Claremore, OK (by Billie Branham) - Video games and Jesus? It might not seem to match up. Online gamer, Josh Clayton, has made it work. Josh utilizes many gaming platforms to build relationships with other gamers.
“I personally believe that the online community is the largest, unreached, unengaged people group in the world.”
With a background in Biblical counseling, Josh is able to walk with those struggling or facing trials in life. He shares, "What video games provides is...a common ground that's there to forge a relationship."
Josh says we cannot know what someone is going through. Oftentimes, they hide behind their smiling profile. But connecting those people with Jesus comes natural for Josh. He says, "It's so important for us to not only acknowlege that people have real life that's going on but that Jesus can answer those real-life situations in your life."
Claremore First Baptist Church caught wind of Josh's success in reaching young people. He was hired, during the pandemic, to boost their online following.
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