by Garris Elkins | Jul 6, 2017 | Change, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership, Reformation
As I began to prepare to speak at a conference on the subject of reformation, the Lord took me to Acts 17. In that section of Scripture, Paul was traveling through the city of Athens, Greece. Athens was known as the city of 10,000 gods. Just to be safe and cover all...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 4, 2017 | Church, Five-fold, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Revelation, Revival
I saw an image of a person hiking. They were wearing boots, shorts, a hat and carried a backpack. They were hiking a well-worn trail. The scenery was familiar. It was obvious other hikers had been walking over the same trail for decades never stepping out of its...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 25, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Leadership
Creating an apostolic community will challenge our existing thinking and current structures of ministry. The mission of the Church is big and requires big thinkers. An apostolic leader will disrupt comfort levels. They gather around mission instead of preferences....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 14, 2017 | Change, Church, Courage, Five-fold, Reformation
Free-thinking is dangerous because it can challenge our assumptions and dismantle the status quo. A healthy spiritual environment will give people permission to ask questions about our assumptions without being condemned or discarded. This year we celebrate the...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2017 | Church, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Reformation, Restoration, Tranistion, Wisdom
The warning against “not forsaking our own assembling together” will fall on deafened ears in the coming reformation of the Church. People will not become deafened to the importance of gathering together but to the undiscerning threats made by those who see no...
by Garris Elkins | May 28, 2017 | Church, Discipleship, Evangelism, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Peace, Reformation, Restoration
Last week, I went fishing. It’s been a really long time since I last enjoyed that long abandoned pleasure. Jan had a full day of appointments so I packed my pole and fishing gear and drove to a beautiful lake near our home. I found a quiet cove that was off the windy...
