This is an exciting time in our Senior Pastor search. Sometime between now and the end of the month a candidate and his wife will visit us over a weekend. While he is here he will be meeting with the Search Team, the Elder Board, and our staff Pastors and Directors. He will also be attending our Sunday morning ministries. This will be very important in determining what the next steps will be in our process. If after his visit a decision is made to take the next step, it would most likely be to invite him back to officially candidate for the Senior Pastor position. The idea of a “candidate” still sounds strange to me—but we all know what it means. He would come to preach and attend a bunch of meetings where everyone will get the chance to meet him and pray together for God’s will to be done.

     Bernice and I continue to seek God’s will for our next step too. This weekend we are actually moving out of our home because we close escrow on the 21st. In the same way God has miraculously blessed us with a buyer for our home, we believe He will open the next door of ministry for us in His perfect time too. Until then, we continue to be excited about, and grateful for, the ministry we are having here at Bethany.

     This is a very special time at Bethany Bible Church. As we wrap-up our summer ministries and look to the future we have much to be grateful for.