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Date Posted: 09:53:27 02/18/04 Wed
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This is what I believe is the vision for a new FBC: ___________________________________________________________
"A new school, with a new name, in a new location , with new leadership" ___________________________________________________________
An Evangelistic school that teaches the crystal clear gospel message like the old F.B.C.taught it.
A school with a strong statement of faith like the old F.B.C.had.
A School with a strong biblical foundation. One that faithfully teaches the word of God like the old F.B.C. did.
A school with integrity.A School. that can be TRUSTED. A school without debts.
A school that trains and equips "Saints" to go out and do the work of the ministry. A school that is practical.
A school that learns from our past mistakes.
A school that is not legalistic but still has high standards.
A school that believes God for great things.
A school that will not give up.We must as a family move forward, be a people of vision and great faith.
A school that stays morally pure and clean.
A MISSIONS minded school. A school that trains supports and sends missionaries, a school that has forgien and home missions, music teams, youth teams, etc.
A School that builds strong youth ministries(updated Youth Ranches)
A school that seeks first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.
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Dr. Michael E. Schmidt 423-507-9970 The Trumpet of the Lord 308 Lafayette St Athens Tn 37303 www.trumpetofthelord.com
01/13/04 03:42 PM | | Make it plain, part 1
trumpetofthelord
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23 Posts
Athens
1991
Psalm 46:10
BELOW IS Part 1 of THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT OUR NEW F.B.C.
For many of you it will not be easy to read, but this IS our future and this is God's message for our F.B.C. Family so I am going to spell it out and leave it here for you. I would like to thank so many of you for all of your many kind E-Mail's supporting my messages here and efforts our to rekindle our Flames, and to those doubters who read this, I do not wish to hurt and feelings so if you are a doubter and or a spectator please stay out of the way because the "Parade" is coming thru. A parade has leaders, participants and spectators. When I marched in parades I played the trumpet. I most of the time (When I was not the director) was a participant. The Trumpet is God's instrument of praise that He uses to announce his presence. May the Trumpets blow, and may we light our torch because once again our Florida Bible College Family is going to continue to reach out to children and youth with Kids Bible Clubhouses and Youth Ministries(Updated Ranches), Teach the Bible, Teach the CLEAR gospel message of salvation, send our Missionarise and music teams and traveling evangelists, and equip men and women to serve in the ministry.
This NEW VISION for our NEW school is a vision for doers of the word, not doubters of the word or hearers of the word only. The OLD F.B.C. was an Institution, and that institution was closed not by me, not by the doers who have re-lit our flames, but by a bunch of negitive doubters and I am not going to focus on a bunch or quiters because winners never quit. We no longer need to let doubters run our school or even have any control of our new F.B.C. Family. Our F.B.C. family must not be a doubting people who follow Satan and live in doubt who only "hope" that one day a new F.B.C. will open. For those of us who just want to sit back and watch what happens to the new F.B.C., WE DO NOT NEED YOUR DOUBT, YOU ARE ONLY SPECTATORS, and WE NEED DOERS, NOT DOUBTERS. Anyone can watch a parade.
1.The NEW F.B.C. is an ORGANISM, not an organization. Is the old F.B.C. Organization dead? Yes, but don't be sad anymore because now we as a people of God remain because we are an Organism full of LIFE and we will move forward. The new F.B.C. already exists, so stop praying for it to start and start believing God and thank Him for the new F.B.C. We, the "NEW" F.B.C. are a living body of believers, not bound by board meetings and bi-laws. We have distinct members whose relations, powers and properties are determined by their function in our body as a whole. We each are only one, but for good or for bad, together we are a very important part of the body of Christ.
2.We ARE going to be different. We will be more diverse. We will use new, different styles of worship. We will de-emphesise our favorate school styles (Like "Youth Ranch")and we will emphesise what is most important to us, the things such as childrens ministry, youth ministry, bible teaching, a clear gospel, parish training and missions.
If Youth Ranch will no longer reach kids for Christ we will ask "What does?". We will not act like the world to reach the world, but still ask "What do the kids of today like that we can offer that might interest them in coming to our activities?" If the kids today think singing "Oh sinner man" is stupid, sing an Audio Adreneline song instead, etc.. If kids liked surfing in 1954 and they still like surfing today, take them on a surfing trip. The # 1 tool to reaching kids is Love, let them see God's love in you and they will come back to your youth activities. Share the gospel with them, give them a chance, an another, an another.
