In Memory of Cline Paden LifelineKeeping the Sunset family connected SUNSET INTERNATIONAL BIBLE INSTITUTE • SUMMER 2007 Also in this issue: Extension School’s Correspondent begins on page 20! Let’s Go. Fulfill the Mission! n April 2005, we launched lived and breathed world the most visionary chal- evangelism. He personally Ilenge in the history of taught the good news of Jesus Sunset International Bible Christ to scores of people in Institute. We challenged our Italy, Denmark, the USA, and brotherhood to help us raise other places around the world. $12 Million over a three year This same challenging commis- period so that we could do sion should burn in our hearts more than we have ever done as well. We must multiply our before to “make disciples” efforts to get the job done in worldwide. We are excited to our generation. There is no announce that we are on the better way to do this than to home stretch of this campaign. train spokesmen for God to Over $10.4 million has been pledged or given to this new strengthen existing churches, to plant new congregations, vision. and to teach the multitudes who have never heard the To help us reach the finish line we are asking congrega- good news of our Savior. tions to host a special emphasis day called “Let’s Go . As we move toward the finish line of our campaign, Fulfill the Mission” by taking a one-time special contribu- won’t you join us in helping fulfill the Lord’s mission? tion on September 30th (the fifth Sunday in September). Help us prepare more spokesmen for God through Sun- If this is not a convenient date for your congregation, you set’s multi-faceted mission ministries. Talk to your elders, may select another time more acceptable to your schedule. mission committee, preacher and others about taking a All the remaining gifts from the Campaign will be used special contribution on September 30th. Let’s finish the job. to help fund Sunset’s mission ministries. These include “Let’s Go . Fulfill the Mission”! training mission teams in our Residential Mission Depart- – Bob Jackson, Director of Development ment, equipping youth missionaries in the Adventures in Missions program, increasing our efforts to train foreign nationals in our branch and associate schools, translating and distributing quality Bible teaching materials in the lan- guages of the world, providing scholarships to hundreds of Cline R. Paden church leaders overseas to study our on-line courses, and August 22, 1919 reaching into U.S. and foreign mission fields through the marvelous technology of interactive video conferencing. - May 26, 2007 Our founder, Cline Paden, had God’s dream deeply embedded in his heart to “Go . Make Disciples”. Cline The Dream Lives On “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.” – Langston Hughes line Paden was a lists to take the gospel to mainland China. He dreamed of dreamer. He dreamed of teaching Christ to the Arabic / Muslim world. We recently Can evangelized world. published four Bible courses in Arabic and are preaching He founded Latin American the gospel to Muslims and training Arabic speaking leaders Bible School (the forerunner of in Paris, France; Athens, Greece; Cairo, Egypt and Batam, Sunset International Bible Institute) in 1962 as a part of the Indonesia. dream. Training preachers was never an end but a means to an end; the end being world evangelism. The School of The electronic advancement in our current training minis- Missions, AIM, the Extension School and the World Evan- try is beyond that which our founder could have imagined. gelism Forum were all part of that dream. It didn’t originate Cline jokingly referred to computers as a “fad,” and in- with Cline. It began with our Lord and was clearly com- sisted on keeping his electric typewriter. However, he was municated in Matthew 28:19 in what Paden often referred both delighted and amazed by our digital recording studio, to as “Jesus valedictory address.” DVD courses, on-line distance The purpose was and still is to “Just as the dream of world learning and interactive-video “go make disciples of all nations.” evangelism did not originate with our conferencing schools. The mes- sage and end results are the Just as the dream of world evan- dear brother Cline, neither did it die same but the method of delivery gelism did not originate with our with his passing.” is different. dear brother Cline, neither did it die with his passing. It lives on in thousands of alumni A dream that lives is never static. It expands and adapts scattered around the world, in 100 young adults who are to embrace the needs of a changing world. The central currently serving on 20 AIM mission fields, in the leaders of purpose is the same, the values are constant and the mes- 350 video satellite schools in 45 states, in 40 branch schools sage is