Tomorrow, at 1045 PDT, Steven will be preaching a sermon at the Abernathy Assembly of God church, just west of Longview, Washington, where he has applied to be their Pastor.

 

This is one of the final processes before they make a decision on whether to offer him the Pastor’s position – or not.

 

Obviously, he wants to be in the will of God.  And he fills this is it, but it has to be confirmed by the congregation.

 

We ask your prayers for the process, that his sermon will touch lives and that the Holy Spirit will bless the message and the process.

 

Having done some cursory review, this little church appears to be a strong congregation.  In be past 20 or so years they have had but two Pastors, the one stepping down is doing so for health reason.

 

To me, it appears to be a good match for both Steven, his family AND the church.

 

Choosing a Pastor is a soul searching duty for the congregation.  Not like Gary and I used to do when we hired an applicant; but much is the same in that we wanted to get the right match, we did a thorough back ground check and we thought long and hard.

 

Not all applicants were a good match for us and even though a minister may have a solid relationship with God, it doesn’t mean he fits every church.

 

Gotta admit I am a bit nervous, the congregation has taken a great deal of time in finding their next Pastor and he, of course, isn’t the only one considered.

 

But we are impressed with the fact they are going very slowly to insure they make the right decision.  It will be at least a week before he hears one way or another, they do not want to make a snap decision, they will be praying over it – and I will let you know what happens.

 

Thank you, Art :-)