James Carney Speaks Out!

[staysharp]

Originally Posted by revrandy

I have always heard Bro. Carney is a great man both personally and publicly.... You don't build a church like his and not be...

He didn't build it. He has done a great work, doubled in size in 20 years if you call that revival.

[PastorD]

Originally Posted by revrandy

I have always heard Bro. Carney is a great man both personally and publicly.... You don't build a church like his and not be...

He honestly is one of the best men you will ever know. Very balanced. Lib's and Con's respect him. Just a good guy . . .

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by PastorD

JC is one of my closest friends. He wouldn't describe it as "four years of hell". His church is in a growing season and he felt its momentum was suffering with him being gone so much. He actually loves helping other ministers and the challenge of turning district around, but wasn't worth his church losing ground.

Originally Posted by staysharp

He didn't build it. He has done a great work, doubled in size in 20 years if you call that revival.

I would agree with you..if most of the folks there came from other churches... I don't know anything about his church...

I have been in churches....rather large ones where the majority of the congregation had come in from other churches... I don't consider that revival either....

[gulfcoastbrother]

He built it....Floyd was running 175 in 87. Now how many do they run, in a 12 million dollar sanctuary??? JC built it.

[staysharp]

Originally Posted by gulfcoastbrother

He built it....Floyd was running 175 in 87. Now how many do they run, in a 12 million dollar sanctuary??? JC built it.

450 or so. JC didn't build it, TW built it. Again, 20 years and 250 people more is around 12.5 people per year, 1.5 per month. Sounds like revival to me.

[deltaguitar]

Originally Posted by PastorD

He honestly is one of the best men you will ever know. Very balanced. Lib's and Con's respect him. Just a good guy . . .

He is very friendly. I met him at the District Golf Tourney. He walked right up to me, introduced himself, and started a conversation. I didn't even know who he was and he didn't try to awe me with who he was.

[PastorD]

Originally Posted by staysharp

He didn't build it. He has done a great work, doubled in size in 20 years if you call that revival.

I was just there mid-November. They had 637 on Sunday am with more than 100 absentee's. When he took it, he lost down to 90 people in the transition. There is no doubt there has been some swelling . . . people always want to be where it's at. However, there is revival there....they are reaching their community with many people receiving the HG. I have been there and prayed many, many of them through.

[staysharp]

Originally Posted by deltaguitar

He is very friendly. I met him at the District Golf Tourney. He walked right up to me, introduced himself, and started a conversation. I didn't even know who he was and he didn't try to awe me with who he was.

That's because you're a famous guitar player, did he ask for your autograph?

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by staysharp

450 or so. JC didn't build it, TW built it. Again, 20 years and 250 people more is around 12.5 people per year, 1.5 per month. Sounds like revival to me.

What does your church run??

Are you having a Revival??

[staysharp]

Originally Posted by PastorD

I was just there mid-November. They had 637 on Sunday am with more than 100 absentee's. When he took it, he lost down to 90 people in the transition. There is no doubt there has been some swelling . . . people always want to be where it's at. However, there is revival there....they are reaching their community with many people receiving the HG. I have been there and prayed many, many of them through.

I have no doubt you are correct. I am not discounting his work, he is a good man. I have high admiration for him, I was looking at his SS report average over the last year.