I was honored to serve Bishop Brad & Susan Reynolds and the members of the Ephesians 4 Network (E4N) as their presiding officer, on Saturday, July 13, 2019. The Ephesians 4 Network (E4N) was birthed in January 2002 to reach an eight-state region (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Wisconsin) in the north-central…
I was honored beyond measure to serve Bishop Randell and Michelle Drake and the members of New Horizons Ministries (NHM) as their presiding officer on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The conference convened at 9 a.m. on the campus of SpiritLife Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. SpiritLife is currently led by Senior Pastor Tommy McLaurin. Excerpts from…
It was my privilege to serve as the presiding officer for the 109th Conference Session of the Appalachian Conference on June 15, 2019. The conference was hosted at the Appalachian Conference Campgrounds in Dublin, Virginia. The Appalachian Conference continues to show excellent growth. Bishop Mathena’s State of the Conference Report describes that. Excerpts follow: “There…
On this episode of the Leadership Cast, Kent Bell sits down to discuss human trafficking and his ministry in Pennsylvania, Project Restore.
I had the distinct honor of serving as the presiding officer for the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference (RMC) session on June 8, 2019. The Conference was hosted at Trinity Christian Fellowship in Northglenn, Colorado (near Denver). Trinity Christian Fellowship is pastored by Rev. Brian and Carol Burgess. Brian Burgess was converted under my father’s ministry in…
Pastors John and Marilyn Monteith in Rock Hill, South Carolina, began 2019 in prayer, seeking God for direction and a move of the Holy Spirit. Following the Lord’s prompting, Crossfit Church (formerly Rock Hill P.H. Church) began holding special Tuesday prayer meetings, focusing on prayer for one another and the community. Their hunger for the…
As the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) seeks to accomplish the goals of Arise 2033, churches are catching the vision, implementing new strategies, experiencing growth, and impacting their communities. Pastor Navil Vaughan in Westville, Oklahoma, grew up as a pastor’s kid in the Westville P.H. Church and assumed the pastorate in 2008. Although regular attendance…
Throughout the Old Testament, God reminds His people of who they were. He often told them: “You were slaves (or aliens) in Egypt” (see Lev 23:22; Deut. 5:15; 10:17-22; 24:17-29). And while the word for slave (‘ebed) and alien (gér) are different, they were often interchangeable. If you were a gér, you were often an…
On this episode of the Leadership Cast, we visit with Gary Burd, the national director of Mission: M25. Gary Burd gives insight on how he formed his ministry and his calling to reach those who have been overlooked and neglected.
In 1883, Emma Lazarus wrote a poem about the Statue of Liberty called “The New Colossus.” Today the words of that sonnet appear on the pedestal of the monument. The Statue of Liberty stands to welcome the world with this silent cry, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,…
