LOUISIANA BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
NEWSLETTER
May News
A Word from the Dean: Dr. Steve Pettey
LOUISIANA BAPTIST May 2012
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Congratulations to this year’s Seminary graduates!
Master of Divinity:
Lenord Fobb from Garland, TX
Bradley, Guest from Jonesboro, AR
James Hardy from New Orleans, LA
Jerald Manley from Pensacola, FL
Chad Mills from Bossier City, LA
Ronald (Stan) Short from North Richland Hills, TX
Paul Steurnagel from Converse, LA
Trey Talley from Corinth, TX
Master of Ministry:
Keith Hoar from Tulsa, OK
Jerry (Wade) Penfield from Many, LA
Master of Theological Studies:
Timothy Aylor from Port Neches, TX
Jon (Rex) Gray from Lufkin, TX
James McClure from Rowlett, TX
Thomas Settipani from Lewis Center, OH
Adam Watt from Milton, FL
R. Ray Woody from Cleburne, TX
Doctor of Theology:
David McCarthy from Kalkaska, MI
We had other students who were very close to meeting the requirements for graduation who we will no doubt see in graduation 2013. It is important to remember that every name printed above represents a person who has worked very hard and made many sacrifices (his family has as well) and has come to an important milestone in life—an advanced degree. That is not just a college degree, which is an important accomplishment, but not a graduate degree! That is cause for celebration.
We are excited about the graduation procession, about awarding diplomas, taking pictures, and meeting family members; that’s what all this is about. And after “Pomp and Circumstance” has been played and everyone has marched out we also love to celebrate by having a good time together—Louisiana style with our Cajun Feast. As we say here is Louisiana “laissez les bon temps rouler.” For the uninformed, that is Cajun (French) for let the good times roll. Nobody knows how to have a good time better than people who have been born again and know the reality of sweet fellowship with Jesus and their brothers and sisters in Christ.
Sincerely,
Matthew 5:16
Dr. Pettey’s Book
Several years ago God impressed upon my heart the need to write a book addressing the underlying cause of the shallowness of contemporary Christianity. The church of today has been characterized often as being a mile wide, but an inch deep. Though many have spoken with great passion about the issue it seems that real, biblical solutions have not been forthcoming.
This book is the result of a lifetime of prayerful study and more than thirty years in full-time ministry. While there is no presumption of divine inspiration, the book does offer a realistic and viable plan for introducing the power of prayer into the frantically busy pace of contemporary church life. The book can be an equally valuable resource for pastors and laymen.
LBU President, Dr. Neal Weaver, said about the book:
This is a book that every Christian should read. Whether we are part of the ministerial staff or a lay person in the pew we all struggle with the issue of personal worship. Dr. Pettey begins by first defining worship and then emphasizing its importance, not only to the individual believer, but also the cumulative effect on the entire church. The sixth chapter on establishing a special time and place to meet with God daily is well worth the cost of the book.
I highly recommend this book. It could be a life changer for the average Christian.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
MAY 1-3 Graduation Week Workshop
MAY 4 GRADUATION 2012
MAY 14 Summer Semester On Campus begins
JUNE 4-7 Last day to drop/add classes
JULY 9-11 Bible & Education Modular
JULY 11-13 Communication & Psychology Modular
JULY 23 Early registration for Fall On Campus begins
AUGUST 20 Late registration for Fall On Campus
AUGUST 20-23 Summer Semester On Campus ends
SEPTEMBER 4 Fall Semester On Campus begins
SEPTEMBER 17-20 Last day to drop/add classes
OCTOBER 22-24 Bible/Hispanic Workshop at Camp Bethany
NOVEMBER 26 Early Registration for 2013 Spring On Campus Semester
DECEMBER 10/13 Fall Semester On Campus ends
DECEMBER 17 Late registration for 2013 Spring Semester begins
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Thought’s on evangelism...
Clarity with the claims of Christ certainly will include the translation of the gospel into words that our hearer understands, but it doesn’t necessarily mean translating it into words that our hearer will like. Too often, advocates of relevant evangelism verge over into being advocates of irrelevant nonevangelism. A gospel that in no way offends the sinner has not been understood.
Mark Dever
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Crossway, 2007, p. 64.
We do not fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not subsequently converted; we fail only if we do not faithfully tell the gospel at all.
Mark Dever
The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, Crossway, 2007, p. 112.
You’ve got to get people lost before you can get them saved.
D.L. Moody
No evangelism that omits the message of repentance can properly be called the gospel, for sinners cannot come to Jesus Christ apart from a radical change of heart, mind, and will. That demands a spiritual crisis leading to a complete turnaround and ultimately a wholesale transformation. It is the only kind of conversion Scripture recognizes.
John MacArthur
The Gospel According to Jesus, © John MacArthur, 1988, p. 167.
WELCOME!
The LBU School of Biblical Studies welcomed the following new studnts during the month of March:
Stephen Johnson
James Miller
Scott Winters
The following students are celebrating their Birthday this month:
Jeff Blizzard
Michael Bridges
Robert Carvalho
Carl Clark
Lenord Fobb Jr.
Barbara Irvine
Paul Meadows
Frederick Mills
Mariano Proto
Paul Steurnagel
Keith Thompson
Kevin Towery
Mark White
Rod West- Please continue to pray for his wife as she has had a brain tumor removed. Rod and his wife want to all who has been praying know that the part of the tumor that the surgeons could not remove is disappearing on its own.
Updated 12/11
Richard Frost- Pray for complete healing for his sister Jackie who has cancer. She is doing well at this time. Continue to pray that she will go into remission and that the cancer will not return. Updated 2/12
You can submit prayer requests that you want posted on our newsletter to stillman@lbu.edu. **Please be sure that you tell us how to word your prayer request. If you would like for the staff of LBU to pray for you but do not wish to have your prayer request posted on the website or newsletter, please let us know at the time that you contact us for prayer. -Thanks
Prayer Request Update- To keep our prayer request list current, we are now placing a postdate after all prayer requests and will keep them listed for six months. If you wish to have your prayer request re-added to the list you may submit your request to stillman@lbu.edu
