Posted on 11/15/2005 3:55:16 AM PST by Sybeck1
Thanks for posting; it was the first I'd heard and I listen to Christian radio daily. I enjoyed him immensely.
When you get it set up, put me on it.
Baptist Ping
..truly one of the finest preachers in the English language. He had a gift for taking great Biblical truths and making them understandable. The ability to turn a phrase was one of his great features. Our prayers for his wife and the family.
That rag of a paper was particularily galling this past Saturday morning. Their headline, "Bush Flames Critics of Iraq War" was most galling. If slick willie had been the President, bet their headline would have read: "Clinton Defends Iraq War".
He's got quite a legacy:
Adrian Rogers to retire but remain at Bellevue (updated Sept. 17)
Associated Baptist Press
CORDOVA, Tenn. - Adrian Rogers, prominent pastor and leader of Southern Baptist conservatives, has announced he will retire in six months from the church he has led for 32 years - but that he'll remain close at hand.
Rogers, pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tenn. a suburb of Memphis, announced his plans to the congregation Sunday, Sept. 12, his 73rd birthday.
He told the congregation that during the six months a search committee will seek his successor. According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, he promised watch the selection of his replacement closely.
"I've got a short list of men I think would make fine candidates," Rogers said at a press conference. "I'm not going to hand-select the man who'll follow me, but I'll stand close by to make sure there aren't any mistakes."
Although Rogers did not give a specific date as his last day, he said his target for retirement is in the spring. The church's goal is to have a replacement by the time of his departure.
In addition, Rogers said he and his wife will remain members at Bellevue.
Bellevue, with more than 28,000 members, is one of the nation's largest Southern Baptist congregations. And Rogers is arguably one of the most recognizable names in Baptist life. He was three times elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) - the first in 1979, launching a succession of conservative presidents that took control of the largest non-Catholic denomination and reshaped it around biblical inerrancy and conservative social values.
He is seen nationwide on his "Love Worth Finding" broadcasts, which can be seen on more than 14,000 television and cable TV outlets and heard on nearly 2,000 radio stations and translators. In addition, he has authored numerous books.
Rogers suffered a heart attack in January 2002 and underwent successful bypass surgery. But he said his health was not "a factor in this decision. I thank God for my recovery and growing vitality and hope for many good years ahead."
He emphasized that he is retiring only as pastor of Bellevue. "I will not retire from the ministry until I draw my last breath."
Rogers reportedly plans to continue his broadcast ministry, which is a separate entity from the church. He also plans to continue the recently established Adrian Rogers Pastor Training Institute and to teach at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in nearby Germantown, Tenn. Rogers helped found the seminary.
He and his wife, Joyce, have four grown children.
Rogers was elected SBC president in 1979 with the help of a grass-roots conservative movement. He declined to serve a traditional second term at the time but later was re-elected in 1986 and 1987, helping solidify the conservative hold on the convention and its trustee system.
Born in West Palm Beach, Fla., Rogers was pastor of First Baptist Church in Merritt Island, Fla., before moving to the Memphis church in 1972. He is only the third senior pastor that the 101-year-old congregation has had since 1927 - a legacy that includes the famed R.G. Lee and Ramsey Pollard, who also served as presidents of the SBC. Under Rogers' leadership, the congregation moved from its Midtown Memphis location to a 377-acre campus in the city's eastern suburbs.
During his announcement, Rogers read a letter to Bellevue members in which he thanked them for their love and support. He noted: "Never have I asked you to do anything in the name of Jesus that you did not endeavor to do. Never did I have a need that you did not endeavor to meet."
http://www.biblicalrecorder.org/content/news/2004/9_17_2004/ne170904zadrian.shtml
Right, like I said they'd joke around. That was to say how much they looked up to him, like he was the Top Elder or however one might describe that level of trust and admiration.
Another thread working here
should have some Baptists on it
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522441/posts
After getting sick of charismania for so many yrs.. and TBN.. I had caught adrian rogers broadcast and loved it.. He was a humble kind man of God..... Now his faith is realized Praise God
Jan's hair did me in.
May Pastor Adrian Rogers rest in peace and enjoy the eternal rewards he so richly deserved. May God bless his wife Joyce and their children and grandchildren.
I know he's in Glory, but I am a just so sad right now.
Dr. Rogers was one of the truly great pastors, teachers & theologians. Many have come to the Lord through his ministry. He'll be missed in the SBC as well. Condolences to his family & home church.
My condolences to the family of Pastor Rogers. May the Lord grant them comfort and strength in their time of sorrow.
Adrian Rogers was a great man of God and will deeply be missed. He was a true inspiration to Christians around the world and he preached the Word how it should be preached.
I will miss his teaching and preaching but I am sure his messages will continue to play on the radio.
One of the best.
"His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, now I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’
A great man of God.
Daystar Christian Television Network will air the Memorial Service live, Thursday, November 17, at 6:00 p.m. CT. Daystar is on DirecTV channel 369. The service will also be replayed at 12:00.am.
Live streaming video of the funeral will be available at 6pm (CT) on DAYSTARTV.NET
The Memorial service can also be heard on Bott Radio Network over the SKYANGEL service, channel 3781. It will also be available for audio streaming tonight at BOTTRADIONETWORK.COM
For Memphis broadcast information go to www.bellevue.org.
Check back for details on obtaining audio and video copies of the Memorial Service.
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I was told last night by one of the staff at our church that even in his last days Dr. Rogers was trying sign scripture to the hospital workers to witness to them. Imagine all the souls that are in heaven as a result of his faithful witness!
Words and Music by Jim Hill
Mark 14:62 "And Jesus said, I AM: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven."
There is coming a day when no heartaches shall come
No more clouds in the sky, no more tears to dim the eye.
All is peace forevermore on that happy golden shore,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
Chorus
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand
What a day, glorious day that will be.
There'll be no sorrow there, no more burdens to bear,
No more sickness, no pain, no more parting over there;
And forever I will be with the One who died for me,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
Chorus
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see,
And I look upon His face,
The One who saved me by His grace;
When He takes me by the hand
And leads me through the Promised Land,
What a day, glorious day that will be.
What a day, glorious day that will be!
Thanks for the ping. What a message of inspiration!
WREG.com will be video streaming Dr. Rogers service at 6:00 Pp.m.
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