As the Spring Hill Baptist Church Senior Pastor Search Team, we are committed to seeking God’s man for God’s church in God’s timing. We have faith God will lead us to His man for His church.
We have remembered Richard Blackaby’s encouragement in his book, Your Next Pastor: A God-Centered Guide for Pastor Search Committees: “Calling a pastor shouldn’t be a rushed decision. Spend adequate time praying and waiting for God’s answer. Christ knows your church better than you do. You might want to hire a new pastor immediately, but God sees the bigger picture. Your church may need to address some issues first. Perhaps the perfect pastor will not be available for six months. Trust that Christ loves your church and knows what is best for it. Part of trusting God is honoring his timing.”
We ask you to pray for our team during the search process. Pray for wisdom, insight and discernment. Pray for understanding and patience and a fresh awareness of God’s presence and direction in our work.
And pray the apostle Paul’s prayer in the book of Colossians. “We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have a great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light” (2:9-12 NIV)
Thank you for praying for us.
Chris Deese (Chairman)
Joe Watson
Mark Plyler
Vickie Brecht
Cassie Laney