by Garris Elkins | Dec 12, 2017 | Apostle, Courage, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Pride, Provision, Reformation, Revival, Teaching, Truth, Vision.
When I was in the 7th grade, I played the clarinet in our junior high school marching band. I started playing the clarinet in the 5th grade, so I was not an expert. Our band was scheduled to march in a yearly parade in my hometown. One day, about two months before the...
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 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...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 12, 2017 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
We live in a time of Church history where things are beginning to shake out and shake loose. The controlling grip of assumption, error and unhealthy images of God is being loosened. As this shaking intensifies, three groups will be affected. The first group reminds me...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 30, 2017 | Change, Courage, Faith, Future, Miracles, Promotion, Resurrection, Revival, Transition, Wisdom
Jan and I are away from home a lot in this season because of the calling God placed on our lives. This kind of life requires pacing, rest and the intentional care of our bodies in order to rightly steward what God has us doing. We try to watch what we eat and continue...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2017 | Reformation, Restoration, Revelation, Revival
For weeks, my community has been trying to survive under a suffocating blanket of smoke. Living in a perpetual smoke-filled world caused by raging wildfires can begin to affect the thinking of people. It is actually called the twilight effect. The heavy smoke covering...
