Clyde Copeland Ordination Sermon

What does it truly take to endure in gospel ministry when the fire gets hot and self-preservation creeps in? In this sermon and ordination charge, Lead Pastor Neil McClendon drives "three stakes" into the flesh of a newly ordained pastor to anchor his calling against the pressures of ministry. Drawing from Isaiah 6, Philippians 3, and classic hymnody, Pastor Neil delivers a charge on the responsibility, reciprocity, and expression of pastoral leadership. He addresses the realities of dying to...