Leadership Network Mourns the Deaths of Dr. Forrest Pollock and Preston Pollock

DALLAS, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Leadership Network President and CEO Tom Wilson issued the following statement at the news of the tragic death of Dr. Forrest Pollock, Senior Pastor of Bell Shoals Baptist Church in Brandon, FL, and his 13-year-old son, Preston. At the time of the May 12, 2008, plane crash that took their lives, the Pollocks were traveling to a Leadership Network-hosted conference for innovative church leaders in Dallas, Texas.

    "The staff and Board of Trustees of Leadership Network join me in
    expressing our deepest condolences to the family of Forrest and Preston
    Pollock and the good people of Bell Shoals Baptist Church. As you walk
    through the difficult days ahead, please know that we grieve with you and
    will be praying for you. Dr. Pollock's all-too-sudden death leaves a
    profound legacy for others to follow -- a legacy of love for his family,
    commitment to his Lord and service to others. Even as our hearts ache, may
    we take comfort in the knowledge that Dr. Pollock's last moments on this
    earth reflected his deepest passions -- a father living life with his son
    and a pastor eagerly seeking to expand the Kingdom of God."

                                      - Tom Wilson, President and CEO

About Leadership Network: Based in Dallas, Texas, Leadership Network is a nonprofit public charity that fosters church innovation and growth in furtherance of its far-reaching mission to identify, connect and help high-capacity Christian leaders multiply their impact. For more on Leadership Network, see http://www.leadnet.org, http://www.halftime.org and http://www.successtosignifiance.com or contact Rick Long at 1.800.477.6698 x 102 or rlong@sourcepub.com.