Dr. Roesel s rich past includes being the recipient of the Southern Baptist Distinguished Service Award. In addition to all other ministries, Dr. Roesel had a television ministry reaching out to four million homes each week. In 1973, he was chosen as Florida s Urban Pastor of the Year by Stetson University. First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida, thrived under Dr. Roesel s thirty-year leadership and is now considered the model for Ministry Evangelism. In a town of 15,000 with over ninety churches, the church grew by transformation, baptizing over 7,000 people. First Baptist Church of Leesbu...