[NYer]

Drake and Crystal McCalister were both Pentecostal pastors in the Foursquare Gospel denomination for thirteen years from 1991-2004. After an unexpected encounter with the Catholic Church, Drake began to study the claims of the Church. After five years of study, prayer, prophetic surprises and more reluctance than you can imagine, Drake resigned his pastorate and brought his wonderful wife and three daughters home to the Catholic Church. The only job Drake could find after resigning from his Church was selling cars. He went from preaching Jesus on Sunday to selling cars on Monday. Drake is now pursuing his Masters in Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and writes daily reflections on the readings for Mass for www.catholiccall.com.

[NYer]

Drake and Crystal McCalister were guests on this week's The Journey Home. Perhaps you will have an opportunity to watch the replay during the week.

Good morning ping!

[TSgt]

I found that the Catholic Church’s teachings were the most biblical

Really? I'm curious which Bible he was using...

[PatriotGirl827]

Great story! I saw bits and pieces of the show last night, but hope to catch the whole thing later.

[narses]

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[OpusatFR]

Thank you! What an uplifiting witness.

[OpusatFR]

Thank you! What an uplifiting witness.

[Cronos]

You could say we had already "reformed the reform."

Yes, the FourSquare Pentecostal group did do that

[Cronos]

I must say that, on the whole, if you’re going to pick a Protestant denomination, Foursquare is a good place to be. It is firm in its moral teachings, and with its focus on living for Jesus, a person will inevitably grow closer and more like Jesus the longer he attends.

Ever notice? Converts to Catholicism never back-bitch about the groups they come from

[stuartcr]

How could being a certain religion make one’s stomach turn? I just don’t understand the apparent animosity that I see between people of different faiths.

[Reo]

"Drake is now pursuing his Masters in Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville and writes daily reflections on the readings for Mass for www.catholiccall.com"

Updating this article based on last night's Journey Home program, I believe he now has his Masters, is teaching catechisis at Steubenville, and also heading up the RCIA program for the diocese. As converts who swam the Tiber to Rome from the ELCA 17 years ago, my wife and I try to catch Journey Home every week. Last night's program was wonderful.

[Texas Eagle]

Hallelujah! Praise Mary!

Or whatever Saint it's appropriate to praise in these situations.

[ArrogantBustard]

I would occasionally tune back in to Catholic Answers Live and many other shows on Sacred Heart Radio, mainly for the purpose of understanding what Catholics teach so that I could have a reasoned defense to the contrary.

"If I’m going to reach Catholics," I thought, "I’ll need to know what they believe and how they support those beliefs."

Protestant apologists on this forum would do well to learn from this man. By and large, they DO NOT know what Catholics believe and teach, nor do they understand how Catholics support their beliefs. Consequently, most protestant apologetic on this forum is an utter waste of time. It is directed against strawmen, it is a supposed refutation of beliefs which Catholics do not hold.

[r9etb]

I love/hate stories like this.

Love them, because they show how God is always at work in our lives, and has this funny way of taking the things we're most sure about and standing them on their heads.

And hate them, because He's stood me on my head more than a few times, and it's rarely fun at the time.

(As it happens, my Sunday School lesson next week is on how God doesn't do things the way we expect Him to do them...)

[Salvation]

**But my desire was to follow Christ, so I resigned my pastorate in August 2004. Once again my wife and I and three girls were without an income, with three months’ worth of money to live on and full of faith that God would provide. And he has.**

Welcome home, Drake and Crystal and family.

[Grunthor]

So if he now believes that the catholic church is the one true church does he feel that he has to answer for people that he “led astray” as a Protestant?

[shoelessbuddha]

I must be missing something.
I thought that selling cars was a good job, because one is providing others with something tangible and needed.

Especially when one has previously been deliberately (although ignorantly) been leading others astray.

Becoming Catholic and selling cars sounds like a great improvement!
God called and God provided!

[Coleus]

EWTN 'The Journey Home' 1-2-17 - Crystal and Drake McCalister, former Pentecostal Ministers