GOODlife Magazine June 2016

The President and CEO of
MUST Ministries and Senior
Pastor at Piedmont Church holds
down two demanding jobs, yet in
his typical self-deprecating style,
Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard says,
“I can only do one thing…. talk.”
Through that gift of talking, he has
become one of the most admired
leaders and public speakers in the
country. He is also an encourager,
a motivator, an avid reader and an
author.
“It’s amazing how much you
can get done if you don’t sleep,”
he laughs. The self-acknowledged
insomniac is known to read, email,
text and twitter into the night, be
at a 7 a.m. breakfast and speak
after dinner. He’s always been in
high gear and is squeezing every
minute out of life.
While running an $8.2 million
non-profit to help those in poverty,
his role involves leading a team
of 60, working with a board,
representing MUST at numerous
events, speaking, long-range
planning, fund raising and much
more. At Piedmont Church, he also
casts the vision, plus preaches
twice a week, performs weddings
and funerals, counsels and leads
a busy team. Most people would
find either of his jobs daunting,
but he thrives on the excitement
of networking the ministries and
doing big things in his community.
“As a pastor, I was a big fan
of MUST Ministries before I ever
talked to them about coming on
board. MUST has a well-deserved
strong reputation for serving
34,000 a year and doing so much
for those in poverty. Now Piedmont
is even more involved in that
aspect as our church is devoted
to outreach. Both organizations
are deeply committed to making
an impact on the community by
serving and helping others. It’s
just a good fit for me in terms of
working with two places that share
the same selfless goals.”
Setting selfless goals is
something Dr. Reighard does
well. At MUST, he has many
dreams, but standing foremost
is to give the homeless a welldesigned
environment to call
home while they go through the
MUST program. “Our Elizabeth Inn
Shelter has 78 beds, but – sadly –
it isn’t enough. It breaks my heart
that we have to turn people away
daily. The need is so great.”
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