Local Pastor School is Completed

Wow what an awesome, inspirational week Tina and I had. Last week she and I attended the Locale License Pastor School in Texas, OH (never heard of this place till now) at Widewater Retreat center. Tina and I were first off when we arrived, were a little apprehensive due to the words some of the other students used. I can throw out a $5 word from time to time but they were using $80 words and that started to be a little intimidating. But we eased into it as we went throughout the week. It was really surprising what we had already known before we got there. That is from some great and talented leaders and teachers we have had to this point. People like the pastor at our home church Dan Evory, then there where the people of our Emmaus walk, then Terry Cavanaugh the pastor at Living Faith and Decatur UMC’s that who was our guide during the Ministry Inquiry Process. Plus our District Supervisor Tom Hanover and Assistant DS Brett Watson. We have learned so much from you all and just want to publicly thank the Lord for placing you in our path, you have all been such a blessing to both of us. We will be leaning on you all for a long time picking you brains for little tidbits of knowledge. At the school it was lead by very God blessed individuals that took time out of their schedules to nursemaid 60+ new pastors and helped show that WE HAVE ALL BEEN CALLED to this wonderful world of preaching the gospel. They were always there when we had questions or struggles to allow us to hear and discern God’s words. What awesome people they are, we would be up and had devotions at 7:00am to 7:30am then half hour breakfast. Classes started at 8 and ran until the nightly worship service at 8:30pm then at 9:30 we broke up into small groups we were assigned to discuss the day. Most nights I do not think I saw my bed until after midnight. Even as exhausting as it was it was just an awesome week. Thank you Rev. Dunbar and your staff for such a great and enlighten week of study, worship and fellowship. I will close for now but will try to keep up with this a little better now that I will have some time. May you go with the grace, mercy and peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.