John Hayden:
CLASS OF 1965
Patterson Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Tecumseh, MI
John's Story
John is from Tecumseh, Michigan. He is married with Linda Jean Hayden. His schools include Patterson Elementary School. He later attended Michigan State University (Economics, History, Political Science), Defense Language Institute (Khmer Aural Comprehension). He works(ed) at Columbia Road Baptist Church, Mason, MI, Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home, Baker college.
John's interests include Intertel, United States Army Security Agency, MENSA. Music he likes includes Sunita Staneslow, Scarlet. Books he likes include Growth Works By John North, The Bible. Movies he likes include Fireproof the Movie, Fireproof.
One of John's favorite quotes is:"“The apostle Paul didn’t collect offerings everywhere he went; he served without pay. And when he had no money, he even got a job -- he worked and supported himself. And they challenged him, ‘What kind of servant of God has to pay his own way?’ Well, if you have support, that’s wonderful; but if the job is so big that you’re willing to pay to do it, that’s even better!” (Dr. Johnny Miller, then president of Columbia International University, speaking to the 1997 graduates of Moody Bible Institute)
"I cannot believe any official or citizen can still defend the notion that an unborn human being has no rights that an older person is bound to respect. I do know that we cannot go on forever feigning agnosticism about who is human. As Thomas Jefferson wrote, “The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time.” The freedom to choose is pointless for someone who does not have the freedom to live. So the right of “choice” of one human being cannot trump the right to “life” of another. How long can we sustain our commitment to freedom if we continue to deny the very foundation of freedom—life—for the most vulnerable human beings?" (Paul Ryan)
Meekness: "Being willing for other people to think I am what I admit to God I am." (John Stott)
“God requires not uniformity of religion to be enacted and enforced in any civil state. Such uniformity sooner or later is the greatest occasion of civil war, of the ravishing of conscience, of the persecution of Jesus Christ in his servants, and of the hypocrisy and destruction of millions of souls.” (Roger Williams, a 17th century pastor who founded the first Baptist church in America)
"Once let it dawn on your mind that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost and instanly the impossible becomes possible; the things you used to pray about, you no longer pray about, but do." (Oswald Chambers)
"It is very dangerous to go into eternity with possibilities which one has h...Expand for more
imself prevented from becoming realities. A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it . . .. If God does not wish it then let Him prevent it, but one must not hinder oneself." (S. Kierkegaard)
"As soon as a man makes up his mind to take the plunge into adventure, he is aware of a new strength he did not think he had, which rescues him from all his perplexities." (P. Tournier)
"You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn't reserve a plot for weeds." (D. Hammarskjold)
"If I covet any place on earth but the dust at the foot of the Cross, then I know nothing of Calvary love." (A. Carmichael)
"There is sublime thieving in all giving. Someone gives us all he has and we are his." (E. Hoffer--who probably was not thinking of the atonement of Christ)
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing." (A. Schweitzer)".
More about John:"John Hayden studied at Malone College, Adrian College, Defense Language Institute, George Washington University, and University of Maryland (Far East Division), partly while serving as a linguist and administrative specialist with the Army Security Agency in Thailand and Vietnam (earning Army Commendation and Bronze Star medals). Later, as a student at Michigan State University, he was also a page in the Michigan House of Representatives and then an Ingham County commissioner. Upon completion of a pre-law B.A., he spent several years in regional and statewide business and trade-association activities prior to relocating to Indiana, where he earned his M.Div. from Grace Theological Seminary.
After three years as Director of Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of Fort Wayne, IN, Hayden accepted a pastorate in Jewell, IA, where he also gained experience as a radio announcer. Since 1997, he has been a pastor at Columbia Road Baptist Church, in Mason, MI. He teaches Bible and Writing, part time, at Spring Arbor University School of Graduate & Professional Studies. (He has also been adjunct at Indiana/Purdue Fort Wayne, Iowa Central Community College, Jackson Community College, Baker College, and University of Phoenix.) He currently is a part-time funeral director associate for Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Home, in Lansing, MI; pastor-advisor to CEF of Michigan; and a member of the Lansing State Journal Community Panel.
He and his wife, Linda, have six daughters, three sons, and eight grandchildren.".
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