Rev. David J. Minor Sr.: The Pastor Who Stayed: A Story of Calling, Commitment, and Kingdom Fruitfulness

I did not choose the ministry as a profession. I answered a call.

From the time the Lord began to deal with my heart, I knew my life no longer belonged to me. Jesus Christ had laid His hand upon me, and I was called to preach His Word, shepherd His people, and give myself to the work of His Kingdom. After preparing for ministry at Zion Bible Institute and serving in New York, the Lord directed my steps to Coudersport, Pennsylvania, in 1957. What I did not fully know then was that this would become the field where I would pour out my life.

For more than sixty years, I stayed.

I stayed because God planted me there. I stayed because the sheep needed a shepherd. I stayed because the Gospel was worth every sacrifice, every tear, every battle, and every season of labor. Through times of blessing and testing, through growth and hardship, through spiritual warfare and the moving of the Holy Ghost, I learned that faithfulness is not proven in a moment. It is proven over a lifetime.

This book, written by Dr. Michael H. Yeager, tells the story of that journey: the call of God, the founding and growth of Gospel Tabernacle Church, the burden for Bible training, the raising up of spiritual sons and daughters, and the lasting fruit that comes when a man refuses to abandon the place where God has planted him.

Rev. David J. Minor Sr.: The Pastor Who Stayed is not merely the story of one minister. It is a testimony to the grace of God, the faithfulness of Jesus Christ, and the power of a life surrendered to the Holy Spirit.

My prayer is that as you read these pages, you will be stirred to obey the call of God upon your own life, remain faithful in the place He assigns you, and bear fruit that will remain for the glory of Jesus Christ.-