On Funerals
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Bowden McElroy, Church Life, Culture, Ministry, Pastoral Issues | 8 Comments »I went to a funeral yesterday; I'll be attending another one tomorrow. Tomorrow's funeral is for a family member: my wife's uncle. Since tomorrow is the last day of school, my wife – a teacher – will be unable to ...
Missions IMPACT! - Miracles of Mercy Ministries
Sunday, May 25th, 2008 Posted in Ministry, Missions, Missions IMPACT! | 2 Comments »Alyce and Mackey Faulkner of North Little Rock, Arkansas, have launched a new ministry out of their home. It's called, Miracles of Mercy, and their mission is to provide a home for single mothers who have recently been release ...
Anybody Else Feel This Way?
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Church Life, Geoff Baggett, Ministry | 7 Comments »Sunday is my favorite day of the week. I am blessed to serve alongside so many wonderful people. I love my work, my calling, my ministry, my church, and my family in the Lord. I also love to take a ...
Sportsmensdevotional.com
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 Posted in Devotions, Ministry | 2 Comments »About a year ago a friend of mine introduced me to a ministry called Sportsmen's Devotional. The goal of the ministry is to provide daily devotions for men (and even women) who enjoy the outdoors. I promptly subscribed ...
Five Things Only God Can Do
Friday, February 29th, 2008 Posted in Bible, Church Life, Discipleship, Evangelism, Les Puryear, Ministry, Missions | 7 Comments »In “Experiencing God,” author Dr. Henry Blackaby says over and over that we should “watch to see where God is working and join Him in His work.” How do you know where God is working? What are the characteristics of ...
Mrs. Francisco’s Hands
Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in Church Life, Ministry, Tony Sisk | 5 Comments »This past Friday, I had the blessing yet arduous task of officiating at yet another funeral. This funeral was especially strenuous for me because I had to drive a 600 mile round trip to get there. I just recently have ...
IMPACT! Book Review - “Journeys: Transitioning Churches to Relevance”
Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Book Review, Books, Church Life, Culture, Geoff Baggett, Ministry, Missional | 5 Comments »Journeys: Transitioning Churches to Relevance is an exciting new book by Marty Duren and Todd Wright, and published by Missional Press. I have to admit that when I first read the title, I thought, "OK ... another step-by-step, 'how ...
Divine Appointments
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Church, Church Life, Church Planting, Culture, Evangelism, Ministry, Roger Ferrell | 6 Comments »Dear friends, So you’re working tonight and missing the Super Bowl. Sure, some of you could care less about football, but some of you are raving Giants fans. Or raving Patriots fans. And some of you have been waiting for the ...
What Is “Revival”?
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Church, Church Life, Discipleship, Evangelism, Les Puryear, Ministry, Missions, Theology | 11 Comments »Martyn Lloyd-Jones defines revival as “period of unusual blessing and activity in the life of the Christian Church. Revival means awakening, stimulating the life, bringing it to the surface again. It happens primarily in the Church of God, and amongst ...
Confessions of a Pastor’s Wife
Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Hariette Petersen (SelahV), Ministry, Testimonies | 20 Comments »From God's Call to God's Sanctification: It's not easy being me. It made no sense. I'd been born-again all of 8 months. I sat in an auditorium in Ridgecrest, North Carolina listening to Bertha Smith challenge us all to pray for ...
