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  • es ee eae _ The Western Carolinian Citizen Sp Lex Menz Editor-in-Chief Approaching a bridge, a young Scott Carter drove on I-95 with his grandmother in the pas- senger seat. He earned the privilege of driving on their long road trip thanks to his dedica- tion to memorizing Bible verses to please his granny. At the time, the verses were just words that held no meaning to him, but as the car sailed over the bridge and into the roaring river below, all of that changed. Pastor Carter was born in Gainesville, Ga., as the youngest of six. His interests lied in the everyday activities ofa young boy and teenager. T was probably a typical high school kid for the early part of - high school, just going through, said Carter. My conversion [to Chris- tianity] happened during my high school years, where I went on a trip with my grandmother. Carter described his grandmother as the only solid Christian influence in my life, he said. After his parents divorced, his mother moved overseas when Carter was 13-years- old, giving him little chance to see her and have a strong relation- ship. During those early teenage years, Carter and his buddies dove into heavy drinking and wild antics, going on drunken camping trips on an island on Lake Lanier. We got pretty blitzed one night, and I got real sick... 1 brought our boat back to the boat house, and I told my dad what had happened, kind of got in trouble, said Carter. [I] turned 15 lumni Spotlight: Bob Sabin, class of 75 Amber Ethridge Contributing Writer As a young and ex- cited adolescent, Bob Sabin started his col- lege journey at Western Carolina University. Sabin is currently the regional sales director for Rave Mobile Safety. He graduated from West- ern Carolina in 1975. He earned a degree in social science education, which he used for two years af- ter college at the old Camp Lab School on campus. Sabin still uses his degree today through his teaching and presentation skills. Those skills have aided him all through his sales career. He also dabbled in broadcasting . by working at several & ie ae > lela | ae Eas re : ime [e lo [2 [e Bfo|> io jo |e |mjz\=Jololojz| (ele ae za bss EO FEATURES 33 June 21, 2013 Pastor Scott Carter of Webster Baptist Church. about a month after that, -and I was grounded for life, one of those things. My grandmother shared the gospel with me more and had me . memorize Psalm 23, continued Carter. We were going to go visit my brother, and I was going to get to drive. While driving, I ran off a bridge, and my grand- mother was killed in that car accident. River water enveloped the car, and the vehicle began to sink. Carter emerged from the car and made it to shore, but his grandmother was un- able to escape. ,. .My grandmother didnt come out, said Carter, so the Scripture she had me memorize was really resonating, because Thad no interest in Scrip- ture, no interest in God. I - did it because I was going to get to drive. That was - the day that I was con- verted. My grandmother died in that car wreck, WNC radio stations and WLOS TV. After mar- riage, he took a job in sales of office equipment. This led him to the career in sales of technology, which includes some of the first microcomputers and leading edge software like the first facial rec- ognition products. Sabin also worked for Polaroid, learning from some of the best professional photog- raphers in the Southeast. When Sabin was a student at Western Carolina, he worked at the campus radio station for all four years of his college life. His senior year he earned the title _of General Manager. . They started the process to turn the station into a FM station, but it did not yand her life and influ- ence was a huge loss. We all loved going to grand- mothers house. God used that Scripture, Psalm 23, to impact me and make me think about the open- ing verse: The Lord is my shepherd. And, all I could think of, No, Hes not. He was her shepherd. T knew I had been living a rebellious life, typical teenager who could care less about any- thing other than having fun, continued Carter. That was a sharp turn- ing point in my life. Asa result, ...I asked Him to save me, because I knew that once I swam up from the bridge where the car had run off the road, I had a very real, power- ful religious experience where I asked the Lord to save me. That was a 180 in my life, so the remain- der of my high school years were very different - from the first two. _ Carters transforma- tion was rocky at first as become a reality until a year later thanks to several other students who succeeded him, the SGA and Dr. Glenn Stillion (Dean of Student Affairs). Sabin was also a brother in the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and participated in in- tramural sports. Sabin loved attending the WCU football games, home and away, as well as basketball, base- ball and soccer games. He still comes back to Western Carolina three to four times a year, to enjoy several football games. When Sabin was at WCU, football was king. They defeated Appalachian State five years in a row (1971- 1975), and