Confessions of a Retired Pastor

Confessions of a Retired Pastor

I Didn't Want to Be a Pastor

I never chose sides between the social and the spiritual gospel. I still have not.

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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
Jun 23, 2026
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Part 5 of the “Activist to the Pastor” series

I believe God called me to be a minister. But I never thought I was called to be a pastor.

I was at a meeting planning a protest in my hometown. All of a sudden, I got a strange feeling and went outside to get some fresh air. A friend came out to check on me, and I told him I felt like God was telling me to be…

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