by Garris Elkins | Sep 24, 2013 | Faith, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Prophecy, Revival, Teaching
This week, I recorded a thought on my Twitter feed: “A healthy prophetic word will include an element of self-indictment.” The day after I shared that sentence, I was reading in Ezekiel and came across verse ten in chapter three,“Son of man, let all my words sink deep...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 23, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Power, Revival, Teaching
I have lived long enough to see a few trends develop in the Church. Some of the trends were healthy and others have caused me a bit of concern. As a young boy my religious heritage included time in the Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist traditions. I got...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2013 | Church, Dreams, Future, Honor, Leadership, Repentance, Revival
The more I connect with pastors and leaders across the United States the more I am seeing a group fatigue in the ranks. This fatigue is not from busy schedules or stress-filled encounters with difficult people. This fatigue comes from a subtle resignation that...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 19, 2013 | Church, Leadership, Revival, Worship
One morning last week, I was praying in our sanctuary. I was seated near our drum enclosure. This drum enclosure allows our drummers to play with freedom and passion, yet not overwhelm the room. We have the drum set running through our sound system...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 9, 2013 | Future, Leadership, Obedience, Revelation, Transition
I had a dream. It was a dream so vivid I actually thought it was real. In the dream I was in the lobby of a large church sitting at one of the coffee tables. The room was crowded. The pastor of this large and influential ministry walked through the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 1, 2013 | Church, Future, Holy Spirit, Identity, Leadership, Pentecost, Transition
I love to read people who understand history and the development of language. A couple of years ago I was struck by a paragraph within an article written by my Fulbright Scholar and Master of Fine Arts educated daughter: “When I taught literature to high school...
