Bill Text: GA SR158 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Henry, Dr. Darrell; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR158 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR158-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 158
By:
Senator Mullis of the 53rd
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Dr. Darrell Henry; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Dr. Darrell Henry was born on April 11, 1956, in Athens, Tennessee;
and
WHEREAS,
his father John Henry was a bivocational pastor for many years; and
WHEREAS,
he attended Meigs County High School, where he graduated in 1974, and received
his bachelor of science in psychology at the University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga, his master of divinity at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary,
and his doctorate of divinity and doctorate of ministry at Covington Seminary;
and
WHEREAS,
he married Diane Bacon in 1981 and is the father of two lovely daughters,
Jessica and Julie; and
WHEREAS,
he became a follower of Jesus Christ at the age of 19 and accepted God's call
into the ministry shortly thereafter in 1976; and
WHEREAS,
he has been a pastor since 1977, pastoring churches in Tennessee and Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
he has been the Senior Pastor at Oakwood Baptist Church since February 20, 1991,
and, under his dynamic leadership, the church has grown from approximately 250
attenders to almost 3,000 members today and is recognized across America as one
of the leading innovative and break-out churches for small towns;
and
WHEREAS,
he is a leader in the Georgia Baptist Convention, having served as vice
president of the convention and on several committees of the convention, and he
was the keynote speaker for the state convention in 2003;
and
WHEREAS, he has served on several national committees of the Southern Baptist Convention and was one of the speakers at the Southern Baptist Convention Pastor's Conference in 2006; and
WHEREAS, he has served on several national committees of the Southern Baptist Convention and was one of the speakers at the Southern Baptist Convention Pastor's Conference in 2006; and
WHEREAS,
he has been sought as a church growth conference leader and speaker and has
spoken at the Georgia, Indiana, and Alaska Baptist conventions; and
WHEREAS,
he enjoys taking groups on tours to the Holy Land, traveling, running, and
playing golf and jokingly says that his greatest two spiritual gifts are
cynicism and agitation; and
WHEREAS,
his life verse and goal is to fulfill Acts 13:36a (NIV): "And David served God's
purpose in his own generation and then he died"; and
WHEREAS,
his significant organizational and leadership talents, his remarkable patience
and diplomacy, his keen sense of vision, and his sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of this state and people around the world have earned him the respect
and admiration of his colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
he is a person of magnanimous strengths with an unimpeachable reputation for
integrity, intelligence, fairness, and kindness; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize
and congratulate Dr. Darrell Henry on 20 years of service as the Senior Pastor
of Oakwood Baptist Church and extend to him best wishes for the
future.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Darrell Henry.
