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 | Jul 31, 2012 | Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Vision.
When Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany our ministry assignment during that time was to strengthen and encourage churches and leaders in Europe. As we traveled each week we were constantly crossing national borders. More importantly, we were also crossing...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2012 | Faith, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Prayer, Revelation, Vision.
This week, I am preparing to teach out of Mark 3 where two groups of people have expressed personal opinions about Jesus. His family thought He had lost His mind and they wanted to “rescue” Him from His ministry. The teachers of religious law...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 27, 2012 | Faith, Future, Hope, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
“A Choice within a Choice” is a short video excerpt from a message I shared during the Sunday morning service at New Hope in Salem, Oregon. It is about making personal decisions within the larger decisions God has already...
by Garris Elkins | May 23, 2012 | Church, Culture, Future, Leadership, Prophetic, Revelation, Vision.
Recently, I sent a private Facebook message to a friend of mine who leads an international ministry. My message was prophetic in nature and would seem somewhat cryptic to the casual reader. I trust this leader and knew he would be able to move past the nature of the...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2012 | Future, Hope, Leadership, Transition, Verse, Vision.
Older preachers like me see the treadmills of passing ministry as foisted rides in some clergy amusement park. To roller coaster rides of success we were drawn the rising then the falling, stars on the upward climb the ticking, clacking sounds of...
