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                                         RELIGION                            SaturDay, july 21, 2012 • SE C TIO N B
                                                                                  DEVOTION B2 | CHURCH EVENTS B3
                                                  Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137




Parents                                Bowmar hosting two-day leadership conference
unsure if                              By Pamela Hitchins
                                       phitchins@vicksburgpost.com

child is ready                           Bowmar Baptist Church is

for preschool                          preparing to host a two-day
                                       leadership conference Aug.
                                       9 and 10, featuring webcast
                                       addresses by a dozen nation-
  Q: We’re considering
                                       ally known business and
enrolling our daughter
                                       political leaders, authors,
in preschool this fall, but
                                       pastors and inspirational
we’re not sure about the
                                       speakers.
idea of consigning her to
                                         The local church is one of
an institutional setting for
                                       three sites in Mississippi and
hours every week.
                                       about 200 across the nation
  Jim: When it comes to
                                       selected to host the Global
early childhood train-
                                       Leadership Summit by the
ing, Focus on the Fam-
                                       Willow Creek Association,
ily’s primary concern is
                                       a not-for-profit organization
to encourage a strong                  founded in 1992 and dedi-
parent-child connection.               cated to building the effec-
We prefer to toss the ball             tiveness of local churches.
back to the parents and let              “The conference is
                   them eval-          designed for any Christian
                   uate                is in leadership or wants to
                   their own           encourage someone they
                   unique              know to get closer to God,”
                   situation.          said Bowmar’s executive
                   Does pre-           pastor, the Rev. T.J. Tenni-
                   school              son. “It’s specifically targeted
                   have the                                                                                                                                             Brenden Neville•The Vicksburg Post
                                       to a Christian audience and
                   poten-              emphasizes leadership from            Bowmar Baptist Church on Highway 61 South
DR. Juli           tial to             a Christian perspective.”
Slattery
                                                                             Church members vote to change name
                   enhance               But even those who don’t
                   or enrich           define themselves as lead-
FOCUS ON           the bond            ers can benefit from attend-
THE FAMILY         you enjoy           ing the summit, said the             By Pamela Hitchins               people are energized, antic-     sion is made, White said.        and reforming as Bowmar
                   with your           Rev. Terry White, Bowmar’s           phitchins@vicksburgpost.com      ipating our new name.”             Bowmar’s name change is        Avenue Baptist Church in
                   daughter?           senior pastor.                                                          The church is in the early     independent of and not in        1913, with 41 charter mem-
                   Or do you             “It’s a place to get a spiri-        A new name is on the           stages of the process, which     response to the vote in June     bers, in a section of a mis-
                   sense that          tual infusion, a spiritual jolt      horizon for Bowmar Baptist       will not be finalized for a      by the Southern Baptist          sion building on Bowmar
                   it might            in your life,” White said.           Church.                          number of months, White          Convention to allow its affil-   Avenue.
                   compro-             “You don’t have to think of            Members polled last week       said. Members have been          iate churches to call them-        The church remained at
                   mise that           yourself as a business leader        voted 72 percent to 28 per-      asked to submit sugges-          selves Great Commission          that site until purchasing
                   vital rela-         or even a church leader to           cent to approve changing         tions for the new name,          Baptists, he added.              43 acres on U.S. 61 South
                   tionship            get something out of it.”            the name of the church, one      which will be evaluated by         Originally known as Cal-       in 1996, where its pres-
Jim                in some
                   way?
                                         Featured speakers will
                                       include former U.S. Secre-
                                                                            of the largest in Vicksburg,     the congregation in several      vary Baptist Church, the         ent church and fellowship
Daly                 Also,             tary of State Condoleeza
                                                                            which dates to 1898.
                                                                              “It’s a really exciting
                                                                                                             phases.
                                                                                                               A communitywide
                                                                                                                                              local congregation met in
                                                                                                                                              churches on Cherry Street
                                                                                                                                                                               buildings were built.
