New Pastor at Dallas First Baptist: God Told Me I Would One Day Pastor This Church
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- Posted on: Mon, August 13, 2007
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“God said to me, ‘One day you will be the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas.’ ... Whatever happens, I know I am in the center of God’s will.”
Dr. Jeffress also promised to uphold the conservative theology – including biblical inerrancy – that has long characterized First Baptist Dallas.
His first Sunday as senior pastor will be Sept. 16. He succeeds Mac Brunson, who left early last year to lead First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Fla.
Many of those attending First Baptist Dallas on Sunday have known Dr. Jeffress since his youth and were delighted he would be their pastor.
“He’s the right one. I feel that for sure,” said longtime member Gene Guillory.
First Baptist Dallas has been called the Vatican of the Southern Baptist Convention because of its size and power. It has had two legendary pastors, George Truett and W.A. Criswell, both of whom stayed for about half a century and served as SBC president.
The church has considerable real estate holdings downtown and is an influence through its affiliates Criswell College, First Baptist Academy, KCBI-FM (90.9) and the Dallas Life Foundation, a homeless shelter.
More here at DallasNews.com...
Members of First Baptist Church of Dallas elected Robert Jeffress as their senior pastor during a rousing, two-hour Sunday service that packed the downtown sanctuary and nearly filled two spillover halls. "I will pour my life – everything I have – into building this church for the glory of God," he said. The service, attended by about 3,200 members and guests, evoked applause, laughter and tears, and had a homecoming feel. Dr. Jeffress, 51, grew up attending First Baptist Dallas. He was ordained as a pastor and preached his first sermon there. He served as the church's youth minister early in his career. After the vote, he told the congregation about an experience he said he'd never shared with anyone, including his wife, Amy. He said that one night as a Baylor University student, he was walking down the street and had a direct communication from God...
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Ricky on Thu, August 16, 2007
From the article:
“‘I will pour my life – everything I have – into building this church for the glory of God,’ he said.’”
Uh…dude…I think it was Jesus who said that the job of building the Church was His and His alone.
Now, if you’re talking about building the organization, then go for it but leave the real work to the Master.
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