I love my family. Life’s greatest moments to me are the moments I spend with my family. My wife and I both have a godly heritage. We were both born into ministry homes, and to this day our parents are still in full time ministry. The same is true of our siblings. I guess you could say, our family takes ministry seriously!
I remember growing up as a young preacher I would often say the greatest joy of my life would be to work with my dad. My dad is my hero. He is a great soul winner, pastor, and leader. A man of conviction and hard work. One who has a deep walk with the Lord. My father in law is also a man who walks with God and has taught me a tremendous amount about local church ministry. At one time it looked as if I would join a church staff where my father in law served and that would’ve been a great honor. I’ve not had either one of these privileges, but the Lord had an awesome plan in store that I would’ve never dreamed. He allows me to serve on staff with my brother.
When the Lord opened the door for our young church to hire its first Assistant Pastor there was no question in my mind who I believed the Lord wanted to bring to our ministry. Though I never would’ve thought, growing up, that Jared and I would one day work together, there was no doubt he was the best fit for our ministry. And how the Lord brought him to LBC…well, that’s another “miracle story” in and of itself.
When the news began to circulate among our friends in full time ministry many said, “It will never work.” The idea of working on a staff with family sometimes presents problems. But we were persuaded this was of God, and determined to prove our critics wrong.
