by Garris Elkins | Jan 16, 2013 | Church, Future, Holiness, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Teaching, Transition, Word
We have just come through a moment in time where the Church has been repositioned into a new place. Few of us really understand this new position. Something has changed. This new place is not yet fully defined, but will become more evident with each passing day as we...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 2, 2013 | Church, Healing, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Revival
When Jesus gave us the Great Commission he said, “Go and make disciples of all the nations.” The Great Commission has become the marching orders for the Church over the last 2,000 years. At the end of Mark’s Gospel, Jesus told his disciples to “Go” in another...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 1, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Restoration, Revival
In 2013 God will begin moving in powerful ways. This move of God will not be age, gender or race-specific. It will include many elements of previous revivals and renewals. Be careful of criticizing any one element you do not fully understand or agree with. What God is...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 20, 2012 | Church, Faith, Repentance, Restoration, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
It doesn’t take long to explore our social media sites and realize in some areas of the Internet you can find conversations that resemble “The New Killing Fields.” These are places where we conveniently destroy another person by accusation and narrow...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 14, 2012 | Church, Culture, Family, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Prayer
As I think of the killings in Connecticut my soul has been sickened hearing the cries of mothers and fathers. This has reminded me of a time recorded in scripture at the birth of Jesus when hundreds of little boys were senselessly murdered in Bethlehem by Herod who...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 11, 2012 | Church, Church planting, Culture, Evangelism, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Transition
In the early 1990’s I was trained as a church-planting coach. I was also trained to interview prospective church-planters, conduct assessment interviews, coach pastors and help existing churches set up regional church planting strategies. Much of what I...
