From the September 2016 issue of The WORD of Saint Timothy's, Herndon.
“Pick out from among you seven men of good
repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, that we may appoint to this
duty.” Acts 6:3
This
summer, Rick Wilson resigned after twelve years as the treasurer of Saint
Timothy’ Church. We all owe him a great
deal of thanks for the way in which he has discharged his responsibilities with
steadfast patience, integrity and care. For
twelve years Rick has been a careful and diligent steward of the resources
entrusted to us to God’s work.
One
almost never hears of someone committing to such a demanding (and often
thankless) role in these days when so many responsibilities and social
activities fill people’s calendars. Maybe
he didn’t think he would be at the task for so long when he first took it up. But Rick has been faithful, pressing on to
complete tasks week by week, and carefully training those people (two of them)
who will continue in his stead.
Rick
has been the classic “behind the scenes” worker, coming in on weekends and
burning the midnight oil to keep up with the demands of our large and
complicated organization. A highly
skilled professional, his generous donation of time and talent has saved our
congregation tens of thousands of dollars in accountants’ fees. Most importantly, Rick has maintained the
trust that is absolutely essential for the management of church finances.
It’s
interesting that the early church’s first major conflict centered around
financial management.
