![]() “It was all ages of people who got saved.” “You could sense the presence of the Holy Spirit,” said Pleasant Valley South Pastor Philip May. All the results are up to God.”Ĭhurches have been reporting mass numbers of professions of faith in every part of Georgia this year, including at Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta, which has seen 43 baptisms in the past three weeks and 67 since Christmas, and at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church in Silver Creek where 21 people made salvation decisions at sportsmen’s banquet last week. “It's just depending on the Holy Spirit to lead you to people whose hearts are prepared by others, and being willing to take the time to share. “Leading people to Jesus is not rocket science,” said Barb Coffan, a champion for Georgia’s Deaf community who interprets at First Baptist Church in Peachtree City and at Georgia Baptist Convention meetings. While not the largest number of salvation decisions seen this year among any particular faith community, it a significant in a state where 3.1 percent of the population live with hearing impairment. Localized revivals that have been happening across Georgia, even reaching the state’s Deaf ministries where five people are set to be baptized in coming weeks. “It’s encouraging to see so many students choosing to be on Christ’s side.” “Our colleges and universities are spiritual battlefields,” said Levi Skipper, who, as the state Mission Board’s lead strategist for church strengthening, oversees collegiate ministries and evangelism. ![]() We are teaching students that, when you’re a Christ follower, a part of what you do is share your faith with others.”Ĭollege campuses have been a hotbed for revival this year, not just in Georgia but across the country. ![]() “Evangelism is our first priority,” Skinner said. – Georgia is seeing revival on college and university campuses where 119 students have made salvation decisions since early January.īeverly Skinner, collegiate ministry catalyst for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, said the new believers were introduced to Jesus by young Christians involved in Baptist Collegiate Ministry who have shared the gospel with 3,965 of their fellow students between early January and mid-March. ![]()
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