Day confessed Hester’s death forced both him and Pinecrest to rely fully on God for ministry strength. Although Hester served as an incredible mentor to him, Day said it is ultimately God who takes care of His church.
“Reggie was such a great leader that he was almost like my rock or idol in ministry leadership, and whenever he passed away the Lord convicted me that I can continue on because God is the Rock of the church and I just had an idol in my life,” Day said.
“It helped us focus on who the main Shepherd of the church is and that’s Jesus. That’s what churches need to do to revitalize is to look to Jesus as the Rock and not look to the pastor to have all the answers. Every pastor is technically an interim pastor because we’re only here for a season.
“Reggie was always about the Gospel and never made it about himself. Reggie wouldn’t want us to be sulking and just remembering him for the sake of remembering him. Because of who Reggie was, the best way that the church can move forward is to make disciples.”
This article originally appeared at Baptist Press.
