I am teaching a writing class one-on-one with a student who needs help in his writing. We are having a great time in class with two computers side by side, referencing textbooks and discussing how to form sentences, paragraphs, and eventually theses and research papers. We are rehearsing how to make headers and footers on the page and how to footnote, endnote, and make a bibliography. These are all helpful to any preacher.
I am being challenged to use Microsoft Word, because that is the program my student has and uses. I am more familiar with Corel WordPerfect. I believe it is easier than Word to use in some of the operations.
My hope is that both teacher and student will be challenged to write more and to do more research and then put the research on paper.
My other class is New Testament Survey, and this class is very interesting for both teacher and students. We rehearse the stories we have heard all of our lives, and we try to learn some things that may have slipped by us as we have read the New Testament. This course gives an overview of the New Testament and hopefully challenges us to live for Jesus Christ in a more perfect way.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Classes Going Well
The first classes at Antioch Baptist College have gone well. We do not have as many students as we would like, but the classes are enjoyable. The one thing that I do like about a small class is the participation that can be done. We can talk almost one on one with each student and share more from the few students that we have. This is very helpful and educational. Questions may also be asked more frequently.
If you would like to meet with one of the classes, just stop by the school at class times, and I am sure the teachers will allow you to sit in one class without any charge. You may enjoy it and later enroll for a class or two.
Thanks to everyone who has given special offerings and to those who give monthly offerings to help the school. We are very appreciative of your dedication to do this.
If you would like to sponsor a student to ABC or give special donations, you may contact the school at (513) 617-0400 (Dr. Dan Ferrell), or you may send your donation to:
Antioch Baptist College
One North Commerce Park Drive - Suite 109
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 314-9396
Please pray for us!
If you would like to meet with one of the classes, just stop by the school at class times, and I am sure the teachers will allow you to sit in one class without any charge. You may enjoy it and later enroll for a class or two.
Thanks to everyone who has given special offerings and to those who give monthly offerings to help the school. We are very appreciative of your dedication to do this.
If you would like to sponsor a student to ABC or give special donations, you may contact the school at (513) 617-0400 (Dr. Dan Ferrell), or you may send your donation to:
Antioch Baptist College
One North Commerce Park Drive - Suite 109
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 314-9396
Please pray for us!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Groundhog Day
Yesterday was Groundhog Day, and I hear that the groundhog saw his shadow. That means that we will have six more weeks of bad weather. Of course, we all know that this old German superstition has no merit, because we all know that we are going to have six more weeks of "ify" weather anyway.
If you still have not decided to take a class at Antioch Baptist College, you still have time. Come to one of the classes this week, beginning at 6:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and just sit in to see if you would like to take the class.
If you still have not decided to take a class at Antioch Baptist College, you still have time. Come to one of the classes this week, beginning at 6:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and just sit in to see if you would like to take the class.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Classes Continue
I did not have my classes on Friday evening at Antioch Baptist College because of the weather, but we are intending to be in full service beginning Monday. I stayed in my house from Tuesday through Sunday. The weather was icy and snowy.
My classes are "New Testament Survey" and "Christian Writing." In the Christian Writing class, we will do some rehearsal of English grammar and practice writing articles, theses, letters, etc. There is still time to register for this class. Survey begins at 6:00 PM, and Christian Writing begins at 8:00 PM. The school meets on North Commerce Park Drive off Shepherd Lane from I-75.
My classes are "New Testament Survey" and "Christian Writing." In the Christian Writing class, we will do some rehearsal of English grammar and practice writing articles, theses, letters, etc. There is still time to register for this class. Survey begins at 6:00 PM, and Christian Writing begins at 8:00 PM. The school meets on North Commerce Park Drive off Shepherd Lane from I-75.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Pre-registration at Antioch
Last evening many of the teachers and some students of the school met together for a time of discussion and prayer concerning the school, its curriculum, its purpose, and a desire to see God bless the work at the school.
Before the meeting ended, we divided up into two groups for prayer. Each group had a time of prayer for the school, asking God to bless the coming semester, the teachers and the students.
Classes begin next Monday, January 26, 2009, at 6:00 PM. If anyone desires to know more about the school, he may go to our web site at: http://www.antiochbaptistcollege.org to see the Spring Schedule and view the college catalog.
You may also call the school at (513) 314-9396. If no one answers, just leave a message.
Pray for us as we labor for the Lord in this great endeavor. Consider taking some classes.
Before the meeting ended, we divided up into two groups for prayer. Each group had a time of prayer for the school, asking God to bless the coming semester, the teachers and the students.
Classes begin next Monday, January 26, 2009, at 6:00 PM. If anyone desires to know more about the school, he may go to our web site at: http://www.antiochbaptistcollege.org to see the Spring Schedule and view the college catalog.
You may also call the school at (513) 314-9396. If no one answers, just leave a message.
Pray for us as we labor for the Lord in this great endeavor. Consider taking some classes.
Monday, January 19, 2009
This Is A New Blog
This blog has been changed from a previous one that I had at this address. This blog will now take up the task of giving a weekly update on Antioch Baptist College as experienced from the Academic Dean.
