Vernon T. Waters

I did not pay nearly enough attention to my relationship with Jesus. I was so absorbed in ministry that I neglected that most important relationship. The essentials of morning prayer, meditation, and personal Bible study took a back seat…

It was one of the most stirring and direct messages to pastors and workers that I have ever heard. In it the speaker said that God did not call him into ministry because he was somebody special and had extraordinary gifts for preaching. “No,”…

I remember my feelings when I received my first multichurch district assignment: feelings of inadequacy, nervousness, and excitement. Though pastoring a single church had its own distinctive challenges, it certainly…