Goodbye to a Good Man

On Sunday, our congregation was surprised to hear of the resignation of our pastor Ken Corr. Many tears were shed on this day. We will miss him dearly. I have only known Dr. Corr for 3+ years but I see the same things that others see in him. A wonderful pastor, husband, and father. One who would not compromise the meaning of the gospel under any circumstances. A creative thinker who gave his ministerial staff the OK on most things if it aided in the ministry to others. He was a leader for social justice and considered it to be integral to the true meaning of Jesus' words. Dr. Corr has left his fingerprint on FBC Memphis and for that we are confident about the future. Without him there would have been no stability and far less community. Without him it is possible that we might have only heard trite and inspirational sermons. Instead, he provided his congregation and 40,000 other TV listeners with deep, meaningful, and tranforming sermons. Truthfully, I never heard Dr. Ken Corr preach a bad sermon. I've always thought that if any pastor could get his members to talk about the sermon at the lunch table following the service then he has accomplished something great. As he pursues other interests, I pray that God will give will give him guidance for the future and a peace about the past. God has a specific will for Dr. Corr but we all must accept God's hidden will also. That hidden will is the will of God that no one can see. It is God working in and throughout history. God's hidden will is that in which we must place our confidence and faith. Confidence that God continues to work in the details of life and a faith that He will keep his promises to the end.