Westside Baptist Church: A Case Study

Kimberly came to Touch of Healing Counseling Center as a referral from Oak Park Church. She is being considered for the position of senior pastor at Oak Park Church. The leadership team of the church requested she be evaluated for suitableness for the position of senior pastor.

After a car accident three years ago, God used the recovery period to hone my old skills and birth new. Over the course of the process, He repositioned me for a different journey. The new path led to a transition from a secular K-12 setting to Christian higher education; yet, still within the context of supporting a diverse student population. My purpose became preparing and teaching ministerial leadership in a

Bishop Seawright accepted his call to ministry in 1976. The late Bishop Frank M. Reid, II admitted

Understanding a person’s life and struggles helps explain his or her character and leadership qualities. Smallwood E. Williams was born on October 17, 1907 in Virginia. He moved to Columbus, Ohio with his mother and stepfather when he was only eleven years old. Williams lost his father when he was an infant (Taylor 50). Upon moving to Columbus in 1918, his mother joined Bishop Robert Lawson’s Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith (COOLJC) and began taking Williams there every Sunday. A few years later, at age fourteen, Williams started preaching at the church while attending school. In fact, people started calling him “Boy-Wonder Preacher” mainly after his travel to New York City to preach at Lawson’s Refuge Church of Christ

As the Christ-centered Leader of one of the fastest growing Church’s in Houston, Texas, pastor Keion (pastor k.) Dwayne Henderson is No stranger to change or Leadership. He has grown his church by over 3,500% in less than five years. He has spent countless hours preaching the gospel to audiences in the USA, London, Africa, and around the World via television. Pastor k. has become both a pillar of Faith and a beacon of hope for all who hear his message. Pastor Henderson was called to Ministry in 1995 at the age of 14, just Prior to his freshman year of high School. He attended Indiana-Purdue University, Fort Wayne in his home state of Indiana where he distinguished himself as an athlete and campus leader. During his high school Career he won

The majority of the staff at First Baptist Church Pontotoc has served faithfully for a number of years. The pastor, Ken Hester, has served in his role for over fourteen years. In Ken’s tenure as the lead pastor, he has garnered a reputation as a strong leader, counselor, gifted communicator, and a community oriented individual. Lewis Harrell has served as discipleship and evangelism pastor for the last twelve years. Lewis has gained the reputation in the community as a gifted counselor, person with a laid-back attitude, and leader of outreach to the community. Mickey Gentry has served as music minister in the church for the last twenty-five years. Mickey is known throughout the community as a highly driven individual who puts forth great effort to enlarge the kingdom of God.

In today 's culture the congregational expectations on a pastor are quite different from the vocational spiritual disciplines required for faithful pastoral ministry. The office of the pastor, for the congregation, has become nothing more than a managerial position of running a religious organization. In response to this Eugene Peterson offers his take on the distinctive work of the pastor and the practices that shape pastoral integrity. In his book, Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity, Peterson outlines the practices of prayer, Scripture and spiritual direction as the backbone of faithful pastoral ministry. The following will discuss these practice, there benefit to pastoral ministry and why Peterson call to these practice are important to pastors today.

Serving as the Pastor of Camp Creek Baptist Church, Randy Mellichamp makes time to spread God’s love and word to the football players of Buford High school.

When Victory was organized seven years ago, Bro. Jerry Poston served as Associate Pastor and Mrs. Linda Burleigh served as Minister of Music and Youth. They also served without salaries allowing auto expenses only. Bro. Jerry has gone home to be with the Lord, but he was a faithful servant during the first few years. God took him home before the building was a reality, but his funeral was held in it.

He has been in full-time ministry for over 36 years ministering throughout the United States and abroad. He is a dynamic speaker and an accomplished musician and songwriter; having released several CDs. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of Poverty Dignified Inc., which is a mobile utility company that is taking clean lighting, cell phone batteries and world-class education to the impoverished children of Africa.

He accepted his call to minister at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church on June 16, 1992, and delivered his first sermon on July 5, 1992. Pastor Williams has served as the proud Pastor of PMBC for the past Eighteen years.

First, we thank God for our Pastor’s inspiration and leadership. She has truly taught us what Christian fellowship is all about.

Pray for Rev. Lorenzo Collado, association president, as he ministers to pastors and churches in the United States. Pray for God’s wisdom as he leads the association.

He is also able to reach the younger unchurched people in the area. He has begun to set things in motion again, causing the church to develop a heart and a desire to reach the local community with the gospel of Jesus. He has revamped the mission statement that now provides direction and purpose for the members. He has a vision to develop disciples who make disciples. He and his wife have started to invest in the lives of younger adults in their congregation. They are building leaders who will be able to lead others, equipping them for ministry.

Bill Johnson is the pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California. Johnson grew up in a good Christian home with many generations of pastors before him. However, as a child, he never desired to be a pastor. Close to his high school graduation, the Holy Spirit began to move powerfully in his church community. After seeing the move of the Holy Spirit, he decided it was time to truly say yes to God.