On September 19th, 2021, the House of Gospel church in Fresno, CA, celebrated an ordination of five young deacons. Viktor Rybalko, Artem Kulik, Valeriy Yasnitskiy, Konstantin Komissarov , and Vitaliy Grokh made a decision to commit themselves to the ministry at the church. It is always encouraging to see young people in ministry, but most importantly to see young men who commit themselves to the work of God. Each one of them are already very involved at the church and as the result it wasn’t hard to see that God wants them to be deacons.
In the letter to Ephesians, apostle Paul writes, “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:15-17) The Bible teaches us not to waste our time making the best use of it and understand what our Lord wants us to do. These young men had an opportunity to say no to this commitment due to their young age, inexperience, or busy schedules. However, they understood the Lord’s call for them and responded with a strong, yes.
At House of the Gospel, we always pay attention to young leaders who are sacrificing their strength, resources and time for the work of God. We encourage all PCSBA churches to entrust young Godly people with leadership roles at the church. Encourage them to take on the leading roles so that the church may continue to carry out the Great Commission for God’s glory.
Alex Ivanov,
Senior Pastor of the House of Gospel church
