Shepherding.

That’s the word Robie Hembree uses to describe his style of ministry at Grace Church. As a pastor and a licensed counselor, personal involvement is very important.

“I try to spend one-on-one time with the people, with the families and then with the congregation,” he said. “What I get passionate about is helping people walk in the Word. Helping families. Helping marriages.”

In his hometown of Villa Rica, Hembree was raised going to church until his family stopped attending when he was a teenager. A couple years out of high school, he had a renewal of his faith and sensed a call to ministry. No major moment of enlightenment; just a growing desire. (To continue reading, please click here.)