I didn’t see this one coming

When I started in Ministry back in 1975 I really never thought much about the future. I was young and thought I would always be young. I ministered in the now and really until a few years later did I really start see the importnce of visionary thinking and about working on the ministry I wanted to have not just on the the one I did have.

I have seen some amazing things in the years I’ve been in ministry here’s just a few:

1. I have gotten to see a ton of kids I’ve ministered to saved and baptized. (This never get’s old to me!)

2. I got to go to prom and take kids I had in children’s church on their Senior Trip

3. I got to do the weddings of tons of kids I had in children’s church.

4. I’ve had kidsI pastored at one church grow up and get married to someone I was their kids pastor at another church in another state.

5. I got to dedicate my own kids as well as baptize them in water

6. I got to be my kids’ children’s pastor and my grandson’s children’s pastor

7. Because of Facebook, and instagram I get to keep up with kids I had in children’s church and their families over the entire 40 years.

8. I’ve had hundred’s of kids I had in children’s church serve as leaders in children’s church.

9. I’ve had kids I had in children’s church serve with me on staff.

10. I’ve also gotten to dedicate the babies of kids I had in children’s church but today I had another first. I got to dedicate the first child that I was both his parents children’s pastor.

Working with kids over the years has brought me more joy and blessing than I could describe but just when I think I’ve seen and experienced it all, Jesus allows me to be blessed and experience his blessings in a new way. I just didn’t see when I was younger how rewarding it would be to still be in so many of the kids lives when they were adults.

I’m proud of the men and woman of God that my old children’s church kids have grown up to be! What an honor to get to see and do live with my own legacy… kids who grew up to be mighty in the Lord!