Blog Family,
I received these questions from "Kitten"
Hey Pastor!
I sent a few questions the other day, but not sure if they went through. So here’s a few more.
Q. If you has one wish what would it be?
A. That God would make me as wise as Solomon
Q. What is your favorite book in the bible? Why?
A. This is a hard one because I glean from so many books. The creative/poetic side of me almost picked Song of Solomon because words have a way of framing reality – Solomon & his wife do a great job expressing their love for each other. The practical side of me almost chose Proverbs since it’s filled with tidbits that are applicable and transferrable. I almost chose Acts because it chronicles the establishment of the church and the movement of the Holy Spirt.
I chose Nehemiah because it’s VISIONARY AND STRATEGIC. Nehemiah receives word the Walls of Jerusalem are down and he gets a burden to rebuild them. BURDEN PRECEDES VISION. He devises a strategy to return to Jerusalem. Furthermore, he faces opposition, dissension, and enemies, but he perserveres, rallies the people, and rebuilds the wall – CLASSIC BOOK ON VISION AND STRATEGY!!!
Q. What is 3 things that you would like your children’s children’s children to know about you?
A. I remained faithful to God and my calling…pastor of the Greatest Church in the Universe
I remained faithful to my wife…She makes me better
I remained faithful to my mission – developing and empowering others to lead effectively…
Q. What is one word to describe each the following?:
Pastor of Mars Hill, teacher of many, husband to your queen, father of three, a black man, and Clarence Stowers Jr
A. Pastor of Mars Hill: Innovative
Teacher of many: Empowering
Husband to my queen: Fulfillment
Father to three black men: Legacy
Clarence E. Stowers, Jr.: Out-the-box (does this qualify as one word or three)
Thanks Keisha "Kitten" for your questions – you made me think!!!
Wow great answers! You made me feel like a reporter. We can surely do this again, I have lots of questions for you.
p.s. next time go ahead and fix up any spelling or grammatical errors for a sistah…my mind runs quicker than my fingers sometimes. I definitely didn’t mean to say 3 black men, I meant 3 black children!! 🙂
Well Praise the Lawd – a real life pastor. This so wonderful. Tell me Reverend, do I still have enough time to ask a few questions. I could use some Pastorly advice.
Mrs. Mabel
Mrs. Mabel,
LOL…
I stopped by and read your blog & yep, it’s too funny…keep doing what you do…
Regarding your questions, I love to answer questions. So, yes, I have the “bandwidth” to handle your questions…fire away…
Pastor Stowers
Alright Reverent – we been thanking (Ruthie Ann and maself) and here goes our questions:
1. Why some Pastors keep going way past their time? I never could figure this out. When the sermon is over, so should the pastor.
2. Them churches is getting away from selling chicken dinners. You know don’t nobody make good dinners like us church mothers! Why the churches leavin’ such a wonderful tradition?
3. You know, I never did wonder why Isaac didn’t run when his daddy tied him to that altar. Why you thank he ain’t run? I mean, if I took of them bad childrens of mine and tied them down, child they’d get up and run faster then Mother Edna when she gets the Holy Ghost!
4. I see you up there in Chicago. My youngest son married some gal up that was from up there. I thanks I’m gonna have to visit once I get my stimulus check. You thank I could come on over to ya church? Don’t tell no body but I can do a good ol’ Dr. Watts number better than anybody down here from our tri-county area!
With Love,
Mrs. Mabel