Posts with the category “message-from-the-executive-director”

Gospel conversations lead to Gospel congregations. As you can see from the cover of this edition, we have seen a culture of multiplication begin to sweep across the Buckeye State through a movement of new church plants in recent years! The Lord has been so kind to us, providing an excellent SEND Network Ohio team, resources, and, of course, planters who have received and responded to the call upon...  Read More

On May 13, 1925, nearly 5,000 Southern Baptists gathered at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis, Tennessee and adopted The Cooperative Program as the way to partner in missions funding.A century later, on May 13, 2025, Southern Baptist leaders once again gathered in Memphis, Tennessee just a few steps from where Ellis Auditorium once stood to commemorate 100 years of cooperation.Using the same pulpit from...  Read More

The results are in...I am thrilled to once again share with you that baptisms are on the rise here in the SCBO. We experienced a 13% increase in 2024 and have seen a 121% increase since 2021...to God be the glory!!I pray that we never get over the Gospel and stay focused on sharing the hope of Christ across the street and around the world. Thank you for your faithful and sacrificial generosity tow...  Read More

Several weeks ago, I experienced one of the greatest honors of my life and ministry.The Lord allowed me the joy of preaching in a chapel service at the International Mission Board (IMB) in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Paul Chitwood, IMB president, was gracious in extending the invitation for me to come and represent the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio (SCBO).Over the past several years as SCBO Exe...  Read More

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...  Read More