Shelby
Gary Fenton is serving as interim pastor of North Shelby Church, Birmingham. Fenton, retired longtime pastor of Dawson Memorial Church, Birmingham, also leads leadership conferences nationwide and serves as senior advancement officer for Samford University in Birmingham. He and his wife, Alta Faye, have three children.
Standing around with pastors during a break at an associational pastor’s conference, one pastor lamented that his church had stopped growing.
This summer, I’ve been preaching a sermon series titled “Q&A,” addressing theological and practical questions from our church family. The
I understand the sentiment. Grief makes us long for one more conversation, one more hug, one more opportunity to say, “I love you.” But our comfort needs to rest in what God has told us, not simply in what makes us feel better.
After about a month of imprisonment, William, who led his congregation for more than 25 years in eastern Myanmar (formerly Burma), was murdered by the military junta, along with Nam Ceu, another follower of Christ who was arrested.
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