Many people have told me, “I would love to go to Russia with you, but I do not think I can be useful.” My friend and Russian teammate, Erika Brunson, has an answer to that, “Can you show up?” So often, our ministry is a ministry of presence.  Here's what I mean.

Statistics reveal that lasting this long in one church is rare. However, there is a strong correlation between the length of time a pastor stays in a church and the church’s degree of health.