Spirit-Filled Preacher Says You Can Find Purpose in Your Pain by LARRY TOMCZAK for Charisma News
Ken Roberts has packed a lifetime of lessons into his 64 years as a man of God. When his father, who was a pastor for 60 years, died not long ago at 89, he called me to tell me he was his hero. We grieved together, and Roberts shared more lessons with me as his friend.
We’ve been covenant brothers and ministry yokefellows for almost 40 years. When his wife of 25 years was killed unexpectedly in a car accident, I was present for the memorial service and gleaned more lessons from my buddy as eulogies were shared.
In the early 1980s, we were involved together in a church planting in my hometown of Cleveland. When we launched, Roberts and his wife faced the challenge of their newborn’s diagnosis of Turner’s syndrome. Roberts later led the church for 20 years when the influential congregation experienced unexpected trials that eventually brought it to closure.
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Their beautiful facility became a performing arts center; Roberts took a new assignment in another state. Years later he rejoiced when a vibrant church made the building their home to serve the people of northeastern Ohio.
Today, Roberts is a respected author, speaker and a life coach/mentor whose online training gives hope and inspiration to scores who look to him for guidance in their unexpected trials of life.
