30 Years in Huntsville - Pastor Gary Garrison

Huntsville is the name of Texas’s state penitentiary—and the town where Pastor Gary Garrison has faithfully served Second Baptist Church since 1996. In this episode of The Church Around the World, Pastor Gary joins Dan Ehrman to share how stepping back from full-time ministry to run a local gym opened the door for God to work in unexpected ways. Hear how he learned to lead without striving, to serve without people-pleasing, and to find joy in seeing God at work in small-town America.

Gary Garrison holds a degree in Business from Texas A&M and an M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. As he approaches 30 years as Senior Pastor at Second Baptist Church in Huntsville, TX, he also runs Iron Works Health Club—where ministry continues to unfold every day.

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