Dr. Wendell Lang

 

Philosophy of Ministry
I believe God has set up the local church as a part of the Body of Christ. Therefore, a minister is one who equips the saints to fulfill the work of the Kingdom of God. Since Christ is the head of the church, pastors should strive to bring the congregation into a more intimate fellowship with God. This should be accomplished through preaching and teaching God's uncompromised Word. My specific ministry is in the area of shepherding God's flock. God has led me to work especially with different men's groups of various levels of commitment. This investment in men brings a tremendous sense of joy into my life. Church growth is also an area of great interest to me, and I believe this is reflected in the churches that I have pastored.

My heart's passion is in the area of Christian leadership. Leadership is defined as influence. My calling as a leader is to help others become influential for Christ.

The effective church has a balanced ministry. A balance in worship, missions, evangelism, and ministry opportunities will result in a congregation that meets a cross section of needs. In this day and age it is important to know where a pastor stands on missionary support. I am a strong advocate of the Cooperative Program. This is evidenced by the fact that First Baptist, Pryor, ranked number one in Oklahoma in percentage of gifts to the Cooperative Program among churches with 1,000 or more members. At West Jackson Baptist Church we consistently rank in the top five in overall gifts to the Cooperative Program. I am firmly convinced that the Cooperative Program, along with other Southern Baptist mission partnerships, is the best and most effective way to our world for Christ.

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Doug Brown

Youth Pastor

“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have…” 1 Peter 3:15

I have the great privilege of serving as the student pastor at Surrey Hills Baptist Church in Yukon, Ok.
God has blessed me in many ways. I have a wonderful family, best wife in the world(Katie), 3 great children
(2 boys, Jonathan and Stephen and 1 beatiful girl, Rebekah).

I have had the blessing of serving God in vocational ministry for most of my working life. I have had many wide and
Varied experiences including church planting, being a pastor, family ministry, youth and young adult ministry.

I am constantly humbled and challenged by the opportunity to know Jesus and to make him know.

Follow me: blog at http://pastor-dougbrown.blogspot.com and on twitter, http://twitter.com/pastordougbrown

 

Michelle Peters

Director of Children's Ministries

"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.”   Proverbs 22:6

Michelle has always had a heart for children. While attending Oklahoma State University, she earned a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology. She had a six-year career in that field which focused almost exclusively on working one-on-one with young children.

Shortly after the birth of her first child, Michelle gave up her career as a speech pathologist to become a stay-at-home mom. When Surrey Hills Baptist Church had an opening for children’s minister, she quickly applied. She could clearly see that God was opening the door and allowing her to fulfill the calling He had placed on her life.

Since becoming children’s minister at SHBC, Michelle has earned a reputation for having quality children’s events. Even more importantly, her reputation is for loving every child that enters the doors. Michelle is always looking for ways to better reach the children for Christ. Her heart’s desire is to introduce children to Jesus Christ and to help them establish a firm foundation on Him so that they can keep their feet and their lives on solid ground.

Michelle and her husband, Greg, have four young children.

 

Darrell Schantz

Music Minister

"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."
    John 4:24

Darrell joined our staff in 2007. His character and demeanor are shining examples of Christ in his life.

Darrell’s heart is to honor God through lifting voices in worship. He desires to use the choir and praise team to prepare hearts to receive God's spoken word. Darrell’s passion is celebrating God through hymns and praise choruses and promoting unity in corporate worship with the fellowship of believers.

He and his wife Rhonda have three children.