                                                                                                                                                                                 White has been senior
FOCUS ON           check               Rice; William Ury, co-founder        time for Bowmar Baptist,”        announcement will be             and at Clay and Adams            pastor since December 1991.
THE FAMILY         your                and senior fellow of Har-            said the Rev. Terry White,       made when the final deci-        streets before dissolving
                   motives.            vard University’s Program            senior pastor. “A lot of
                   There are           on Negotiation; Harlem Chil-
probably preschools in                 dren’s Zone CEO Geoffrey
your area that can help,               Canada; and Willow Creek’s           Perhaps 150 people are          available.
particularly with respect              founder, Bill Hybels.              expected to attend the Vicks-
                                                                          burg event, and Tennison
                                                                                                              Credit card registrations
                                                                                                            may be made online at Bow-
                                                                                                                                               To register                        Register online at www.
                                                                                                                                                                                bowmarbaptist.org. The
to language skills, cogni-               Each day’s session runs
                                                                          said registrations will be        mar’s website. To pay by             Bowmar Baptist Church          event, with costs ranging
tive development and edu-              from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with
                                                                          accepted even on the date of      cash or check, contact or          will host Willow Creek Asso-     from $79 to $269, is open to
cational readiness.                    a break for lunch. Attend-
                                       ees are on their own during        the conference. To be sure of     visit the church office, 1825      ciation’s Global Leadership      all. To pay by cash or check,
  However, if you’re
merely attempting to                   that time, and the church          a place, interested individu-     U.S. 61 South, telephone 601-      Summit, a national webcast       contact Bowmar Baptist,
turn your daughter into                has a conference informa-          als should sign up by Aug. 7.     636-2596.                          event featuring a dozen au-      1825 U.S. 61 South. For more
                                       tion center with information         Cost of the conference            Detailed information about       thors and business, institu-
a genius or position her                                                                                                                                                        information, call 601-636-
                                       on local places to eat. Out-of-    varies by category, from the      the Willow Creek Associa-          tional and political leaders
in the academic pack in                                                                                                                                                         2596 or visit the church’s
                                       town attendees may also find       student rate of $79, mili-        tion and its Global Leader-        Aug. 9-10, from 9 a.m. to 5
order to “keep up with                                                                                                                                                          website or www.willow-
                                       information on local hotels        tary at $99 and up to $269        ship Summit may be found at        p.m.
the Joneses,” you should                                                                                                                                                        creek.com.
                                       on the church website, www.        for individuals. Group rates      www.willowcreek.com.
reconsider.
                                       bowmarbaptist.org.                 for WCA members also are
  Q: My son is almost 20
years old and currently is


                                                                            Scientists, seminarians
                                                                     on a mission
in college. He has really
struggled, focusing on his
classes the last two years


                                       Faith taking doctor, family to Kenya debate evolution online
and his grades have suf-
fered in return. It is so
important to me that he
finishes college, but I don’t
know if it’s appropriate for
me to continue to moni-
                                       By The Associated Press                               ‘I wanted to take the gospel of Jesus            By The Associated Press           demic Dean Kenneth Keath-
                                                                                                                                                                                ley and BioLogos President
tor his work. When should                BRISTOL, Tenn. — Dr.                               Christ to people who haven’t heard it.              NASHVILLE — Public dis-         Darrel Falk met at a Chris-
a parent “let go” and let
their adult child make his
                                       Aaron Jones had a plan from                            Along the way I picked up medicine              cussion of evolution often        tian scholars conference
                                       the day he started medical                                                                             turns into a nasty debate         last year. Keathley agreed to
own mistakes?                          school seven years ago — he                         because I saw such a usefulness for that           between young-Earth cre-          invite seminary professors
  Juli: Ironically, as kids
get older, we prepare
                                       would go to Kenya upon fin-                                          as well.’                         ationists on one side and         to contribute essays describ-
                                       ishing his studies and resi-                                                                           atheists who believe sci-         ing their disagreements with
them most effectively by               dency requirement and then                                    Dr. Aaron Jones                          ence disproves the existence      BioLogos, a nonprofit foun-
letting go. You wrote that             practice medicine in one of                                                                            of God on the other. But it       dation “committed to explor-
it is “so important to me                                                 But for things like meat and      and accept a residency posi-
                                       the most rural settings in the                                                                         doesn’t have to be that way.      ing and celebrating the com-
that he finishes college.”                                                dairy, he will have to travel     tion with ETSU.
