A Time of Transition

After 5 1/2 years, Ruth and I have resigned as Senior Pastors of Christian Assembly. It was a very difficult decision. After several months of praying and seeking God for wisdom and direction, through many tears and counsel from close friends, fellow pastors and mentors in my life, it has become clear to us that our ministry at Christian Assembly is finished.

We are very proud of what God did through us throughout our time at Christian Assembly. When we first became the Pastors, the church was experiencing the pain of a sudden loss of their previous Pastor, finances were in the tank, the pre-school was on the verge of closing, attendance had plateaued and morale was low. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we saw a huge turnaround. The church began to grow and finances grew by 35%. We went from a deficit to a very comfortable positive balance in our general fund, the pre-school turned around and enrollment went up, and the church experienced a great move of God's spirit. We birthed multiple outreach ministries in the community which include adopt-a-block, back to school blessing, box of love, revival ride and car show, mentorship for unwed mothers at Redfield House, missions trips to Costa Rica, Jamaica, and LA, coats for kids, Kings Kids and mega sports camp. Our worship style changed to reach a younger audience and people began to come, grow and get excited about Jesus again.

In addition to what God did at Christian Assembly, I also co-founded Berkshire Revival Fires, bringing a dozen churches and pastors together from different denominations. We held two revival meetings in Pittsfield as well as regular prayer meetings and other outreaches. I also served on the board of directors for Berkshire Christian School and assited them in their vision of seeing children in Berkshire County grow in knowledge and Christlikeness. I also served our District serving on the Christian Ed committee working on events, trainings and conferences to assist our district churches with discipleship.

We had a great experience here and we did a whole lot in a short time. God is faithful and we are at peace. We know that God has great things in store for Christian Assembly. My prayer is that people would recognize what God wants to do and move out of the way and make room for Him to do it. The biggest hindrance to any move of God are people who refuse to change or refuse to recognize the new things that God is doing and get in the way of Him doing it.

We thank God for our time at Christian Assembly. We now look forward to the greater things that God wants to do in Ruth and I. We are entering our best years of our ministry and we know without a doubt that we are going to explode at our next ministry assignment. We know that God has propelled us to a whole new level of anointing and ministry and we are about to enter into a season of incredible enlargement and growth.

Ruth and I just want to thank everyone that supported us, loved us, encouraged us and prayed for us. You have been a great source of strength and encouragement. Continue serving Jesus and fulfilling the vision that He has for your life. Leaders will come and leaders will go, but God's plan for you and God's plan for Christian Assembly will not change. The Great Commission will continue be the Great Commandment for every person and every church until Jesus comes! We love you all very deeply.