"Come As You Are ... Leave Better!"

To God be the glory for a great revival!  May it continue now!

Bro. Steve's evil half-brother, Cletus, somehow learned of this revival and crashed the Sunday evening service.  Let's just hope he doesn't show up every night!

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About our speaker:

Pastor Steve Proctor was recently featured on the front page of the "Sword of the Lord" for one of his sermons.  He is in demand these days as a Revival speaker, and we are blessed to have “connections” to get him here for his 3^rd time.  In February 1988, fresh out of Bible College, Bro. Steve Proctor was called to be the Associate Pastor in charge of youth and music at Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. For six years he served under the leadership of Dr. Ken Keithley and watched the Sunday morning attendance of the fledgling church grow from an average of 88 to over 300. In 1994, upon Dr. Keithley’s resignation, the church enthusiastically called Bro. Steve to be their Senior Pastor.

GBC Pastor Jerry Shirley joined the pastoral team a year later and a unique "mentoring" relationship began between the two men.  Westwood Baptist continued to grow to an average Sunday morning attendance of over 600 within just the first two years, and continues to grow to date, averaging over 100 baptisms per year.  Bro. Steve taught his new protégé how to be the announcer for the church's popular daily radio ministry, how to lead the church outreach program, as well as the music ministry he inherited from him. 

"The Poplar Bluff Living Christmas Tree" Pageant

...this was their joint vision/venture, and continues to attract thousands of visitors in multiple performances.  This training time for Pastor Shirley lasted 6 years before he came to Decatur to be a Senior Pastor.

God has for many years used Bro. Steve in the lives of young people who are inspired by him to surrender their lives for Christian service. Currently, 22 young people from Westwood Baptist Church are either preparing for or are already serving in full-time Christian ministry.

In 2002 under Bro. Steve’s leadership, the church started a Christian school. This year Westwood Baptist Academy has over 100 students enrolled from 3-year old Kindergarten through 12th grade.

With Bro. Steve at the helm, the church's Faith Promise missionary giving has increased from a little over $20,000 per year to over $175,000 per year! The church now supports over 80 missionaries in the USA and abroad.

Pastor Proctor is now leading his church in a massive building project to help house the growing church, Christian School, and other ministries.  Phase 1 is now complete and is pictured at right, and 2 more phases are underway, including a 1,200 seat Sanctuary.

Bro. Steve has been married to his wife and partner in ministry, Nancy, for over 25 years. They have two children: Victoria, age 22, and John, age 20.

Revival is not a meeting you can schedule, it's a real phenomenon.  GBC has in the last few weeks seen a surge of revival...many souls are being saved, families are joining, and God is blessing and “enlarging” our coasts that we may reach more for His kingdom and for His glory!
I challenge you to “fast” and pray that the mercy drops falling around us will give way to an outpouring from the windows of heaven, a downpour of showers of blessing!  Please make plans to be in attendance for every service.

Here's a message on fasting for revival you need to hear or read.  And below are several other messages on revival that will help to prepare you heart!