                                       world.                                                                                                   Witness the gracious dia-       patibility of evolutionary
The key is whether or not                                                 two hours.                          No one in Jones’ family
                                         He graduated this past                                                                               logue taking place between        creation and biblical faith,”
it is important to him!                                                     But the electricity is fairly   was a doctor. His father is a
                                       week from a residency pro-                                                                             Southern Baptist seminary         according to its website.
  Motivation is something                                                 reliable, he said, and the        pastor.
                                       gram with East Tennessee                                                                               professors and evangelical          Keathley begins the first
that a parent and child                                                   drinking water is twice-            Jones decided in college
                                       State University’s Family                                                                              scientists on the BioLogos        essay by noting that the
can’t both equally carry.                                                 filtered. Additionally, the       he wanted to do missionary
                                       Physicians of Bristol. By the                                                                          website.                          Southern Baptist statement
When your son was little,                                                 nation of Kenya has invested      work overseas. Also in col-
                                       first week of September, he                                                                              In a series of essays titled    of faith is silent on how God
it was your job to provide                                                heavily in communications         lege he worked as an orderly
                                       and his wife and two young                                                                             “Southern Baptist Voices,”        created the universe. But he
the motivation for him to                                                 infrastructure, so cell phones    in a hospital, which piqued
                                       daughters will be in Kapso-                                                                            the two groups consider           goes on to say that Southern
do well and to try his best.                                              work well and there is Inter-     his interest in health care. He
                                       war, Kenya.                                                                                            questions such as whether         Baptists’ very literal inter-
Now that he’s a young                                                     net access.                       took trips overseas during
                                         Jones will work at Kapso-                                                                            the existence of a histori-       pretation of Scripture leads
adult, he has to learn to                                                   “For third-world living it’s    this time and discovered he
                                       war Mission Hospital. Kenya                                                                            cal Adam and Eve created in       many in the denomination to
be self-motivated. This                                                   pretty comfortable,” Jones        wanted to become a mission-
                                       is a small African nation on                                                                           the image of God is compat-       hold the view that God cre-
means that you have to let                                                said.                             ary doctor.
                                       the equator. The nation is                                                                             ible with the gradual devel-      ated the world in six, 24-hour
go of your goals for him so                                                 Jones has been to Kenya           “The number one thing
                                       poor and Kapsowar is a small                                                                           opment of humans through          days less than 10,000 years
he can discover his own                                                   twice, once with his wife.        was, I was blessed to be
                                       village of about 2,000 people.                                                                         evolution.                        ago.
— which might or might                                                      “Her plan was to do mis-        born in America,” he said. “I
                                         “It’s a very rural area,”                                                                              While there is disagree-          Many Roman Catholic and
not be graduating from                                                    sions before we knew each         wanted to take the gospel of
                                       Jones said. “The hospital is                                                                           ment, the authors are             mainline Protestant Chris-
college.                                                                  other and I delayed that for      Jesus Christ to people who
                                       about 140 beds. It has about                                                                           quick to emphasize places         tians today see parts of the
                   •                                                      her for eight years,” Jones       haven’t heard it. Along the
                                       15,000 visits per year.”                                                                               where they do agree, such         Bible such as the creation as
Jim Daly is president of Focus on                                         said with a laugh.                way I picked up medicine
                                         An average of five children                                                                          as the reality of the mira-       metaphorical, but for many
the Family, P.O. Box 444 Colorado                                           Jones got his bachelor’s        because I saw such a useful-
                                       are delivered at the hospital                                                                          cles described in the Bible,      evangelical Christians such a
Springs, CO 80903, host of the Focus                                      degree from the University of     ness for that as well.”
