Welcome! My name is Tim Counts and I am married to my beautiful wife Melanie, father of two sons and a daughter, the Pastor at Northshire Baptist Church in Manchester Center, Vermont, and a writer. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Baptist Convention of New England and the Leadership Team for Small Town Summits (a ministry affiliated with The Gospel Coalition New England).
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The name of my blog is “He Must Become Greater” which is from John 3:30, “He [Christ] must become greater, I must become less.” My goal is to glorify God as much as possible in life by making much of Christ. I hope that God will be more glorified by the devotional and pastoral thoughts on this blog. Thanks for stopping by!
In addition to the articles and posts on this blog, I am a contributor to LifeWay’s HomeLife magazine, LifeWay’s Open Windows devotional magazine, and a devotional written by New England pastors, Awakening Hearts. As you browse my articles, you will see that some have been featured at places such as Desiring God, The Gospel Coalition, 9Marks, The Master’s Seminary blog, For the Church, Lifeway, the Baptist Convention of New England blog, the Family Research Council, and several newspapers including our local and also largest state newspaper.
I served as a pastor in Washington state and New Mexico before coming to Northshire Baptist Church in Vermont. I am thankful for my time at The Master’s Seminary, where I received my M.Div. I am passionate about preaching God’s Word expositorily, verse-by-verse, because I know that the Holy Spirit uses the inspired Word of God to bring salvation and growth in Christ-likeness. I love to see the power of the gospel at work as people come to know Christ as their Savior and Lord, and also as believers grow in their understanding of how the gospel affects their daily lives.
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