PASTORS’ RETREAT DAY ONE

The day has drawn to a close. My opinion is that it has been a successful day!

Using our best guess, there were 45-50 in attendance tonight and possible more to arrive in the morning. We will await the final tally tomorrow to see how close our guess – best estimation turns out to be.

The message hit home - well that is the speaker’s position. Why? Because of the words – the expressions coming back to him from those in attendance. And not from just two or three but from many more and because we were requested to sit with a pastor and his wife for counseling because of the struggles they are currently going through from attacks of some who have left the Church with the revelation the Church is no longer needed, the pastor is not needed, all they need is to gather with some and teach one-another.

It is the same wherever you go today. Deception is running rampant. The sad thing is that it is coming from people who have been in the Church for a long period of time. Suddenly they are more intelligent than Jesus who gave the pastor, teacher, apostle, prophet and evangelist as gifts to the Body of Christ. Strange isn’t it?

We were able to get some additional rest today, but the next two days will be filled with much activity, talking, counseling and establishing relationships with the new pastors and leaders who are here for the first time. We guess that 60% of those here are new. Several of those from last year called in the last few hours to tell is they were not able to come because of economic reasons. However, we are thrilled with those who did make it. And it is great to see some we have not seen for seven years – the last time we ministered in their Church.

The invitation list for future ministry is already beginning. The challenge is still ahead so we go forward for the privilege to invest in the lives of these Kingdom workers.

Bless you for your prayers,

Dr D and Marilyn