David A. Davis

God backed me into being a pastor. It was not my first choice. It was not on my radar.

When asked, “When did you know you wanted to be a pastor?” I have come to answer, “About fifteen years into it.” For those first many years I kept thinking there has to be something else I can do… anything else.

But when God calls…

I am grateful for the privilege of being a parish pastor now for over 35 years. It has been a calling of significance. My ministry has not been written up in Christianity Today; I was never listed on the twenty-five new Christian leaders to watch; my congregation was never the fastest growing in the county… but there has always been significance. People have come to know Jesus. Marriages have been healed. Young people have been guided toward discipleship. Leaders have been developed.

Read the Bible. Spend more time in prayer. Serve. Preach the Gospel, with words—engaging and quirky. See what’s the most you can do. This has been my approach to ministry and significance.

Long ago I read Chuck Colson who wrote that only two things can save America: the family and the local congregation. My dedicated path toward significance has been:

• Love, serve and be faithful to my family

• Give myself over to the health of the local congregation—mine and others.

Come join me in a quest for something more than success. Let’s experience significance! Visit www.towardsignificance.com.