About

I graduated from Bible College in 1973 and have been involved in pastoral ministry ever since.

My ministry in the beginning was very legalistic – preaching condemnation and ministering death to my congregation. Quite frankly, I was a danger to the body of Christ!

Like many, I mistook the call of God for His sending me into ministry. When I knew I was called, I just wanted to do Bible College so that I could get into pastoring. I have since learned there is a huge difference between God calling us and His sending us out to minister. When God calls us, it is so that we might come to Him and sit at His feet to be taught. Until we clearly grasp the true nature of the message of the gospel we are not ready to be sent; otherwise we will be blind leaders of the blind.

As the saying goes, some were sent, the rest just went! I was one of those who just went, untaught by God. I was a product of the religious culture I belonged to; unable to differentiate between what is Bible and what is man-made religion. I just served up the same-old, same-old. I parroted a lot of things that others were saying and teaching, thinking this was ministry. Needless to say it had little impact.

Then, beginning with the epistle to the Romans, God began to teach me the gospel of grace.

My eyes were opened and my heart melted. I began to see the wonder of the true gospel. It really is the power of God unto salvation! As I learned and taught this gospel my life was changed, and those I ministered to were also transformed by the power of God.”