Laborers Needed to Reap Ohio’s Harvest

The harvest is here in Ohio, and laborers are needed.
With over ninety percent of Ohio’s twelve million people unchurched, we need more planters, pastors, and churches here in the Buckeye state! The Scriptures not only provide an exhortation but also an encouragement to help us reach more with the Gospel of Christ. Jesus told us in Luke 10:2, “And he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”

Ohio Baptists have been praying and will continue to pray for more laborers to be sent.
I had the opportunity to meet with a group of new laborers for the harvest in Ohio as we began 2025 with a New Pastor and Staff Orientation (NPSO) at the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO) offices.

I am thrilled to share that over thirty pastors, staff, and spouses were in attendance. We had a full house and one of our largest attended NPSO gatherings in years! It was incredible to hear their stories and how their journeys brought them here to us! What a blessing, but an even greater reminder that what Jesus said over two thousand years ago is still true today. Let us be faithful in praying, believing, and recruiting. Why? Because the harvest is here in Ohio and laborers are needed!

Moving Forward,

Dr. Jeremy Westbrook
Executive Director-Treasurer, SCBO