Capitol Ministries

24 CM 2018 | State Ministries A PARTNERSHIP OF MANY BROUGHT ABOUT MINISTRIES IN THE WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL IN MADISON, ONE TO LEGISLATORS AND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND A SEPARATE ONE FOR STAFF. Rep. Paul Tittl, District 25, Manitowoc, had been hosting and leading a Bible study for Lawmakers since shortly aer he took office in 2013 and learned there was none. Preparing for the study took a great deal of Rep. Tittl's time and the vision was for a more complete outreach ministry, so since then Capitol Ministries® has been looking for a Ministry Leader to partner with Rep. Tittl and we found Mike Beresford, Director of Outreach Services at High Point Church in Madi- son. With assistance from Joanna Schroeder, the church's Work- place and Politics Intern, Mike began a ministry to staff in the summer of 2016; and in 2017 he began a weekly Bible study for Legislators. e discipleship ministries have the support of Gov- ernor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch. High Point Church has a strong outreach vision, and when Mike moved from Colorado to join the staff in 2015, he planned to have ministries to the business and political communities. Mike had previously worked for 11 years with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association developing new ministries. "We want to see people in the capitol come to Christ and those who are Christians really become substantial Christians so their faith is not plagued by lack of confidence or doubt or trends or those things that develop domino believers," Mike said. "We want them to be centered in the Lord, confident of their identity in Christ and to know that they are not alone in a place that would like to spit them out, but that God has placed them there. We want them to know that government is a way to bring order to His creation and that trusting God in His sovereignty is much bigger than any vote. We want them to know to seek the kingdom first." Rather than teaching, Rep. Tittl is the host and sponsor of the ministry to Lawmakers. "Paul planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase," Rep. Tittl said. "is is a great partner- ship. I think the heart of Capitol Ministries® is my heart as well, that is reaching people for Jesus Christ." "Capitol Ministries® is vital and I believe their Bible studies should be in every single capitol in the United States." Wisconsin State Capitol Summer landscape in Devil's Lake State Park WISCONSIN capital: Madison population: 5,813,568 governor: Sco Walker legislature: 132 Members Mike Beresford Ministry Leader

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