Loving Your Old Pastor and Falling in Love with the New Pastor
Churches shouldn’t have to choose whom to love. Congregations can’t be asked to forget the former pastor, forget where he or she led them, and…
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Ralph C. Watkins
Dr. Ralph C. Watkins is Peachtree Professor of Evangelism and Church Growth at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He was the executive producer and host of the television show Religion Roundtable with Dr. Ralph Basui Watkins on the Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting Network. He was the seventh pastor of historic Wheat Street Baptist Church of Atlanta. The author of several books, he coauthored The Future of the African American Church: An Invitation to Dialogue (Judson Press, 2014), available at Amazon and Judson Press.
First Year Priorities When Pastors Move
How does a pastor gain a congregation’s trust? How does a pastor warrant their respect? These are lessons I have learned through my own experiences…