July 16, 2008
Recently, I asked Phil Allen to do a Spoken Word for a meeting that was held for Racial Diversity during the North American Christian Conference (NACC). As you know, we have a ministry called Dream of Destiny that encourages the development and mentoring of under-represented minorities for the purposes of preparing them to lead and pastor Christian churches around the world. Phil hit a HOME RUN in this Spoken Word and I wanted you to…
Read MoreJuly 14, 2008
What a phenomenal day we had yesterday at our Third Annual Beach Baptism! The numbers are still coming in, but as of our preliminary count, we had about 300 people come out to get baptized in the name of Jesus Christ!!! I want to thank all of our volunteers, staff, and pastors who came out to make this one of the highlights in 2008 for our church! Here are some photos I wanted to share…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2008
This week, a man sued Zondervan for 60 million dollars because the passages in the bible against homosexuality caused him anxiety and undue stress. The purpose of the Bible is JUST THE OPPOSITE. The purpose of the Bible is to set us free from all the things (sins) that enslave us and to allow us to begin anew…
July 3, 2008
I asked Phil Allen, who is on staff with the High School Ministry here at Shepherd, to write a Spoken Word to recite at the NACC. As I mentioned before, I am at the NACC this week speaking on Dream of Destiny, a ministry dedicated to raising up under-represented minorities in leadership positions in our churches, schools, and organizations. Phil did an amazing job, and I wanted to share his Spoken Word with all of…
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