Greetings on this Tuesday,

I’m thankful. I sat in Charlotte, NC (USA), on Sunday, waiting for the flight home. It had been a full and wonderful week.

• Sunday, November 10 at Living Hope in DC, to teach and then preach. The Holy Ghost helped. Those services can be viewed on Living Hope DC's YouTube Channel.
• Monday was a great time for conversation with Pastor Eric Haldemann, and later in the day, dinner and “iron sharpening iron” time with Bishop Jerry Staten. In the evening, teaching DC area developing ministers and leaders about “Joy in Servanthood.” A VERY tech-limited video of that session is on my Facebook page.
• Thursday through Saturday was the first Sages Northeast event. God touched them, and people expressed their appreciation for gaining a new sense of direction for the Sage age. Of particular note was Rick Stoops's Friday night message. The Holy Ghost used my friend.

There is a lot going on, for sure. But I’m thankful to still be participating in God’s work, but I’m ready for what will primarily be family and quiet time between now and early 2025.

In this season of giving thanks, expressing gratitude to some incredible individuals who pushed me toward continuous growth and learning is good. It resulted in the desire to be a lifelong learner, willing to take risks as the principles learned were applied.

On the evening when Pastor E.W. Caughron and his wife learned of my feeling called to preach, they prayed with me and Sis. Caughron went to their library and gifted me two books about personal Christian growth. Until those books were put in my hands, I did not know Christian Literature was a genre.

T.F. Tenney provided my home district church growth and personal growth resources. Anyone who did not experience personal growth in that environment was unlikely to experience personal growth anywhere. The elder never failed to have a book to recommend. He and Thetus pushed the preachers from the Louisiana District to grow themselves. "Grow a pastor, grow a church."

Jim Vanover pastored my home church during my transition toward evangelism. He gifted me my treasured and oft-used Wuest Word Studies in the Greek New Testament.

Marvin Treece's scholarship on the Greek language and "The End of the Age" prompted me to work harder. If you can find any of his commentaries, I suggest you purchase them.

These people answered my questions. Some questions were rather inane.

Their mindset and work ethic reminded me never to stop striving for excellence. Jesus and HIS sheep deserve my best.

With their influence in mind, I am excited to share something that has benefitted the ministry development of many. My writing is practical, with a goal of application instead of knowledge for knowledge's sake.

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Thank you once again for being part of this journey with me. Let's continue growing together!

Please feel free to share your experiences with me at carltoncoonsr@gmail.com. I'm always learning alongside you.

Blessing,

Carlton L. Coon, Sr. (Pastor and Author)

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