Terry Drost

Continuing in the rich heritage of faithfulness, Terry Drost is furthering the work of the kingdom at Peckville Assembly of God in Pennsylvania.

There are appointed moments in our lives when obedient men and women of faith encourage us to listen to the voice of God for direction. Perhaps God allows them to see something in us that we don't see in ourselves at the moment. Pastor Terry had one of these moments in the early 90's when his father, who was senior pastor at the Peckville church, approached him to seek the heart of God concerning the future of the youth ministry. It was a pivotal moment in the life calling he would begin to pursue. Pastor Terry obediently sacrificed a full-time career in commercial printing to pour into ministry to youth at the church. Looking back on those days, God was shaping him to be the leader in the church he is today.

Always driven toward growth, an aspect of his ministry work ethic he is proud of, he currently is involved with a Pastor's Coaching network in New York City, directed by Nelson Searcy. This is a non-denominational network focused on strengthening the systems a healthy church needs to grow and sustain growth into the future. How is that done? Pastor Terry quotes Nelson when he says, "Look at what most other churches are doing, and do the opposite". That isn't entirely accurate, the heart of the thought is that most churches are not concerned about people outside the church walls and are focused too much on maintaining their traditions than reaching a new generation with new methods. Sure, connect cards, hand written letters, and giving gas cards are good ideas, but the notable thing about them is not that they are new methods, different than what some other churches are doing, but that they actually express interest in others. Peckville Assembly is currently in a wonderful season of growth and it has a lot to do with the adage "They don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care."

All that being said, there may currently be a multi-million dollar building, big name "Christian" concerts, fireworks, and even a staff with strong work ethics, but the increase and blessing being experienced is more likely fruit being harvested from the years of faithful planting that the Holy Spirit guided through faithful men and women.

I pray God continues to bless Pastor Terry, his staff, and the Peckville Church as He guides them by the Holy Spirit to plant good seed for the harvests to come...