A meeting with faculty and a pre-registration is scheduled for this evening. January 26, 2009, will be the first day of classes. Pray with us as we prepare for another semester teaching the Word of God. We have some wonderful teachers, and we so appreciate their sacrifice to give their time and effort to the work that is laid out before them to bring relevant knowledge to each student who attends.
A meeting with faculty and a pre-registration is scheduled for this evening. January 26, 2009, will be the first day of classes. Pray with us as we prepare for another semester teaching the Word of God. We have some wonderful teachers, and we so appreciate their sacrifice to give their time and effort to the work that is laid out before them to bring relevant knowledge to each student who attends.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Instructions For A Young Preacher #21
1 Tim. 5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
Basically here Paul is instructing Timothy to take care of his health. A preacher should never neglect his physical infirmities. He should take measures to keep himself as healthy as his knowledge will allow him to do. He should exercise, not only in the things of God, but his own body. Paul tells Timothy in 1 Tim. 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Yes, bodily exercise profits little, but it does profit a little; so we should do what physical exercise that we can to keep in good health. Many Americans today do not exercise enough due to the curse of the couch and the TV. Some of us cannot exercise as much as others, so we do what we can; but we must keep a watch on our health through diet, exercise and cleanliness.
Sometimes we need a little medicine to help us. Evidently, Timothy had a stomach ailment and needed a medicinal remedy; so Paul told Timothy to take a little medicine for his stomach ailment. We are blessed today to have more and more natural products that will help ailments without having to use so many drugs. That is a blessing.
If a preacher is not healthy, he cannot give his mind completely to study, and his attitude sometimes will become sour. Many preachers do not get enough rest, and they seem to take it out on everyone but themselves. The body needs rest, and we as preachers should not feel guilty about taking that rest; neither should preachers brag about how little sleep they get to make people think they are really spiritual by overworking themselves.
A preacher, especially a pastor, never knows when he may need to get up in the early hours of the morning to make a hospital visit, take a member to the hospital, or visit a family who has just lost a baby in the night. I have had to do this many times. If we guard our sleep, our eating habits, and our spiritual fortitude, those things will be much easier than if we try to live haphazardly.
Washing your hands often is a good idea. You may even use a sanitizer to keep from spreading germs, especially if you are going from one room to another in the hospital. Keeping your fingernails clean is very important. They should also be cut short so as not to carry germs. This takes a little work, but it is worth it. It may keep you well and help keep down the spread of germs from one person to the other.
While your are at it, it would not hurt to keep your shirts clean, your suit pressed, and your shoes shined. We must make a good impression on people, telling them that our service to the Lord is important; it is not just a job. Our message is powerful, our work is important, and our impression on others may make the difference between being able to preach the Gospel to a person and being rejected. Let's give honor to God. He gave us only one body; let us not wear it out but use it for his service as long as we can. Long live the preacher, and may God give good health to our pastors, teachers, and evangelists; and while we are alive, let us give of our best to the Master.
Basically here Paul is instructing Timothy to take care of his health. A preacher should never neglect his physical infirmities. He should take measures to keep himself as healthy as his knowledge will allow him to do. He should exercise, not only in the things of God, but his own body. Paul tells Timothy in 1 Tim. 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Yes, bodily exercise profits little, but it does profit a little; so we should do what physical exercise that we can to keep in good health. Many Americans today do not exercise enough due to the curse of the couch and the TV. Some of us cannot exercise as much as others, so we do what we can; but we must keep a watch on our health through diet, exercise and cleanliness.
Sometimes we need a little medicine to help us. Evidently, Timothy had a stomach ailment and needed a medicinal remedy; so Paul told Timothy to take a little medicine for his stomach ailment. We are blessed today to have more and more natural products that will help ailments without having to use so many drugs. That is a blessing.
If a preacher is not healthy, he cannot give his mind completely to study, and his attitude sometimes will become sour. Many preachers do not get enough rest, and they seem to take it out on everyone but themselves. The body needs rest, and we as preachers should not feel guilty about taking that rest; neither should preachers brag about how little sleep they get to make people think they are really spiritual by overworking themselves.
A preacher, especially a pastor, never knows when he may need to get up in the early hours of the morning to make a hospital visit, take a member to the hospital, or visit a family who has just lost a baby in the night. I have had to do this many times. If we guard our sleep, our eating habits, and our spiritual fortitude, those things will be much easier than if we try to live haphazardly.
Washing your hands often is a good idea. You may even use a sanitizer to keep from spreading germs, especially if you are going from one room to another in the hospital. Keeping your fingernails clean is very important. They should also be cut short so as not to carry germs. This takes a little work, but it is worth it. It may keep you well and help keep down the spread of germs from one person to the other.
While your are at it, it would not hurt to keep your shirts clean, your suit pressed, and your shoes shined. We must make a good impression on people, telling them that our service to the Lord is important; it is not just a job. Our message is powerful, our work is important, and our impression on others may make the difference between being able to preach the Gospel to a person and being rejected. Let's give honor to God. He gave us only one body; let us not wear it out but use it for his service as long as we can. Long live the preacher, and may God give good health to our pastors, teachers, and evangelists; and while we are alive, let us give of our best to the Master.
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