Last weekend, Liz and I had the privilege of joining our friends in Sovereign Grace Church of Chesapeake, VA, for two historic events. On Saturday evening, the pastors and wives took an evening to honor Keith & Joanna Breault. Keith has served as senior pastor for the past four years and will be sent out to KingsWay this Sunday. (The Breaults will arrive Sunday afternoon to begin a nine month church planting residency in preparation for launching a new church next summer.) It was deeply encouraging to hear each of the pastors & wives share how Keith & Joanna have been a means of grace in their lives.
On Sunday morning, I had the joy of bringing a charge to Eric as he was installed as the new senior pastor. I shared Paul’s charge to Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:1 to “Preach the Word!” We have a high view of preaching as a family of churches, and I was privileged to emphasize that priority and to encourage the church to respond to Eric’s leadership through responding and praying for him. Eric’s father, Bob Hughes, one of the founding pastors of the church, joined us in praying for Eric. As the church gathered for a reception following the meeting, there was a tangible sense of joy & faith for this new season.
Please pray for Eric & Marie Hughes as Eric steps into this new role. And pray for Keith & Joanna and their children Emma, Gordon, Henry & Peter–along with the baby “on the way” to be delivered in Midlothian in early 2010! The Breaults are leaving behind all that’s familiar to follow God’s call on their lives. Please join us in providing a warm welcome as they arrive!
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