Noting that girls represent the overwhelming majority of members in church buildings, a former pastor of St. Paul Baptist Church in Atlantic Highlands, NJ says some “mighty males of God” are wanted in Homes of Religion.
“Typically, of us neglect that we’re on this collectively,” mentioned the Rev. Dr. Wilbur A. Whitehurst, Jr., in delivering the sermon on Males’s Day at Fenimore United Methodist Church in Brooklyn. “These males of God – actually all of us – have to be inspired within the Lord. You’ll want to know that you would be able to flip to the Lord.
“When the enemy assaults you, you want to tackle the problem,” added Rev. Whitehurst, a Brooklyn native, preaching on the subject, “Males of God Being Inspired within the Lord”. “You see, if you find yourself challenged; and also you don’t have the best reply, you’ll be attacked or killed.
“It’s important to know when to tackle the problem,” continued Rev. Whitehurst, and former assistant pastor, with retired Pastor the Rev. Dr. Hermon Darden, at Vanderveer Park United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, from 2014 to 2017. “It’s important to have a relationship with God.
“It’s important to know what to take with you to cope with the enemy,” he preached. “Males, you need to go to the commander-in-chief. We bought to go to God. We bought to need to get our power; you bought to tackle the problem; know strategize; and you need to wait within the Lord for response.”
Rev. Whitehurst urged the lads to “maintain on to God’s unchanging fingers,” stating that “He’ll battle the battle.
“[In] every little thing, take the Lord in prayer,” he mentioned. “I’m on the battlefield for the Lord, and every little thing will likely be alright. David mentioned: ‘I’ll bless the Lord always’”.
In accordance his biography, Rev. Whitehurst is a “devoted servant of God who devotes himself to selling discipleship by relentlessly spreading the true Phrase of God and shepherding individuals to dwell by religion in Christ.”
Dr. Whitehurst consistently evokes others with religion and enthusiasm. Simply earlier than the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world in 2020, he helped St. Paul set up a media ministry to maintain the congregation and neighborhood related via numerous social media platforms.
From that, the event of digital worship companies. God had led Dr. Whitehurst to start a digital media ministry entitled “Inspirations On-line Evangelistic Ministries (IOEM).”
He mentioned the aim is evangelizing the gospel to permit individuals to expertise God through in-person and digital worship companies post-COVID.
Dr. Whitehurst mentioned he has continued to show an unrelenting ardour for spreading God’s love via preaching, educating, discipleship and neighborhood service.
He mentioned his non secular management has considerably impacted the lives of others and helped them strengthen their religion and get nearer to God.
In 2023, Rev. Whitehurst began to function assistant pastor with Pastor Reverend Michael C. Harris at First Baptist Church of Passtown in Coatesville, PA.
Early on, he discerned and responded to the decision of God on his life on the historic Bethany Baptist Church of Brooklyn. Blessed with God’s great presents, he pursued his non secular mission by acquiring a license to evangelise the gospel on Sept. 9, 1998.
Rev. Whitehurst acquired ordination from the Bethany Baptist Church on Jan. 29, 2006, on the request and earlier than the passing of his late mentor and pastor, the Rev. Dr. William A. Jones, Jr. This was completed below the management of the late Interim Pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jasper E. Peyton.
Dr. Whitehurst first served as an affiliate minister on the Bethany Baptist Church from 1998 to 2002, fulfilling his calling to supply non secular management and steering to individuals from all walks of life.
Transferring to Atlanta, GA, he earned a Grasp of Divinity diploma at Candler College of Theology, Emory College, from 2002 to 2005.
Throughout his matriculation at Candler, Dr. Whitehurst turned a Wheat Road Baptist Church member and served as an affiliate minister from 2002 to 2007.
In 2007, Dr. Whitehurst returned to his hometown as affiliate minister and advisor to the Sunday College and New Members Ministry at Bethany Baptist Church from 2007 to 2014.
His dedication to spiritually reworking and getting ready people for church management and neighborhood ministry displays on his in depth educating expertise from 2007 to the current. This included working as an authorized teacher on the New York Progressive Baptist State Conference, Inc.; New York Missionary Baptist Church Affiliation; Seacoast Missionary Baptist Affiliation; Sunday College Publishing Board; and The Nationwide Baptist Conference, USA, Inc.
He additionally fulfilled the function of spiritual teacher for the Basic Baptist Conference of New Jersey, Inc.
Wherever God has assigned Dr. Whitehurst, he has fulfilled his assignments with nice integrity, respect and love. That is verified via numerous recognitions and accolades he has acquired all through the years.
Amongst these are the Overcoming Man of the 12 months Award in 2006 from Involved Black Clergy of Metropolitan Atlanta; a Certificates of Appreciation from The Atlanta Baptist Congress of Christian Schooling in 2006; the Loyal and Devoted Service To The Motion Mission Ministry, Inc. at Wheat Road Baptist in 2006; a Certificates of Appreciation from The New York Progressive Baptist State Conference of Congress of Christian in 2010; and the Award from Seacoast Missionary Affiliation Moderator in 2018.
To equip himself with core data to successfully serve the individuals and the church, Dr. Whitehurst earned a bachelor’s diploma in Liberal Arts at The Faculty of New Rochelle, College of New Assets in Could 2002.
He additionally earned a Grasp of Divinity diploma in Biblical Research at Candler College of Theology of Emory College in Could 2005 and a Physician of Ministry diploma in Black Church Research at Ashland Theological Seminary in June 2014.
In 2015, his dissertation was reviewed and accepted into The Hymn Society in Canada and the US.
As well as, Dr. Whitehurst accomplished a course in Church Management at Regent College, College of Divinity in 2017.
Dr. Whitehurst is married to Annette Whitehurst, is the stepfather of an grownup son and a granddaughter.
The Males’s Day at Fenimore Road United Methodist Church was additionally punctuated with lofty, non secular singing by the lads of the church and the congregation. Moreover, the lads prayed and browse the scriptures.
