Part 4: Laying a Firm Foundation Editorial Note: As the late Dr. L.C. Johnson prepared to step down from his long tenure as president of Welch College (then Free Will Baptist Bible College), Contact magazine asked him to write a five-part series of articles. In these short accounts, Johnson traced God’s hand in forming, building, and keeping the denominational college. After two years as president, I returned to the pastorate for three years. As with any new movement where definite objectives have not been established and agreed upon, misunderstandings developed. Everyone intensely interested in the new movement was wanting to do the best for its success. We were groping our way, and some of our ideas differed.  Since I had previously committed myself to a pastoral ministry, it was easy to make the decision to return to the pastorate. During those three years, situations developed at the college that led to another change in the administration. It was during those three years when I returned to the pastorate that I found myself unable to free myself from the conviction this work was God’s plan for my life. When I was invited back to the college as president in 1947, I … Continue reading Over My Shoulder, Part 4