“THE AVAILABLE SHEPHERD”
Pastor Mike Weaver
Wild Ride Ministries
Do you know your Pastor? Can you go to
him or her in times of need? Are you comfortable in doing so, or do you feel intimidated? Churches have gotten so big that
sometimes it seems impossible to achieve
the intimacy needed to confide and comfort
a wounded soul. At Wild Ride Ministries
In Harper Texas, you will find a real Pastor,
a real man, and a real friend. Mike Weaver
wants to shepherd his flock. I’m sure the success of Wild Ride Ministries is because of
the intimate care that runs through the church
like an invisible thread.
54
www.fbgwoman.com
Webster defines a Shepherd as: “To tend as a
shepherd. To guide or guard in the manner of a
shepherd” His definition of a Pastor is: “ To feed:
a spiritual advisor.” Hmmm. How many of us go
to church to be “fed?” What does that statement
mean? Do we need to hear opinions of man, or
do we need to hear God’s Word? Which medium
do you think will feed you? Food is a source of
comfort. Spiritual food is comforting and educating. We receive clarity in difficult decision
making. We receive courage when we are afraid.
We receive intelligent decisiveness when we are
confused.
But most of all when we go to church we need
to feel we will receive an answer: an answer
that comes out of the Word. But we usually
need someone to lead us to that truth. And that
person is usually our pastor. In Harper, that
person is Mike Weaver.
When I was considering a focus for this continuing feature story on Wild Ride Ministries,
I immediately thought about the people of
Mike’s church. I wanted to hear from them
directly. I wanted their personal testimony of
how this church directly affected their lives.
Boy, was I blessed by these stories! I hope you
Woman
TEXAS
FREDERICKSBURG