unchanging because we serve a Lord who is “the and associate schools training 1200 national missionaries same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) All and preachers and in the current faculty, staff and adminis- this brings stability and balance to a dream that is alive and tration of Sunset. growing. Some of Cline’s dream is only now seeing a measure of ful- Yes, the dream lives on and it is now the awesome but fillment. For years his vision was to train preachers in Cuba. joyful task of those who have fallen heir to it, to steward it Our branch school in Miami was begun, in part, to meet faithfully and prepare the next generation to receive it. that need. In May of this year I had the privilege of speak- ing at the graduation of 33 Cuban gospel preachers we had been training for three years in Havana, Cuba. Cline wanted to reach China with the gospel. This year we are Truitt Adair, Executive Director beginning a school in Singapore to equip Chinese evange- LifeLine is a publication of Sunset International Bible Institute. Publication and mailing address is 3723 34th Street, Lubbock, Texas USA 79410. Phones: 800 / 658-9553 or 806 / 788-3259. Editor: Bob Jackson, Director of Development • Design & Layout: Richard Cravy Mailing: Mary Curry, Linda Wagner, Avery Miller, Janet Brumfi eld, and a host of volunteers Volume 29 • Num ber 2 www.sibi.cc / www.extensionschool.com / www.sunsetonline.org Address Changes should be sent to above address, attention Janet Brumfi eld or to [email protected]. 9.30.07 In 2005 we launched a great $12 million vision to do more than we have ever done before to “make disciples” worldwide. Now we need your help to fulfill the mission. We are asking congregations who share our vision for the lost to take a “special contribution” on the 5th Sunday in September, 9.30.07, to help us finish well. We invite Christian individuals to share generously in the last phase of the vision. “Fulfilling The Mission” means providing adequate funding for several mission ministries: 1. Training more Mission Teams in our Residential Mission Department. 2. Equipping additional youth missionaries in the Adventures in Missions training program. 3. Increasing our efforts to train foreign nationals in our Branch and Associate Schools. 4. Translating and distributing quality Bible teaching materials in the languages of the world. 5. Providing scholarships to hundreds of church leaders overseas to study our online courses. 6. Reaching into the U.S. mission fields through interactive video conferencing. The world is waiting. Please join us. “Let’s Go… Fulfill the Mission!” SEPTEMBER 30th . 5th Sunday for Missions: Join in the vision to reach the world for Jesus Christ. Please complete this card and return by September 15 with the intentions of your congregation joining in this great victory for global missions. Call us if you have any questions! On one Sunday, all special contributions will be dedicated to domestic and global evangelism! Keep this in your prayers! [ ] YES, we commit to join with other congregations to make a special contribution on September 30th (5th Sunday in September)! [ ] We commit to join in this special contribution, but not on September 30th. We will do so by _________________________ (date). [ ] We are unable to participate in this financial quest for global missions. Congregation: ___________________________________________________________ Church address: ________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________ State: ________ Zip: ________________ Contact person: _________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________ E-mail address: _________________________________________________________ Sunset International Bible Institute • 3723 34th Street • Lubbock, Texas 79410 • 800/658-9553 • www.sibi.cc Cline Rex Paden August 22, 1919 - May 26, 2007 The following was written by the Paden Sunset International Bible Institute. family. For him, of course, it is a time family, and appeared in the Lubbock Ava- He served as the Director of the school of celebration and rejoicing as we lanche-Journal on May 28, 2007. until 1993, when he chose Truitt Adair know of his passing as a promotion to succeed him. He then served as and a life-long achievement. Here in line Rex Paden, 87, passed away Chancellor of the school until 2006.He Trinidad, Wednesday will be a Cline CSaturday, May 26, 2007, at his served as an Elder at Sunset Church Paden Memorial Day as we join with home in Lubbock. He was born in of Christ for over 30 years. you brethren and others around Wagner, Texas Aug. 22, 1919, to Oscar The family requests memorial gifts the world, in remembering this our and Lona Paden. The family moved to to the Sunset International Bible Insti- faithful brother and friend.” Lubbock County in 1927.