Nepal Flood Relief
News of severe flooding in Nepal affecting our fellow believers has come in from the field. Mud slides, building collapses, and drowning are happening in Nepal down to India from Kathmandu and many other places. Several pastors are reporting electricity outages, road and highways washed out, and bridges down. There is also loss of housing,...
Appalachian Conference Annual Report
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...
YouthQuest 2019 Recap: Monday
On Monday morning, YouthQuest opened the #YQGathering with worship from The Well. SMAT member, Josh Lafferty, preached a compelling message from the story of Samson about the importance of vows and how they serve as the “rule” of our lives. Lafferty urged the audience, “When emotions will fail you, when passions will fail you, renew...
Rocky Mountain Annual Conference Report
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...
Recommended Resource: Something Happens When Churches Prays
Warren W. Wiersbe, a former pastor of the Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Because of his encouragement to those in ministry, Dr. Wiersbe was often referred to as "the pastor's pastor." He ministered in churches and conferences throughout the United States...
Praying in the Spirit Pt. One
Prayer is one of the spiritual disciplines. Jesus practiced this discipline and instructed his disciples to do the same. He even gave them guidance on how and what to pray. (See Luke 11:1-13). In this passage, the disciples had asked Jesus to teach them to pray. Jesus ended this lesson on prayer by asking the...
YouthQuest 2019 Recap: Sunday
Day 2 of YouthQuest started off with the #YQGathering. The Gathering is a new morning service format which centers around Worship, the Word, and Discipleship. The Well, led by SMAT Member Josh Lafferty, guided the YouthQuest congregation into a powerful time of worship. Josh Kestner, also of the SMAT, gave a challenging short sermon drawing...
YouthQuest 2019 Recap: Saturday
Almost 1000 people have registered and made their way to YouthQuest 2019. The event kicked off on Saturday, July 13th, at the Hyatt Regency on the riverfront in Jacksonville, FL. This morning, registration opened with students dressed, prepped, and ready to perform. Students jumped right into Bible Quiz competition. They demonstrated, not only their knowledge,...
Helland Newsletter: July 2019
Changed Lives in Iglesia Vida Nueva Our Spanish church was jam-packed with visitors as three women shared what Jesus has done in their lives and why they wanted to be baptized. One of them is Angela. She worked in Amsterdam's Red Light district for 16 years. God touched her with His love. This is what...
Revival Takes Church to the Streets
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...
YQ19 Gold Sponsor: General Superintendent's Office pt. 2
Recently, I was reading 1 Kings 20 and found something in verses 13-15 that I had not previously noticed. There was a Syrian army threat against the Israelite King Ahab demanding Ahab’s family as hostages. This was a common practice as it helped guarantee political compliance. Ahab, who was not a godly king, was torn...
IPHC Churches Experience Growth
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...
Steadfast in Prayer: Bishop McGhee's Quarter Introduction
Prior to His death, Jesus stated emphatically that He would build His Church. He had also promised His followers that the Holy Spirit would come. In the book of Acts, we see the fulfillment of these declarations. The Day of Pentecost was significant in many ways. In Chapter 2, we read of the birth and...
Recommended Resource: The Biggest Story
The Biggest Story by Kevin DeYoung is one of my new favorite Bible story books. It's short enough to read in one or two sittings and full of captivating illustrations. Perhaps the best thing about it is how DeYoung shows readers of all ages how Jesus is the true connection between the Old and New...
Seizing Those Pivotal Moments
Whether you are a parent or a teacher, I am sure you can look back and recall moments in time that became powerful teaching moments. Or, perhaps you can think of a few times where you realized later that you missed the perfect opportunity to teach a valuable lesson. Paul’s instructions to the Christians in...
Something Happens When God's People Pray
Acts 2:42 outlines essential convictions that must be ingrained in the fabric of a man's soul if he is to effectively "guard this man” (1 Kings 20:39). In the first quarter of this year, we saw that we must "guard this man," so he is "sound in doctrine." A second reason we must "guard this...
Justice: Collective Hope
Left for Dead: The Makeshift Family Helping a Homeless Perth Man Heal Below is an article about Collective Hope, an IPHC ministry, located in Australia. This ministry seeks to ensure that godly justice prevails among those with disabilities in their community. This content was provided by WAtoday. Stuart Riddell is one of many who live...
