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Vocational evangelists get SEC off to a roaring start

The church is in trouble, noted several evangelists during the opening session of the State Evangelism Conference led by Oklahoma’s vocational evangelists Jan. 30. “Just as during the space program, when an astronaut proclaimed, ‘Houston, we have a problem,’ we can say today, ‘Christians, we have a problem,’” said Richard Bailey, Ada evangelist. Preaching at

Couple wants to share experience of special needs son

Most parents wait anxiously for that first smile from their newborn. Eric and Mykel McFall have been waiting for three years, and will probably never see their son, Kash, with a smile on his face. It’s not that Kash is an unhappy child, but he was born with a rare condition called Mobius Syndrome, which

Multi-talented Babbie Mason to appear at State Evangelism Conference

When Babbie Mason steps on the platform at the State Evangelism Conference at Oklahoma City, Southern Hills Jan. 30-31, the audience will hear not only one of the most acclaimed gospel singers in America, but also a prolific songwriter, book author and TV host. Mason, in her 56 years, has taken top honors in the

Evangelism Conference features breakout sessions Tuesday morning

In addition to nine major speakers, the State Evangelism Conference Jan. 30-31 at Oklahoma City, Southern Hills will offer 15 breakout conferences on Tuesday morning. The conferences, from 9-10:15 a.m. and 10:30-11:45 will be led by various speakers on topics covering evangelism, witnessing and discipleship. The list includes “Keys to an Evangelism Plan for Churches,”

‘It’s not about the pastor, it’s about the Master’

(Luter to speak at Evangelism Conference). Fred Luter Jr. was a street preacher in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans when, in 1986, he was called to serve as pastor to a small congregation on Franklin Avenue, a mostly black area in the Crescent City. Called to the ministry three years earlier, Luter, although knowing

Lawton, Cameron offers festive Christmas experience

by Dana Williamson Associate Editor LAWTON—A candle shop, a bake shop, a clothing boutique, a toy shop, a cafe, a trading post, a post office—11 shops in all, plus a park. That’s more than a lot of rural Oklahoma towns can boast these days, and this particular Victorian village is encompassed in a church gymnasium.

State Evangelism Conference to continue ‘MY316’ theme

Oklahoma City, Southern Hills will be the site of the 2012 State Evangelism Conference Jan. 30-31. Continuing the “MY316” theme of the past two years, this year’s theme is “Teach Him Personally,” with the major emphasis on evangelism in the disciplemaking process. Key verse is Colossians 1:28, “Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching

And two became one

While a strong biblical concept in a marriage ceremony, the phrase, “And the two became one,” has taken on a different spin as two church starts have now become one. In October, Radiant Life and Journey Fellowship Churches, both located in the Yukon area, began a merger, which will result in a “bigger, better” church

Singing ChurchWomen wield more than just musical notes

JOPLIN, Mo.—The Singing ChurchWomen of Oklahoma can do more than just sing. Wielding hammers, chain saws, crow bars and other heavy duty tools, about 130 of the singers descended on Joplin, Mo., Nov. 18-19, not only to bless with their musical abilities, but also to make a difference in the city which was devastated by

Three couples meeting challenges of taking Gospel around the world

With millions of people around the world who have either never heard the name of Jesus, or who don’t understand His sacrifice for sins, the challenge of spreading the Gospel seems overwhelming. Yet three missionary couples speaking to the Women’s Missions and Ministries Celebration at Moore, First Nov. 14, are devoting their lives to making