by Garris Elkins | Dec 6, 2017 | Church, Culture, Destiny, Evangelism, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Honor, Hope, Humility, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prayer, Prophecy, Reformation, Revelation, Transition, Word
I visited the old Soviet Union when it was known as the USSR. At that time, the USSR still carried many of the old Cold War images we associate with Communism. I was traveling as a guest of a large travel agency who invited a group of us to see the nation and...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Reformation, Teaching
In some cases, we have made following Jesus too complicated. We need to find a way to return to a simplicity that will invite everyone to the table of effective service, not just those who have “gone into the ministry”. Paul said the evidence that a...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2017 | Courage, Fear, Freedom, Reformation, Truth
If your voice has been threatened into silence by those in authority, you will have no impact in forging a new future. If your voice is overly-defensive, you will suffer a similar fate. Only those who possess the courage to speak the truth in love will be used by God...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Five-fold, Reformation, Revival
Since the publication of my book, The Sound of Reformation, I have been talking to people about their place of ministry. No longer does the phrase “going into the ministry” make any real Kingdom sense if it means in order for someone to engage in a life of ministry...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 17, 2017 | Change, Church, Culture, Evangelism, Reconciliation, Reformation
Refuse to battle people and institutions. The real battle for the soul of a culture is a warfare empowered by love. It is always waged beyond the most visible and heated battle lines drawn by sensitive social issues like cultural diversity, race, gender, sexual...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2017 | Kingdom of God, Reformation, Revival
A significant step in the reformation currently taking place in culture will be the connection of revival silos. In agricultural terms, a silo is a tall cylindrical container that stores grain for future delivery. These silos are huge. Many of them are several stories...