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I know that we all have influencers and mentors in our life. There are those who influence as close relationships and those who influence from afar by the way that they lead or live their lives before us. I began to think today specifically about what living Church of God ministers have impacted my life significantly. I thought of several. Let me ask you the same. What living Church of God minister or ministers have personally impacted your life from close or afar?My top 4 would be:Pastor Hootie MaplesPastor Kirk WaltersBishop Joe Mirkovich

J.W. HillWayne BlackshearCarroll SmithJames OakleyOthoe StegalJerrel Tomlin

Unquestionably Bishop Donald P. Godbey was the greatest COG pastor I ever sat under and eventually worked alongside of “Hell will be filled with people that didn’t cuss, didn’t drink, and may even have been baptized. Why? Because none of those things makes someone a Christian.”

That is a fantastic list!Mine would include:Steve Bohannon, Bob Bohannon and FM SmallNew Jersey - Steve Allen and Mark LeonhardtGeorgia - Thomas Powell, Mark Davenport, Damien Wright, Jeannie MayoInternational - Rob Bailey, Mark Swank, Mark Williams, Tim HillTexas -

Thanks Brandon, these are all men I've had the extreme good fortune to call my pastor, with the exception of Jerrel Tomlin who I considered my youth-camp pastor, for many years.

RJ McCulloughLF BaldwinPaul KeeterHB TurlingtonAll along time ago

Dr Paul Walker

My Uncle, Eddie Munn has been a great inspiration to me. Even tho we were Independent he would come and preach for us and the HOLY GHOST would shake the house and people were saved and filled with the Holy Ghost & Fire. At 81 years old he had more fire than most of the preacher I knew. Another one is Dr. Peggy Scarborough which has been a Mother to me in the Lord and helped me in so many ways and encouraged me to do the impossible. These two ministers have made a mark on my life and I love them both very much. Also Dr Franklin Hunt has ministered many Revivals for us and they were powerful and we have been blessed to minister in his church as well. Let me say this too. Rev David Shrabble in Gwen Mich was the pastor there when I came back to God from an awful backslidden state and he helped me through restoration and push me into the Ministry. I got some great friends in the COG

I have never met anyone who believes what they preach more than Floyd Lawhon...(and that is no reflection on T.L. Lowery in any fashion). Nor have I met anyone who pursues being a catalyst for the experienced presence of God more than Floyd Lawhon. His preaching ministry has been a powerful blessing to me!

Some of the COG pastor's who have been a blessing to me. Some are not pastoring currently but they have a been a blessing and I wanted to make sure they were noted: Jack Reynolds (retired)Tony WeaverJohn MorganTom SterbensChuck SmithFred Garmon, not pastoring currentlyWayne CarterMichael J SmithKeith Whitt , not pastoring currentlyLarry TimmermanFloyd LawhonJim Stephens