I love to hear stories of the call of God!
Moses ... freeing the Egyptian slaves and parting the Red Sea!
David ... the King and the Psalmist!
Then there's Gideon, Jonah and Jeremiah!
Each of these men had to start somewhere small: Moses ran away to live in the desert. David tended sheep. Gideon, Jonah and Jeremiah just hoped to be left alone!
Even me! I worked in a bank, volunteered as youth leader, and cleaned the church for a paycheck! Only then did God begin to use me in a greater way!
What has God called you to do for the kingdom? Are you willing to say yes?
Remember this: God doesn't call great people to do small things. He calls insignificant people to do GREAT THINGS!
Decide for Jesus today. He is the only choice worth making.
Pastor Tim
A Message from the Desk of Tim Barker:
As the Network Pastor/Superintendent for the South Texas Ministry Network, I face the challenge of helping our youth find the Call of God in their lives.
That’s what Called Camp is all about. When the elders of the church can support those who will one day be the church, we’re building a support structure that will endure through the ages.
Join me in inviting Jesus to place a Call on your life. Your journey to helping others find God can begin now. Answer His Call and invite Him in.
Tim R. Barker, D. Min.
About Tim:
Reverend Tim R. Barker is the Network Pastor/Superintendent of the South Texas Ministry Network, which is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
He is a graduate of Southwestern Assemblies of God University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in General Ministries/Biblical Studies, with a minor in music. He also received a Master of Arts in Practical Theology from SAGU and received his Doctorate of Ministry Degree from West Coast Seminary.
Reverend Barker was ordained by the Assemblies of God in 1989. He began his ministry in the South Texas District in 1984 as youth & music minister and continued his ministry as Pastor, Executive Presbyter (2006 – 2009) and Executive Secretary-Treasurer (2009 – 2011) in the South Texas District, where he served until his election as the South Texas District Superintendent in 2011.
By virtue of his district office, Reverend Barker is a member of the District’s Executive Presbytery and the General Presbytery of the General Council of the Assemblies of God, Springfield, Missouri. He is a member of the Executive Board of Regents for Southwestern Assemblies of God University, Waxahachie, Texas, and SAGU-American Indian College, Phoenix, Arizona. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Pleasant Hills Children’s Home, Fairfield, Texas, as well as numerous other boards and committees.
Reverend Barker and his wife, Jill, married in 1983, have been blessed with two daughters. Jordin and her husband, Stancle Williams, who serves as the South Texas District Youth Director. Abrielle and her husband, Nolan McLaughlin, are church planters of Motion Church in San Antonio. The Barkers have four grandchildren, Braylen, Emory and Landon Williams and Kingston McLaughlin.
His unique style of pulpit ministry and musical background challenges the body of Christ, with an appeal that reaches the generations.
