Dr. Bryant S. Creek, Sr., President
From The Pen of the President:
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ:
Why Preaching & Leadership?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” with those famous words, Charles Dickens introduced his great novel A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens had the two cities of London and Paris in mind, and much of his story revealed that the tenor of the times depended upon where one lived. So many people are living life to the fullest but they are spiritually empty. According to Matthew 4:4; KJV But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. In these times in which we live people need to hear the Gospel (Good News of Jesus Christ) preached unto them and they need spiritual leadership. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? Romans 10:14,15a KJV. People are living in the midst of some triumphant times, but yet tough and trying times.
Whether it is the best of times or the worst of times depends largely upon where one chooses to look. So the question becomes why Preaching and Leadership? I ascertain that the state of preaching and leadership has fallen on some hard times. The most urgent need within the Christian Baptist Church today is A Call to Recapture an Aged Paradigm in the Twenty-First Century Christian Church in the Course of Authentic Preaching and Genuine Leadership. Consequently, if preaching and leadership is a must within the Christian Baptist Church then obviously it is a greater need to the world. The Christian Baptist Church and the world hunger for the preaching of the Word of God and spiritual leadership. Nothing can really satisfy the urgency and passion that God has ignited in hearts of his people for the preaching of the Gospel and leading His people to a place, That I (they) may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death. Philippians 2:10; KJV.
It is my calling and conviction that God has position me for such an awesome moment in time as this; to serve this present age and the wonderful people of the great state of SC. I asked that you would keep the congress officers, staff, faculty and delegates in your prayers as we seek the face of God through Christian Education.
It is my hearts deepest desire and prayer that believers will become encouraged and empowered through the South Carolina Baptist Congress of Christian Education. I am inspired and motivated through the words of the late D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones in his book entitled Preaching & Preachers who has suggested, the work of preaching is the highest and the greatest and the most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called.
Dr. Bryant S. Cheek, Sr., President
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