Romanian Baptist Association of USA and Canada

Iata cum descrie Dr. WHittaker, presedintele Conventiei Southern Baptist in California, conferinta misionara de tineret din Portland:

Exciting Missions Conference

The Romanian Baptist Youth Missions Conference for the West Coast was held in Portland March16-18. During the event I had the opportunity of leading conferences about community outreach and preaching to the group twice. This was an exciting event.

The students seem to be energized to be involved in evangelism and missions, not only locally, but globally. Many of the attendees immigrated to the Untied States at an early age with their parents. The bilingual services included songs in Romanian and English. Testimonies where shared about mission trips taken by groups to such places as Moldova and Honduras. After watching and listening to these young leaders I was impressed with their devotion to sharing the gospel. Afternoons were spent street witnessing for Christ in the parks and downtown area of Portland. They came to the conference with a passion to learn, experience and grow in their knowledge of evangelism and missions. I believe many leaders will emerge from this group. [Read more…]

Biserica Baptista Romana din Cleveland,Ohio in dumineca din 4 Februarie 2007,in cadrul serviciului de inchinaciune de dupa masa, a avut un moment special de inaltare sufleteasca, prin confirmarea sau punerea deoparte, pentru Lucrarea de Misiune a fratelui Zeffer Bela, pastor, cu experienta dealungul anilor si a fratelui Vidican Petru, dicon, cu experienta in lucrarea de slujire.

Partea Sfintelor Scripturi care a fost citita cu aceasta ocazie de pastorul bisericii fratele Dan Paul a fost din: I Corinteni. 9:16-19.

Cu aceasta ocazie Fratele, Doru Florian , Fratele, Petru Cocirteu si Fratele Dan Paul au cerut binecuvantarea Domnului peste cei doi frati in lucrarea care le-a fost incredintata. [Read more…]

In perioada 12-15 Ianuarie, 2007, am fost impreuna cu corul tinerilor din biserica noastra si am vizitat biserica din San Leandro, pastorita de fratele Ovidiu Rauca si fratele Adrian Onofrei, precum si biserica Speranta, din Sacramento, pastorita de fratele John Bilti si fratele Victor Sanduleac.

Corul este dirijat de fratele Adi Radutiu si in aceasta lucrare ne-a insotit si familia Emanuel si Vivian Pop, familie care slujeste in lucrarea cu tinerii din biserica noastra. Ne-am bucurat de o primire deosebit buna din partea celor doua Biserici. Multumim fratelui pastor Ovidiu Rauca, fratilor Gabi Munteanu si Pavel Ploscaru, precum si tinerilor din biserica lor, care ne-au insotit si ne-au ghidat in vizitarea orasului San Francisco si imprejurimi. [Read more…]

Intre 2-4 februarie, a avut loc la Oxnard in California, un seminar pentru famile, condus de fr. Paul Negrut, rectorul Universitatii Emanuel si presedintele Uniunii Baptiste din Romania. Familiile participante la acest seminar au fost, in majoritate din Los Angeles, dar au fost si familii care au venit din San Diego, Phoenix, Sacramento si San Francisco.

Tema seminarului a fost “Familia in vremurile din urma,” tema care s-a dovedit foarte bine venita pentru participanti. S-au atins probleme esentiale in relatiile dintre soti, cat si aspecte legate de cresterea copiilor. Fratele Paul Negrut a subliniat imprtanta cladirii unor relatii sanatoase in casnicie, relatii care trebuie sa fie mediate, inainte do orice, de Scriptura, aceasta fiind singura modalitate in care o familie crestina poate rezista intr-o lume atat de ostila valorilor crestine. [Read more…]

May God be praised for the incredible works, amazing grace, and time of conviction He graciously granted us on the West Coast trip!

This year’s West Coast trip was a blessing to so many! Not only was the purpose achieved of encouraging churches within the association, but it also was a time of second chances, rededication and steady spiritual growth for the team. It really is hard to capture in words the work that God did in all of our lives this past year and on the mission trip. For many of us it seems as if the whole year has been a prelude to Ephesians and that God used the difficult times to bring us at his feet; the only place for true growth. [Read more…]