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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Robert L. McDonald has stepped down as |
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superintendent of the Dallas District Church of the Nazarene, after |
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nearly a decade of dedicated service; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1955 in Knoxville, Iowa, to Frank and |
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Davidene McDonald, Rob McDonald graduated from Chariton Community |
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High School in 1973; he attended MidAmerica Nazarene College, where |
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he earned his bachelor's degree in religion, and he later completed |
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his master's degree in human relations at the University of |
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Oklahoma; he was awarded a doctor of divinity degree from Southern |
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Nazarene University; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. McDonald began his notable career in the |
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ministry as a youth pastor at Des Moines First Church of the |
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Nazarene and at First Church of the Nazarene in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, |
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before serving as pastor of congregations in Oklahoma, South |
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Dakota, and Illinois; he was chosen to lead the Mississippi |
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District Church of the Nazarene in 2000, and five years later he |
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assumed the duties of superintendent for the Dallas District Church |
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of the Nazarene; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2005, Dr. McDonald has provided inspiring |
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leadership and valued counsel to fellow pastors and worshippers |
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across the Dallas District; a passionate advocate for Cowboy Church |
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evangelism and formation, he has overseen the establishment of 10 |
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thriving Cowboy Church congregations during his outstanding |
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tenure; upon leaving his post as district superintendent, he will |
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take over as senior pastor for the Lone Star Cowboy Church of |
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McLennan and Hill Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman has further benefited his |
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church organization as a member of the board of Southern Nazarene |
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University and as a member of the District Superintendents Action |
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Committee and the Nazarene Organic Church Network; in addition, he |
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is the current chair of the Nazarene Cowboy Church Network; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Dr. McDonald enjoys the love |
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and support of a fine family, which includes his wife, Sue, his |
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daughters, Melissa Ferrer and her husband, Mitchell, and Meagan |
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Sprang and her husband, Jonathan, and his five grandchildren, |
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Abigail, Isaiah, and Isaac Ferrer, and Jacob and Ezekiel Sprang; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Rob McDonald has worked diligently in behalf of his |
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faith, providing comfort and spiritual guidance, while proving |
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himself to be a wise and trusted leader, and he is indeed deserving |
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of special recognition as he begins his new mission of pastoral |
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service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Robert McDonald on his achievements |
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as superintendent of the Dallas District Church of the Nazarene and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. McDonald as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Flynn |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1575 was adopted by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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