A Brief List of Work Places

Pastor/Teacher at Rivers of Joy Baptist Church

Ticket Seller at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Sunday School Superintendent at First Baptist Church of Haltom City

Former Charity and Debbie are co owner of the Bakery. at Union Mills Confectionery

Worked at Mex-Itali Restaurant

Former Sunday School Superintendent at Portsmouth Baptist Church

Former Building Manager at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church

Former Pastor at First Baptist Church-Altoona, KS. Pastor Frank Thomas

Former SUPERVISIOR INSTRUCTOR at Fredonia Home Town Health Care

Former Housekeeping/Laundry Supervisor at Tanbark Healthcare

Former Night Watch at Crown Point High School

Former Youth Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church

Former Amtrik builder of Sleeper car at Pullman-Standard, Inc.

Former Camp Director at Mansfield Baptist Temple

Former Camp Director at Pleasant Valley Ranch

Former Youth Pastor at Victory Baptist Church

Former Pastor at Madison Missionary Baptist Church

Former Youth Pastor at Roanoke Baptist Temple

Studied Biblicasl NANCA Counseling at Faith Baptist Bible College

Studied Church Ministry and Theology at The Master's Seminary

Studied Master program in Biblical Theology and Biblical Counseling at Liberty University

Studies Master of Biblical Study at Bethel College

Studied Church Ministry-Christian Education at Hyles–Anderson College

Studied Old Testament/New Testament Studies at Bible Baptist Seminary

Went to Jefferson Senior High School, Roanoke, VA

Lives in McDermott, Ohio

Married

From Roanoke, Virginia

Followed by 87 people

Churches Worked In

Local churches I have worked in here: The last churches I worked in.  And note the links too. (Blue)

The photo of the churches are as they were at the time  we were in that church

 Roanoke Baptist Temple

A little history. A timeline. 

1. Roanoke Baptist Temple in Roanoke VA, where my Dad: Everette Whisnant was the pastor and for 27 months I was the youth teacher until Dad died in February 1965
2. Fellowship Baptist Church, Roanoke Va. Following my Dad death I went to this church until
3. Bible Baptist Seminary  in Arlington TX, student from 1966 to 1969
4. Grace Baptist Church, Fort Worth, I attended and taught the Youth class several times
5. Southall Baptist Church, Danville, VA. After my first year at Seminary I came back for the summer and worked in this church as a Youth Pastor and Sunday Night Class Teacher
6. Worth Baptist Church, Fort Worth, TX, I worked in the youth class my second year.
7. West Handly Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX as a youth teacher for six months by last year in seminary
8. Gideon Baptist Church, Fort Worth TX My last year in seminary Charity and I joined Gideon and we help established the Bus Ministry and Charity and I established a Children's Church ministry, we were there for 42 weeks before we moved to
9. Wooster Ohio.  

FROM ROANOKE BAPTIST TEMPLE WHERE I BEGAN TEACHING THE YOUTH AND PREACHING FOR DAD THEN GOING TO BIBLE BAPTIST SEMINARY IN ARLINGTON TEXAS 1964 TO 1970. 

Wooster Baptist Temple, Wooster Ohio

1970-1971 Youth Director

Eric was born in Wooster 1971

One of the best group of young people.

 

Madison Missionary Baptist Church Minford, Ohio

1971-74 Pastor/Teacher What an experience for sure.

Victory Baptist Church, West Portsmouth Ohio

1973-1974 Assco Pastor, Educational Director, Youth Director, 

We had a good group of young people, some great teachers in the Sunday School

We moved to Grapevine TX 

Worked at the First Baptist Church, Haltom City

Educational Director

Mansfield Baptist Temple, Mansfield Ohio

1974-1977  College and Career Teacher

We loved the young men and women in our class.

Pleasant Valley Ranch, Perrysville, Ohio

1975 Camp Director

What an experience, I had never been a camp director

lasted only one season.

 Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville, IN  (Link)

1978-79  (Youth Pastor, Children Church Director, Bus Director

Liked the youth. Charity and I established the Children Ministry

We then moved to Crown Point, IN and 

Enrolled in Hyles-Anderson College

and First Baptist Church of Hammond

First Baptist Church, Altoona, Kansas

March 1980 to July 1996 Pastor/Teacher 
We had 16 years of ministry in this church and we loved the people so much. 

From here:

  We moved to Lexington KY in July 1996 unto 2001

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                                            Ashland Ave Baptist Church, Lexington KY

LOCAL CHURCHES I HAVE WORK IN

SEVERAL CHURCHES I HAVE WORKED IN

IN 1973-74 VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH, MY FATHER-IN-LAW PASTOR

Bob Temple, Sr.

Minister of Education and Youth Pastor

PORTSMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH 2002-2003
Minister of Christian Education and Adult Teacher
BIGELOW CHURCH
Attended from Nov 2003 to Dec 2007
Youth Christian Education 2007
Pastor/Teacher of the
Rivers of Joy Baptist Church
Currently July 2008


I took these photo yesterday.
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I am glad that the Lord has the ability to clean up messes we make.
Working with Pastors is not always pleasant, rarely is with me. My stay in churches has been short lived in those churches where I am not the pastor/teacher.
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WHILE THIS BLOGGER IS ABOUT MY JOURNEY,
I DO ADDRESS EVENTS ABOUT MY JOURNEY
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Sometimes my journey in ministry gives the impression that I have a hard time working with other pastors. YEP!
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Preachers tend to paint a picture that every thing is just going great in their church, when in fact the opposite is usually true. I generally point out those areas, and as a result, I have been viewed as trouble for the preacher. And my stay is usually short lived.
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Now that I am a Pastor again, I have found that I have the opportunity, to implement some of the very ideas that I had for those churches I was in. I also have found a group of good people who are willing to listen to these ideas. I am looking forward to see how the Lord is going to work His will out for our church, and my prayer is that the Lord has given me the wisdom to not mess it up. AMEN.
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WHEN PREACHERS/PASTORS ARE NOT WILLING TO
TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR MINISTRY ...
THERE USUALLY WILL BE SOME DIFFICULT TIMES AHEAD.
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In more cases than I like to report the church I have worked in, the pastor generally has resigned shortly after I have left. And the pastor that the church hires, generally does not stay for long either in several of those churches.
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Some of the churches have made (if I might say) a good come back.
The churches are doing well, some very well, and the Lord seems to be blessing.
Its really great to see the Lord blessing on those churches.
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I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED CHURCHES, I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED PREACHERS AND I HAVE LOVED THE PEOPLE.