Monday, November 2, 2009
Registration is Now Open!
Online registration for the 2010 Student and Kids Camps is now open. Go to www.gotellcamps.com for more information and to register.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Arrived safely in Moscow; now the real work begins
Dearest friends –
I arrived safely in Russia with our team of volunteers and we are on our way to Bryansk to share the gospel with hundreds of children living in orphanages. With shortages of food, clothing and medicines, these children are living in deplorable conditions with little hope for the future. Please pray that God’s love will shower down on these precious, hurting children as we minister to their physical and spiritual needs.
Located six hours south of Moscow with a population of nearly 2 million, this region is filled with people who have never heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. In addition to praying for traveling mercies, please pray that these children and the people of Bryansk will hear and respond to God’s word. Thank you for your faithfulness and support of GO TELL Ministries.
Rick Gage
I arrived safely in Russia with our team of volunteers and we are on our way to Bryansk to share the gospel with hundreds of children living in orphanages. With shortages of food, clothing and medicines, these children are living in deplorable conditions with little hope for the future. Please pray that God’s love will shower down on these precious, hurting children as we minister to their physical and spiritual needs.
Located six hours south of Moscow with a population of nearly 2 million, this region is filled with people who have never heard a clear presentation of the Gospel. In addition to praying for traveling mercies, please pray that these children and the people of Bryansk will hear and respond to God’s word. Thank you for your faithfulness and support of GO TELL Ministries.
Rick Gage
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Four-day evangelistic event draws more than 3,200
More than 210 spiritual decisions for Christ at Jersey Baptist Church event with Rick Gage in Ohio Four-day evangelistic event draws more than 3,200
Pataskala, OH (Oct. 22, 2009) – Rick Gage lived up to his nickname, “The Small Town Billy Graham” at a four-day evangelistic event at Jersey Baptist Church in Pataskala, Ohio. More than 210 spiritual decisions were recorded for Christ with 83 initial decisions for salvation.
“Our meeting with Rick Gage will go down as the most successful harvest event in the life of Jersey Baptist Church. Rick shared the gospel in a way that was captivating and with incredible conviction,” said John A. Hays, senior pastor of Jersey Baptist Church.
Phil Duncan, the church’s evangelism director added, “As a church, we felt the crusade was extremely effective and we were very pleased with the manner in which Rick Gage conducted the event. God’s anointing was on him. The crusade will be a work in progress through the end of the year and possibly into 2010.”
Duncan expects that the church’s membership will grow over the next six months as a result of the crusade. “We continue following up to give everyone who made a decision the opportunity to become an involved member of Jersey if they aren’t already a member of another church,” he said.
More than 3,200 attended the September event, which also featured Rick Stanley, stepbrother of the late Elvis Presley, who shared his testimony. In addition to Sunday morning and evening services, there were three weekday services, including a youth service that also incorporated basketball and Wii tournaments and a concert.
“The week was incredible with more than 70 decisions after the Sunday morning service alone. It was awesome to see God’s power in action in Ohio,” said Gage, a former college football coach turned evangelist. During the week, Gage and his crusade team also addressed approximately 2,000 students at three area high schools in Johnstown and Pataskala, and at a middle school in Newark.
“The assembly we had ranks as one of the best assemblies we’ve had in the past five years. We really enjoyed it,” said Kim Jakeway, principal of Johnstown High School. “The students easily related to the experiences that Rick Gage and Rick Stanley shared and they appreciated the valuable message that both men brought to the assembly.”
According to Duncan, crusade leaders were impressed with the efforts of the local high school leaders. “We sensed that God is especially doing a good work in Watkins High School through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,” he said. “There were 20 in attendance prior to the crusade and the meeting after the crusade saw 48 in attendance. Jersey church member and FCA Huddle leader Bob Morcom is being used by the Lord in a wonderful way at Watkins and he will continue to try to capitalize on what God has done through the crusade.”
For more than a decade, Rick Gage has filled high school football stadiums with crusades in small communities throughout America. Using Billy Graham’s strategy, local churches team to help organize the events and provide follow-up ministry.
In addition to his crusades, Gage has a summer camp ministry for high school and middle school students. Over the past 21 years, his camps in Colorado, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia have trained more than 85,000 teens and leaders in evangelism.
For more details on Rick Gage’s GO TELL Ministries, visit http://www.gotellministries.com/. For information on the Jersey Baptist Church event, call (740) 927-1859 or visit http://www.jerseychurch.org/.
