Capitol Ministries

12 CM 2018 | Our Ministries T HE POLITICAL ARENA OF THE WORLD IS OUR MISSION FIELD. CAPITOL MINISTRIES® EXISTS TO HELP FULFILL THE GREAT COMMISSION BY BRINGING THE WORD OF GOD TO A NATION'S LEADERS FROM THE START OF THEIR CA- REERS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS THEY REACH. Across our country — and around the world — Capitol Ministries® recruits, trains, and develops local Ministry Leaders, godly Bible teachers, who are skilled in evangelism and disciple- ship. We send them into the political communities and partner them with Legislators who sponsor the ministries, provide a meeting place inside the capitol, and invite their colleagues to attend Bible studies. To those Legislators the Ministry Leaders deliver weekly in- depth exegetical Bible studies that are specific to the personal as well as political decision-making needs of these Public Servants. ey disciple Christian Lawmakers, minister to them one-on- one, and evangelize those who do not know Him and lead them toward maturity in Christ. Our ambitious goal is to deliver the Gospel to every Public Ser- vant in every capitol every year. We call this our Big Hairy Auda- cious Goal — our BHAG — and it is one we embrace with enthu- siasm. To illustrate our BHAG, we use the all-American icon, the baseball diamond, to chart our course. Home plate represents the city halls and county governments of hometown America where many Public Servants begin their political careers. First base is state government, which statistics show is a second stop for many local civic leaders. Second base is Washington, D.C., ministries to White House Cabinet Mem- bers, U.S. Senators, and Representatives. ird Base represents international foreign federal capitols. Our mission is to reach Public Servants at every stop along their careers and immerse them in the Word of God all along the way as they ascend to higher office. For 22 years Capitol Minis- tries® has endeavored to see our BHAGs realized. So far, we have: "It is very beneficial for Lawmakers to be involved in a serious Bible study. We should look to the Bible for examples of leaders. In fact, when Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel spoke to a joint session of Congress he looked up from the speaker's rostrum and saw Moses staring down at him. Here is the face of Moses who provided the law. Capitol Ministries ® Bible study has been very helpful to me personally. I enjoy the accountability of a weekly study that keeps us in the Word, as well as the interaction and fellowship with other members which is a real encouragement." Steve Daines U.S. Senator, Montana Our Ministries

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