To be cont....
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Dr. Michael E. Schmidt 423-507-9970 The Trumpet of the Lord 308 Lafayette St Athens Tn 37303 www.trumpetofthelord.com
01/13/04 04:58 PM | | Make it plain cont...
trumpetofthelord
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23 Posts
Athens
1991
Psalm 46:10
cont...
our demographics will change. When FBC was started it's students were mostly white middle class. The new FBC will be very different. Perhaps the NEW F.B.C. will reach out to many peoples groups and will perhaps have some classes that are taught in Spanish or Korean, etc..
The Old F.B.C. taught learning a set of ojectives that were taught mostly to/for young adults. The NEW F.B.C. will place an emphesis on lifelong learning, external learning, outcome based disipleship instead of curriculum based learning. Practical church /ministry learning will be more important than deep theological studies(such 20th cent.Theology), in other words, relevant classes will be taught with practical local applications (modern worship styles, senior adult ministry etc.) Mentoring relationships will be just as important or even more important than lecturing, tests, books and pappers.
Seminars, retreats, trips (missions) will all offer chances for the student to learn and earn credits an an enjoyable and practical enviornment.
Parish education will become more pragmatic, asking: Can the graduate do the job? Practice over scholarship, parish practice over book learning(Not can the student pass a written test on baptizo, but can the student get into a baptism pool and demonstrate that know how baptize a person. Can they get in front of the class and demonstrate thru practice that they know how to perform a wedding ?)
3. The NEW F.B.C. is an ORGANISM that NETWORKS
We have a strong NETWORK of Alumni, and former faculty and students.
Organizations are cumbersome because their bureaucracies are slow, expensive, legalistic, unresponsive. Organizations often do what is best for themselves, not the students.
Our new Organism will be a NETWORK OF LOOSE CONNECTIONS OF PEOPLE OF LIKE FAITH AND CONVICTIONS THAT IS FLEXIBLE YET HAS A COMMON DENOMINATOR, which is our desire to serve Gos thru our childerns and youth ministry, teachings of soteriology(salvation)Bibliology, parish training, missions work and music and evangelistic teams. 4. NEW F.B.C. Evangelistic Efforts
Old Modlel: Confrontational,widespread,share and go , win people with fear - hell- fire and brimstone, convert the candidate
New model: Win a hearing , then share the gospel, personal evangelism is personal- one on one, share then disciple, win people over by displaying God's love, value the candidate
5. NEW kinds of classes offered. The new FBC will offer small groups, informal settings in many locations including retreats at nice settings , mission fields and other places where you learn as you earn your degree or certificates in various settings.
Special classes could be offered for the elderly.
Classes offered on how to get the congregation to participate in worship.
Special classes offerd to help bring in lost students(instead of the old FBC idea that to be in a class you must be saved).
Classes offered at flexible times, credir given for part of classwork being done before or outside of class.
Classes offered ONLINE.
Classes offered on DVD.
Classes/intensives/modulars/weekend classes offered regionaly at various locations across the world/country.
Classes focus on ways to serve the church while learning.(Internships for credit)
NEW FBC offers classes at many churches and owns little if any property.
NEW FBC has strong volunteer program (Some classes perhaps taught by volunteers, etc.)
Every student an teacher is a part of a small 3-5 student accountability/prayer group.
NEW FBC is involved in communities.
Intensives/Bible studies offered on contemporary Issues(Healings, Lordship Salvation , etc).
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Dr. Michael E. Schmidt 423-507-9970 The Trumpet of the Lord 308 Lafayette St Athens Tn 37303 www.trumpetofthelord.com
02/12/04 12:10 PM | | God's vision for a new F.B.C.
trumpetofthelord
Member
23 Posts
Athens
1991
Psalm 46:10
This is God's vision for a new F.B.C.
I can not do it alone, and it will not happen without both the Lord's help and with your help.
I believe that we have been given this vision from God.
This is also our vision for a new F.B.C.
I am not taking any credit for it.
I am just writing the vision for you and making it as plain as I know how to.
After much prayer I believe 100% that this vision for a new F.B.C. is from the Lord.
I welcome your comments.
God bless you.
Mikey
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Dr. Michael E. Schmidt 423-507-9970 The Trumpet of the Lord 308 Lafayette St Athens Tn 37303 www.trumpetofthelord.com
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