                                       each day.                                                                                              including the bodily resur-       belief is untenable.
on the Family radio program, and a                                        Tennessee — Knoxville. His          The Jones family’s two-year
                                         He will live very close to the                                                                       rection of Jesus. And there         Southern Baptist Seminary
husband and father of two. Dr. Juli                                       medical degree was obtained       stint in Kenya was arranged
                                       hospital in Kapsowar, which                                                                            is room for give-and-take on      President Albert Mohler, a
Slattery is a licensed psychologist,                                      from the medical school at        through Samaritan’s Purse.
                                       will eliminate the need for a                                                                          both sides.                       young-Earth creationist, has
co-host of Focus on the Family,                                           Virginia Tech. He joked that      Jones will be joining two
                                       vehicle. The village also has                                                                            The series came about           called the attempt to recon-
author of several books, and a wife                                       he decided to split the dif-      other physicians there, who
                                       basic foods for purchase like                                                                          after Southeastern Baptist
and mother of three. The website is                                       ference for his final leg of
                                       flour, salt, sugar or beans.                                                                           Theological Seminary Aca-
www.family.org.                                                           formal medical education                  See Jones, Page B4.                                               See Baptists, Page B4.

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    THE VICKSBURG POST RELIGION SaturDay, july 21, 2012 • SE C TIO N B DEVOTION B2 | CHURCH EVENTS B3 Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137 Parents Bowmar hosting two-day leadership conference unsure if By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com child is ready Bowmar Baptist Church is for preschool preparing to host a two-day leadership conference Aug. 9 and 10, featuring webcast addresses by a dozen nation- Q: We’re considering ally known business and enrolling our daughter political leaders, authors, in preschool this fall, but pastors and inspirational we’re not sure about the speakers. idea of consigning her to The local church is one of an institutional setting for three sites in Mississippi and hours every week. about 200 across the nation Jim: When it comes to selected to host the Global early childhood train- Leadership Summit by the ing, Focus on the Fam- Willow Creek Association, ily’s primary concern is a not-for-profit organization to encourage a strong founded in 1992 and dedi- parent-child connection. cated to building the effec- We prefer to toss the ball tiveness of local churches. back to the parents and let “The conference is them eval- designed for any Christian uate is in leadership or wants to their own encourage someone they unique know to get closer to God,” situation. said Bowmar’s executive Does pre- pastor, the Rev. T.J. Tenni- school son. “It’s specifically targeted have the Brenden Neville•The Vicksburg Post to a Christian audience and poten- emphasizes leadership from Bowmar Baptist Church on Highway 61 South DR. Juli tial to a Christian perspective.” Slattery Church members vote to change name enhance But even those who don’t or enrich define themselves as lead- FOCUS ON the bond ers can benefit from attend- THE FAMILY you enjoy ing the summit, said the By Pamela Hitchins people are energized, antic- sion is made, White said. and reforming as Bowmar with your Rev. Terry White, Bowmar’s phitchins@vicksburgpost.com ipating our new name.” Bowmar’s name change is Avenue Baptist Church in daughter? senior pastor. The church is in the early independent of and not in 1913, with 41 charter mem- Or do you “It’s a place to get a spiri- A new name is on the stages of the process, which response to the vote in June bers, in a section of a mis- sense that tual infusion, a spiritual jolt horizon for Bowmar Baptist will not be finalized for a by the Southern Baptist sion building on Bowmar it might in your life,” White said. Church. number of months, White Convention to allow its affil- Avenue. compro- “You don’t have to think of Members polled last week said. Members have been iate churches to call them- The church remained at mise that yourself as a business leader voted 72 percent to 28 per- asked to submit sugges- selves Great Commission that site until purchasing vital rela- or even a church leader to cent to approve changing tions for the new name, Baptists, he added. 