Pastoral Residency
“What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
2 Timothy 2:2
We believe the best place for men to be trained for ministry is within the context of the local church. With that in mind, we designed our pastoral residency. It is a 52-week intensive discipleship residency that will cover A-Z of pastoral ministry.
So if you have a desire for either lay or vocational pastoral ministry and want to be trained for that ministry, then this residency might be for you.
If you have any further questions, email us at info@restorationsanford.com.
-Current Residents-
Wendy and Michael have been married since 1985 and have been blessed with four children and five grandchildren. All of their children and their spouses are believers who faithfully serve the Lord.
Michael has been actively involved in Christian service and missions support for more than 40 years. Throughout that time, he has served in various areas of local church ministry, including church maintenance, teaching God's Word, leading evangelism and discipleship efforts, and encouraging and caring for fellow believers in Christ. He has also served as a deacon, church trustee, and board member for several Christian nonprofit organizations.
Wendy has faithfully served as a Christian counselor and Bible teacher in women's ministry. She also devoted many years to homeschooling and raising their children in the nurture and instruction of the Lord.
Together, Michael and Wendy are grateful for the Lord's faithfulness throughout their lives and are excited for the opportunity to serve Christ and His people at Restoration Church in Sanford.
Landon Durbin spent most of his life studying classical music, later coming to the faith in his early adult years and received the Lord’s calling to pursue ministry. Landon has a passion for Theology, Church history, and serving the Church, and he desires to educate and share the knowledge of God’s word to those who need it the most.
God graciously brought Sam from spiritual death to life at a young age, awakening his heart to recognize his sin, his need for Christ, and the forgiveness and love found in Him. Through God’s great kindness, Sam has been discipled by godly parents and mature men in the faith who have helped him grow in his love for the Lord, service to the church, understanding of God’s Word, dependence on prayer, pursuit of holiness, and practice of spiritual disciplines. Through their faithful guidance, he was also led to follow Christ in believer’s baptism.
Sam and his wife, Hannah, desire to faithfully guard the good deposit entrusted to them by discipling their children and others, while joyfully serving Christ’s bride, the church, both locally and among the nations. Alongside their brothers and sisters at Restoration Church of Sanford, they aspire to participate in the Great Commission, going to the nations under the authority of Jesus Christ to make disciples, baptize believers, and teach them to observe all that Christ has commanded, all for the glory of their great King.
Why the Silhouette?
Sam and Hannah are prayerfully preparing and discerning the Lord’s leading toward serving in the mission field, potentially in a country closed or restricted to traditional missionary work, if the Lord wills. For this reason, their photograph is presented as a silhouette to protect their identities and any future ministry opportunities. As they seek the Lord’s wisdom and direction, they invite the church to join them in prayer, asking God to prepare, equip, and send them according to His perfect will, for the advancement of the gospel among the nations.