Good parents want to teach their children to be responsible citizens, don’t they? Good parents want their children to learn to be responsible for their actions. They want their children to take responsibility for the things they do – the choices they make. And they want their children to learn to make good, responsible choices – choices that will bring blessings upon them and all who associate with them. As a Christian, a true follower of Jesus Christ, what does your heavenly Father expect of you? What does He want you to do? Are you a responsible Christian? Are you doing your duty as a Christian? How responsible and dutiful are you? What does it mean to be a responsible Christian? What does it mean to do your Christian duty?

Mark Welch

Pastor, United Church of God

Mark graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Theology major, from Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA in 1978.  He married Barbara Lemke in October of 1978 and they have two grown children, Jaime and Matthew.  Mark was ordained in 1985 and hired into the full-time ministry in 1989.  Mark is the coordinator for United’s Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services and his wife, Barbara, is an interpreter for the Deaf.