by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2017 | Courage, Culture, Five-fold, Future, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Promise, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Transition
There are times when I am asked to help churches make transitions in pastoral leadership. When meeting with the primary leadership team of a church in transition, I will three questions. 1. What kind of church do you have? I ask people to describe the relational...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 30, 2017 | Courage, Jesus, Ministry, Power, Spiritual Warfare
This morning, I awoke to a strange, yet familiar feeling. Forty-three years ago as a young rookie cop in training, I experienced my first car stop. I was riding with a training officer and relied on his wisdom to survive. Car stops present a vulnerable situation...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 26, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Prophecy, Spiritual Warfare
This morning I did something I do each morning before I sit down to write. I stand by a window in our living room and look up into the night sky and pray for the day. I asked God to release His presence through my family and through me. I prayed, “Lord let...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 21, 2017 | Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Transition, Truth
I cannot think of a more poignant and tender goodbye in all of Scripture than Paul’s farewell address to the Ephesians elders in Acts 20. Paul knew his days were numbered. He was trying to get to Jerusalem as quickly as possible. Paul asked the Ephesians to meet him...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 9, 2017 | Discipleship, Five-fold, Prophetic, Spiritual Warfare
During World War I many of the battles were fought in what was called, Trench Warfare. Opposing armies would dig deep trenches and exchange fire over what was called, “No Man’s Land”. It was a brutal form of combat. In this kind of warfare grenades were launched...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 8, 2017 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Humility, Identity, Intimacy, Obedience, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
Breakthrough has become a well-worn word in the current sea of prophetic ministry. There are promises of breakthrough everywhere you turn on social media and in the blogosphere. Breakthrough has become an elusive prize for a lot of people. The search for a magic...
