Baptistwww.baptisttrumpet.com Trumpet OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF ARKANSAS Volume 77 July 12, 2017 Little Rock, Arkansas Number 37 Moving with ministers Business Listing Coming and staff Soon to Trumpet Website By The Editor ing phrases (such as, “best burgers in Don Seat has accepted the pastor- Beginning July 19, the Baptist town” or “in business for 35 years,” ate of Macedonia Baptist Church at Trumpet will accept submissions for etc.) will not be allowed. Jonesboro. a new listing of businesses owned by Submissions by business owners Donald Thompson has accepted BMA of Arkansas church members. may be sent to editor@baptisttrum- the pastorate of Union Grove Bap- This listing will be on the website pet.com or Baptist Trumpet Editor, tist Church at Blevins, and will be only, and will not appear in the ac- P.O. Box 192208, Little Rock, Ark. ordained there July 23 at 1:30 p.m. tual Trumpet. The target date for the 72219. Roger Honey recently surren- list to go live at baptisttrumpet.com We hope this listing will be ben- dered to the ministry at Pocahontas is Sept. 1. eficial to BMA business owners, as Baptist Church in Pocahontas, and The list is designed to denote busi- well as BMA members who want to SOAR: Ministry for Every Believer will preach his first sermon there nesses that are owned and operated by do business with “family.” Church vans piled in to the Gay- kicked off the conference. July 16. He is available for preaching members in good standing of BMA lord Texan Resort the afternoon Afterward, the keynote speaker, appointments as the Lord leads, and of Arkansas churches. The nature and Submissions Must Include of July 5 for three days that would Dustin Wisely, entered the stage to can be contacted at (870) 378-6683. actions of the business must not con- • Name and full street address of change lives forever. Nearly 2,000 give the students a foreshadowing of Mike Cross is available for flict with the BMA Doctrinal State- the business students came together for the first the sessions to come — that all fol- preaching appointments, pastoral or ment and our Church Covenant. • Owner’s name session that evening, where Ryan lowers of Christ are called to minis- interim pastoral service. Contact him A listing should not be considered • Name/location of the BMA of Storey, Jordan Bowen and Mckenna try, no matter what. The evening was at (979) 402-5491 or mikecross413@ an endorsement or recommendation Arkansas church where the owner is Marlow hyped up the youth and concluded with a worshipful set from gmail.com. by the BMA of Arkansas, the church a “member in good standing” We the Union, then students emp- Carter Pearce, of Omaha, Ark., where the owner is a member, the • Contact information (phone tied out of the Texas Ballroom and is available for preaching appoint- Baptist Trumpet or the Trumpet staff. number, email, Website address) filled the SOAR Village. ments as the Lord leads. He can be All submissions will be subject to ap- • Preference for the heading the Thousands of students roamed contacted at (870) 688-7412. proval by the editor. listing will be under (see list below). See BUSINESS, Page 4 the different stations in the Village, Mike Wallace, 47, is available for This is simply a list, and advertis- which included a bookstore, a café, a preaching appointments and pasto- “Built to Build” station which helped ral service as the Lord leads. He has students discover their natural min- been in the ministry for 15 years, and istry gifting, a VSM Experience is a member of Blanchard Springs Discovery Supports and Prayer Walk, a blogging center Baptist Church at Junction City. where students shared their hearts Contact him at (870) 952-0234. Bible’s Gezer Account and many other stations from im- Dickinson Baptist Church at By David Roach • Baptist Press period of Israel’s conquest, Ortiz said. pactful ministries. The Village Stage Harrell is seeking a bi-vocational Tel Gezer, Israel — A discov- The new discovery “does fit in featured music from Raquel, smooth pastor. Contact Sonya Harrell at ery of ancient human remains by with what we know about Gezer acoustic tunes Tyler Sellers, and (870) 510-4773. Southwestern Baptist Theological in the biblical period,” said Ortiz, even Youth Pastor Karaoke, through Seminary archaeologists has helped professor of archaeology and bibli- which Dave Vandergriff emerged as confirm Scripture’s portrayal of the cal backgrounds and director of the victor. Carson Inauguration city of Gezer in southern Israel. Tandy Institute. “The King of Gezer The Committee for the Inaugura- The following sessions walked The discovery, unearthed this sum- apparently was one of the leaders tion of Dr. Scott Carson and the fac- through Philippians 1 and 2, and mer by Southwestern’s Tandy