A few days ago a book was recommended to me. I finished it on my Texas trip this week. It will be recommended reading for anyone involved in Ministry Evangelism at Olive. If the LYNTYS training that has been offered at Olive stirs your heart, you will need to read this book. I asked Debbe Jefcoat if she had seen the book. She smiled and told me the Charis House leaders had already read it. (By the way the first two new residents of Charis House 2 moved in this week. In the next few days we expect all of our new residents to arrive.) The spirit of this book I am recommending will live on as we write our own chapter of Gospel living and telling.

Ron Horton and Denver Moore tell their true story in Same Kind of Different as Me. These men were brought together from two completely different worlds. The Gospel did a work of miraculous grace in both of them. If you have not picked up this book I challenge you to do so. I laughed through the first 120 pages and cried through the last 120. Conviction fell on me as I read. From the pages of this book encouragement and confirmation came to me for the work of leading Olive in Ministry Evangelism. To do the ministry we are embarking upon it will take people, money and determination. God wants it done and He will accomplish His work. Read this book and see where you fit into the plan. Click here for more information about this book.

Next Saturday, March 15, we are having a workday at the church. This is a great time to volunteer as a family to help us clean up and spruce up for Easter weekend. Our deacon wives are at work in Charis House 2 giving it a good cleaning before the grand opening.

The 2020 Vision is taking shape. We are building a work for years to come. During my recent trip to Texas I drove North of Ft. Worth on I-35 to hit 287 toward Henrietta, Texas. Standing tall on I-35 was North Ft. Worth Baptist Church, the church Liz and I joined during seminary. It is now in a new location. When the choice to relocate was made 25 years ago, it was not popular with some of the members. But the church was in a changing part of the city and on the decline. As we drove by Liz said, “The courageous people who made the move were smart.” I told her churches must always make decisions for the generations to come. That is what The Ministry Village at Olive does. It is not about us now; it is about 2020 and beyond.

Pastor Ted Traylor

Posted on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 10:58 am.
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