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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 peo- ple 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 Gos- pel 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 la- borers 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 jour- neys 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 to-
Over 30 new pastors and spouses attended the New Pastor and Staff Orientation at the SCBO offices recently. The Lord continues to bring laborers into the harvest in Ohio.
day. Let us be faithful in praying, believing, and recruit- ing. Why? Because the harvest is here in Ohio and laborers are needed! Moving Forward,
Dr. Jeremy Westbrook Executive Director-Treasurer, SCBO
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