The meeting of Classis Greater Los Angeles had two parts today. The first part consisted of our annual prayer meeting where we spent an hour in prayer in groups of 4 -- 6 persons for the work of classis and related ministries. It was particulaly moving for me as we prayed for the chaplains that are affiliated with our classis, both military chaplains and those serving in hospitals and other venues. I had the opportunity to praise God for bringing Tim home safely from Iraq.
The last part of the meeting was the examination of our new pastor, Joel Van Soelen. He did exceptionally well. He answered confidently, succinctly and gave specific scripture references for the positions that he took. He also showed his sense of humor. When given the suggestion by one of the Synodical deputies that he should never be afraid to say, "I don't know", Joel answered the following question from that deputy by saying, "I don't know."
Tuesday, January 20, was an important day for our nation and for our church. May we all work for true health and healing in whatever arena God gives us.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment