{"id":1480,"date":"2017-07-31T22:06:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T22:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2017-08-01T22:38:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T22:38:16","slug":"garry-bryant-assumes-leadership-evangelism-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/2017\/07\/31\/garry-bryant-assumes-leadership-evangelism-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Garry Bryant Assumes Leadership of Evangelism USA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bryant was elected during the 28th<\/sup> General Conference<\/p>\n

By J. Lee Grady<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Garry Bryant will step into some big shoes when he replaces Bishop Chris Thompson as the director of the IPHC\u2019s Evangelism USA department. But he\u2019s excited about the challenge.<\/p>\n

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Bishop Garry Bryant<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cMy focus is on the harvest,\u201d says Bryant, who is 57. The third-generation IPHC minister has led the Acts2Day Network for the past 8 years and has focused his attention on planting new IPHC churches in states where no churches currently exist.<\/p>\n

As of this year, Wyoming and Rhode Island are the only states that have no IPHC church. But Bryant announced during the 28th<\/sup> General Conference that the nucleus of a future church is now meeting in Wyoming.<\/p>\n

Bryant was elected to the EVUSA post on Wednesday, July 26, and will assume the post immediately. Bishop Thompson, who has served as EVUSA director for two four-year terms, is relocating to South Carolina to serve as president of Holmes Bible College. Thompson is 67.<\/p>\n

Thompson has served the IPHC in various roles since he was a pastor in the North Carolina Conference in the early 1970s. He was the bishop of the North Carolina Conference from 2001 to 2009, when he became EVUSA director. He has also been on the boards of Emmanuel College, Holmes Bible College and Falcon Children\u2019s Home, as well as many other ministries. He has also been vice chairman of the IPHC under the leadership of General Superintendent Doug Beacham.<\/p>\n

\u201cBishop Thompson has taught me so much,\u201d said Bryant. \u201cFrom watching Bishop Thompson I\u2019ve learned what it means to be committed to an assignment even when it costs you. I\u2019ve learned what loyalty looks like. He stands his ground when fighting alone. And he is a man of prayer, and that commitment to prayer has marked EVUSA for the past 8 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson says he has full confidence that Bryant will take EVUSA to a new level during the next four years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know Garry personally, I know his walk with God,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cHe is well-seasoned, well-experienced and he is prepared for this job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other colleagues in the IPHC give Bryant high marks. Dayton Birt, who leads Redemption Ministries Conference, worked closely with Bryant when he was based in Virginia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt thrills my heart to see that we have elected another leader who is passionate about reaching America with the gospel,\u201d Birt said. \u201cGarry has a deep love for our country and is passionate about planting churches that plant churches. I believe great days are ahead for our movement!\u201d<\/p>\n

Greg Hood, who is the director of the Pacific Rim District of the Acts2Day Network, has also worked closely with Bryant. \u201cI am confident that Garry\u2019s vision will not only continue but will gain momentum so that we can accomplish the Great Commission,\u201d said Hood, adding that Bryant has witnessed Bryant\u2019s \u201cgenuine passion for this church.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[317,1],"tags":[313,15,481,125,94],"class_list":{"0":"post-1480","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gencon","8":"category-general","9":"tag-313","10":"tag-chris-thompson","11":"tag-iphc-general-conference","12":"tag-july","13":"tag-recap","14":"entry"},"title_es":"El Obispo Beacham desaf\u00eda a IPHC a adquirir nuevo territorio","content_es":"En un acto prof\u00e9tico dram\u00e1tica, pastores y l\u00edderes oraron por la expansi\u00f3n milagrosa<\/strong> Conferencia General IISP Informe resumido jueves 28 julio, 2017 J. Lee Grady<\/strong> Los delegados que asistieron al tercer d\u00eda de del 28 al IISP V<\/sup> Conferencia General nunca olvidar\u00e1 lo que sucedi\u00f3 al final de El servicio de la tarde. En un acto prof\u00e9tico dram\u00e1ticamente visual, los misioneros, los delegados extranjeros y los superintendentes de la conferencia entraron en la etapa del auditorio y vertieron el suelo en un envase grande del plexigl\u00e1s. El suelo proven\u00eda de lugares tan diversos como Pakist\u00e1n, Congo, M\u00e9xico y Alemania. El suelo arenoso de Arizona se mezcl\u00f3 con el suelo volc\u00e1nico de Hawai. Hab\u00eda suciedad de Tanzania, Hait\u00ed, Rumania y Nicaragua. Hab\u00eda incluso suelo de Falcon, Carolina del Norte -donde empez\u00f3 el IPHC- as\u00ed como tierra de Turqu\u00eda, donde hoy el 99 por ciento de su poblaci\u00f3n es musulmana. Hab\u00eda tierra de Israel. Y un pastor palestino invit\u00f3 a un creyente jud\u00edo mesi\u00e1nico en Jes\u00fas a poner suelo en el contenedor de los territorios palestinos. \"Dios nos est\u00e1 llamando a la fecundidad\", dijo Beacham, en un serm\u00f3n basado en la par\u00e1bola de Jes\u00fas de los suelos de Mateo 13. \"Jes\u00fas sab\u00eda que hay veces que sembramos en l\u00e1grimas, pero tenemos la seguridad de que habr\u00e1 cosechas de alegr\u00eda , \"Proclam\u00f3 Beacham. \"A pesar de las l\u00e1grimas, sin embargo salimos con semilla para sembrar\". Durante su serm\u00f3n, Beacham proyect\u00f3 una ambiciosa visi\u00f3n para el futuro de la IPHC. \u00c9l mostr\u00f3 los mapas de los Estados Unidos, observando que muchos de los centros de la poblaci\u00f3n de la naci\u00f3n no tienen una iglesia de IPHC. \"Hoy tenemos una presencia de IPHC en 100 naciones\", dijo Beacham. \"Mi meta es llegar a 150 naciones en 2033.\" Meses antes de la convenci\u00f3n cuadrienal, Beacham hab\u00eda instruido a los delegados a traer peque\u00f1os paquetes de tierra de sus respectivos estados y naciones a la Conferencia General. Al final de su serm\u00f3n en el evento de este a\u00f1o, Beacham desafi\u00f3 a la IPHC a expandir su influencia global mediante la plantaci\u00f3n de cientos de nuevas iglesias. El contenedor de tierra estaba destinado a representar el nuevo territorio que Dios est\u00e1 llamando a la IPHC para reclamar por Cristo. Despu\u00e9s de que Beacham notara que Rhode Island y Wyoming son los dos \u00fanicos estados en los Estados Unidos que no tienen una iglesia de IPHC, el reci\u00e9n elegido director ejecutivo de Evangelism USA, Garry Bryant, derram\u00f3 suelo de esos estados en el contenedor. \"Ahora tenemos una reuni\u00f3n de estudio b\u00edblico en Wyoming\", se\u00f1al\u00f3 Beacham. Una de las primeras conferencias episcopales de la IPHC, Wallapa Wisawasukmongchol de Tailandia, coloc\u00f3 tierra en su contenedor. Y los delegados de Ucrania arrojaron tierra que hab\u00edan recogido de los 28 distritos de su pa\u00eds. \u00bfC\u00f3mo pueden los l\u00edderes de IPHC alcanzar estos elevados objetivos de crecimiento de la iglesia? Beacham dijo que requerir\u00eda 1) oraci\u00f3n; 2) estrategias de capacitaci\u00f3n; 3) objetivos mensurables; Y 4) generosidad radical. El p\u00fablico aplaudi\u00f3 de acuerdo. \u201cLos cristianos de todo el mundo est\u00e1n empezando a prepararse para celebrar el 2.000 aniversario<\/sup> de la muerte y resurrecci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas,\u201d dijo Beacham. \"Si el Se\u00f1or se demora, esas celebraciones ser\u00e1n recordadas en el tiempo de 2030-2033. Eso es apenas 15 a\u00f1os a partir de ahora. Ese cronograma nos da una oportunidad \u00fanica de enfocarnos en lo que Jes\u00fas est\u00e1 llamando a la IPHC \". Anteriormente, en una ceremonia solemne, el anterior Superintendente General James Leggett encarg\u00f3 a Beacham que fuera obispo de la IPHC. Y el Concilio de Obispos tambi\u00e9n honr\u00f3 al Rev. Chris Thompson ya su esposa, Betty, por su servicio incansable a la denominaci\u00f3n. Antes del serm\u00f3n visionario de Beacham, el coro de la Iglesia de Winner en West Palm Beach, Florida, realiz\u00f3 tres canciones emocionantes. Su presencia record\u00f3 a los delegados que el IPHC est\u00e1 creciendo en la diversidad racial a medida que crece en la fe y el impacto espiritual.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/07\/App-Banner-New.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb62Bx-nS","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1480\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/gso\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}