Roofers Convention Turns Into Revival

Jesus told his disciples to take what they heard whispered and proclaim it from the housetops. This challenge recently took on new meaning at the RoofCon convention, when more than 200 roofers responded to an altar call and dozens were baptized.

The roofers convention in Oklahoma City attracted such speakers as Willie Robertson of “Duck Dynasty.” Founder Hunter Ballew wanted to make a clear gospel presentation.

“Hunter contacted me in the fall and said, ‘I’d love to meet you. I have really been impressed by the Holy Spirit that I need to use my roofing convention as a platform to reach people with the gospel,'” Evangelist Clayton King said. “He said God put it on his heart to baptize those who responded to the gospel message directly after the conference.

“I said, `what would you think about having a baptism there?’ And he said, ‘man, I was thinking the same exact thing.’ So they went to Tractor Supply and bought some horse troughs, filled them up with water in the convention on the convention floor.”

Although the session was not mandatory, CBN News reported, many attendees showed up. King believes the Holy Spirit had a specific message to share with this group of roofers.

“What I really sensed the Holy Spirit directing me was to share the simplicity of the gospel and how a person can actually know that they are born again,” he said. “They came, and it was just a really special move of the Holy Spirit/. I’m always amazed when I see one person or 1,000 people respond to the gospel, but at the same time. I’m never really surprised at the power of the gospel to draw people to salvation.”

King believes revival is spreading beyond church walls.

“What I’m seeing now is an awakening, and that’s why I do use that word, but I don’t think any of us know what that awakening is going to look like,” he said. “We’ve seen Great Awakenings in American history and in world history before, but each one has looked different, and we don’t know what this one’s going to look like. Ultimately, I do believe we are on the front end of it.”

–Alan Goforth | Metro Voice