43 acres on U.S. 61 South tionship get something out of it.” the name of the church, one which will be evaluated by Originally known as Cal- in 1996, where its pres- Jim in some way? Featured speakers will include former U.S. Secre- of the largest in Vicksburg, the congregation in several vary Baptist Church, the ent church and fellowship Daly Also, tary of State Condoleeza which dates to 1898. “It’s a really exciting phases. A communitywide local congregation met in churches on Cherry Street buildings were built. White has been senior FOCUS ON check Rice; William Ury, co-founder time for Bowmar Baptist,” announcement will be and at Clay and Adams pastor since December 1991. THE FAMILY your and senior fellow of Har- said the Rev. Terry White, made when the final deci- streets before dissolving motives. vard University’s Program senior pastor. “A lot of There are on Negotiation; Harlem Chil- probably preschools in dren’s Zone CEO Geoffrey your area that can help, Canada; and Willow Creek’s Perhaps 150 people are available. particularly with respect founder, Bill Hybels. expected to attend the Vicks- burg event, and Tennison Credit card registrations may be made online at Bow- To register Register online at www. bowmarbaptist.org. The to language skills, cogni- Each day’s session runs said registrations will be mar’s website. To pay by Bowmar Baptist Church event, with costs ranging tive development and edu- from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with accepted even on the date of cash or check, contact or will host Willow Creek Asso- from $79 to $269, is open to cational readiness. a break for lunch. Attend- ees are on their own during the conference. To be sure of visit the church office, 1825 ciation’s Global Leadership all. To pay by cash or check, However, if you’re merely attempting to that time, and the church a place, interested individu- U.S. 61 South, telephone 601- Summit, a national webcast contact Bowmar Baptist, turn your daughter into has a conference informa- als should sign up by Aug. 7. 636-2596. event featuring a dozen au- 1825 U.S. 61 South. For more tion center with information Cost of the conference Detailed information about thors and business, institu- a genius or position her information, call 601-636- on local places to eat. Out-of- varies by category, from the the Willow Creek Associa- tional and political leaders in the academic pack in 2596 or visit the church’s town attendees may also find student rate of $79, mili- tion and its Global Leader- Aug. 9-10, from 9 a.m. to 5 order to “keep up with website or www.willow- information on local hotels tary at $99 and up to $269 ship Summit may be found at p.m. the Joneses,” you should creek.com. on the church website, www. for individuals. Group rates www.willowcreek.com. reconsider. bowmarbaptist.org. for WCA members also are Q: My son is almost 20 years old and currently is Scientists, seminarians on a mission in college. He has really struggled, focusing on his classes the last two years Faith taking doctor, family to Kenya debate evolution online and his grades have suf- fered in return. It is so important to me that he finishes college, but I don’t know if it’s appropriate for me to continue to moni- By The Associated Press ‘I wanted to take the gospel of Jesus By The Associated Press demic Dean Kenneth Keath- ley and BioLogos President tor his work. When should BRISTOL, Tenn. — Dr. Christ to people who haven’t heard it. NASHVILLE — Public dis- Darrel Falk met at a Chris- a parent “let go” and let their adult child make his Aaron Jones had a plan from Along the way I picked up medicine cussion of evolution often tian scholars conference the day he started medical turns into a nasty debate last year. Keathley agreed to own mistakes? school seven years ago — he because I saw such a usefulness for that between young-Earth cre- invite seminary professors Juli: Ironically, as kids get older, we prepare would go to Kenya upon fin- as well.’ ationists on one side and to contribute essays describ- ishing his studies and resi- atheists who believe sci- ing their disagreements with them most effectively by dency requirement and then Dr. Aaron Jones ence disproves the existence BioLogos, a nonprofit foun- letting