Wilson Focuses on Building New Relationships with God’s People –Inside and Outside Church Walls
Like many pastors, the Rev. Nicolette Birdsong Wilson wants her St. James AME Church congregation to grow spiritually and numerically. But, numbers play a lesser role than relationship building. Her focus is on developing better and new relationships with God’s people, both inside and outside of the walls of the church. “Evangelism was never about just inviting someone to church,” said Wilson, who was appointed in October 2018. “It was and is about building loving and Christ-like relationships with each other.” This approach is not new for Wilson, who employed a similar strategy while serving as spiritual leader of Johnson