Randy and Larry on discipleship
Here's my final post on the GKPN gathering. From Peter Wenz from Stuttgart to Charles Price from Toronto and Ashley Evans from Perth - each one of these ministers embodied a passion for Christ and his Gospel as they did the daily devotions. Messages I will remember for years to come. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to show as I was busy taking notes as they spoke.
But the two other men I'd like to post about are Randy Pope, left - senior pastor of Perimeter Church in Atlanta and Larry Stockstill, senior pastor of Bethany World Prayer Center in Baton Rouge. Two men who probably approach ministry very differently and yet both men are highly committed to making disciples.
Here's a quote from Randy: "I am certain that if I were put in a position where I have to choose between continuing to pastor the church I have planted 35 years ago (that I love immensely), or give up discipling a handful of men on a regular basis I would resign from my church without hesitation."
Larry has always been involved in discipleship both at the local church level and even in various settings both in the US and overseas. His passion to see discipleship that includes prayer and missions is infectious.
"The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them." Matthew 21:6
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