go. You wrote that practice medicine in one of of God on the other. But it dation “committed to explor- it is “so important to me But for things like meat and and accept a residency posi- the most rural settings in the doesn’t have to be that way. ing and celebrating the com- that he finishes college.” dairy, he will have to travel tion with ETSU. world. Witness the gracious dia- patibility of evolutionary The key is whether or not two hours. No one in Jones’ family He graduated this past logue taking place between creation and biblical faith,” it is important to him! But the electricity is fairly was a doctor. His father is a week from a residency pro- Southern Baptist seminary according to its website. Motivation is something reliable, he said, and the pastor. gram with East Tennessee professors and evangelical Keathley begins the first that a parent and child drinking water is twice- Jones decided in college State University’s Family scientists on the BioLogos essay by noting that the can’t both equally carry. filtered. Additionally, the he wanted to do missionary Physicians of Bristol. By the website. Southern Baptist statement When your son was little, nation of Kenya has invested work overseas. Also in col- first week of September, he In a series of essays titled of faith is silent on how God it was your job to provide heavily in communications lege he worked as an orderly and his wife and two young “Southern Baptist Voices,” created the universe. But he the motivation for him to infrastructure, so cell phones in a hospital, which piqued daughters will be in Kapso- the two groups consider goes on to say that Southern do well and to try his best. work well and there is Inter- his interest in health care. He war, Kenya. questions such as whether Baptists’ very literal inter- Now that he’s a young net access. took trips overseas during Jones will work at Kapso- the existence of a histori- pretation of Scripture leads adult, he has to learn to “For third-world living it’s this time and discovered he war Mission Hospital. Kenya cal Adam and Eve created in many in the denomination to be self-motivated. This pretty comfortable,” Jones wanted to become a mission- is a small African nation on the image of God is compat- hold the view that God cre- means that you have to let said. ary doctor. the equator. The nation is ible with the gradual devel- ated the world in six, 24-hour go of your goals for him so Jones has been to Kenya “The number one thing poor and Kapsowar is a small opment of humans through days less than 10,000 years he can discover his own twice, once with his wife. was, I was blessed to be village of about 2,000 people. evolution. ago. — which might or might “Her plan was to do mis- born in America,” he said. “I “It’s a very rural area,” While there is disagree- Many Roman Catholic and not be graduating from sions before we knew each wanted to take the gospel of Jones said. “The hospital is ment, the authors are mainline Protestant Chris- college. other and I delayed that for Jesus Christ to people who about 140 beds. It has about quick to emphasize places tians today see parts of the • her for eight years,” Jones haven’t heard it. Along the 15,000 visits per year.” where they do agree, such Bible such as the creation as Jim Daly is president of Focus on said with a laugh. way I picked up medicine An average of five children as the reality of the mira- metaphorical, but for many the Family, P.O. Box 444 Colorado Jones got his bachelor’s because I saw such a useful- are delivered at the hospital cles described in the Bible, evangelical Christians such a Springs, CO 80903, host of the Focus degree from the University of ness for that as well.” each day. including the bodily resur- belief is untenable. on the Family radio program, and a Tennessee — Knoxville. His The Jones family’s two-year He will live very close to the rection of Jesus. And there Southern Baptist Seminary husband and father of two. Dr. Juli medical degree was obtained stint in Kenya was arranged hospital in Kapsowar, which is room for give-and-take on President Albert Mohler, a Slattery is a licensed psychologist, from the medical school at through Samaritan’s Purse. will eliminate the need for a both sides. young-Earth creationist, has co-host of Focus on the Family, Virginia Tech. He joked that Jones will be joining two vehicle. The village also has The series came about called the attempt to recon- author of several books, and a wife he decided to split the dif- other physicians there, who basic foods for purchase like after Southeastern Baptist and mother of three. The website is ference for his final leg of flour, salt, sugar or beans. Theological Seminary Aca- www.family.org. formal medical education See Jones, Page B4. See Baptists, Page B4.