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After a successful football coaching career, Rick Gage launched his ministry in 1990 and has presented more than 500 evangelistic events nationally and abroad, resulting in about 250,000 people dedicating their lives to Jesus Christ. Many nationally-known athletes, two former Miss Americas and Christian leaders Josh McDowell, Johnny Hunt and James Robison have spoken on his platform. His ministry has been endorsed by college football coaches Bobby Bowden and Mark Richt, Hall of Famer/former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar.
Pataskala, OH (Oct. 22, 2009) – Rick Gage lived up to his nickname, “The Small Town Billy Graham” at a four-day evangelistic event at Jersey Baptist Church in Pataskala, Ohio. More than 210 spiritual decisions were recorded for Christ with 83 initial decisions for salvation.
“Our meeting with Rick Gage will go down as the most successful harvest event in the life of Jersey Baptist Church. Rick shared the gospel in a way that was captivating and with incredible conviction,” said John A. Hays, senior pastor of Jersey Baptist Church.Phil Duncan, the church’s evangelism director added, “As a church, we felt the crusade was extremely effective and we were very pleased with the manner in which Rick Gage conducted the event. God’s anointing was on him. The crusade will be a work in progress through the end of the year and possibly into 2010.”
Duncan expects that the church’s membership will grow over the next six months as a result of the crusade. “We continue following up to give everyone who made a decision the opportunity to become an involved member of Jersey if they aren’t already a member of another church,” he said.
More than 3,200 attended the September event, which also featured Rick Stanley, stepbrother of the late Elvis Presley, who shared his testimony. In addition to Sunday morning and evening services, there were three weekday services, including a youth service that also incorporated basketball and Wii tournaments and a concert.
“The week was incredible with more than 70 decisions after the Sunday morning service alone. It was awesome to see God’s power in action in Ohio,” said Gage, a former college football coach turned evangelist. During the week, Gage and his crusade team also addressed approximately 2,000 students at three area high schools in Johnstown and Pataskala, and at a middle school in Newark.
“The assembly we had ranks as one of the best assemblies we’ve had in the past five years. We really enjoyed it,” said Kim Jakeway, principal of Johnstown High School. “The students easily related to the experiences that Rick Gage and Rick Stanley shared and they appreciated the valuable message that both men brought to the assembly.”
According to Duncan, crusade leaders were impressed with the efforts of the local high school leaders. “We sensed that God is especially doing a good work in Watkins High School through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes,” he said. “There were 20 in attendance prior to the crusade and the meeting after the crusade saw 48 in attendance. Jersey church member and FCA Huddle leader Bob Morcom is being used by the Lord in a wonderful way at Watkins and he will continue to try to capitalize on what God has done through the crusade.”
For more than a decade, Rick Gage has filled high school football stadiums with crusades in small communities throughout America. Using Billy Graham’s strategy, local churches team to help organize the events and provide follow-up ministry.
In addition to his crusades, Gage has a summer camp ministry for high school and middle school students. Over the past 21 years, his camps in Colorado, Georgia, Florida, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia have trained more than 85,000 teens and leaders in evangelism.
For more details on Rick Gage’s GO TELL Ministries, visit http://www.gotellministries.com/
# # #
After a successful football coaching career, Rick Gage launched his ministry in 1990 and has presented more than 500 evangelistic events nationally and abroad, resulting in about 250,000 people dedicating their lives to Jesus Christ. Many nationally-known athletes, two former Miss Americas and Christian leaders Josh McDowell, Johnny Hunt and James Robison have spoken on his platform. His ministry has been endorsed by college football coaches Bobby Bowden and Mark Richt, Hall of Famer/former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Registration Opens Nov. 2nd!
Confronting our culture with truth!
New online camp registration! 2010 camp registration opens November 2, 2009! Check out our new camp video!
2010 Camps
Georgia Baptist Conference Center
Toccoa, Georgia
June 14 – 18, 2010
June 21 – 25, 2010
June 28 – July 2, 2010
Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia
July 5 – 9, 2010
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia
July 12 – 16, 2010
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 28-July 2, 2010
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
July 12 – 16, 2010
New online camp registration! 2010 camp registration opens November 2, 2009! Check out our new camp video!
