September 3, 2023
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
African-American News&Issues
“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
Vol. 28, Issue 33
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If you don’t know your history, you don’t know where you come from. - Roy Douglas Malonson
MATILDA MCCOY BALIN She was preceded in death by grandparents LA and Freddy B McCoy, parents Irvin and Matilda McCoy, sister Diane Gainous, brothers Harold Malbrough, James Malbrough and Charles Matilda on pg. 7 Malbrough.
Pastoral Leadership Is It Real?
By: Bobby Mills, Phd
Initially, let the editorial writer say emphatically that this editorial is not a condemnation of all pastoral leaders. However, those of us who know pastors that fit the nonspiritual description in this editorial pray for them. It is spiritually written that many are called, but few are spiritually chosen by God. All churches in the Black community struggle to become physical monuments of what it is that God desires the church to be, because: “For every house is built by some man, but he that built all things is God.” (Hebrews
3: 4). Black pastors for God’s sake, please examine yourselves, and cease espousing self-glorification, power, glory, and honor that you built the church rather than God built the church. Pastors are only pastoral stewards and servants of God, and this scripture is a Godly reminder: “Thou art worthy O Lord, to receive glory, and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Revelation 4: 11).
Earline Syon
Earline Syon was born on March 29, 1945, in Houston Texas. She was the oldest of 14 children. Earline attended school at old Kashmere HISD. She accepted Christ at an early age. Sisters are one of the greatest gifts that we will ever have and that Pastoral on pg. 5 our hearts will ever know. Earline on pg. 7