(With Pastor Ronnie Lambert and Worship Leader Ray Batson - First Baptist Paducah, Texas Revival - September 2007.)

   Wherever Ministries is committed to revival and renewal in the local church.  Our primary aim is to assist churches, individuals, and communities in recognizing their need for spiritual awakening through the preaching of God's Word.  We are ready to travel wherever to fulfill this calling - small church or big church, from Abbeville, Alabama to Zwolle, Louisiana and all points in between.

   Revivalist Robert Barge believes the following:

++ Jesus Christ is God's only son, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for the sins of all humanity, buried on Friday, resurrected from the dead on Sunday morning!

++ Jesus Christ is the only way to have a personal relationship with God.  He said of Himself, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father accept through me."  (John 14:6 - NIV - italics mine)

++ Faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to be saved.  "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."  (Acts 4:12)

++ We were created by God to enjoy eternal fellowship with Him.

++ God loves every person.  He sent His Son Jesus to live so that we might see God - He sent Him to die so that we might be forgiven of our sins.

++ The Bible is God's Holy Word.  It is true cover-to-cover.  God's Holy Spirit speaks to us through the reading, study, teaching, and preaching of his Word.  "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

++ Jesus not only wants to be your Savior - He demands to be your Lord.  We are called to follow Jesus Christ with reckless abandon.  His call to discipleship is just as viable today as it was when first cast before the original twelve: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."  (Luke 9:23)

++ The Christian life is the greatest adventure one could ever live.

++ Every person has an eternal destination - either heaven or hell.  We will all one day give an account of our lives before God - either when we die or when Christ returns.

++ Every Christian is called to be a minister of the gospel through the church.  We were gifted to serve at spiritual birth.  "It was (Christ) who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." (Ephesians 4:11-13)

++ Christians are all called to be His witnesses.  Christ can use your life now to make a difference for eternity.

(Robert, son Daniel, & father, Miles W. Barge, Jr. at Wayland Baseball Double-Header - April 09)

   Robert Barge has been a minister of the gospel since 1977.  This fall, he will begin his 33rd year in Christian ministry.  Robert was born in Birmingham, Alabama.  He was raised in a Christian home.  He grew up attending the Baptist church.  At the age of 11, Robert decided to follow Jesus.  During a spring revival in 1977, Robert accepted the call into full-time Christian service.  He was licensed into the ministry by Helena Baptist Church - Helena, Alabama.  He preached his first sermon in 1980.  He received his Bachelors of Music degree from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.  He also worked towards a minor in religion.

   In July 1982, Robert married Vicki Lynn Holbrook.  He received his Masters of Arts degree with an emphasis in Youth Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas in 1986.  In 1986, their first child, Daniel was born.  In 1989, their daughter Lauren was born.  Robert was ordained into the ministry by the First Baptist Church of Warner Robins, Georgia, where he served as Minister of Youth for six years.

   In October of 2004, Robert stepped out of a local church ministry position for the first time since 1977 to launch Wherever Ministries - a ministry committed to revival and renewal in the local church.  He is the author of two books - "The Souljourn," published July 2005 and "the Jesus test," published July 2009.

Part-Time College Churches

   First Baptist Church of Pratt City - Pratt City, Alabama +++ Collins Chapel Baptist Church - Thorsby, Alabama +++ Bethsalem Baptist Church - Billingsley, Alabama +++ Summer Missions Director - Chilton-Unity Baptist Association - Clanton, Alabama.

Full-Time Churches

   Maplesville Baptist Church - Maplesville, Alabama.  Minister of Youth and Music: 1981-1984.

   First Baptist Church - Warner Robins, Georgia.  Minister of Youth: 1986-1992.

   First Baptist Church - Abilene, Texas.  Minister of Youth: 1992-1996.

   First Baptist Church - Fort Davis, Texas.  Pastor: 1996-2004.

Other Activities Enjoyed

   Robert enjoys spending time with Vicki Lynn, Daniel, and Lauren.  He enjoys hiking, reading, camping, baseball (Go Braves!), riding horses, preaching, writing, and westerns.  Autumn is his favorite time of year.  Mexican food, seafood, and steaks are his favorite dishes.  Sweet-tea and Mountain Dew are his favorite beverages.  Christian doctrine was his favorite class in college and seminary.  He likes to visit places of historical significance.

   Robert's favorite authors include Mark Batterson, Henry Blackaby. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Frederick Buechner, Tony Campolo, John Eldredge, Zane Grey, Vance Havner, Elmer Kelton, Louis L'Amour, C.S. Lewis, Max Lucado, Brennan Manning, Calvin Miller, John Ortberg, Eugene Peterson, Chester Swor, George W. Truett, Dallas Willard, Philip Yancey, and Mike Yaconelli.

   His favorite musicians include Rich Mullins, John Denver, Jeff Gore, Geoff Moore, Amy Grant, and Michael Martin Murphey.  He also collects western soundtracks.