On June 17, the California-Pacific Annual Conference honored distinguished clergy and laypersons who have devoted their lives to extraordinary service. Bishop Dottie Escobedo-Frank and retired Bishop Grant Hagiya presented Kimball with the Bishop’s Award.

In his brief message to those in attendance, Kimball shared some of what Evangelism in the Prophetic Spirit means.  He said, “Prophetic preaching isn’t easy preaching. Like the Old Testament prophets, it takes courage to confront those who are wrong and challenge them to follow God’s call for their life. Prophetic preaching comes from a heart of compassion and love, and contains the power to give hope to those who will listen.” 

Kimball concluded with his own challenge to young pastors and church lay leaders by saying, “Don’t ever walk away from the pulpit without giving people a sense of hope. They need that hope to sustain them as they go out of the church and into their community.”  Kimball ended by encouraging these leaders to “Shake us up! For God’s sake, shake us up!”