A Blog for the leaders at Calvary McAllen

This blog is a place for Lead Pastor Julio to share updates on leadership ideas and developments at Calvary. I encourage feedback and comments as we together seek God's leadership for our church and for His mission.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Gary Faris, Pastor for Spiritual Development



Gary Faris is our Pastor for Spiritual Development.  Gary is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Pastor Gary came to Calvary after serving on staff in several churches in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.  His favorite verse is Ephesians 2:10,  "For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."

  Rosario, Gary’s wife, is an avid runner and a great cook.  They have three children: Chelsey (13), a Fossum Falcon, who really enjoys playing sports for Fossum.  Her favorite sports are soccer and basketball; Andrew (11) and Michael (10) who love basketball and want to change their school mascot to the Garza Rhinos (currently it’s the Garza Unicorns and they don’t like that).

            Gary’s primary role is to give leadership to our adult discipleship ministry.  This includes English and Spanish language Adult Bible Fellowships (mostly on Sunday mornings) and the EQUIP ministry on Wednesday nights.  The former is the group ministry where new comers and members can build community and grow in discipleship.  The latter is a training venue for current and potential leaders.  Gary provides advisory support to the Spanish language EQUIP ministry, which goes by “Instituto.”  He also provides support to Feature, a monthly women’s luncheon.  Additionally, Pastor Gary oversees the church membership records and supervises food service at Calvary.

          We are grateful for Gary's experience, thorough knowledge, and reflective thinking skills as it applies to church ministry.  We also appreciate the cross-cultural experience that Gary and his wife bring to ministry.  We pray that God continues to bless the Faris family.
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  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2012 at 8:14 AM

    Dear Pastor Julio,

    Excellent blog post. I’ve been in Pastor Gary’s Sunday’s fellowships, Pastor Gary’s Wednesday’s evening classes, and have received spiritual guidance on many occasions for myself and my family from Pastor Gary. In fact, Pastor Gary was who introduced my family and myself to Calvary.

    Calvary is definitely blessed to have him “on board”.

    Sincerely,

    Nicolas Pereyra

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