Conquerors Bible College - Ensign Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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HOME MISSIONS SEMINAR What was announced as a THREE -DAY HOME MISSIONS SEMINAR was to many a three-day Apostolic briefing. Conquerors Bible College was the setting for these training sessions on December 29, 30, 31. Students re- ceived invaluable instruction from home missions pastors, Ray Sirstad (Calgary, Alberta) and Daniel Mena (Edmonton, Alberta). District home missions directors, David Wheeler (Western District), Norman Rutzen (Oregon District), and Elwin Yadon (Washington -B.C. District), offered additional helps. CBC instructor, Paul Dugas, joined these five in giving rich instruction to CBC students. Helps were given on how to begin and maintain a home missions church. PRAYER was stressed again and again as the vital factor in developing an Apostolic ministry — God ' s prerequisite for successful HOME MISSIONS. Rev. David Wheeler Home Missions Director Western District Pastor Ray Sirstad Calgary, Alberta Canada Panel: Rev. Rodney Calder, Rev. C. M. Yadon Rev. David Wheeler, Rev. Ray Sirstad Pastor Daniel Mena Edmonton, Alberta Canada Rev. Norman Rutzen Home Missions Director Oregon District Rev. E. W. Yadon Home Missions Director Washington-B. C. District

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CBC ' S MAJOR ■ --THE WORD OF GOD The Bible was the major textbook. Yet it was more than a text. It was the living Word that directed our daily steps. We were made conscious that the Word should personally speak to us. We were led into careful study and in- terpretation of its mes- sage. We were taught to accept its teachings as the revelation of God to man . And that revelation led us further into Light. Each staff member and student worked toward one foundational purpose — to be grounded in the faith. To minister the Gospel in the name of Jesus Christ, we first had to become firm in the Faith. Faith came from hearing the Word. The Word was the heart of each class, chapel service, and outreach en- deavor. Each phase of the college program had its roots in the Divine Word.

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Reverend George Thompson extends missionary challenge. Presbyter George Sponsler raises FAITH -PROMISE ribbon to show record giving promised for 1971. Efesw hssm FOREIGN NOVEMBER 3, 4, 5 Foreign missionary enthusiasm zoomed upward at the Annual Missions Conference directed cooperatively by the churches of Northern Oregon and Conquerors Bible College. The CBC choir provided a selec- tion of missions oriented music. The min- istry of Reverend George Thompson, Ohio District Superintendent, provided incen- tive to become Partners in Missions. CBC students joined with the saints of Northern Oregon in the Faith-Promise program to establish a higher goal for support of foreign missions. MISSIONS