Welcome

A few months ago I began seriously reading blogs- particularly those authored by Southern Baptist pastors/teachers. It occurred to me that a perspective from one whose ministry has been almost exclusively in the Northwest Baptist Convention would be helpful.
So, here I am-
Pastor of Community Baptist Church, Winston OR. ( We are located 119 miles north of the border between Oregon and California, about 3 miles southwest of I-5). I began my ministry here in 1991. Previously I pastored in Salem OR, and Allyn WA. Before that I served as an associate pastor in Longview, WA and Burlington WA. Even before that (yes, I am that old---ask my children!) I served a couple of churches in the St. Joseph, MO area as youth and music leader.
I have two children, Josh and Megan. Josh is 25 yrs old, married to Kalaya (Rust) and is currently a Staff Sgt. in the US Air Force, stationed at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota with the 34ths Bomb Squadron (B-1 bombers). Megan is a senior at Corban College in Salem, OR. Next semester she will be studying in Washington DC with the American Studies Program and serving as an intern on Capitol Hill.
My wife, Cindy, and I have been married since 1976 (yes, she was old enough to marry- but still the youngest, prettiest, wonderful woman I've ever known!)
Enough for today- but stay tuned.
I graduated from Western Washington University in 1979, Golden Gate Baptist Theological seminary with an MDiv in 1987 and hope to graduate by Dec 2008 with a DMIN from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
I am a Calvinst theologically- and I came to calvinism after seminary- but that's a topic for another day!