Greetings from new Mission Society president, Dick McClain

I have known Phil Granger for a long time, having worked with him at the board level for a sister organization for many years prior to his coming to The Mission Society. Because of the gifts and graces I had seen in Phil, I suggested to him some years ago that he submit his resume to the search committee of The Mission Society, and then had the happy privilege of welcoming him as my new boss when Phil became our president and CEO. Now as Phil and Sue prepare to move into new arenas of ministry, I for one am deeply grateful for what they have given to and done for The Mission Society and the Kingdom of God.

As my wife, Pam, and I enter a new season of our lives, during which I will serve as the president of this organization that has become so much a part of our lives, it is with both great admiration and deep gratitude for four leaders on whose shoulders I am now standing: Phil Granger, Al Vom Steeg, Julia McLean Williams, and H.T. Maclin. I have had the privilege of serving under each of these choice servants of Christ during their tenures as president of The Mission Society. They have been mightily used by God over the past 25 years to establish and shepherd what has become by God’s grace a significant international missions movement. But they did not do it alone. Their ministries have been greatly strengthened by your prayers. Now that the torch has been passed to me, I join with all of our missionaries, staff, and board members in asking for your continued intercession.