Some of the greatest opportunities for a pastor to touch his community often comes in what I call “Tender Moments'" There are several of them, but one of the greatest is the opportunity to conduct a funeral. I have conducted hundreds of funerals over the years but Saturday was one of the most memorable in my entire life. I conducted the funeral of a member of Harvest Time, Dr. Antonio Domingo Yumang. His story is one of the...
Wherever I travel and mention WME the question is always asked, "What is WME and what do you do?" The best answer is not what we "say" we do, but what we "actually do." Please read carefully the following email that I received this week from one of our members in Indonesia. “Great news from Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation: This past Monday night I was ministering to a fellowship devoted to...
You and Your Preaching - Part 4 - Practical Insights on Preaching Just returned from Phoenix where I had the privilege to get acquainted with a whole new group of pastors and missionaries who were part of the Bible and Missions Conference hosted by Phoenix Christian Assembly and my new friend, Pastor Don Grosvenor and his lovely wife Geri. The quality of missionaries and pastors reminded me so much...
You and Your Preaching - Part 3 Presentation of a Message For the last couple of blogs I have been talking about “You and Your Preaching.” By no means am I an authority on this subject, but simply wanted to share with you some random thoughts from a “wayfaring pilgrim.” There are two kinds of preachers that really motivate me to get better at...
YOU AND YOUR PREACHING - Part 2 I said in a previous blog that I would share with you my thoughts on: PREPARATION OF A MESSAGE The preparation for a message takes place in three areas…. A. Your Heart ...
How many of you after the Sunday morning services on your way home or on your way to the restaurant, if you have the courage, ask your wife, “Honey, how did I do?” Boy, that takes guts! My wife of 47 years has perfected her answers. If I preach a “barn burner,” I mean over-the-top message, she will say to me, “Honey, you may be the best preacher I have ever heard!” Wow! Tell me more! If I preach a “good message,” good...
Recently I was invited to be one of the speakers at the Second Apostolic Summit in Mexico City and to address this group of Mexican leaders on how WME works and how to help them form a national network of ministers and missionaries in order to reap a greater harvest. As my wife said to me some time back, “We are all stronger when we are connected!” This was an exciting time. Once again, I was so blessed by the tremendous...
Wow! There is so much happening with WME it is difficult to know where to start! So many great things to share. GIANT STEP IN GLOBAL NETWORKING! Technology is simply amazing! Please go to the new WME website (wmeinc.org), look in upper left hand corner, click on “Languages”, select language of your choice and “presto”, the entire website is instantly converted to that...
The above question is a legitimate question for everyone of our members to ask. What does my $200 annual membership dues really do? Thought you would never ask. First of all none of the Executive leaders of WME receive any compensation. All of us work on a volunteer basis because we believe that a fellowship such as ours has great value both to ministers personally and to the church and kingdom globally. Here is just ONE of...
As we begin the New Year it is a good time to examine our ministries, churches, and personal lives. The other day in my devotional reading about the Cities of Refuge I came across an interesting commandment regarding the necessity of making sure that these special cities were easily accessible to the person needing help. In the Living Bible you will read these words: "Keep the roads to these cities in good repair."...
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