When I was in Louisville for my father in-law’s funeral a couple of weeks ago I got to stop by my old church, St. Stephen Baptist, in the California neighborhood. This was the place where I saw for the first time with my own eyes as a young man how a church does effective outreach ministry to reach the un-churched.

The church literally took over a neighborhood and impacted it instead of the other way around. Well, they have made major strides with the music ministry too. The Temple Choir released an outstanding CD of contemporary gospel and praise music. There had been talk of possibly producing a CD back in the 90’s - yes, they’ve been that good for that long - and I’m glad the good Lord enabled them to bring it to fruition.

Joe Leavel, Kevin James and the rest of the directors and musicians have always had the choirs at a soul stirring level so it’s great to see that the rest of the world outside of Kentucky can be blessed by their efforts too. I was fortunate to be able to buy a “God Is Able” CD from the church bookstore when I went over to play basketball one day. Take it from me it’s a great disk so click the link and buy copies for yourself and a friend.

Pastor Cosby is a great leader so it’s no surprise to me to see another big project completed under his guidance. Are you going to visit the River City any time soon? If so, I recommend that you stop by St. Stephen for Sunday School and one of the services. No matter how your week has gone I guarantee your spirits will be lifted.