they moved otlight: Pastor Scot he tried to reestablish himself within his new _ frame of mind. There was an initial loneliness where I didnt know other Christian kids, said Carter. What do you do? What does it mean to bea Christian? Carter explained that God brought another friend into his life. The two boys had nothing in common with extremely different interests, but - their faith in God helped them support each other. After high school, Carter went to the local community college then. attended Covenant Col- lege, a Christian inStitu- tion, in Tennessee. After- .. wards, he continued his schooling with seminary in Jackson, Miss. . I worked as soon as I got out there. I got in- volved in a church with doing youth ministry and did that part-time for a year. Then, they asked me to go full-time, so the last part of my seminary from the NAIA to NCAA division two. When asked what words of advice would you give to future graduates, Sabin responded, Cher- ish your time in Cullo- whee. Keep track of those you are close to and make the most of your educa- tion experience at West- ern Carolina. Remember to support WCU finan- -ciallyeither through academics or athletics or botheven if its just asmall amount at first. You are who you are in great part because of your Western experience. Reminiscing about his college experience, he remembers small class. sizes and interesting instructors the most. Sabin also mentioned ~[o}o|s|oo alo|=[o|r io al=|n}o elo olafrm]o \ Photo by Chris Ward/STAFF experience I was working full-time as a youth min- ister. And, during that same time, I got married, said Carter. With seminary under his belt, Carter bounced around to different churches, including churches in Virginia and Rock Hill, $.C. Dur- ing this time, he also took a three-year break from the church due to theological differences between his Presbyteri- an beliefs and that of the church where he worked, so he resigned from the position there. He worked as a salesman, returning to his roots of business, the program of his bachelors degree. Seven years ago, Carter, his wife and four children moved to West- ern North Carolina for Carter to take the job of senior pastor at Webster Baptist Church on 1955 Webster Road. LT happened to pick up _ amagazine one day and the beautiful colors.of the trees during the spring and fall seasons. After dinner he would go watch the sunset out of the ninth story win- dow of the newly opened Harrill Residence Hall. He recollects the vision of beautiful women on the campus and having . great music playing on the radio. He also par- ticipated in the Streak of 1974, which held the world record of largest group streak (at least for a couple weeks). The | streak got national pub- licity in the press. Having Robertson Hall as our fraternity house, we were the envy of the Greek system with a stellar wood-floored Party Room and Sun a [oo =| Jorjo [ro Bes cooled ue ola|~[=|o]e@}r}o|s oe m[yfefo olol alo t Carter saw an ad about a church in Sylva, and I remem- bered that was pretty much right in between where my family and my wifes family lived, said Carter. I remembered coming here as a kid be- cause my grandmother lived in Clayton [Ga.], and she would bring us to the waterfalls in Cashiers, go to Cherokee. So, we ended up deciding to be between our two parents, and God kind of led and opened up that door to come here. As senior pastor, Carter preaches on Sun- day, encourages church members to get involved with ministry, teaches his congregation, iden- tifies members of the church as leaders then pushes them forward to fulfill that role, boosts church life and cares for the church family. Carter explained the standpoint that Webster Baptist takes on the Bible. We do believe in the authority of Gods Word and the sufficiency of Scripture. . . said Carter. Bible first and Baptist second, but were comfort- ably where we think we belong theologically. - Looking ahead to the coming years, Carter hopes that their funding for mission trips will grow as well. as encouraging disciplining, he said. Carter has no plans to leave Webster Baptist anytime soon. T'wo of -his children are in high school, one is in college and his oldest recently graduated from Western Carolina University. Carter enjoys hiking, bik- ing the new trail at WCU, playing softball for the church team and golf. For more informa- tion on Webster Baptist . Church, call 828-586-4459. Room, Sabin said... Western Carolina was alotofwhatitistoday when I was there. It was just smaller with fewer academic offerings, said Sabin. They were - constantly adding new opportunities for study in areas like fine arts, indus- trial technology and EMT certification. Western had, and still has, an ex- cellent education depart- ment as well as a social science department. I had the skills and preparation necessary to teach high school when I graduated. Sabin is currently residing in Marietta, Ga. He has lived there for the past 18 years, although he wants to retire in the mountains close to West- ern Carolina. alr[olo| oa lojojal~ ellos alle
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