We will miss you Russell

Last night Russell Freeman, our worship pastor, went to be with Jesus. Our prayers and thoughts are with the Freeman family. Russell had a heart attack almost 5 months ago and has been unconscious throughout this entire time. Russell served here at First Baptist Church for over 4 years and has been dearly loved and has taken our worship ministry to new and amazing heights. On a personal note, I have never known anyone so genuine and kind. We only got the opportunity to be around him for about a month, but he touched our lives so deeply. From bringing us KFC the night we moved in, to standing in his driveway till midnight talking about his heart to lead people into true worship, to sitting in the worship services he led and being in awe of God, he truly touched our lives. We will definitely miss Russell but how exciting that he is with the King of Kings worshiping with all his heart.

Crazy Stats

I've been reading a new book called iY Generation by Tim Elmore. It is a fascinating book and I highly recommend it to any Youth Pastor, Teacher, Coach, or anyone involved with the next generation. Here are a few staggering statistics out of the book.

In 2009
60% of college graduates moved back home with their parents with no plan.
30% of teenagers did not graduate from high school.
Many of these will face a quarterlife crisis at age 25.

A typical U.S. teen sends and receives an average of 1,742 text messages a month
44% of high school boys have seen a pornographic photo of a classmate on their cell phone.

For the first time in 20 years when students were asked who their hero was it was not an athlete but "mom and dad"

Staggering statistics but still so much hope. Parents keep praying for your kids and continue to model a Godly lifestyle always before them.

Amplify Wednesday Nights

God is doing great things here at First Baptist Broken Arrow on Wednesday nights during our Amplify Service for Students. If you're a student in the Tulsa/Broken Arrow Metro area come see us every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.

Our new Administrative Assistant

Manoah Sinclair has recently joined our Youth Staff as our new Administrative Assistant. Students and Parents if you have any questions or need help with anything feel free to ask Manoah. We are very excited to have you Manoah!!

Russell Freeman

This Sunday we will have special services to recognize Russell Freeman our Worship Pastor, continuing to pray for him and his family. In all 3 services we will be lead in worship by Russell via old videos of him leading in services from several months ago. If you are in the Tulsa/Broken Arrow area you don't want to miss this special day. Please continue to pray for Russell and his family, he is to be moved home this week but still has a long journey ahead of him.