This has been one great week! I am preaching revival services here at Southeast Baptist Tabernacle in Indianapolis IN. It has been a full week. The church has served a full meal every evening at 6; we have had a revival service at 7; and immediately following that the youth pastor and summer interns have…
I love Christian Camps, and have spoken in camps every year since God allowed me to enter the ministry as an evangelist! I spent thirteen of those years working closely with my friend and mentor Evangelist Bill Rice III at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, TN. During those 13 summers of ministry I spoke…
Are you aware that many have “given up” on public invitations? I mean that in two ways. Many of my preacher friends have stopped having them and many believers have stopped responding to them. Reasons abound. Some have stopped having them because “they no longer work” or “no one responds to them anyways.” Many have…
Random Thoughts Regarding Music by Evangelist Dave Young Have you ever noticed that music can be a pretty big deal in our Independent Baptist Churches? As an evangelist, I suppose I have seen just about everything in this area. I have been to some churches who were more strict than others and to some who…
Steps Toward Overcoming a Family Mess by Dave Young, Evangelist One of the major factors in our generation is that many families are a mess! Many homes are broken and the results are enormous – bitterness, anger, and resentment between former spouses and almost every negative emotion under the sun among the children. Some families…
Alert: I wrote this for men about their sons. It is a bit blunt and personal in places. Remember when your dad talked to you about the “birds and the bees?” You don’t? Remember when you talked to your son? You didn’t? It has always been a bit startling to me that many men never…
I am a member of an Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in my hometown. I have been a member of an IFB church for many years. Here is what that means to me: My church is “independent” because it does not belong to a convention of churches. It is “unaffiliated,” although it often joins with church…
Pray for us this year as we travel and preach the gospel! Date Location City, State Jan 6-11 Victory Baptist Church Jacksonville FL Jan 13-14 City Light Baptist Church St Louis MO Jan 27-30 Fairfax Baptist Temple Fairfax VA Ja 31-Fe 3 Beacon Baptist Church Raleigh NC Feb 6-10 Maranatha Baptist Church Peoria AZ Feb…
Psalm 119:132-135 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. Make thy face to shine…
Over the last few weeks, we have received several Christmas cards with these words: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord!” I love those words, don’t you? You will find them in the Bible in Luke 2:11. These Luke 2 words remind us…
Dear Pastors, Friends, and Prayer Partners: Greetings from our home in Florida. This week I have been reading in 1 and 2 Corinthians and have been reminded of our ministry’s chosen theme verse: “For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake” (2 Cor. 4:5). Although I…
Note: This is a continuation of two recent articles about evangelists, missionaries, and pastors and how they all “fit” together in the local church and in the cause of world evangelism. You can read the first two Here (and for the record, this one is satire!) and Here. “Evangelists are supposed to be church planters,” a well…
