| Autobiography |
On September 4, I was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Lambert. Clark was a tall, slender, West Virginian with
black wavy hair. Agnes was a petite, brunette, Georgia peach, whose father had been an alcoholic and later gave
his life to Christ and became a Baptist Evangelist.
Mom was a Sunday School teacher who dedicated her first-born son to the Lord, when I was just a baby. At the
age of two, I’m told, I would sit on the front pew and try to sing hymns with the rest of the congregation.
With Dad out of work, we loaded up the ’53 Buick Special and moved from Ohio to California, where Dad had
gotten a job with the L.A.P.D.
We were attending a small church in West L.A., Centinela Southern Baptist Church that was pastored by Rev.
Jack Blankenship. On a Sunday evening, I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit, and the call to salvation. At the
tender age of seven, I walked the aisle and that night kneeling at the altar I gave my life to Jesus Christ.
As the years went by and the pressures of being a L.A. Cop, mounted on Dad, he became an alcoholic. At the
young age of 36, he died of sclerosis of the liver, leaving Mom devastated and myself at eleven to help raise my
two younger brothers. It was only by the grace of God, that I was able to bear up under this heavy burden, which
He had placed on me. As I grew, it was only the many nights I spent before the Lord in prayer and tears that
carried me through. The best times of my life were spent in church. God had given me the talent to sing, the gift
of teaching, and an insatiable thirst for His Word. All through school, I would sing in church and school choirs,
performing solos and witnessing to anyone who would listen.
In 1976, I met and married my beloved wife, Bonnie, and she rededicated her life to the Lord, as we started our
service to the Lord together. Since then, she has walked beside me as wife, and mother of our three children,
Children’s Ministry Director; Vacation Bible School Director; Children’s Church teacher; Nominating
Committee member; van driver for children; Webmaster and designer; Children’s Sunday School and Bible Club
teacher for over 30 years; personal secretary, bookkeeper and tax advisor. She is a contributor to From My
Heart to Yours Inspirational Messages from the Wives of Ministers released in February 2009 by The
Benchmark Group LLC.
At the age of 24, God called me to preach. After spending my whole life in church and unable to find a mentor, I
had become disenchanted. Church splits and hypocrisy had all taken their toll. I told God that I would serve Him
in any way, but I would not preach. The next 13 years were the hardest of my life, trying to serve the Lord and at
the same time being in a state of rebellion. Finally in 1992, I surrendered.
Through the years God has directed me into the Chaplaincy, through the National Chaplain’s Association, and
the International Conference of Police Chaplains. He has also allowed me to serve as a church planter, and in
three full time pastorates, the clergy advisory council of Life Services Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the
Spokane County Sheriff’s Chaplaincy program. Over the years I have been blessed by being able to work with
those in the corrections and law enforcement fields, children, youth, criminals, and the elderly. My life and
ministry continues to be shaped with the American Association of Christian Counselors. I was also honored by
being asked to contribute to a book for Thomas Nelson Publishers, The Chosen Path distributed through
LifeWay Stores, and have since written The Songs of the Vineyard - Sixty-six Meditations on Isaiah published
by Ambassador International, and released in October 2008. Other contributions include From My Heart to
Yours Inspirational Messages from Ministers of the Gospel, published by The Benchmark Group LLC, released
in February 2009. The Lord continues to grow me in all the endeavors that He has set before me.
Our oldest daughter, born with deformed ankles, went on to letter in track all four years of high school, by the
healing power of Jesus Christ. Jennifer now lives in Oregon, is married and they have three beautiful children.
She is a graduate of Oregon Institute of Technology and serves as a teacher and counselor at her church and as
a counselor at the Hope Pregnancy Center. Jennifer, also, serves as VP in charge of Family Assistance
Ministries with Life Passage Ministries. Cassandra, our middle child, was born with a 50% hearing loss and by
the age of 12 went completely deaf. Cassandra started high school when she was only 12, then in July of 1999
God gave her perfect hearing. She is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, now lives in Colorado, is
married and they have 3 beautiful children. Cassandra, also, serves as VP in charge of Teen's and Children's
Ministries with Life Passage Ministries, and continues to serve in her church as the Lord leads. God spared the
life of our son after a head injury at the age of 8. Clark married a preacher’s daughter and is living in England
and they have a beautiful little girl. Clark is working on his Masters Degree in Photography and is VP in charge
of Media and Technology with Life Passage Ministries. Space does not allow me to tell of all the problems and
victories over the years, or of all the other trials, personal and financial that any modern marriage of 30+ years
could go through. Yes, the God who saves is the God who keeps and it is my heart’s prayer to always be in His
will.
black wavy hair. Agnes was a petite, brunette, Georgia peach, whose father had been an alcoholic and later gave
his life to Christ and became a Baptist Evangelist.
