Mark's Blog

The Board of Directors of the Let’s Start Talking Ministry is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Lambert of El Segundo, California, to the position of Executive Director, beginning July 1.

Scott served for over twenty years as the campus minister at Pepperdine University, and for the last eleven years as the Network Director for the Kairos Church Planting organization.  Scott is well-known throughout Churches of Christ for his passion for evangelism and outreach, fundraising, public speaking, teaching, coaching, and mentoring of leaders.

Scott also has a long history with LST, recruiting and training many teams from Pepperdine University from 1990 to 2005; serving on the original LST Advisory Board from 1994-2000; and continuing to serve as a charter member of the Board of Directors since 2000. Scott and his family have participated personally in fourteen LST projects.  Scott’s wife, Kim, will be joining the LST staff as well.

Dr. Mark and Sherrylee Woodward, founders of the Let’s Start Talking Ministry and co-executive directors for over 35 years, are continuing with the ministry in supportive roles and as members of the Board of Directors.   Woodward says, “Scott and Kim Lambert bring a passion for Christ and for sharing the Gospel throughout the world that has long been the driving force in their lives.  They will bring all of this to the leadership of a ministry they have loved and been a part of for most of their lives already.”

The transition of both the Woodwards and the Lamberts will be celebrated at the LST September Celebration Dinner, September 24. All LST alums, supporters, and friends are invited.

The Let’s Start Talking Ministry began in 1981 as a short-term summer mission opportunity for college students who offered English practice using Bible texts to start conversations about Jesus.  The ministry expanded to offer the same opportunity to both adult church members as well as high school students (YoungFriends).  Today, LST trains and sends hundreds of workers each year and has sent mission volunteers into 65 countries.

LST also sponsors the FriendSpeak Ministry which has trained hundreds of churches in the United States with a strategy for reaching non-English speaking neighbors in their communities or international students at local universities.

For more information about Let’s Start Talking, visit www.moreaboutLST.org