Friday, May 22, 2015

In the News ... "God-sized goals for new Christian Church pastor"

MRT Photo by James Durbin
• Parishioners look forward to the church’s growth

Jill Malcolm, Reporter
Midland Reporter-Telegram

MIDLAND, TEXAS - Pastor Steve Knisley was looking for a new challenge in his ministry when a speaker at a Christian conference opened the realm of possibility to leave his home in Eastern Kentucky, lead another church and help it grow.

“‘Go and help a smaller church and look at Texas,’ is what I heard at that conference,” said Knisley. “I felt they were talking to me.” After weighing the decision with his wife, Lisa, and talking and listening to God through prayer, they decided to make the move to West Texas.

Nine weeks ago he preached his first sermon to the Christian Church of Midland on Neely Avenue. Though the congregation is small, it is well-established in the community and prime for expansion ...

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