Dr. Chase
Greene
Chase, Greene picked
as Heart Ball leaders
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Robert E. Greene and Dr.
Chere Chase will lead this
year's American Heart
Association Winston-Salem
Heart Ball as chairman and
vice chair, respectively.
Greene serves as senior
executive vice president and
manager of Administrative
Services at BB&T Corp. and
president of Branch
Banking and Trust
Company. Inc. Greene, who
joined BB&T in 1972, is
currently a board member of
Wake Forest University
Health Science, the
Winston-Salem Foundation
and United Way of Forsyth
County.
Chase is medical direc
tor for Neuroscience and
Neurocritical Care of
Forsyth Medical Center. A
board certified Neurologist,
she moved to North
Carolina in 2003. She
received her B.A. in human
biology at Brown University
and her masters in Health
Finance and Management at
Johns Hopkins University
School of Public Health,
where she was the first
African-American woman
to complete a fellowship in
Neurocritical Care.
The Winston-Salem
Heart Ball is the social
event in support of the
American Heart
Association's mission of
building healthier lives, free
of cardiovascular diseases
and stroke. It will be held on
May 20 from 6-11:30 p.m.
at the Milton Rhodes Center
for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce
St. in Winston-Salem. All
funds raised through the
Winston-Salem Heart Ball
benefit heart disease and
stroke research and preven
tion education.
For more information
about the event, contact
Sarah Fedele at 1-800-950
2482 x221 I or
sarah .fedele@heart.org .
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to Paul, that he called him
his "dear son" (I Corinthians
4:17). Titus also joined Paul
(not mentioned in Acts). As
they journeyed, these two
_ young men became the apos
tle's troubleshooters. Very
often, they were sent back to
various churches (the peo
ple. not the building) to
teach and to correct and pre
form tasks for Paul. As the
Christian churches grew in
number, so did the opposi
tion. Paul sent Timothy back
to Ephesus to establish order
in the church. Ephesus was
one of the fastest growing
commercial centers in the
Roman Empire. Located in
Asia Minor (modern
Turkey), the temple of
Artemis (Diana), a fertility
goddess, was nearby and
drew many pilgrims annual
ly. That cult was very influ
ential. "The city was also
known for its philosophers,
artisans, historians, and
rhetoricians" (The Oxford
Companion to the Bible).
According to Josephus (his
torian), a Jewish community
thrived there as well. The
young church had to deal
with all of those distrac
tions. The epistle encour
ages and instructs Timothy
in his task. This new com
munity had to be different or
why would people desire a
change? Last week we
focused on worship; what it
is. why and how it was to be
done. Worship was/is based
on sound doctrine (chapter
I), love, thankfulness, and
inclusiveness (chapter 2).
Lesson: Paul is shaping
the early church in this pas
toral as he spells out the
character traits for leader
ship. We must not minimize
the influence that leaders
have on the followers.
Therefore, the apostle tells
Timothy to concentrate first
m\ "who they are" instead of
"what they do." The false
teachers are corrupting the
church (and us too). Paul's
instructions to his "dear
son" promote stability and
give guidelines for the new
community. Yes, we have to
recognize culture, but we
must always remember that
God uses whomever He
chooses (Deuteronomy
10:17 KJV). Let's not get
sidetracked here! Paul
specifically addresses the
offices of bishop (elder,
overseer, pastor) and dea
con. Notice that education,
material possessions and
specific spiritual gifts are
included in the standards.
The qualities mentioned are
parallel to the character of
God. TJjere is no mention of
perfection! To develop a
new lifestyle, an inward
transformation must occur.
One has to be faithful in
marriage (God's faithful
ness). have self-control, not
be a lover of material pos
sessions, be respectful, gen
tle, hospitable, a lover of
good and well respected by
nonbelievers. The passage
also states that the bishop
has to be calm, fair,
unselfish and apt to teach.
Novices are too easily
fooled: they must mature
first. Deacons pretty much
follow the same criteria with
the exception of teaching.
Verse 1 1 implies that women
served as deacons in the
early church. Wonder how
we missed that for so long?
What does all of this mean?
Church leaders represent
God in the community by
keeping His truths and car
ing for the congregation.
Application: Careful
consideration for leadership
is vital. This does not only
apply to pastors and deacons
but to all lay leaders as well.
Leadership makes a big dif
ference! The "church of the
living God" is predicated on
love, patience, forgiveness,
peacefulness and faith. How
can this be fulfilled if the
leaders don't measure up?
Formal education is neces
sary but if individuals lack
God's standards, that educa
tion will mean nothing!!
Now what about friend
ships? That standard is not
mentioned either. As
Christians, we have an awe
some responsibility to
choose wisely. That also
means that we must know
God's requirements (go to
Sunday School)! We, like
Timothy, must pray and
observe. If the church does
n't look any different from
the world, why would peo
ple convert? Leaders set the
example (don't worship
them) but they are not per
fect. The Bible Expositor
and Illuminator puts it well:
"Spiritual leaders must be
qualified. God insists on it
and the church depends on
it."
Spiritual Renaissance Singers performing at Grace
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The Grace Presbyterian
Church (USA) Concert
Series Committee will
sponsor a performance by
the Spiritual Renaissance
Singers of Greensboro on
Sunday. March 20 at 4 p.m.
Dr. Patricia Trice is the
group's founder and direc
tor. Trice is a former educa
tor, having taught at NC
A&T State University for
nine years before going to
Hillsborough Community
College in Tampa, Fla.,
from which she retired as a
professor of music after 27
years of service.
While at Hillsborough,
she coordinated piano and
choral studies for the music
department, developed stu
dent, faculty and artist
recitals for the College, and
was an active solo- and
duo-pianist. She co-found
ed the Spiritual
Renaissance Singers of
Tampa in 1989 to preserve
and perpetuate through per
formance the unaccompa
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'/ lie acclaimed Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro will perform a I Grace.
nied choral arrangements of
the African-American
Spiritual .
Jerrye Williamson
Mooring serves as the
assistant music director of
the Spiritual Renaissance
Singers.
This will be the group's
third year performing at
Grace, which is located at
3901 Carver School Road.
The general public is cor
dially invited to attend this
event.
The members of the
church's Concert Series
Committee are James D.
Smith (chairman), Shirley
Bynum. Louyse Tuffin
(secretary). Kenneth N.
Jones, Rudolph V. Boone
Sr. (treasurer). Elder
William E. Shouse (clerk of
session) and Dr. Stephen
McCutchan (moderator of
the session).
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