Lay have a ministry to do I want to give them the freedom and the power and the tools to do their ministry. The saying is that Everything is big in Texas, and the Texas Conference is big. Our goal is to help the Texas Conference realize that bigger does not necessarily mean better unless we perform at a higher level. You might say that my slogan is, I believe in replicating the Kingdom of God. I want the Texas Conference to understand what the Kingdom of God means at this time in this place, and to do everything possible to do that.
Every local church can be the Kingdom of God in miniature.
A. First, be patient with me, and recognize that it is a new venture for me. I would ask that they pitch in wherever they are needed, and not necessarily wait for me to ask, but feel free to take hold an do what needs to be done. We' re in this together. I'm not here to seize credit, but we all get the credit when we all get the job done. Q. You have given leadership in churches, conferences, universities, boards of the General United Methodist Church, and community agencies.