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The Official Publication of the Church of God of Prophecy

Pastors and Parishioners

With nearly 30 years in ministry experience, I have seen church structures of all types in countries spreading four continents. These churches reflect small house gatherings, community centers of faith, and even large religious enterprises. Some of these church type structures are small, some large, some with plain architecture and others resembling ornate colonial type …

Three-Dimensional Pastoral Ministry

While the preaching role of the pastor is perhaps the most visible element of ministry, most would agree that these ministers actually fulfill a three dimensional ministry of preaching, teaching and counseling. In this article, I’d like to explore how each of these roles serve to benefit the health and wholeness of the local church. …

Breakthrough

As early as 1802, plans were being made for an alternate route across the English Channel, connecting two different nations, languages, and customs. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain and France’s President Francois Mitterrand signed an agreement in 1984 that the link would benefit both nations. The digging started from both ends of the English Channel. The important …

Not Just an Ordinary Beard: Unity in the Church

How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion. For there the …

Rediscovering a Dangerous God

The newly-released book Yawning at Tigers by Drew Dyck (Thomas Nelson Publishers) reaffirms a reverence for God and explores the topic of holiness in particular. Dyck, managing editor of Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal, recently explained some of the inspiration for the new release to White Wing Messenger Managing Editor DeWayne Hamby. This is a serious …

Sharing Faith in Your Relationships with Students

Relationships are the key to life for any young person in today’s society. Relationships play such a major role in today’s youth culture that businesses and media have found a way to market to the need through social media and the web. This is why it is all the more important for us, as youth …

The Uncommon Call

On numerous occasions, we see on our university campuses very brilliant young men and women who decide to quit their studies and drop out of school because they feel the call to ministry. There is no doubt among believers today that apostles, pastors, evangelists, youth directors, children’s workers, women’s ministry leaders, etc., are called of …

Dead or Alive? The Bible Truth Kids Must Know and Believe

Bunnies, baskets, and colored eggs can often overshadow the important truths of Easter and leave children and even adults with a muddled understanding of the significance of that first Easter morning. Whether you are a pastor, children’s minister, parent, or mentor of a young believer, it is important that you share the most important truth …

Golgotha, the Place of the Crucifixion

“Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin” (Romans 6:6). “And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians …

Saints Alive!

“And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; …