ST. MATT'S NORTH APPARENTLY A SUCESS
As promised … this is Chip Off the Old Block II, more on United Methodist minister Chip Joseph, who we introduced in COtOB I for The Richmonder.com … when he was featured after being asked to do the quintessential difficult, possibly impossible, task of starting a church at a time when people are more interested in material over spiritual pursuits. ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you believe some things are just meant to be, then you would have no trouble understanding how Joseph got into the ministry … after all these years. He turned 60 recently, for crying out loud. And, no, he didn’t hear a voice in the night, nor did he have a vision. Actually, the idea grew slowly, almost subliminally, for a long time … until he finally gave in. Among the first to recognize his potential as a clergyman was BECKY TIGNOR , his secretary at Holladay Elementary when he was principal there. “ She wa...