Retired pastors fill the key ministry role of encourager.
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Emmanuel L. McCall
Emmanuel L. McCall is retired pastor of the Fellowship Group in East Point, Ga., a former national moderator of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and an adjunct faculty member at McAfee School of Theology of Mercer University in Atlanta, Ga.
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