McClung Newsletter: July 2019
Thank you for your love, prayers, and generous missionary support! Dear Friends, I hope this letter finds you in good health and enjoying the blessings and benefits of abiding in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Jeannie and I thought it would be a good time to update you on our missions activities here in Europe. While...
House Church Planting: A Key Part of Arise 2033!
On June 10-11, 2019, a diverse group of individuals from around the United States met in Oklahoma City to take part in a house church planting training provided by Evangelism USA (EVUSA) in conjunction with Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI). EVUSA's Executive Director Garry Bryant led the training which focused on the benefits and successes...
If We Were Aliens, How Should We Treat Immigrants?
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...
Crook Newsletter: June 2019
Greetings! We are halfway through 2019, and I am very grateful to be a part of what God is doing through Life in Jesus Church in Baguio City and Asia with People to People Ministries. Enjoy reading these testimonies. Life Signs "Life Signs" is the deaf ministry through Life in Jesus Church that began several...
Bamba Newsletter: June 2019
Greetings from Japan! In Japan, traditionally, they count their years from the year and month the Emperor starts reigning, so it doesn’t always coordinate with our years. After a thirty-year reign, a new Emperor took the throne on May 1. The new era was named Reiwa, which means “beautiful harmony.” We know that only true...
Are Refugees Welcome in Your Heart?
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,...
Announcing People to People New Logo
Announcing People to People New Logo Greetings Ministry Partners, Thank you so much for your continued generosity towards People to People and our initiatives around the world. With your help, People to People continues to serve missionaries, national leaders, churches and those in need. People to People is pleased to announce a new logo. Our...
Que Dios agite nuestros corazones para alcanzar a los pobres
A principios de 1990, leí “The Road to Daybreak” por Henri Nouwen, donde relata el haber dejado el prestigio y la comodidad de Harvard para hacer parte de “L’Arche Daybreak”, un ministerio al servicio de personas discapacitadas mentalmente en Toronto. Este nuevo ministerio formaba parte de una red de hogares de L’Arche iniciada por Jean...
Meyer Newsletter: June 2019
Greetings Faithful Supporters, Youth will be taught to strengthen their faith in God, to be established in the lordship of Christ, and to walk in the Spirit. They will be trained, equipped, and released to pray for the world. “WORLD CHANGERS” – The young prayer warriors are the world’s greatest hope for such a time...
Justice: Danny Williams
WE PRAYERFULLY VALUE JUSTICE Below, you will find a story shared by Danny Williams that emphasizes the life changing effects of God’s Justice. “Something that comes to mind while considering the concept of ‘justice’ is a story about the Dalit, known as ‘the untouchable’ in India. Mahatma Gandhi represented them as Harjins, the ‘mud...
God’s Justice: Valuing the “Ones”
Pew Research Center has released a well-known study about the “nones,” an increasing number of Americans who consider themselves unattached, uninterested, or “nothing in particular” as it relates to religion. Many gladly wear this label as they wish to walk devoid of identifying to any creed or accountability. In turn, I would like to talk...
Petty Newsletter: May 2019
“Let the favor of the Lord be upon us, and establish the work of our hands …Yes, establish the work of our hands” Ps. 90:17 His “favor upon us” doesn’t necessarily mean all is bright and beautiful. As followers of Christ, we all pass through deep and difficult challenges and face discouragement, but then opportunities...
Board Newsletter: May 2019
Greetings from Japan! In April the Lord opened exciting new doors for ministry in Vietnam and Laos! VIETNAM Vietnam is among the top 20 countries in the world where Christians suffer the worst persecution. The Communist government seeks to monitor and control their activities, while their own communities ostracize them for betraying the ancestral folk...
Becoming Dallas Willard Wins Prestigious 2019 ECPA Christian Book Award®
WESTMONT, IL—The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) has announced that Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower by Gary W. Moon was chosen as the book of the year in the category of Biography and Memoir for the 2019 ECPA Christian Book Awards®. In addition, Becoming Dallas Willard was also...
