Mileposts

2012 will be a big year. Not because the Mayan calendar ends, but because it will mark my 30th Anniversary in ministry. Today is my fourth anniversary at my current church. I realized that half of my ministry years have been spent at this church and the two previous.

A few years ago I led a Bible Study which emphasized that we should take the time to mark down the mileposts in our Christian Life. Some people call them mile markers because they mark the mile or distance from the beginning of a road. Most roads in the US mark the miles from South to North and West to East so that you can tell how many miles left if you are driving South or West and you can tell how far you have driven if you are driving North or East.

Why is it important that we take the time to mark our own mileposts in life? We often can easily think about the problems and difficulties that we have experienced. These difficult times can help us realize just how much God has done for us during the storms of life. But during those good times of life we often fail to recognize how God was working and moving. It is important for us to understand that without God we would not have experienced those good times.
  • 1964 - Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
  • 1964-1966 - Lived in Longbeach, California.
  • 1966-1974 - Lived in Norfolk, Virginia.
  • 1974-1976 - Lived in Rockville, Maryland.
  • 1977-1983 - Lived in Big Point, Mississippi.
  • 1977 - Accepted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior at youth camp at Mount Zion, Mississippi.
  • 1982 - Surrendered to full time ministry
  • 1982 - Interim Minister of Music at Temple Baptist Church in Big Point, Mississippi. Randy VonKanel was the pastor and my mentor in the ministry
  • 1983 - traveled with His Ambassadors as a trumpet player
  • 1984 - Started college at University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Studied music theory and composition.
  • 1985 - Minister of Music at Ridglea Heights Baptist Church in Moss Point, Mississippi.
  • 1987 - Minister of Music at FBC Helena, Mississippi.
  • 1989 - Started seminary at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Studied music history.
  • 1990 - Assistant Minister of Music at Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • 1992 - Married Wendy King.
  • 1992 - Minister of Music and Youth at FBC Godley, Texas
  • 1994 - Served with Foreign Mission Board in Jerash, Jordan.
  • 1995 - Ashton Stephen William Poole is born in Amman, Jordan.
  • 1997 - Minister of Music and Administration at FBC Crane, Texas.
  • 1998 - Zachary Chase Poole is born in Odessa, Texas.
  • 1999 - Minister of Music at King's Baptist Church in Vero Beach, Florida.
  • 2006 - Minister of Music and Worship at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Bel Air, Maryland.

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