tic emphasis at the Horseshoe It is a natural result from LIFTED UP relationship has moved for- ing,” Robertson said. “From Drive campus. sharing the Gospel, he said, ward with unity between the the beginning, you couldn’t “These 100 people sense a adding that his congregation Cynthia Woodruff felt that two congregations. Now, the ask for a better match. Just calling, something they view works hard to grow believers once she was baptized April sanctuary, fellowship hall and the excitement of knowing we as called by God to do,” he through individual disciple- 17, God lifted a weight off her preschool department at the are coming has really been a said. “Our biggest struggle ship training with another be- shoulders. Alexandria campus are being big boost for them,” he said, with them is holding back the liever, or with others in small “I felt completely wrapped re-done, and a campus pastor noting an almost doubling in reigns. They are chomping group Bible study. up in His love,” she said. “For has been named. worship attendance at Horse- at the bits and are so excited. “When they accept Christ, the longest time, I felt unwor- Robertson said his church shoe Drive “without any of They feel called by God to their first step of obedience thy to receive His love. But at discussed in 2006 possible our people there.” reach unchurched people in is to follow Him in baptism,” that moment of baptism, I felt Robertson said. “Baptism is truly worthy.” the best barometer we have The baptisms are an ex- of those who have accepted ample of yet another spiritu- ‘HomePlace’ expands to assist mothers Christ and aren’t ashamed ally-rich year for Philadelphia of Him, but take that step of Baptist Church, which now obedience. is seeing its reach expand & children transition to independence “We want to facilitate geographically. them in their walk with Christ Around 100 members of By Brian Blackwell spring board meeting that they can provide a better life.” and see their relationship with the Deville congregation have Message Staff Writer the news from the Northeast Started in 2012, Home- Christ grow,” he continued. committed to serve for at least Louisiana Home Coalition Place provides homeless “As newborn baby Chris- one year at a satellite campus MONROE – The Louisi- only reaffirms fulfilling a -vi women and their children tians, they are dependent on in Alexandria. The team and ana Baptist Children’s Home sion that was first dreamed of a place to stay for six to 12 someone else to nurture them other church members are is now northeast Louisiana’s six years ago. months at no cost to the resi- and help provide them with renovating facilities at Horse- second largest residential pro- “The need is so great be- dents. While there, the women vider for homeless children cause domestic violence is so receive a high school equiva- and their families. high in northeast Louisiana,” lency degree and life and Grinning with excitement, Hancock said. “This creates a employment skills training Children’s Home President place to stay for a while and through the Christian Women and CEO Perry Hancock told train the homeless mothers Job Corps. In April, some trustees during the entity’s and their children in ways residents moved into a new cottage, offering an array of amenities to offer a true home environment for the women and their children in this tran- sitional setting as they prepare for independent living. Since inception, 80 percent of the women participating in HomePlace have successfully earned a degree and complet- ed necessary training to land a job outside the campus. In addition to news about the success of HomePlace, Hancock told trustees the Children’s Home has reached another milestone – surpass- ing the 100th child in its off- campus foster care ministry. In 2015, the foster care and adoption program served 219 children, including 85 off-campus. The program began just three years ago. 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