The Rev. Jason A. Barr Jr. is senior pastor at Macedonia Baptist Church in Pittsburgh and preached this sermon at Duke’s Goodson Chapel Oct. 23, 2008.
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Jason Barr: 'Move forward'
God never calls leaders to go backwards, but always to move forward, says Jason Barr.
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