He resisted the pulpit. Now he’s building a church of his own

He resisted the pulpit. Now he’s building a church of his own

As the son of the man who leads one of the most influential Black churches in the country, Rev. Joshua Thomas spent years avoiding the call to ministry. It’s not that he didn’t love the church; he preferred to stay behind the scenes, making sure the audio, lighting and other technology worked. “Growing up in a pastor’s family, it was definitely not my dream” to stand at the pulpit, said Thomas, whose father, Bishop Walter Scott Thomas Sr., is pa…