Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Confessions of a Retired Pastor

A Lesson in Humility

I was seeking to be served instead of to serve

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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Aug 19, 2026
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For eighteen months I traveled to Jamaica to serve a small church on an interim basis. It was part of what I inherited when my father died, the pastorate and the denominational duties that came with it. Most of my time was spent in Kingston. The poverty there was worse than anything I had ever seen. My only other trip abroad had been to Bermuda, where e…

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