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SAMARITAN’S FUNDThis has been established to help members of COSBE in times of crisis. All monies are sent to the financial department of the North American Mission Board, invested by the financial department of NAMB and distributed by the officers of COSBE in consultation with our Pastor-Advisor and the NAMB liaison. Only a portion of the interest accumulated may be distributed so as not to deplete the entire interest fund. Any member of COSBE may request assistance by writing the President of COSBE and explaining the need. The officers then meet and prayerfully consider the request. Financial assistance will be immediate. The amount of the fund and disbursements should be included in the financial report at the annual meeting of COSBE. COUNCIL OF ACCOUNTABILITYThis council will be put in place to serve as a voice for all members of COSBE. It has been designed to serve as a platform for any Southern Baptist evangelist who has a legitimate grievance against any person, church or secular organization, which seeks to bring harm, dishonor or injury to his/her ministry. To address any issues which bring into question the integrity of any Southern Baptist evangelist and or his ministry due to unethical conduct or moral impropriety and, if necessary, take appropriate measures to resolve such issues. Appropriate measures may take the form of: (a) written correspondence, (b) personal interviews with the council and parties involved, (c) censorship by the council, and (d) most drastic, removal from membership from COSBE. The purpose of this procedure is for the restoration, not destruction of one’s ministry. It is the intent of the Council of Accountability to serve as an official voice for COSBE by expecting all members of COSBE to maintain the standards set forth in the Statement of Affirmations. This holds us accountable to Christ, our peers and ourselves. The officers of the Council of Accountability and their terms of service will consist of three elected officials who are members of COSBE and have been endorsed by the North American Mission Board. At least one shall come from the preaching area and one from the music area. The officers to be elected are chairman, vice-chairman and Secretary. They are to be elected by popular vote of the members of COSBE at its annual business session and will serve a four –year term with a chairman elect being elected in the third year. Also serving with the elected Council will be the president of COSBE, the liaison of the North American mission Board and the pastor-advisor of COSBE.
1. Billy Graham, A Biblical Standard for Evangelists (Minneapolis: World Wide Publications, 1984), pp. 1 2. 2. Ibid. p. 6.
3. Jean McKechnie, ed., Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language (Second Edition, 1979), p. 976. 4. Ibid. 5. Ibid., p. 1552. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid.
8. C. E. Autrey, Basic Evangelism (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1959), p. 107. 9. James A. Stewart, Invasion of Wales by the Spirit (Fort Washington, Pensylvania: Christian Literature Crusade, n.d.), p.68. 10. Richard Harris, conference interview held at the Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Georgia, January, 1987. 11. James A. Stewart, Evangelism Without Apology (Lansdale: Revival Literature, 1967)., pp. 9 10. 12. John Bisagno, interview held at Georgia Evangelism Conference, Savannah, Georgia, January 21, 1987. 13. C. C. Randall, Professor of Evangelism at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, personal letter. 14. Delos Miles, Professor of Evangelism at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, personal letter. 15. Graham, Biblical Standard for Evangelists, p. 6 16. Jim Hylton, Just Sittin' Pretty (Kalamazoo: Master Press, Inc., 1976), p. 121. 17. Ibid., pp. 121 122. 18. J. Vernon McGee, Exploring Through Ephesians (Laverne, California: El Camino Press, n.d.), p. 56. 19. Wuest's Word Studies: Ephesians and Colossians (Grand Rapids: Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing House, 1953), I, pp. 100 101. 20. M. H. Shepard, "Evangelist," The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, (New York: Abingdon Press, 1962) II, p. 181. 21. John R. Rice, The Evangelist and His Work (Murfreesboro: Sword of the Lord Foundation, 1968), p. 19. 22. W. E. Vine, An Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1966), II, p. 44. 23. Harold Lindsell, The Holy Spirit in the Latter Days (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1983), p. 107. 24. W. A. Criswell, The Baptism, Filling and Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1973), p. 65. 