Insti- (in the region). In the conquest ac- ulty and staff Dustin Wisely explained how even tute of Archaeology, included remains counts, we have him organizing oth- of South- though Paul was in prison when he of two adults and a child inside a er Canaanite kings, so the biblical eastern Bap- wrote these letters, he was ecstatically building that appeared to have been narrative has this memory of Gezer tist College joyful in Christ. Why is this? Because violently destroyed by Egyptians in in Laurel, being an important city.” God was his true treasure, and his only the 13th century B.C., according to Gezer’s elevated position in cen- desire was to make Christ known. Paul Miss. invite you to the media reports. Because the Egyptians tral Judea allowed the city to control had full confidence that God was in in that period preferred to keep van- an important trade route running complete control, and in life or death inauguration of Dr. Scott quished foes alive, “the heavy destruc- from the Mediterranean to Jerusa- See SOAR, Page 6 Carson to tion suggests the Egyptian pharaoh lem and Jericho, Haaretz reported. the office of encountered much resistance from Joshua 10:33 (HCSB) states that president. The ceremony will begin the Gezerites,” Southwestern archae- “King Horam of Gezer went to help at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, in the ology professor Steven Oritz told the Lachish” when Joshua attacked it, “but In This Issue Multi-Purpose Building on campus, Israeli newspaper Haaretz. Joshua struck him down along with his Camps (pg. 2) located at 4229 Highway 15 North, That level of resistance, Ortiz told people, leaving no survivors.” Some Master’s Builders (pg. 7) Laurel, Miss. 39443. Baptist Press, suggests Gezer was 200-300 years later, Israel’s King Sol- For more information, call (601) among the more powerful cities in omon received Gezer as a gift from Song of Solomon (pg. 3) 426-6346. There will be a reception southern Canaan during Israel’s con- the Egyptian pharaoh and established Spiritual Leadership (pg. 3) following the inauguration. (Chris quest of the Promised Land, as the bib- it as a fortification (I Kings 9:15-17). Floyd, Committee for the Inauguration lical book of Joshua indicates. Egypt’s Ancient Egyptian documents also Spotlight: Philippines (pg. 4) of Dr. Scott Carson; via Mississippi destruction of the city occurred either mention Gezer as a key city in the Baptist) during or immediately preceding the See GEZER, Page 8 s Okay Community, Saratoga, July 16-21, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (Sun.); 7 p.m. PROFILE (Mon.-Wed.); Kenneth Bobo, evan. Bodcaw #1, Bodcaw, July 17-21, 7 p.m.; Nick Flowers, evan.; Lane Garner, Central Baptist College pastor. 1501 College Ave. • Conway, Arkansas 72034 Dickinson, Harrell, July 17-19, 7 Terry Kimbrow (501) 329-6872 • (800) 205-6872 • www.cbc.edu p.m.; Eddie Raines, evan. President Twitter: @CentBaptCollege and @tkimbrow Farmville, Warren, July 17-21, 7 p.m.; Dwayne Ashcraft, evan.; Billy Biggs, pastor. Forest Hill, Emmet, July 17-21, 7:30 p.m.; Dr. Roger Copeland, evan.; Rodney Call for Third-Party Comments Langston, pastor. The Teacher Education Program President’s List Bluff Springs, Rosston, July 23-28; 5 p.m. (Sun.); 7 p.m. (Mon.-Fri.); Donnie at Central Baptist College is hosting To qualify for the President’s List, Deaton, evan. (Sun.-Tues.); David Dillard, an accreditation visit by the Council a student must be enrolled for a evan. (Wed.-Fri.); Donnie Dillard, pastor. Arkansas Galilean Summer for the Accreditation of Educator minimum of 12 semester hours and Center Point, Nashville, July 23-26, 7 Preparation (CAEP) on Nov. 12-15. have earned a grade point average of p.m.; Jerry Holland, evan. and pastor. Camp is July 28-30 Interested parties are invited to sub- 4.000 out of a possible 4.000. Antioch, Nashville, July 30-Aug. 2, 7 By Kenneth Colvert p.m.; Brent Thompson, evan.; Bobby Neal, mit third-party comments to the site Traditional Students — Krista pastor. It’s almost time for the Arkansas Galileans to head to Ponca Bible Camp in the visit team by Sept. 30. Please note Abel, Candra Barnett, Addie Bend- Laneburg, Prescott, July 30-Aug. 2, 7 beautiful Ozark Mountains. This is a wilderness camp where we look forward to that comments must address sub- er, Jacob Bentley, Hannah Bowen, p.m.; David Dillard, evan.; David Hampton, relief from the summer heat and a great time of fun, fellowship and worship. stantive matters related to the quality Austin Bowman, Michaela Brandon, pastor. Registration will begin in the cafeteria at 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 28. Color of professional education programs Andrew Brewer, Mackenzie Crocker, Guard and devotional will be at 7:30, and the evening meal will be served at 7:45.