Pastoring In A Cowboy Church
Pastoring in a cowboy church is a far different experience than pastoring in a “traditional” church. From walking in and seeing cowboy hats everywhere, and cow hides hanging on the walls, to hearing the country music played in place of traditional hymns. You trade a gym for a roping arena, pews for chairs, and the old hymn book for songs played by a country band. But ultimately it wasn’t the Western culture that made me fall in love with this church, and the cowboy church movement. It was the attention they put on going after those that nobody else wants, to winning people to Jesus Christ. In this church I have seen people that would not fit into traditional style churches, and yet they are some of the most dedicated church members that we have. After ten years of ministry, I thought I had experienced most of what there was in ministry to experience. That’s where God decided to take my pride and what I thought I know down a few notches. Since being here for the past year, God has take