About this episode

Pastor Wayne Van Gelderen, Jr. discusses the importance of church ministry and community engagement during turbulent times.

Pastor Wayne Van Gelderen, Jr., is senior pastor at Falls Baptist Church in Menomonee Falls. Under his leadership, several hundred members have been trained to serve the Lord and are engaged in ministry. He also started Falls Baptist Academy High School and Baptist College of Ministry & Theological Seminary to train the next generation of laborers for the harvest field. He's the speaker on the radio broadcasts, The Bible Stands and On to Victory, and this week is celebrating 40 years of ministry on VCY and also at this church. At VCY America, our main purpose in bringing glory to God, is "to serve as a resource for and extension of the Church of Jesus Christ, God's chosen agency, partnering with local churches in reaching the lost, edifying the body of Christ, and advancing the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by every biblically legitimate and effective means." God ordained the establishment, the work and the ministry of the local church. Many times on our Friday News Roundup we have stated that the Lord's Day is coming and trust you'll be in a Bible-believing, Bible teaching local church. It's important we do that even as the writer of Hebrews stated, "Not forsaking…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Schneider

Guest: Wayne Van Gelderen, Jr.

Topics covered

• church ministry
• Christian education
• community service
• spiritual growth
• local church importance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Falls Baptist Church, Falls Baptist Academy High School, Baptist College of Ministry & Theological Seminary, VCY America

Books & works: The Bible Stands, On to Victory

Places: Menomonee Falls

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