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Christian Men at Work Podcast


Nov 28, 2016

What You'll Hear:

Crate has spent 30 years in technical sales in the Food Industry
He's the father of 3 children and went through a divorce and remarried
He facilities a Men's Ministry at his church in Winston-Salem

God is concerned with our work and wants us to be happy
Crate would love to be in ministry full-time but he's not going to push that.
People are more a slave to their work than they are to the Lord
Instead of saying to someone at work "I'll pray for you", just go ahead and do it right there
As our lives change, God will show us different scripture for what we need

Intro
Crate Hall grew up in the mountains on the border of Virgina and West Virginia.  His family always had summer vacations in North Carolina and relocated to NC when he was fifteen years old.

He graduated from NC State University with a major in Food Science.  He has 30 years experience in the food and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

God led Crate to his wife Loretta in 2011 and they married in 2012.  He's the father of three children that range in ages from nineteen to eleven years of age.

God's given Crate a heart for encouraging others to intimately know Jesus and have a continually deepening relationship with our Lord and Savior.

Crate currently facilitates the Waterboyz Men's Ministry at Freewater Church in Winston Salem, NC.
Q&A
When did you become a Christian
I grew up in a home that revered God, but I really didn't have a relationship with Him, so I would say it was when I was thirteen.  There were other times when I listened to Him more intently particularly in dark hours

God has shown me in many ways that I'm following the right path
Can You Give me Examples of Those Times
Someone asked me to officiate their wedding.  I saw online ways you could get ordained but I couldn't agree with their doctrine.  I had been taking some Bible classes.  I started talking about it with my pastor and he surprised me to say he was going to ordain me.  I'm a bit concerned about how others see this since I don't have a Bible degree and others spend years in seminary before being ordained

I don't believe in coincidences any more.

Church sign shared by Dave "coincidences are God choosing to be anonymous"
Talk About Being Comfortable Praying For Your Career Success
I'm not a multi-tasker, I tend to be focused and put things in boxes, and I was doing this with the Lord.  I couldn't think of how God could be concerned with my work or that it deserved to be prayed for, or even if I deserved career success.

I've since come to believe that God is concerned with our work and He does want us to be happy.

We need to walk with love and integrity and be there to encourage others, to understand that the Lord loves us, the salvation He's given us, and the comfort we have.

I pray before a meeting with a customer.
What Type of Work Do You Do?
I'm kind of in sales, but more of a consultant.  I go into Food, Beverage, Pharmaceutical facilities where they have problems with inefficiencies and we offer different solutions.  I travel a lot and meet a lot of different people.

I like it, but I struggle a bit with the travel.  My 2 boys are 15 and 11.  On the other side, there's trade-offs where I have more freedom and flexibility in my schedule.

My heart is in the ministry and I'd love to be in ministry full-time, God may want me to be there, but at this point that door hasn't opened, and I'm not going to push that, I'm trying to balance it.
How Do You Discern God's Will With Regard to Your Occupation?
I'm still trying to figure it out.

I like encouraging others while I'm working.  Take advantage of opportunities to show others they don't have to go along with the crowd just to fit in.

We are to live our life, be that example,