2010 Camps
Georgia Baptist Conference Center
Toccoa, Georgia
June 14 – 18, 2010
June 21 – 25, 2010
June 28 – July 2, 2010
Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia
July 5 – 9, 2010
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia
July 12 – 16, 2010
Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky
June 28-July 2, 2010
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas
July 12 – 16, 2010
Friday, October 9, 2009
"God 'responded' to Rick Gage crusade"
Read the Baptist Press article about the recent Waycross, Georgia crusade.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
2009 Camp News Release
GO TELL Camps ends 21st summer with more than 1,000 spiritual decisions
Rick Gage camps draw more than 110 churches from 16 states
Atlanta, Ga. (Aug. 28, 2009) – Evangelist Rick Gage has a burden for young people, believingthat if they reach adulthood without salvation, the odds increase exponentially with each year that they will never be saved. Now in its 21st year, Gage’s GO TELL Camps touched 2,467 students and leaders from 110 churches in 16 states over the summer, resulting in more than 1,000 spiritual decisions for Christ.
“Our camps were a reflection of God’s awesomeness. More than 400 of those precious young people’s decisions were for salvation and over 150 surrendered their lives to the ministry,” said Gage.
The GO TELL youth camp ministry for high school and middle school students also featured Rick Stanley, Clayton King, Ergun Caner, Ed Newton, James Merritt, Johnny Hunt, Ken Freeman, J.D. Greear and Jimmy Scroggins. Musical guests included Kristian Stanfill, Tenth Avenue North, Rush of Fools, Downhere and Ryan Wingo.
Forty interns from several Christian universities and colleges assisted with the camps which were held in June and July in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Texas. “Go Tell was incredible! It was, by far, the most spiritually challenging event in Virginia that I’ve ever been a part of,” said Chris Palmer, youth pastor of Mt. Carmel church in Virginia. Palmer was called to the ministry while
attending a Rick Gage Go Tell Camp in the summer of 2004.
Pastor Rick Wright at Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville, Indiana, added, “We had another great year at GO TELL with three salvations and lots of other commitments. We came back and had youth night the Sunday after and had 30 minutes of teen testimonies. I did not even give a formal invitation for salvation and another teen came forward and got saved. Much fruit remains.”
Over the past two decades, GO TELL Camps have trained more than 87,000 teens and leaders in evangelism. “What an amazing thing God can do to us and through us,” said camp participant Joe Cotton. “When you spoke about how God would go ahead of us and prepare the hearts of the people we would come in contact with when we left camp, I had no idea it would come so quick.”
After leaving camp when his group’s van pulled over to get gas, Cotton was approached by an older man who asked if the kids would go into the store and get him a cup of ice.
In addition to getting the ice, Cotton witnessed to the man. “What a privilege to lead that man to Christ right there at the gas station. He left with a 27-cent cup of ice and eternal life in heaven, and I left with a blessing,” he said.
Gage received a note after one of the camps that sums up his feelings about his ministry. A “sister in Christ” wrote, “I just want to personally thank you for your ministry. Had you never had a vision over 20 years ago, I would have never gotten saved and had my life turned around. Had you not, I am positive my soul would be burning in Hell right now. If I am the only one, please know that it is all worth it because of this one soul that was saved because of your willingness to be used by God.”
GO TELL Ministries also recently completed two missions trips to Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic with 35 campaigners handing out 10,000 Gospel tracts. As a result, more than 200 made spiritual commitments, according to Gage. “We also fed a village with more than $500 worth of groceries. Fifteen dollars will feed a family of four to five for a week,” he said. “The campaigners got a first-hand taste of missions work, and I guarantee you that their lives will never be the same.”
GO TELL Intern Leader Rob Hardy participated in the Costa Rica missions trip. “It was also very humbling to see just a small glimpse of the country’s poverty. I was personally challenged in my own relationship with the Lord through seeing how much they don’t have and how much I do have as far as possessions go,” he said. “Overall it was a very worthwhile trip that the Lord used in my life and the lives of others on our trip to open our eyes that God is at work everywhere, working all things to His own praise and glory.”
Frank and Sandy Gaskins attended the missions trip to the Dominican Republic. “I will never forget the first day at a sugar cane village school when the GO TELL team shared the Gospel with a group of kids and adults at a school,” he said. “Not only did dozens of kids pray to receive Christ that morning; the school principal and many adults did as well. Stories like this went on for a whole week.”
In addition to his summer camp and missions ministry, Gage, former college football coach turned evangelist, has spent the last decade filling high school football stadiums with crusades in small communities throughout America. Using Billy Graham’s strategy, local churches team to help organize the events and provide follow-up ministry.
For more details on Rick Gage’s Go Tell Ministries, visit http://www.gotellministries.com/.
