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Anderson delivered his first sermon as pastor of Parkview Church on October 15, 1974. For the preceding three decades, Parkview had been a quiet church in south Baton Rouge, but it exploded over the following twenty-two years of Anderson's tenure there. With a rapid influx of believers came a burgeoning Sunday school which created the need for classrooms. Anderson thought that classrooms should be used daily, not just on Sundays .He managed to convince a reluctant church governing board to establish a full-time school. Parkview Baptist School today is one of only three hundred fully accredited private schools in eleven states.<ref name=obit/>  

Anderson delivered his first sermon as pastor of Parkview Church on October 15, 1974. For the preceding three decades, Parkview had been a quiet church in south Baton Rouge, but it exploded over the following twenty-two years of Anderson's tenure there. With a rapid influx of believers came a burgeoning Sunday school which created the need for classrooms. Anderson thought that classrooms should be used daily, not just on Sundays .He managed to convince a reluctant church governing board to establish a full-time school. Parkview Baptist School today is one of only three hundred fully accredited private schools in eleven states.<ref name=obit/>  

In 1996, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] elected him first vice president during a time of  lingering turmoil and strife. In 1997, Louisiana Baptists likewise elected him president by a unanimous vote.  [[John Alley]] of Calvary Baptist Church in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] was among those in the divided convention pushing for behind Anderson as a consensus choice. In that capacity, Anderson played the role of “renowned reconciler.”  His gift of listening and the love of Christ healed an entire convention. His ministry never wavered from the stress on the message, not the man delivering it. Anderson said,  “Love the things Jesus loved ... [[prayer]],  teaching, the church and the Lost (nonbelievers).”  At  Parkview, he implemented a monthly “Love Test” by which he and his key staff graded themselves on the sixteen character qualities identified by the [[Apostle Paul]] in First Corinthians 13. Anderson quickly found answers, not excuses, to heal the convention. He also served on the board of his alma mater, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.<ref name=obit/>

In 1996, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] elected him first vice president during a time of  lingering turmoil and strife. In 1997, Louisiana Baptists likewise elected him president by a unanimous vote.  [[John Alley]] of Calvary Baptist Church in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] was among those in the divided convention pushing for Anderson as a consensus choice. In that capacity, Anderson played the role of “renowned reconciler.”  His gift of listening and the love of Christ healed an entire convention. His ministry never wavered from the stress on the message, not the man delivering it. Anderson said,  “Love the things Jesus loved ... [[prayer]],  teaching, the church and the Lost (nonbelievers).”  At  Parkview, he implemented a monthly “Love Test” by which he and his key staff graded themselves on the sixteen character qualities identified by the [[Apostle Paul]] in First Corinthians 13. Anderson quickly found answers, not excuses, to heal the convention. He also served on the board of his alma mater, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.<ref name=obit/>

In his later years, Anderson founded “Antioch Affection Ministries” to help failed ministers heal the heartache with their disillusioned families. He helped to  salvage many pastors and many congregations simply by practicing what Christ admonished in the first place: Love one another.<ref name=obit/>

In his later years, Anderson founded “Antioch Affection Ministries” to help failed ministers heal the heartache with their disillusioned families. He helped to  salvage many pastors and many congregations simply by practicing what Christ admonished in the first place: Love one another.<ref name=obit/>