Rev. Samuel B. Abbott

Peter Moore, like the apostle whose name he carried, was a rock. The vision came to him early of bringing the Gospel to prep school students and he stuck with it. He had a model in the "Bash" camps in England but he adapted it for the United States. His theology was evangelical Anglican. He would not be distracted by British Israelitism or neo-Pentecostal teaching, or full sanctification (Keswick) or separatism. He stuck to a Biblically informed middle way. The vision took form and grew and many lives have been changed because of it.

Peter was a good teacher and a caring pastor but above all he was a leader. His leadership drew in and encouraged a wide variety of people whom he enabled to develop their own gifts for ministry. From early days in FOCUS, talks at camps were shared among the leadership rather than given by outside guest speakers. This gave many of us an opportunity to grow as teachers and preachers of the Word.

Peter did not hang on to FOCUS, but moved beyond it to found a seminary and serve the wider church in many ways.But he remained teasable, retaining a sense of humor and a humility unusual in someone so determined and accomplished.

For both Edith and me, Peter provided a crucial mooring through the FOCUS community after we came to faith. Through it we met and fell in love, developed gifts in ministry and rejoiced that Peter preached at our wedding fifty-two years ago. As I wrote him last December, he was, apart from our parents, the most important person in our lives.

Thank you, Lord, for the life and ministry of this rocky servant.

— The Rev. Sam B. Abbott