俄克拉何马城十字路口教会主任牧师25日宣布退休：结束45年牧会生涯
俄克拉何马城大型教会十字路口社区教会的主任牧师马蒂·格拉布斯10月25日向会众宣布退休，结束长达45年的牧会生涯。
据《俄克拉何马人报》10月25日报道，格拉布斯退休后将担任名誉主任牧师，教会网站的声明说：“在带领十字路口45个不可思议的年头之后，马蒂经过深思熟虑和祷告，为下一章做好了准备。”根据教会网站的问答，长老会的一名成员将于11月1日公布长老会一致推选的新任主任牧师人选，会众将有两周时间认识这位人选，随后于11月15日投票表决。
十字路口教会的主校园位于纪念路与波特兰大道交汇处附近，园区内有2005年作为教会事工开办的十字路口基督教学校；在格拉布斯任内，教会还开设了多个分堂，并在25所监狱开展监狱事工，同时设有社区诊所与社区中心。格拉布斯一家将继续留在教会，他转任名誉主任牧师后仍会偶尔讲道，教会的日常运作与决策由领导团队负责。
来源：GSM·美国
Crossings Church Senior Pastor Announces Retirement in Oklahoma City After 45 Years of Ministry
Marty Grubbs, senior pastor of Crossings Community Church, a large congregation in Oklahoma City, announced his retirement to the congregation on October 25, ending a ministry career spanning 45 years.
According to The Oklahoman's report on October 25, Grubbs will become senior pastor emeritus after he retires. A statement on the church's website said: "After 45 incredible years of leading Crossings, Marty has thoughtfully, prayerfully prepared for the next chapter." According to a Q&A posted on the church's website, a member of the elders will announce on November 1 the elders' unanimous choice for the next senior pastor; the congregation will then have two weeks to get to know the candidate before voting on November 15.
The church's main campus is located near the intersection of Memorial Road and Portland Avenue and includes Crossings Christian School, which opened in 2005 as a ministry of the church. During Grubbs's tenure, the church also launched several satellite campuses, carried out prison ministry in 25 prisons, and set up a community clinic and a community center. The Grubbs family will remain at the church, and as pastor emeritus he will still preach occasionally, while the church's day-to-day operations and decisions will be handled by the leadership team.
Source: GSM·USA
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：俄克拉何马城市中心天际线（资料图）。图片来源：Urbanative / Wikimedia Commons，CC0。Downtown Oklahoma City skyline (file photo). Photo: Urbanative / Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
