By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector
lwilkey@tnbaptist.org
CHATTANOOGA — In April, Wayne Loveless had made up his mind that he was going to announce on the following Sunday that he was resigning as pastor after 18 years of ministry at Standifer Gap Baptist Church in Chattanooga.
He had already informed his elders/deacons. But first he made a phone call to his friend and director of missions for Hamilton County Baptist Association, Dennis Culbreth, and set up a meeting for lunch.
Culbreth thought it was just to “visit” but when he walked into the restaurant, “I could tell by looking at his countenance that he was under some stress.” [Read more…]