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  West Omaha Baptist Church held its first service in Omaha, Nebraska on Sunday, September 24, 2006. Fourteen adults attended the inaugural morning service, including two visitors from the area. With the assistance of a couple of sister churches, over 2,300 tracts were distributed in the area around the church in preparation for “Opening Day.” Four folks trusted Christ as their Saviour in the week before the first service. The church is currently meeting in a shopping plaza storefront which has additional rooms for the junior church and nursery. . . . |
| Soul-Winning
By Pastor Jim Townsley
Soul-winning should be the heart and soul of every church, especially every new church. The pastor must set the tone for all the members. If the pastor is not a soul winner it is unlikely that other members will have a burden for the lost. The ministry has many demands of the pastor’s time, but every preacher must set the tone for the future of the entire church family. In today’s culture every church should have and maintain a church web site. However, a pastor has more important things to do than to continually be on his computer and tweaking his site. Family time is an absolute necessity to every man of God, but starting a new church requires the sacrifice of hobbies, vacations, and even evenings alone at home. Every evening is a prime time to visit the lost and two hours a week will not get the job done. In addition, there are many benevolent deeds that may be greatly appreciated, but nothing should take the place of soul-winning. Working a job leaves little time to go out into the community to reach and win souls. Seldom is it a good idea to start a church while working a job. (Some pastors in rural areas may be bi-vocational their entire ministry, but theirs is a different situation than most.) |
