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Title: In All Respects a Model: The Life and Ministry of A. W. .Mathis
Author: F. Calvin Parker
Category: Biographies & Memoirs Religion & Spiritual
Price: $ 5.00
Language: English
Size: 5.5 x 8.5
Number of Pages: 72
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Publication Date: May 2005
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About this Book:
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The Reverend A. W. Mathis (1891–1974), a native of Georgia, graduated from Mercer University and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He devoted the remainder of his life to churches in Florida, serving as pastor of First Baptist Church, Fort Meade; Seminole Heights Baptist Church, Tampa; and Franklin Street Baptist Church, Jacksonville. In Jacksonville he was director of the extension programs of the Southern Baptist seminaries and Stetson University.
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About the Author:
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F. Calvin Parker grew up under the ministry of A. W. Mathis in Tampa and served as a missionary in Japan from 1951 to 1989. His books include Jonathan Goble of Japan; The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889-1989; Precious Mother, Precious Crown; Christ in a Kimono; The Japanese Sam Patch; and Two Feet in Three Worlds.
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Book Review:
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This brief biography of Rev. A. W. Mathis presents him as a model student, pastor, preacher, and colleague. A diligent student, Mathis attended seminary on borrowed money and against his preacher father's wishes. Throughout his ministry he used his Greek New Testament.
Mathis the pastor was a faithful curate of souls, as the author demonstrates from personal experience. Mathis the preacher achieved a rare balance in his 3,000 sermons, covering nearly all the themes found in Protestant preaching. And Mathis the colleague set a good example of active participation in ministerial alliances and church associations.
This book is a tribute to a Baptist minister whom other clergy would do well to emulate.
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Order/Contact Info:
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Send a check or money order to F. Calvin Parker, 950 Bailey St., Mars Hill, NC 28754. The price shown includes shipping and handling.
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