MY MINISTRY SCHEDULE—
October 1-4 (Sunday through Wednesday) Revival at Mt. Horeb Baptist in Meridian, MS. Jim Hutchinson, pastor. Buddy McElroy, worship leader.
–October 2 (Monday morning at 9:30 am) I’m meeting with the Baptist pastors in the Lauderdale MS association (Meridian). I’ll sketch them and speak to them. John Maxey, Associational Director of Missions.
October 7 Saturday. West Mobile Baptist Church. Deacon training event. Kevin Cobb, pastor. All morning. Call the church if you’d like to attend. They’re hoping some other local churches will send their deacons also.
October 10 Tuesday. Christ Methodist Church here in Jackson, MS. Senior adults. 11 am.
October 17 Doctor’s appointment. 8:40 am Dr. Glover
October 24-25 (Tuesday-Wednesday) State Baptist Convention meets here in Jackson, MS. I’ll be speaking Tuesday morning at the Baptist Building to a breakfast of some 40 or so bi-vo pastors. Greg Barker.
— Both Tuesday/Wednesday, I’m sketching at the booth for the Baptist Record/The Baptist Paper in the fellowship hall of FBC Jackson.
October 29 (Sunday) 4-6 pm Fall Fest for my church, FBC Jackson. I’ll be sketching children. Will be held at LeFleur’s Bluff Park.
October 30-31 (Monday, Tuesday) FBC Jackson, MS Teach Seniors Bible Study. 9:30 to 11:30 Tom Washburn, Pastoral Care Minister Chip Stevens, Pastor (The plan is to teach four biblical champions in 45 min sessions. Monday: Joseph, Moses. Tuesday: Samuel, David.)
November 5 Teaching SS in my church. Mark 13:24-27
November 10-11 Friday rehearsal, Saturday Wedding of my granddaughter Erin McKeever to Ken Clark at West Mobile Baptist in Mobile, AL.
November 13-15 Drawing for the Alabama Baptist Convention, meeting in Montgomery. Monday at Taylor Road BC and Tues-Wed at FBC Montgomery. Jennifer Rash, editor-in-chief of The Baptist Paper, my host.
November 26 Teach SS in my church. Mark 16:1-14
December 3-5 (Sunday, Monday) Reserved for Beauregard Baptist Association in the Deridder, Louisiana area. Will be at New Life Baptist Sunday morning, another church that night, and Monday night will do a Christmas banquet for pastors/spouses. Maybe some other events. Tom Bruce is director of missions.
December 8-9-10 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) “Carols By Candlelight”, the annual Christmas program presented by our choir/orchestra. FBC Jackson MS. I’ll be sketching people in Fellowship Hall as usual, for over an hour prior to the presentations.
December 13 appointment with Eye Doctor
December 17 (Sunday) I’m sketching a family here in the area for their annual reunion. Starting at noon (as soon as I can arrive from church) and continuing until finished.
THE YEAR 2024–
January 3 (9:45 am) Appointment with ENT Doctor
January 11 (Thursday) 9 am Dermatologist appointment
February 1 (Thursday) speaking/drawing seniors at FBC Newton, MS. Andy Armstrong.
March 18 8:30 am Annual checkup. Dr. Paul Vanlandingham
March 21 Thursday, 11 am Trinity Baptist Church, Philadelphia, MS Senior Adults (sketching them, then speaking to them) Pastor Justin Craft
April 17 C/T scan
April 20-21 (Saturday-Sunday) Gadsden, AL for a Saturday night dinner for bi-vocational pastors and spouses. I’ll draw and speak. Sunday morning, preach for some church in the area. Dr. Craig Carlisle, director of missions.
April 30 (Tuesday) Lamar Association Senior Adults Luncheon. FBC, Sulligent, Alabama. Pastor Jeff Chaffin.
May 7-8-9 (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) Senior adult revival at FBC Prattville, AL. John Johnston, discipleship pastor 11 am daily.
June 1 (Saturday) draw for wedding of Celeste Bachler (and some lucky guy!) in Grenada, MS. Celeste is the granddaughter of Dr. Joe Young, one of God’s veteran warriors in upper Mississippi and a great friend. Through the years, when Joe and wife Joanne would come to the SBC meetings, they’d bring little Celeste with them and I’d sketch her. So, now, as she graduates from Mississippi State University, this is the biggie!
June 8 Wedding in Tupelo (for which I will be drawing at the reception) Lindsey Killebrew/Trey Lewis. She is the daughter of our longtime friend Sylvia Parker Gwaltney.
Thanks for your prayers! Click my name on the home page of the website in order to get contact and bio information.
Loved the article on spiritual immaturity. I’m still growing. I found it so applicable to my church here in Hawaii and shared it with some of the leadership. We are pastorless and also divided because of the maturity levels in our church. If you’re ever in Hawaii, would love to have you come and speak – even if we’ve found a pastor. God bless you for your work reaching around the globe.
Thank you, Janet. I’ve been to your state once, but it was a long long time ago (1977)—on my way back from a mission trip to Singapore. Blessings on you and your church!