by Garris Elkins | Oct 9, 2012 | Church, Evangelism, Faith, Honor, Humility, Identity, Love
As young church planters, Jan and I knew very little about what it meant to plant a church. We had a calling and a measure of faith and that was all. When we entered the ministry very little was available in resource materials on how to plant a church. I think...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 4, 2012 | Church, Honor, Hope, Love, Transition, Vision.
Living in Berlin, Germany brought to me many memorable moments. One of those moments took place because of a decision I made to stop and buy some fruit. After World War II, the Soviets were one of the major powers to occupy postwar Berlin along with the United...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 1, 2012 | Church, Culture, Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Prophetic, Restoration, Transition, Word
Social media can be a powerful tool when used properly. Along with a Facebook account, I also have a Twitter account. I am coming to appreciate Twitter more because it forces me to be concise. Twitter only allows 140 characters for a user to craft a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2012 | Church, Family, Forgiveness, Hope, Love, Trust
When our kids were in grade school we pastored a wonderful church on the coast of Oregon. The coast culture is a great place to live. We still look back on those years with great warmth and affection. Shortly after we arrived, we sensed that God was beginning to...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2012 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Revival, Vision.
As a pastor, I receive some of the latest information about what is taking place within the church world. A lot of what I read is the search for “The Next Big Thing” coming to the Church. Over the years I have seen this search take...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 21, 2012 | Church, Culture, Evangelism, Identity, Kingdom of God, Teaching, Transition, Vision.
When I started in full-time ministry over 30 years ago most of us wore jackets and ties to preach on Sunday morning. Recently, I looked at some old pictures of me back in the early 1980’s and according to the fashion standards of the day we looked just fine....
