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Download and listen to these messages from the 63rd Annual MARBC Conference held Oct. 24th-25th, 2005
Berean Baptist Church, Portage, Mi. The Body We Cherish, 1 Tim. 3:14-16 Dr. Douglas McLachlan Download this MP3 Servant Ministries for a Postmodern World, 2 Tim. 4:1-8 Dr. Douglas McLachlan Download this MP3 by Maynard H. Belt
Introduction When statisticians tell us that fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches, a high percentage of pastors’ marriages will end in divorce and seventy percent of pastors constantly fight depression, something certainly needs to be addressed. Have you ever considered that your pastor might need a time away from ministry in order to be refreshed and possibly even extend his years of service to the Lord and His people? In my study I am finding that Baptists are far behind some denominations in caring for their pastor’s physical and spiritual welfare, many even having a “sabbatical policy” in their constitutions. Please consider with me, the concept of pastoral sabbaticals. From Where I Stand
Maynard H. Belt MARBC State Representative 2005 Annual Report “…I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power.” Ephesians 3:7 Paul’s testimony became mine as I claimed the above verse on the day of my ordination into the gospel ministry. I have never ceased to marvel that God would choose me to be one of his servants. In February, Ann and I will observe our 40th year in full time pastoral ministry and I can not adequately express how honored we are to have had such a call in our lives. It seems like only yesterday that we packed our few belongings in a U-haul and headed North to our first pastorate which numbered about 40 people, an old parsonage and $45 a week in salary. We couldn’t have been happier! |
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