Doug Barrett Ministries
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
864-242-4213

• Education: 4 years of college: Textile Management Church of God MIP graduate Nursing
• Experience: 20 and 1/2 years of pastoral experience in 2 churches 2 and 1/2 years as Youth and Christian Education Director 2 years of Associate Pastoral work 2 years of Evangelistic work Taught Sunday School for 35 years Served as District Evangelism Director Served as District Secretary and Treasurer
• Comment to those looking at my sermons: I hope that you will be able to glean from these words and that they will enhance your ministry to spiritually hungry people
• Sermon or series that made a difference: Ten Commandments
• One of my favorite illustrations: The woman with the issue of blood
• Family: Three children and nine grandchildren
• What my parents think of my sermons: They are very proud of my work
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She has always been supportive of my sermons and seems to enjoy them
• Best advice given to me about preaching: Be yourself and not someone else
• Books that have had an impact: The Purpose Driven Life
• Hobbies: Garden Read Cook Travel Write
• If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Grace, greater than all my sin
• Something funny that happened while preaching: A young boy fell asleep and started snoring. One by one all of the ladies started punching their husbands. No one knew who was snoring until church was over. I didn’t know about any of this becasue I couldn’t hear it from the pulpit area. When the last amen was said the churh broke out in laughter.
• What I want on my tombstone: To live is Christ, but to die is gain