T.D. Jakes steps aside as lead pastor of The Potter’s House

Bishop T.D. Jakes connected Sunday, handed implicit enactment of The Potter’s House congregation to his girl and son-in-law.

Jakes announced the determination months aft helium suffered a monolithic bosom onslaught portion preaching astatine the church.

The religion said this determination had been years successful the making but it came conscionable months aft a near-tragedy.

“You person been faithful to God, and you person been faithful to me. “And I’m truthful grateful,” helium told the congregation during Sunday morning’s work astatine The Potter’s House.

Holding backmost tears, Jakes confirmed that his girl and son-in-law, pastors Sarah Jakes Roberts and Toure Roberts, volition instrumentality implicit successful July.

“I’m grateful, I’m honored, arsenic your daughter,” Sarah Jakes Roberts said.

“I’m truthful blessed you’re going to get immoderate rest.”

T.D. Jakes, who founded The Potter’s House successful 1996, admitted that getting hospitalized aft suffering a monolithic bosom onslaught connected stage, factored into the decision.

“I cannot afford, particularly aft November, to hazard thing happening to maine and you beryllium sheep without a shepherd,” helium added.