Pastor Tribute

Pastor Vincent Brown
Abbeville Memorial COGIC

A pastor is a spiritual overseer for a group of believers. As a spiritual overseer, he must ensure that the spiritual development of believers will continue toward the path of maturity in both wisdom and knowledge. In other words, the pastor has a call to draw people closer to God. Therefore, the term change becomes a permanent aim for him when ministering to body of believers. The body of believers must undergo change to reach maturity just as a new born child changes to adulthood. Yet, when we listen to Pastor Brown’s applications in his sermons, each application becomes a vital nugget on how to grow closer to God to ensure this change. Pastor Brown employs a changed methodology to stir growth when preaching. For instance, he referred to the call of Abraham from Ur to the land of Canaan as an increase. Likewise, God wants us to increase by improving ourselves so at times He employs a change concept that will eventually lead us to improvement.

Pastor Brown wants AMC members to improve and continue to increase toward God. Remember, God created the universe and if you noticed there is an ever expansion ongoing around us. I have heard people say that we are living in the Last Days. Yet, Pastor Brown understands that we are living in two existences – this presence world and the spiritual world. Such awareness leads him to foster a need for AMC to grow spiritually instead of focusing on the material prosperity. 

Finally, the primary purpose of a spiritual overseer centers on  Kingdom work by reaching lost souls. Likewise, Pastor Brown's vision at Abbeville Memorial Church produces ongoing Kingdom work within this community like ministering to our seniors at the Henry County Health and Rehab Facility, the youth at Camp SAYLA, Back to School Bash, the Boys and Girls Club of Abbeville, and even the homeless as an outreach ministry in Atlanta. This body of believers seems small from a natural perspective but from the spiritual perception, we are mighty in God which is why the Apostle Paul referred to us in the Scripture as waiting for a change. 

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.  (I Corinthians 15:51-52)

For this reason, Pastor Brown employs a change concept in preparation of the ultimate change for the believers at AMC.