Search Launched for International Pentecostal Holiness Foundation Executive Director
The International Pentecostal Holiness Foundation (IPHF) is seeking a skilled philanthropic leader with a demonstrated passion for the stewardship of God’s gifts and service to God’s people. The Foundation’s next executive director will serve as “relationship-builder in chief” of the IPHF as it seeks to realize a bold new vision and strategic direction in support...
God's Justice in Action Through Foster Care
For nearly 25 years, my wife and I have served as pastors of Church of Living Water, in Fresno, California. When we first started attending as associate pastors, we found that there were several families in the church that had adopted children or were foster parents. We valued and appreciated their work but thought little...
Beacham Delivers Centennial Commencement Address
Approximately 150 students walked across the stage on May 4, 2019, at the John W. Swails Center with 132 earning a bachelor’s degree and another 18 earning their associate degrees. Co-valedictorians Jack Fitzpatrick and Kylah-Maxwell Brown addressed the graduating class. Fitzpatrick began by sharing how God intervened through a chance meeting with the late Bob...
La justicia de Dios y las naciones
La justicia e injusticia son más que hechos individuales; se manifiestan en las costumbres y leyes de grupos de personas, comunidades, y naciones. Bien sea para grupos de personas, ciudades, o naciones, la inquietud de Dios por la justicia está expresada a través de la Biblia. Su justicia cubre la totalidad de grupos de personas,...
New Believers Banned from Well
“I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink...” Matthew 25:35 The gospel is being shared with great signs and amazing miracles throughout a village in India. Five families have accepted Jesus as their Savior. Because of their new-found faith, the village leaders have ordered that they can no longer use the water from...
Justice: Bill Schwartz
My Perspective of Justice How would one define biblical or divine justice? Justice can simply be defined as “what should be.” Therefore, as we add the term “biblical” or “divine” as modifiers, we are indicating that God and His Word are the standards to what should be. As we journey through the entire counsel of...
Church Collapse in South Africa
We have received somber news from our IPHC brothers and sisters in South Africa: While hosting a Good Friday Conference our church family in KwaZulu-Natal, was hit by a horrific storm. Regretfully, a wall in the auditorium collapsed upon impact resulting in 13 deaths and 29 hospitalizations. As People to People Ministries, our heart is...
Tenemos más trabajo que hacer para TERMINAR EL RACISMO
La 25aconmemoración del milagro histórico de Memphis ocurrió el mes pasado. Líderes de la IPHC se unieron a los casi doscientos delegados de las iglesias pentecostales y carismáticas de Norteamérica (PCCNA) para agradecerle a Dios por el coraje y la humildad demostradas en 1994. Uno de los líderes clave de dicho evento histórico fue el...
From the Ashes: The Prophetic Rebirth of a Church
The congregants at Light House Covenant thought their church was dying, but God had other plans. The empty, crumbling building looked like a lost cause to the Pampa, Texas, community. The ceiling had caved in, the central heat and air no longer worked, and the moldy roof had collapsed in the foyer. Sound equipment, church...
National Day of Prayer 2019
Bishop Garry Bryant and Evangelism USA are joining with WIN Prayer Ministry to call the IPHC to participate in the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2, 2019. "The United States of America is in great need of God’s help. Prayer is heaven’s answer to our desperate condition," says Bishop Bryant. This year's theme...
In the Know
Friends, if you haven’t noticed, they are here! Help has arrived! Back up has rushed to the scene! All over the United States, IPHC churches and conferences are rising up from complacent methods and outdated strategies, or lack thereof. Bishops are rising above real challenges and roadblocks. Pastors are rising beyond victim mentalities and thoughts...
Taking the Gospel to the Most Churched City in the Nation
Dallas has more churches than any other U.S. metroplex, but a significant population is still overlooked and undeserved. We’re here to change that. THE MISSION We loaded the truck on the hottest day of the year. The sun beat mercilessly down on our backs as we lugged mattresses, furniture, and box after box down three...
Oramos por una nueva generación de MUJERES PREDICADORAS
La primera mujer predicadora que recuerdo es la hermana Katie Campbell. Por lo general, todos los años ella venía a la iglesia de mi padre ubicada en South Norfolk, Virginia, para dar avivamientos. Venía tan frecuentemente, que pasóa ser mi tía Katie. En aquellos tiempos, el evangelista se hospedaba en casa del pastor anfitrión…conocida por...