25. Dr. H. L. Willmington, Wilmington’s Guide to the Bible (Wheaton: Tyndale House, 1983), p. 664. 26. Lewis Sperry Chafer, True Evangelism (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House), p. 6. 27. George E. Sweazy, Effective Evangelism (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1953), p. 166. 28. J. D. Douglas, ed., The Work of An Evangelist (Minneapolis: World Wide Publications, 1984), p. 143. 29. McKechnie, ed., Webster's Dictionary. p.632. 30. G. Campbell Morgan, Evangelism (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1976), p. 55. 31. R. Alan Streett, The Effective Invitation (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1984), pp. 34, 70, 135 136. 32. Roy J. Fish, Professor of Evangelism at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, personal letter 33. Robert J. Wells and John R. Rice, eds. How To Have Revival. (Wheaton: Sword of the Lord Publishers, 1946), p. 111. Chapter 2 34. Streett, Effective Invitation, p. 126. 35. A. T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament, vol. 3: Acts of the Apostles (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1931), p. 326. 36. Herbert Lockyer, All the Men of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1958), p., 276. 37. Douglas, ed., Work of Evangelist, p. 163. 38. Walter B. Knight, Knight's Master Book of New Illustrations (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956), p. 737. 39. William Barclay, The Acts of the Apostles (Philadelphia: The Westmnister Press, 1955), p. 71. 40. Robertson, Word Pictures, vol. 3, Acts, p. 111. 41. Robertson, Word Pictures, vol. 3, Acts, p.361.
42. Wells and Rice, eds. How to Have Revival, p. 22. 43. Phone interview with music evangelists Ron and Claudia Henderson from Albany, Georgia, 24 February 1987. 44. Shirley A. Fordham, "Shirley's Sayings," God's Way 12, (October 1986). 45. Douglas, Work of Evangelist, pp. xv xvi.
46. John R. Bisagno, The Power of Positive Evangelism (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1968), pp.38 42. **Please note that John Bisagno gave me personal permission to update some of his material. These updates are in bold faced print. 47. Ibid., pp. 42 45.** Please note that John Bisagno gave me personal permission to update some of his material. These updates are in bold faced print. 48. Ibid., pp. 45 47.** Please note that John Bisagno gave me personal permission to update some of his material. These updates are in bold faced print. 49. Revival Training Seminar Notebook : A Training Manual of the Home Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention (Atlanta: Home Mission Board, 1981), p. 105. 50. Charles M. Becton, "How to Kill an Evangelist with Kindness," The Baptist Messenger (5 January 1978), Reprinted from the Oklahoma Baptist State Paper. 51. Conference interview with Richard Harris, Home Mission Board, Atlanta, Georgia, 15 January 1987. 52. “Sam Cathey's Message," God's Way 10,(March & July 1984). Chapter 6 53. John R. Bisagno, How to Build an Evangelistic Church (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1971), pp. 151 152. 54. Idem, Knight's Treasury,p. 279. 55. Idem, Master Book, pp. 503 504. 56. Idem, Knight's Treasury, p. 280. 57. Idem, Master Book, p. 499. 58. Idem, Knight's Treasury, p. 280 59. Ibid, p. 288. 60. Ibid, p. 284. 61. Ibid, p. 286. 62. Ibid, p. 278.
63. John R. Bisagno, How to Build an Evangelistic Church (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1971), pp. 151 152. Chapter 8 64. William Warren Sweet, The Story of Religion in America (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1950), pp. 346 347. 65. T. Dewitt Talmadge, 500 Selected Sermons, vol. 3, (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1978), p. 155. 66. Talmadge, 500 Selected Sermons, vol. 8, pp.343 344. 67. Sweet, Story of Religion, p. 347. 68. Interview with Jesse Hendley at First Baptist Church of Lithia Springs, 23 February 1987. 69. Ibid. 70. Robert G. Torbet, A History of the Baptists, Third Ed. (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1963), pp. 455 456. 71. John Scott Trent, Evangelists In Action, (Orlando, Florida: Daniels Publishers, 1971), p. 19. 72. Cassette tape of Don Womack from Memphis, Tennessee, then Executive Director of the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists, n.d. 73. Personal interview with Tom McEachin, Associate Director, Mass Evangelism Department of the Home Mission Board, 24 February 1987. 74. Trent, Evangelists, pp. 41 42. Download 1.04 Mb. Share with your friends:
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