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Pastoral Interview Blog
Learn more about Great Lakes Conference pastors by reading some interviews with them!
Pastoral Recognition 2021
Relationships Are The Key The Great Lakes conference recognizes and celebrates their pastors years of service annually. This year, we have 3 pastors who have hit significant milestones. I was blessed to talk with Pastors Lewis Johnston, Paul Rutledge, and Director Lance Finley, and each of these leaders allowed me to mine their wisdom with …
Pastoral Recognition 2020
Shared Wisdom At the 2020 Conference Sessions (happening on October 3rd, 2020) the Great Lakes Conference will be recognizing some of it’s pastors for their long years of service. In celebration of their tenure, we thought it prudent to also ask these pastors to share some of their wisdom and insight. The breadth and depth …
Interview: Pastor Craig Flack
For a pdf version of this interview click Here On Wednesday June 22nd I sat down to speak with the Teaching Pastor from Celina First Church of God, Craig Flack. We spoke for close to 2 hours, and in that time Pastor Craig spoke to me about his successes, his struggles, and his beliefs. At …
Meet Our Staff
Director Earl Mills
Earl Mills grew up on a dairy farm next to the Civil War battlefield of Antietam in Maryland. He continued to farm after receiving his Dairy Science degree from the University of Maryland. In 1986, God called him away from farming and into vocational ministry…
Treasurer Tom Weaver
Tom Weaver has been the treasurer for Hopewell Church of God over ten years. Tom and his wife, Jean, adopted their daughter, Michele, from China in February, 2009…