Capitol Ministries

State Capitols | CM 2019 19 capital: Denver population: 5.8 million governor: Jared Polis legislature: 100 members Colorado State Capitol Brian Solomon State Director, Colorado W e've heard this many times—God may have been preparing Brian Solomon to minister to political leaders long before he knew Capitol Ministries® existed. Early next year, Pastor Solomon will be leaving a post he has held for 13 years at Southgate Baptist Church in Spring- field, Ohio to create a discipleship Bible study ministry to members of the Colorado legislature and constitutional offi- cers. "I believe this is the most important mission field in the world today," he said. While he loves serving as family ministries pastor, the job became mostly administrative and Pastor Solomon yearned to teach and preach. He shared this desire with long-time friend Brian Hanson, CapMin's International Director and ministry leader to the Ohio legislature. Pastor Hanson told him about CapMin and invited the Solomons to attend the May 2019 Training Conference in Seattle to learn more. e ministry resonated with the couple. Aer prayer and upon learning that a ministry leader was needed for Colorado— Pastor Solomon's home state—the couple joined with Cap- Min. In early 2020, aer Naomi's contract as a public school teacher is fulfilled, the couple will move with their four young daughters to Colorado to begin a weekly legislative Bible study ministry. As he prepares for the move, Pastor Solomon has part- nered with Pastor Hanson to lead the Ohio legislative study. e two are making great progress. e house legislative ministry has grown, they began a brown-bag lunch Bible study to more than 16 capitol staff and will soon begin a sep- arate ministry to Ohio senators. While wistful about leaving, Pastor Solomon is also excited and has been working to raise support for the self-supporting missionary position with the hope that Naomi will be able to partner with him. "My prayer is that the Lord will use our efforts to see lost people come to Christ, to embolden political leaders to more faithfully follow Christ in their work and that we will have a gospel impact on the trajectory of our state and country," he said. "e thing that governs all of that is that I want my life to matter for the kingdom. I want God to be pleased with me and our work. And I think He is pleased when we love people, we love Him, and we point people to Christ." COLORADO Skyline of Denver, Colorado

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