Ric Worshill

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  "The vast majority of criminal investigations that I am involved in are related in some way or another to drugs or drug use," Ric Worshill, a Chicago-area patrol officer, told BP. "While in the gang crimes bureau, I found that most of the incidents were related to narcotics distribution or trafficking. "I work the streets and see the effect firsthand. Many of the people that I grew up with have been or are on narcotics at this time," he said. Worshill, who also is a North American Mission Board public safety chaplain, worked on the narcotics task force during part of his 26 years as a police officer. "I could arrest the users, but I couldn't get rehab as a part of their sentence," Worshill, who has served as president of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, said. "This is discouraging as they get out of jail and we arrest them again, over and over. The violence related to gangs and drugs seems to be growing more each day. "Also a good portion of domestic trouble is related to some type of substance use or abuse," Worshill said. "The current economy has a direct effect on the growing domestic disturbance problem. But the economy seems to be doing little to stem the use of drugs, he said. "The users do more crime to obtain their drugs when there are no other resources. This crime related to narcotics use seems to be the major reason for a majority of criminal activity," Worshill said.
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  Worshill and Dye both said they personally believe the church can play a key role in helping to curb the drug epidemic in America by providing spiritual answers to the problems that drive people to seek an escape in drug use. "Churches should be involved to help change these folks' lives from the inside out," Dye said. Worshill's wife Gwenn also serves as a NAMB police chaplain in the Chicago area, and the couple looks for opportunities to meet needs, whether related to drugs or other tragedies. "We minister to the police officers, police agency staff, victims and witnesses of critical life incidents," he said. "We do the triage, finding resources for these people to heal from the negative experience that they have encountered. "These incidents can be related to line of duty death, officer involved shooting incidents, rape incidents, child abuse incidents or any other criminal activity that can cause trauma to one's emotional and spiritual condition. Many times we refer these people to a local minister for continued emotional and spiritual care. For drug abuse, Worshill said one good solution would be treatment facilities and active chaplaincy programs in the jails. "I believe that a combination of rehab treatment, continued sobriety support, continued counseling and most of all a relationship with the Lord will cure this plague that is crippling so many in our nation," he said. As the prescription drug abuse problem grows, that addiction will lead to the use of other drugs down the road, Worshill said. And when the money runs out to buy the desired drugs, the victim turns to a life of crime to support the habit, he said. "The best answer is each local church getting involved in rehab programs that are Christ-based.... While most programs use the 12 steps to recovery system, a Christian center starts with bringing the person to a relationship with God while guiding them through the Word of God. "With each of the 12 steps a person takes in the process of recovery, the Bible verses encourage and strengthen them against falling back into drug use," Worshill said.

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  "The vast majority of criminal investigations that I am involved in are related in some way or another to drugs or drug use," Ric Worshill, a Chicago-area patrol officer, told BP. "While in the gang crimes bureau, I found that most of the incidents were related to narcotics distribution or trafficking.
  
  "I work the streets and see the effect firsthand. Many of the people that I grew up with have been or are on narcotics at this time," he said.
  
  Worshill, who also is a North American Mission Board public safety chaplain, worked on the narcotics task force during part of his 26 years as a police officer.
  
  "I could arrest the users, but I couldn't get rehab as a part of their sentence," Worshill, who has served as president of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, said. "This is discouraging as they get out of jail and we arrest them again, over and over. The violence related to gangs and drugs seems to be growing more each day.
  
  "Also a good portion of domestic trouble is related to some type of substance use or abuse," Worshill said. "The current economy has a direct effect on the growing domestic disturbance problem."
  
  But the economy seems to be doing little to stem the use of drugs, he said.
  
  "The users do more crime to obtain their drugs when there are no other resources. This crime related to narcotics use seems to be the major reason for a majority of criminal activity," Worshill said.
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  Worshill and Dye both said they personally believe the church can play a key role in helping to curb the drug epidemic in America by providing spiritual answers to the problems that drive people to seek an escape in drug use.
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  For drug abuse, Worshill said one good solution would be treatment facilities and active chaplaincy programs in the jails.
  
