On The Road Again

I am about to travel to Mercer, PA for a day out with the Bates' family. Scott Bates and his family moved from Prattsville, Arkansas back in January, 2006 to pastor Mercer Baptist Church. I have been coaching Scott for the past couple of months through Reach America.

Hanging out with other pastors and church planters is a blast. I love their encouragement, their zeal for the Lord, and their desire to grow Biblically based, culturally relevant churches for God's renown.

One of the things I miss about living in Texas is hanging out with older pastors. Older pastors have a great wealth of information, they listen more than they talk (for the most part), and they encourage young pastors like myself to keep fighting. I miss seeing Bro. Darrel Owens, the late O. H. Griffith, and the list goes on and on. I thank God for these men. They have impacted my life. My prayer is that I will be an encourager to the people that I minister to, as well as the pastors and church planters that I come in contact with in my life.