John the Baptist

Jubilee Album Outline: The 50s The first decade of Baptist Bible College marks one of its most successful decades. Opening September 5, 1950, 107 students were the first to attend classes that were held in High Street Baptist Church. Certainly all of the founding leaders G.B. Vick, John Rawlings, W.E. Dowell, Fred Donnelson, Noel Smith, and R.O. Woodworth were all key to the success of BBC in its first decade. Many graduates would attribute their success to these leaders who taught their classes…

is considered blessed after the saint’s first miracle. They then must have another miracle and be brought to the pope and he determines whether he or she is a saint. My saint is Saint John the Baptist. Saint John the baptist was born in 5 B.C. and was beheaded in 30 A.D.(Biography.com Editors, St. John the Baptist). He was beheaded…

Mount Vernon Baptist Church Monthly Prayer Calendar Let us Pray… Day 1: For the world in which we live and breathe: pray that we would be wise and compassionate stewards of our Father’s World. Pray for Christians around the world: that together we will be faithful witnesses of the Gospel and the kingdom of God. Day 2: For our World: that our leaders may govern wisely, recognizing their need for God’s guidance and that as citizens we may live responsibly, seeking…

bible congregation and now is what some would call a mega church, weekly attendance is 5,000 people. Choosing a Church I have been wanting to find a church to join for a while now. I live over 45 minutes from what I consider my home church, First Baptist Church of St. Paul on Wacouta and 9th. I enjoy attending church to learn more about God and like the sense of community it brings. My friend attends Grace Church and has been asking me to attend church with him. He felt Grace Church would be…

Evangelical Protestants maintain influence in American democracy due to their size and involvement in government. One third of Americans are considered to be evangelical Christians. Evangelical Protestants adhere to a strict moral code and place a strong emphasis on the importance of family values. As a result, they object to gay marriage, stem cell research, and abortion. Evangelicals are firm in their beliefs and form pluralist groups like the National Association of Evangelicals, the Family…

In fact, in the study Baptists are said to be the most obese out of every denomination. According to Ferraro, Baptists were the most obese denomination due to the “less healthy eating patterns in the South, home to many Baptists. In the study we controlled for residency and still Baptist women were more likely to be obese. This trend could be related to the strong emphasis for Baptists to avoid alcohol and tobacco, and, as a result, many of them indulge…

Wayland’s Notes on the Principles and Practices of Baptist Churches is an extensive anthology of papers, essays, and instructions on Baptist faith and practice. The subjects of the work sprawl from specifically Baptist theological, ethical, and political commitments—i.e., principles—to concrete issues of polity, preaching, ordination, membership, theological curriculum, and sermon preparation—i.e., practices. What unites these essays, of course, is their Baptist distinctiveness, which, for…

The death of John Baptist De LaSalle's parents was a major key in the begging of his life. As stated in the book, when LaSalle was 20 years old, his mother died at the age of 36, and his father died the year after at the age of 47. This was one of the darkest periods in his life; it changed his life. A year before his mother died, LaSalle was studying for the priesthood in Paris. Due to the death of his parents, he was forced to return home to take care of his brothers and sisters. This was all…

Argument, coming from Carl Rogers’ theory, is an effective analysis within written arguments. Essentially, it involves adopting the role of a once therapist to aid in solving or coming to a compromise of an issue. The passage “Letter to a Southern Baptist Minister” written by Edward O. Wilson, argues that religion and science could potentially join together. The author uses restatement, which just manipulates the words of the speaker to change their understanding. He proves his point by not…

attendee”. The status of “church attendee” at this church comes with some auxiliary traits- or expected attitudes or characteristics of a certain label- such as being polite, conservative, and follower of the lord. I believe since I was attending a Baptist church with certain ideals, they were shocked when I was not in like with the auxiliary traits that the status, I was assumed to be occupying (ie “church attendee”) had (Adler and Alder;…