19 Mar 15 Decisions for Christ at Sportsman’s Banquet

Praise Point Church (Willshire, Ohio) held a Sportsman’s Banquet on March 9, 2013. The Sportman’s Banquet was organized as an outreach opportunity. Over 200 people attended, and prizes valued at over $7000 were given away. Fifty volunteers from the church help make it a success. The video above shows some of what happened at the banquet. (You can also view it here.)

Pastor Brad Kittle writes, “It was crazy exhausting, but I’d done them before and I knew the possible impact. At the banquet we gave opportunities for guys to make first-time commitments, etc. As a result, 10 adults and 5 students make first-time commitments at the banquet. We also had a lot of guys check on a response card that they wanted to know more about what it means to follow Christ and even more wanted to know more about the church.”

On Sunday, March 17, youth pastor Marcus Flood talked individually with teens. “Nine teens made made recommitments because they realized they hadn’t been living like a Christian, and 1 teen made a first-time commitment to Christ.”

Kittle continued, “I’m hoping these trends continue, and now the real work begins with the discipleship end of things (and I was hoping for rest after the banquet).”