Pastor Mark Gets His Wish
Hmmmmmm --a different Pastor Mark, obviously, but quite interesting, nevertheless.
Wayne Schmidt's Wesleyan Ordination Succession
When Wesleyan General Superintendent, Wayne Schmidt, officiates ordination services, he is continuing a long, historic line of ministerial calling/leadership as the mantle is passed to the next generation. Wayne Schmidt was ordained by O. D. Emery (Wesleyan Church) O. D. Emery ordained by Louis Willard Sturk (Pilgrim Holiness). Louis Willard (L. W.) Sturk ordained by George B. Kulp (Pilgrim Holiness) George Kulp was ordained by Stephen Merrill (Methodist Episcopal) Stephen Merrill was ordained by Thomas Asbury Morris (Methodist Episcopal) Thomas Asbury Morris was ordained by Robert Richford Roberts (Methodist Episcopal) Robert Richford Roberts was ordained by the renowned circuit riding evangelist, Francis Asbury (Methodist) Francis Asbury was ordained by Thomas Coke (Methodist) Thomas Coke was ordained by a renegade priest named John Wesley (Anglican) John Wesley was ordained by John Potter, Bishop of Oxford (Anglican). From Potter -- there's a trail all the way back...
Oh my.
ReplyDeleteSeriously Pastor Mark. This morning I was journalling about my desires and kind of wrote a little ditty about that: how God puts those desires within us and that it's HE who will make them come to pass. I have no desire to meet Alice Cooper, but love the story. Our God is FAITHFUL to accomplish our (or rather HIS) dreams. Thanks for the encouragement.
ReplyDeleteOn state with Alice Cooper is his biggest dream? There's something seriously wrong with that.
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ReplyDeletePastor Mark got his wish! That does not mean it was his biggest dream.
I am wishing for a hot fudge sundae right now, and if I got it one of my wishes would have come true.
Of course, in the great realm of things important in my life, the hot fudge sundae is nowhere near the top of my list.