Later Pastoral Work
In 1987, Rutland was invited by the Senior Pastor of Mount Paran Church of God in Atlanta, Georgia, to serve as an Associate Pastor for a period of two years. After completing his two years at Mount Paran, Rutland took the helm of the financially struggling and leaderless Calvary Assembly of God in Orlando, Florida, in 1990.
When Rutland arrived at Calvary, the church was reeling from the effects of a financial crisis (bankruptcy was thought to be inevitable), a sexual scandal, and drastically reduced membership. During Rutland's leadership of Calvary Assembly of God from 1990 to 1995, he oversaw the reduction in the church's debt by $4 million from $15 million. Calvary was among the largest Assembly of God congregations in the United States and during Rutland's leadership of the church, attendance increased from 1,800 to 3,600.
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