Sep 1, 2022
Discovering your spiritual gifts is so important! In this episode of Created for This, I'm chatting with my Spiritual Gifts class professor, Dr. Rush.
We talk about:
- how you can identify your gifts
- what the spiritual gifts are
- why rest is important for those of us in serving roles
Links from the show:
Your Reasonable Service: Understanding Your Motivation for Ministry
Dr. Fuller's Theological Classroom
More about Dr. Rush:
Dr. Tom Rush serves an Evangelist with TREAD Ministries and is a Staff Evangelist at
Liberty Baptist Church, Hartwell, Georgia. He also serves as a
President of Ten Commandments Georgia, a non-profit, grassroots
organization committed to the task of restoring a common moral code
based upon The Ten Commandments and the founding philosophy of our
country.
He is a native of East Point, Georgia, and a graduate of Georgia
Tech (BSIM); Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv); and
Immanuel Baptist Theological Seminary (DMin). He is a member of the
Conference of Georgia Baptist Evangelists.
He has been in full-time evangelism for over six years and has preached in numerous Bible Conferences and revivals across the country. Previously he served as a senior pastor for 34 years, serving churches in North Carolina, New Mexico, Florida, and Georgia.
He also served as Reserve Chaplain in the Navy and Air Force, serving a total of 28 years, retiring from the Air Force Reserves as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2005. Among several active-duty tours, he served as the Joint Special Operations Command Chaplain in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, 2004-2005.
He has served in numerous denominational positions of leadership, including: President of the 2017 Georgia Baptist Preaching Conference, member of the Executive Committee of the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, and currently serves as a Trustee of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY.
Dr. Rush is married to Lesli and together they have five children and twelve grandchildren. They reside in Monroe, Georgia.