Passion and plodding in pastoral ministry
Religion | Early zeal for evangelism propelled Brad Evans into ministry, but 38 years of shepherding a congregation through disagreements taught him steadiness
by Charissa Koh
Posted 12/29/20, 05:09 pm
Fifth in a series on long ministry
Brad Evans grew up in western Pennsylvania in a family that attended church only at Christmas and Easter. At age 16, Evans professed faith in Christ after hearing John 6:37 at a summer youth retreat: “Whoever comes to me I will never cast out.”