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...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 9, 2012 | Church, Culture, Faith, Family, Future, Healing, Identity, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Vision.
When I was in Bible College in early 1970’s, I attended a very conservative institution that has changed for the better over the years. I can still remember buying a plastic covered scripture reference note sheet that had one section titled, “Problem...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 16, 2012 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I have been around the Church-world for many years. I have seen lots of buzzwords enter the vocabulary of the Church. A current word in our ecclesiastical buzz-a-sphere is, “missional.” It’s not a bad word – it’s a good word. In using this word we...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2012 | God, Love, Miracles, Prayer, Restoration
I live in an area surrounded by beautiful mountains. This area used to be part of the old Oregon Territory that was comprised of the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and bits of Montana and Wyoming. Before statehood, if someone was “going to Oregon”,...
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 7, 2012 | Faith, Hope, Miracles, Transition, Trust, Vision.
A couple of months ago Jan and I flew to Phoenix, Arizona. My flight was in the month of May so Phoenix was already getting hot. I decided to wear shorts, flip flops and a tee shirt for the flight anticipating a very warm arrival. The flight from Medford,...
