I had the inestimable privilege (last weekend) to be the speaker for the Missions Conference at Arden PCA in the suburbs of Asheville, NC. APC is a healthy & vibrant, missions-minded congregation that is seeking to be more and more intentional in their role as a sending church.
But, the best part of heading up the mountain was catching up with old friends of WRPC.
Here are two of them: On the far left is Clay Dangerfield. Clay was a stalwart deacon at WRPC when I first arrived. I had the honor to baptize Clay and Carol’s oldest daughter, Grace, who is now almost 15, and big sister to brothers Moultrie and Palmer (named after Benjamin Morgan Palmer!). Clay now serves on the Session at APC.
In the center (wearing his Mission’s Conference tie) is Dr. Craig Sheppard. Years ago Craig was the leader of the PCA’s mission work in Sofia, Bulgaria and WRPC was one of his supporting churches. We sent short term teams to work with them, and I had the joy of going (on multiple occasions) and teaching with Craig. He has served as our Missions Conference speaker and is now the Senior Minister at APC.
But the connections don’t stop there. Dr. Sheppard’s son Jared, and my daughter Sarah were friends and mutually plugged in to Clemson RUF (directed by our own supported campus minister Rev. Stephen Speaks) and Clemson PCA (pastored by Dr. David Sinclair, the son of our dearly beloved members Louis and Joy Garlington).
Carl is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a graduate of Crichton College and Covenant Theological Seminary. Pastor Robbins has served churches in South Carolina, Oklahoma and Nevada. In addition Carl has served on the board of crisis pregnancy centers, Christian schools and seminaries. He has spoken to college groups, medical school forums, state legislative groups, seminary chapels and church conferences. His special passion is training pastors in developing countries. Carl and wife Sandy have been married for 37 years(!) and are the parents of three believing, adult children: John and his wife DeAnna and their children (Bray, Emmie Ruth, and Maggie Grace), James and his wife Megen and their children (Jack and Lainey Janice), and Sarah and her husband Andrew Holmes. Carl and Sandy love OU football, big dogs, good Mexican food, and the beach—any beach, any time.
Carl is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a graduate of Crichton College and Covenant Theological Seminary. Pastor Robbins has served churches in South Carolina, Oklahoma and Nevada. In addition Carl has served on the board of crisis pregnancy centers, Christian schools and seminaries. He has spoken to college groups, medical school forums, state legislative groups, seminary chapels and church conferences. His special passion is training pastors in developing countries. Carl and wife Sandy have been married for 37 years(!) and are the parents of three believing, adult children: John and his wife DeAnna and their children (Bray, Emmie Ruth, and Maggie Grace), James and his wife Megen and their children (Jack and Lainey Janice), and Sarah and her husband Andrew Holmes. Carl and Sandy love OU football, big dogs, good Mexican food, and the beach—any beach, any time. View all posts by Carl Robbins →
