Welcome to Pastor’s Piece! Let me introduce myself. My name is Doug Davis and I am a husband, father, grandfather and a Lutheran Pastor. I haven’t always been a pastor. For the first part of my professional journey, I was in the millwork industry. I graduated from the University of WI – Steven’s Point with a BS in Forestry Management. This led me into the forest products industry, specifically millwork and windows. I worked for lumberyards, millwork and window manufactures and ultimately started my own window repair and warranty service company.
Eventually, and I will expand in next week’s blog, I entered into seminary to become a Lutheran Pastor. While attending, I met a pastor who was a church planter and mission developer. I was hooked! The ministry context I was seeking presented itself as a church planter. Utilizing my entrepreneurial skill to grow God’s Kingdom was the direction I had been seeking. Truly a Holy Spirit moment.
My first call was to Leesburg, Virginia to launch a new church and child development center. Within the first six months, we had charters and begun the business plan for the new Leesburg Open Arms Child Development Center. Jump ahead four years later and I received a call to plant another church in Prattville, Alabama.
This second church plant was different but working toward the same goal. Reach those who do not have a church home or a relationship with Jesus. Starting from nothing to seven years later with over 30 baptisms and land purchased for new church campus. It was time to move from Alabama back to the frozen north, Minnesota. Family drew us back “home” and now we rest as we await God’s calling to a new ministry.
Now that you know a little bit about me. Let’s explore our faith together! Let me leave you with this question to ponder. What does your faith mean to you and how do you practice your faith in your daily life?
Until then.
In His Grace!
Pastor Doug