# # #Rick Gage camps draw more than 110 churches from 16 states
Atlanta, Ga. (Aug. 28, 2009) – Evangelist Rick Gage has a burden for young people, believingthat if they reach adulthood without salvation, the odds increase exponentially with each year that they will never be saved. Now in its 21st year, Gage’s GO TELL Camps touched 2,467 students and leaders from 110 churches in 16 states over the summer, resulting in more than 1,000 spiritual decisions for Christ.
“Our camps were a reflection of God’s awesomeness. More than 400 of those precious young people’s decisions were for salvation and over 150 surrendered their lives to the ministry,” said Gage.
The GO TELL youth camp ministry for high school and middle school students also featured Rick Stanley, Clayton King, Ergun Caner, Ed Newton, James Merritt, Johnny Hunt, Ken Freeman, J.D. Greear and Jimmy Scroggins. Musical guests included Kristian Stanfill, Tenth Avenue North, Rush of Fools, Downhere and Ryan Wingo.
Forty interns from several Christian universities and colleges assisted with the camps which were held in June and July in Georgia, Virginia, Kentucky and Texas. “Go Tell was incredible! It was, by far, the most spiritually challenging event in Virginia that I’ve ever been a part of,” said Chris Palmer, youth pastor of Mt. Carmel church in Virginia. Palmer was called to the ministry while
attending a Rick Gage Go Tell Camp in the summer of 2004.
Pastor Rick Wright at Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville, Indiana, added, “We had another great year at GO TELL with three salvations and lots of other commitments. We came back and had youth night the Sunday after and had 30 minutes of teen testimonies. I did not even give a formal invitation for salvation and another teen came forward and got saved. Much fruit remains.”
Over the past two decades, GO TELL Camps have trained more than 87,000 teens and leaders in evangelism. “What an amazing thing God can do to us and through us,” said camp participant Joe Cotton. “When you spoke about how God would go ahead of us and prepare the hearts of the people we would come in contact with when we left camp, I had no idea it would come so quick.”
After leaving camp when his group’s van pulled over to get gas, Cotton was approached by an older man who asked if the kids would go into the store and get him a cup of ice.
In addition to getting the ice, Cotton witnessed to the man. “What a privilege to lead that man to Christ right there at the gas station. He left with a 27-cent cup of ice and eternal life in heaven, and I left with a blessing,” he said.
Gage received a note after one of the camps that sums up his feelings about his ministry. A “sister in Christ” wrote, “I just want to personally thank you for your ministry. Had you never had a vision over 20 years ago, I would have never gotten saved and had my life turned around. Had you not, I am positive my soul would be burning in Hell right now. If I am the only one, please know that it is all worth it because of this one soul that was saved because of your willingness to be used by God.”
GO TELL Ministries also recently completed two missions trips to Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic with 35 campaigners handing out 10,000 Gospel tracts. As a result, more than 200 made spiritual commitments, according to Gage. “We also fed a village with more than $500 worth of groceries. Fifteen dollars will feed a family of four to five for a week,” he said. “The campaigners got a first-hand taste of missions work, and I guarantee you that their lives will never be the same.”
GO TELL Intern Leader Rob Hardy participated in the Costa Rica missions trip. “It was also very humbling to see just a small glimpse of the country’s poverty. I was personally challenged in my own relationship with the Lord through seeing how much they don’t have and how much I do have as far as possessions go,” he said. “Overall it was a very worthwhile trip that the Lord used in my life and the lives of others on our trip to open our eyes that God is at work everywhere, working all things to His own praise and glory.”
Frank and Sandy Gaskins attended the missions trip to the Dominican Republic. “I will never forget the first day at a sugar cane village school when the GO TELL team shared the Gospel with a group of kids and adults at a school,” he said. “Not only did dozens of kids pray to receive Christ that morning; the school principal and many adults did as well. Stories like this went on for a whole week.”
In addition to his summer camp and missions ministry, Gage, former college football coach turned evangelist, has spent the last decade filling high school football stadiums with crusades in small communities throughout America. Using Billy Graham’s strategy, local churches team to help organize the events and provide follow-up ministry.
For more details on Rick Gage’s Go Tell Ministries, visit http://www.gotellministries.com/.
After a successful college football coaching career, Rick Gage launched his ministry in 1990 and has presented more than 500 evangelistic events nationally and abroad. An estimated 250,000 people have dedicated their lives to Jesus Christ. Many nationally known athletes, two former Miss Americas and Christian leaders Josh McDowell, Johnny Hunt and James Robison have spoken on his platform. His ministry has been endorsed by college football coaches Bobby Bowden and Mark Richt, Hall of Famer/former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar.
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