Relationships: Seek First to Understand

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Our relationship with God, our spouses, our children, and each other are of paramount importance to God and us. He is interested in how we treat each other and said that all men will know His disciples by the love (agape) they have for one another. In this first of a two-part series, three essential traits we need in order to foster good relationships on all levels are discussed.
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Rick Shabi

Rick Shabi (1954-2025) was ordained an elder in 2000, and relocated to northern Florida in 2004. He attended Ambassador College and graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Business, with a major in Accounting. After enjoying a rewarding career in corporate and local hospital finance and administration, he became a pastor in January 2011, at which time he and his wife Deborah served in the Orlando and Jacksonville, Florida, churches. Rick served as the Treasurer for the United Church of God from 2013–2022, and was President from May 2022 to April 2025.