The assertion fell apart in the face of the accomplishments of Wright's two sons, Orville and Wilbur, at Kitty Hawk in 1903. But once a minister has a dream, more must be done if that dream is to come to fruition, Reighard told the nearly 200 participants at the conference sponsored by Southwestern and the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board. Reighard urged ministers to follow this command and write down their dreams and their goals to achieve those dreams.
Goals are how to get there.
Timing is what makes a miracle a miracle, Reighard said, adding that what the world calls a coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous. And when he does, Reighard said, the goals kick in, moving a dream from a state of inertia and giving it impetus. Speaking at a plenary session later in the conference, Reighard spoke of how the Lord had kept him going even after he had seen a dream wither on the vine. Abram's long, frustrating wait for the child that God promised, Reighard said that despite all of these difficulties, God still brought good out of bad. Reighard was pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Ga., for nearly 20 years when he was asked by Charles Stanley to become pastor at First Baptist Church Atlanta's north location.