When camp ended, Rolf still wasn’t saved. By this time, most of the Christian campers were praying for him. Rolf asked if he might stay with us an extra two days, and we said he could. Rolf roomed with Gerhard, a camp counselor who was very burdened for the demon-con trolled youth. Gerhard spent most of his time with Rolf, talking, reading from the Bible and pray ing with him, but the two days passed and Rolf left — still un saved. The following day one of our students at our German Bible In stitute came to me after her morning quiet time and said, “ The Lord really spoke to me to day. I believe He wants us to have a 24-hour chain of prayer for Rolf.” At 10 o’clock that morning we began the prayer chain. Each one of our teachers and our German students took an hour through the night till 10 A.M. A day or so later we had a let ter from Rolf. It stated, “ Praise the Lord, I’ve been delivered. I’ve been saved. I was out in the yard working when something hap pened. It seemed as though a great load, a great burden, was lifted from me. I had a strong impulse to pray. I ran upstairs to my bedroom and knelt beside my bed. It was a very easy matter to accept the Lord. “ I knew that the binding influ ence of the devil was all suddenly taken away. I praise the Lord that I am really born again. The devil still torments me and brings doubts into my mind, but in read ing God’s Word I find the answers to my problems.” We receive letters from Rolf quite often and he continues to grow in the Lord. I, along with others of our Institute family, am praising God, who delivered Rolf from the power of darkness* and translated him into the kingdom of His dear Son. Oil Reprinted, by permission from T een W it h a F u t r u e by James R. Adair, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Mich., 1965, pages 22-25.
correlation of personnel, time, activities and energies; unification of purpose; and distribution of responsibility. These functions may be more specifically defined and detailed as follows: 1. Develop a total educational program. The general education al policy of the church will be established by the board and it will see to the development of a specific educational program to achieve the purposes set forth in the genera] educational policy. 2. Build objectives. The board will assist in the development of goals and objectives of the vari ous educational agencies o f the church. Continuous study will be given to the implementation of standards for the Sunday school and the development and super vision o f the worker’s covenant. 3. Foster an educational con sciousness. This may be realized through its regular activities, re ports to the governing body of the church, annual report to the congregation, n ew s le t te r s , bro chures, and by the enthusiasm and dedication of the board members. 4. Enlist personnel. Methods will be developed to discover the church’s lead e r sh ip potential through talent surveys, interviews and other means. 5. Train leadership. An ade quate and continuous program of leadership development will be the concern of the board. These func tions will be realized particularly through the Leadership Education Committee of the board. 6. Provide a curriculum. Crea tive guidance and direction will be given to the selection and cor relation of curricular materials to assure that the lesson resource helps used are in terms of the policies, practices and beliefs of the local church. 7. Utilize buildings and equip ment. The board of Christian edu cation should be concerned with the proper use o f the church plant for educational purposes. 8. Administer the educational budget. The board annually will
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by NORMAN WRIGHT Representative, Gospel Light Publications, Glendale, California GUEST ARTICLE The Board of Christian Educa tion — by Dean A. Dalton The Educational Ministry of the Church Dean A. Dalton, B.S. Ed., M.S., is Di rector of the Education & Information Division of Gospel Light Publications, Glendale, California. T he C hr istian church, even the smallest local congregation, is complex when ones sees the many essential elements in its program: evangelism, Bible teaching, group and private worship, church his tory, doctrine, missions, steward ship, training in ethics and char acter, leadership education, par ent training, social fellowship, and opportunities for service. The totality of these experi ences provided by the local church reveal that the task of the church is Christian education. Each of these essential elements should be implemented properly through the various organizations such as the Sunday school, children’s church, training groups, boys’ and girls’ clubs, camp programs, vacation Bible school, missionary societies, and many other endeavors. If the church is to achieve unity in program , organization and leadership, there is need for a central unifying body or organi zation which shall be responsible for supervising and administering the total educational program of the church. That central body is a Board o f Christian Education, authorized by the church, its duties stated by the church, and its work regularly reported to the church. Basic Functions of the Board of Christian Education The board of Christian educa tion serves as a clearing house in which to plan comprehensive and unified educational programs. Its basic functions may be considered fourfold: integration o f all activi ties toward a common objective;
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