Summer Update

June 2013

Dear Friend,

I trust this letter finds you and your family prospering in our Lord Jesus Christ. These have been good months for Danielle and I — and Capitol Ministries.

The ministry to our country’s leaders in Washington D.C. continues to mature and expand in influence. We are presently gearing up to add additional Congressional Sponsors to this ministry (inviting the new freshman). We hope to add around 15 new Members. In addition the Lord continues to expand our ministry into more and more state capitols. Pray especially for our push into the New England states. Our objective is to start new ministries in all the New England state capitols simultaneously in January 2014. This is a daunting task and between session weeks in DC, Danielle and I have spent much time in New England working on this. As you know this is an area of hard soil and so we hope to create a fraternity of ministry leaders in that area whom we can train and congeal together.

Other target states we are working on, and you can pray for are Wisconsin, Montana, Washington state, Mississippi and Alabama.

As you know, this past year we were able to plant new ministries in New Mexico, South Carolina and New York. Those works have been very encouraging: One of our new ministry leaders has led two legislators to Christ since beginning there in January! We praise God for what He is doing!

Perry Gauthier, our ministry leader in Nebraska, illustrates another example of the effectiveness of the ministry. He has approximately 25% of the Unicameral in his weekly Bible study. The Members recently debated Capital Punishment on the floor and asked Perry beforehand to prepare an extensive biblical exposition on the subject.

There are many other stories like these that I could share that are so encouraging regarding the perspicuity and power of God honoring our ministries’ exegesis of the Word of God. Please consider supporting our ministry financially especially as we ponder founding ministries in the 3,000 county and 30,000 city halls of America in the days and years ahead. We need more partners like you!

Yours for fulfilling the Capitol Commission to Public Servants,

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Glenn Thompson

U.S. Representative, Pennsylvania

“How has Capitol Ministries aided my service to the United States of America? It has aided me in my preparation. The Bible study has guided me to deeper, more meaningful discernment of God’s Word as it relates to serving in the government because this is a tough job.The lessons learned in the fellowship of believers have practical applications that aid in resisting and avoiding temptation. Certainly, Capitol Ministries has aided me in terms of discipleship. Capitol Ministries Bible studies have given me growing confidence to spread the good news.So where is the impact of Capitol Ministries felt in my life? Frankly, everywhere. Both inside and outside the beltway. I thank you for your faithful ministry, for bringing the Word of God, for bringing a Bible study, evangelism, and discipleship all around the globe and certainly here on Capitol Hill. I truly appreciate it.”

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Dr. Dan DeShong

As CapMin’s Director of Local Government Ministries, I am seeking qualified candidates to establish weekly Bible studies to city and county elected and appointed public servants across the United States. I also led the first LGM Bible study to city and county commissioners in the greater Sacramento, CA area. I taught the curriculum, Oaks in Office: Biblical Essays for Political Leaders, which contains the most pertinent Bible studies Ralph Drollinger, President and Founder of Capitol Ministries, has authored to meet the spiritual, personal, and professional needs of Christian legislators over his more than 25 year ministry. Our Sacramento group is still meeting to study the Bible and we are studying Oaks in Office a second time.

The experience was exhilarating to say the least! None of us had any idea that the Bible had so much to say about immigration, parenting, racism, deficit spending, and other contemporary issues. One elected official had planned to leave politics and now he says, “No wonder God has me in this position!“

As Christians, we sort of take biblical precepts and doctrines for granted, but when the issues are broken out in specific chapters like Ralph has done in Oaks in Office, they become very clear and very real.

This first group was pretty excited about this study and will be sharing their story with city and county commissioners around the country. Who knows where God will take this?

Ministries to local government public servants have been planted in California, Texas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Idaho, Missouri, Ohio, and in dozens of provinces and territories in European nations.

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