Mom was a Sunday School teacher who dedicated her first-born son to the Lord, when I was just a baby. At the
age of two, I’m told, I would sit on the front pew and try to sing hymns with the rest of the congregation.
With Dad out of work, we loaded up the ’53 Buick Special and moved from Ohio to California, where Dad had
gotten a job with the L.A.P.D.
We were attending a small church in West L.A., Centinela Southern Baptist Church that was pastored by Rev.
Jack Blankenship. On a Sunday evening, I felt the conviction of the Holy Spirit, and the call to salvation. At the
tender age of seven, I walked the aisle and that night kneeling at the altar I gave my life to Jesus Christ.
As the years went by and the pressures of being a L.A. Cop, mounted on Dad, he became an alcoholic. At the
young age of 36, he died of sclerosis of the liver, leaving Mom devastated and myself at eleven to help raise my
two younger brothers. It was only by the grace of God, that I was able to bear up under this heavy burden, which
He had placed on me. As I grew, it was only the many nights I spent before the Lord in prayer and tears that
carried me through. The best times of my life were spent in church. God had given me the talent to sing, the gift
of teaching, and an insatiable thirst for His Word. All through school, I would sing in church and school choirs,
performing solos and witnessing to anyone who would listen.
In 1976, I met and married my beloved wife, Bonnie, and she rededicated her life to the Lord, as we started our
service to the Lord together. Since then, she has walked beside me as wife, and mother of our three children,
Children’s Ministry Director; Vacation Bible School Director; Children’s Church teacher; Nominating
Committee member; van driver for children; Webmaster and designer; Children’s Sunday School and Bible Club
teacher for over 30 years; personal secretary, bookkeeper and tax advisor. She is a contributor to From My
Heart to Yours Inspirational Messages from the Wives of Ministers released in February 2009 by The
Benchmark Group LLC.
At the age of 24, God called me to preach. After spending my whole life in church and unable to find a mentor, I
had become disenchanted. Church splits and hypocrisy had all taken their toll. I told God that I would serve Him
in any way, but I would not preach. The next 13 years were the hardest of my life, trying to serve the Lord and at
the same time being in a state of rebellion. Finally in 1992, I surrendered.
Through the years God has directed me into the Chaplaincy, through the National Chaplain’s Association, and
the International Conference of Police Chaplains. He has also allowed me to serve as a church planter, and in
three full time pastorates, the clergy advisory council of Life Services Crisis Pregnancy Center, and the
Spokane County Sheriff’s Chaplaincy program. Over the years I have been blessed by being able to work with
those in the corrections and law enforcement fields, children, youth, criminals, and the elderly. My life and
ministry continues to be shaped with the American Association of Christian Counselors. I was also honored by
being asked to contribute to a book for Thomas Nelson Publishers, The Chosen Path distributed through
LifeWay Stores, and have since written The Songs of the Vineyard - Sixty-six Meditations on Isaiah published
by Ambassador International, and released in October 2008. Other contributions include From My Heart to
Yours Inspirational Messages from Ministers of the Gospel, published by The Benchmark Group LLC, released
in February 2009. The Lord continues to grow me in all the endeavors that He has set before me.
Our oldest daughter, born with deformed ankles, went on to letter in track all four years of high school, by the
healing power of Jesus Christ. Jennifer now lives in Oregon, is married and they have three beautiful children.
She is a graduate of Oregon Institute of Technology and serves as a teacher and counselor at her church and as
a counselor at the Hope Pregnancy Center. Jennifer, also, serves as VP in charge of Family Assistance
Ministries with Life Passage Ministries. Cassandra, our middle child, was born with a 50% hearing loss and by
the age of 12 went completely deaf. Cassandra started high school when she was only 12, then in July of 1999
God gave her perfect hearing. She is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, now lives in Colorado, is
married and they have 3 beautiful children. Cassandra, also, serves as VP in charge of Teen's and Children's
Ministries with Life Passage Ministries, and continues to serve in her church as the Lord leads. God spared the
life of our son after a head injury at the age of 8. Clark married a preacher’s daughter and is living in England
and they have a beautiful little girl. Clark is working on his Masters Degree in Photography and is VP in charge
of Media and Technology with Life Passage Ministries. Space does not allow me to tell of all the problems and
victories over the years, or of all the other trials, personal and financial that any modern marriage of 30+ years
could go through. Yes, the God who saves is the God who keeps and it is my heart’s prayer to always be in His
will.
| Rev. Russell C. Lambert |
Our daughter Cassandra
| My wife Bonnie |
| Our daughter Jennifer |
| Our son Clark |
Russell C. Lambert
| Pastor Author Chaplain Vocalist |
From the cradle to the grave preparing for eternity
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President of Life Passage Ministries
