One Minute Devotion by Richard Exley

Even as we celebrate the joys of life, there is another part of us that grieves for those who suffer. And it is this spiritual sorrow that is our rite of passage into ministry. Thus it was with Jesus and His experience teaches us that it is not only possible to experience joy and sorrow simultaneously, but that it is mandatory if we are to live as authentic human beings.

"He was...a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering" (Isaiah 53:3).

Lord Jesus, teach us to live experiencing both joy and sorrow so we can be emotionally present in each ministry encounter. In Your holy name I pray. Amen.

Rob Schenck

Married to his wife Cheryl since 1977, Reverend Rob Schenck  (pronounced SHANK) is President and lead missionary of Faith and Action, a Christian outreach to elected and appointed officials in Washington, DC. As a highly sought after cultural observer, Rev. Schenck uses exceptional story-telling ability, powerful public-speaking skills and a remarkable sense of humor to provide profound insights into the challenging moral issues that confront our nation.

His candid and personal views on Capitol Hill activities have put him at the center of many Washington news conferences and he is often a guest on TV and radio shows from coast to coast including the Sean Hannity Show, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren and Larry King Live. Magazines including Life, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and Christianity Today have all carried reports of his evangelistic efforts. Rev. Schenck has also been the focus of feature stories in the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Houston Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times. His biography in the Baltimore Sun was one of the largest features ever published in that newspaper and The Washington Post printed a front-page article about his views on homosexuality. Dr. Schenck has met and spoken personally with two Presidents, former and current Speakers of the House, Senate Majority Leaders, numerous members of Congress and all nine Justices of the US Supreme Court.

Rev. Schenck is president of the National Clergy Council, a network of pastors and denominational leaders who work together to bring Christian moral principles into the conversation and debate surrounding national policy, and currently serves on the boards of the Evangelical Church Alliance, the Exchange Club of Capitol Hill, the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the National Clergy Council.

Through his work with the Institute on Religion and Public Policy, Rob has also traveled extensively overseas, including nations such as Morocco and the Sudan, working tirelessly to uphold the dignity of life and safeguard religious freedom as the fundamental human freedom.

He holds ministerial affiliation with both the Evangelical Church Alliance and the Methodist Episcopal Church.

One Response to “Rob Schenck”

  • Dear Rob,
    Once again I want to thank you for your presentation at FOB Fellowship of Believers, Sarasota, Fl on April 10 of this year. I felt a connection in your work with the Justice system as I am involved with Parental rights .org with Michael Farris. we must not give up the fight to do what is right.

    The United States government must not undertake to run the Churches. When an individual, in the Church or out of it, becomes dangerous to the public interest he must be checked. — Abraham Lincoln

    In the Word
    Glen Gibellina

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Faith and Action missionary, Pat Mahoney, and chief of program, Peggy Nienaber, with students from Cornerstone Assembly of God in Ohio in front of our National Ministry Center.