  "I believe that a combination of rehab treatment, continued sobriety support, continued counseling and most of all a relationship with the Lord will cure this plague that is crippling so many in our nation," he said.
  
  As the prescription drug abuse problem grows, that addiction will lead to the use of other drugs down the road, Worshill said. And when the money runs out to buy the desired drugs, the victim turns to a life of crime to support the habit, he said.
  
  "The best answer is each local church getting involved in rehab programs that are Christ-based.... While most programs use the 12 steps to recovery system, a Christian center starts with bringing the person to a relationship with God while guiding them through the Word of God.
  
  "With each of the 12 steps a person takes in the process of recovery, the Bible verses encourage and strengthen them against falling back into drug use," Worshill said.

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  Ric Worshill, the group's president, said the fellowship was essentially functioning as a local association does in the ordination process.Churches requested that the fellowship assist them in holding an ordination service for their respective ministers.He said many representatives of the individual congregations were present at the ordination, and that members of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship would travel to each of the churches for those who were ordained to do an installation service.
  
  "When one of our local churches ordains a minister, they call the rest of us ministers in to do the questioning and sign the ordination certificate," Worshill said."We're doing the same kind of thing as a local association."

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  SBMF News from Ric Worshill, President of and Servant to the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship

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  Ric Worshill, president of the fellowship, said the SBMF's main objective is to lead people to eternal life in Jesus the Messiah. They work to strengthen Messianic believers and to assist with training and resources for non-Jewish believers who wish to reach Jews with the Gospel.
  
  "We work together to help start new works in Jewish evangelism such as Messianic congregations," Worshill said. "We work with NAMB, local Baptist associations and state conventions to plant congregations who will reach the lost remnant of Israel.
  
  "Many SBC brothers and sisters have no idea that the SBMF exists to assist them in Jewish evangelism," Worshill said.
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  They don't understand we have just found who the Messiah is but we still worship in a biblical Jewish way," Worshill said.

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  Ric Worshill
  
  President of and servant to the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship

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  Ric Worshill, president of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, released a statement to Baptist Press concurring with the resolution by the North American chapter of the LCJE. He listed three main reasons why people don't believe in evangelizing Jews, including a lack of belief in the Bible as God's inerrant Word as well as anti-Semitism.
  
  "Some Christians believe in and practice Replacement Theology, and in that, they don't believe that the Bible is Truth and inerrant," Worshill also noted. "If G-d has replaced the people of Israel as His chosen people," the Baptist Messianic leader wrote, omitting vowels for deity in keeping with Jewish tradition, "He would not be sealing 144,000 Jewish evangelists to go out in the tribulation period telling the nations about Salvation in Jesus. This is found in the book of Revelation Chapter 7. G-d tells us in Revelation Chapter 14:4b that, 'These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever He goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto G-d and to the Lamb.' If they are following the Lamb of G-d, then they are charged to go and make disciples of all nations."
  
  Worshill added, "I am a Jew who is eternally grateful that some wonderful Christians loved me enough to tell me the Gospel of Salvation in Mashiach Yeshua [Jesus Messiah]."

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  Ric Worshill, president of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, released a statement to Baptist Press concurring with the resolution by the North American chapter of the LCJE.
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  Worshill added, "I am a Jew who is eternally grateful that some wonderful Christians loved me enough to tell me the Gospel of Salvation in Mashiach Yeshua [Jesus Messiah].

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  In their business meeting, SBMF members elected Michael Saffle of Wichita, Kan., as president, succeeding Ric Worshill of Evanston, Ill., who will serve as vice president.

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  Ric Worshill, president of the Southern Baptist Messianic Fellowship, released a statement to Baptist Press concurring with the resolution by the North American chapter of the LCJE.
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  Worshill added, "I am a Jew who is eternally grateful that some wonderful Christians loved me enough to tell me the Gospel of Salvation in Mashiach Yeshua ." --30-- Erin Roach is a staff writer and Art Toalston is editor of Baptist Press.

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