by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Favor, Fear, Honor, Hope, Justice, Leadership, Ministry, Reformation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
Speaking the truth in love requires sound. A silent church that hopes to get back to “normal” without addressing the elephants in the room will have missed an opportunity to express the sound of truth in this time of growing anarchy and censorship. Yes, we are to be...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2020 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Dreams, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Reformation, Revelation, Wisdom
I shared the following paragraph with someone who is substantially gifted in the technology surrounding the use of the Internet, website design, and social media applications. I wrote, “The city gate is where the business of a community took place in ancient times....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Creativity, Culture, Discipleship, Five-fold, Humility, Identity, Leadership, Ministry, Pride, Relationships, Teaching, Wisdom
Being of one heart has a greater impact than being of one mind. In a close environment where people work together toward a common goal, hearts that follow after God in love, create a healthy and cohesive work environment. The apostle Paul encouraged us in the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Reformation, Teaching, Truth, Word
While the faith once delivered to the Church is unchangeable and true, our ability to grasp the fullness of that faith may not happen in a single generation. What one generation considered either true or false based on personal or cultural interpretation might be...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 7, 2020 | Holy Spirit, Ministry
When Jesus taught about new wineskins, He wasn’t referring to the latest model of ministry. He was talking about the condition of our hearts. From a repurposed heart will flow new ways of relating to a culture that creates models of ministry to serve the purposes of...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 29, 2020 | Five-fold, Five-Fold Ministry, Ministry, Prophecy, Prophetic
There are times, especially when we are new to the things of the Spirit, that we try to find “our gift.” At those early stages, there is nothing wrong with that pursuit. A problem can emerge later on when we become overly focused and enamored with our particular gift...
