He is still what you would call Pastor Emeritus or Sr Pastor kind of LOL... his health is so bad that he does not take the pastoring role too often but when he does decide to preach he definitely still has it!
Russ I believe is still a part of what used to be known as the Church on the Rock... they are now called something else.. but he was really tight in with those pastors and I talked to one of my ex boyfriends from way back whos father pastored one of the largest church on the rock churches and he said that Russ was still working with them altho I cannot for the life of me remember what they call those churches now.
As for Russ' attitude. He has changed a lot!!! Back in the day when I was out of church and just getting out of high school. I stayed with my bf's family for about 3 months and Russ stayed at their home for about the same amount of time as he and Tori (his wife) were touring at the time on a major tour and they would come there as a home base when not on the road and we had some major run ins our personalities clashed like tnt and a flame thrower!!!! He was a very rude person but God has definitely changed him. And I even at one time got a call from him with an apology telling me that he knew he should have been an example to me at that point in my life and was worse than a turn off to God for anyone... I think he realized he made his rear shown to many people during those given years in his life.. he is indeed a different person now.
I do wish I could have made it to the concert but felt spending time with my family was much more benificial this weekend considering my upcoming surgery
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Originally Posted by CC1
Not that I know of. He has been to the church for some special services, etc.
I think at last year or the year before Music Conference they brought him up on stage for an unscheduled testimony and he sang a couple of songs.
I also saw him at Dottie Rambo's funeral.
I am almost positive he is NOT a Christ Church member though. I have seen him about three times in nine years.
I have never been a fan either. I have a niece who thinks he is the best singer in the world but I disliked his singing from the beggining. The Imperials were my favorite Gospel group growing up and when I finally got to go see them in person around the late 70's it was right after he had joined the group and I hated his "sound". He sounded like he was singing with cotton balls in his mouth.
Later in the late 80's or early 90's when his career was in decline he came to my church in Austin and was such a prima dona I heard the pastor said he would never have him back. However to his credit I heard that later he confessed he had been a jerk around that time in his life and asked for forgiveness.
Even now he irritates me. When he "testified" at our music conference it was all whining about how he had an abused upbringing from his Pentecostal dad, yada, yada, yada. Very much the victim mentality.
Just my opinion and luckily for him many people disagree and seem to enjoy his singing and whining.....er... testifying.
BTW - Who is pastoring John Kershaw's church now? Is JK Pastor Emeritus or gone?
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