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Words With Friends

Life is always changing for me. I never seem to sit back and go, yeah, I am in the groove. A few weeks ago I did another prophetic school with my brother Lee. We always enjoy working together, and God does wonderful stuff through him. As always, we had the perfect group of students, hungry, gifted and eager to learn. I am so blessed that my church allows me to do the 5-Fold School of Ministry. I could not have dreamed up a better vocation in a million years. I also love working with teams, and some of the folks from my church really stepped to the plate. We have some new schools happening in the future. More on that at apostolicschool.com . Maybe you can join us, or better yet, have us come into your church and do one. I lost my job, and I am more free than ever to travel - well, I need a week or two to recover a bit more from my shoulder surgery. I will be teaching at the Catalyst School in Swanzy, NH sometime in the near future, as well as being with my team at the Wildfire ...

Oh Canada!

This past week I was in London, Ontario. I had a chance to minister at Life International Church with my friend Dan Roberts, as well as a attend a conference at Impact Church . My family heritage on my father's side is Canadian, so I feel some sort of connection when I am there. For me it was another short-term mission trip. An amazing one. I suppose that everyone has a definition of what a mission is. For me, it when you go somewhere to love others with your gifts and the primary focus is ministry. The work of the Kingdom takes on many forms as there are varying types of God-given natural and supernatural gifts. This trip was the result of meeting a Canadian in California last fall. Dan came to visit us here in Boston in February (more on that HERE ). We have a number of things in common, but who knows if we'd be friends without Christ? I am glad that God puts me...

The School of the Pastor

This weekend we ran another segment of the 5-Fold School of Ministry. This time we focused on pastoring. Stephen and Dalene Russell, here in the US as missionaries from South Africa, did an amazing job. Stephen's main scripture was the 23 Psalm, and for 3 sessions he broke it down to the elements of true shepherding. Here is the outline. I believe that you'll find some of the Americanized pastoral roles missing. Personally, I find that refreshing.. SERVING – PS. 23:1 THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD HEALING – PS.23:2 I SHALL NOT WANT EQUIPPING – PS.23:2 HE MAKES ME TO LIE DOWN IN GREEN PASTURE PREPARING – PS.23:2 HE LEADS ME BESIDE THE STILL WATER HELPING – PS.23:3 HE RESTORES MY SOUL ENTERING – PS.23:2 HE LEADS ME BESIDES THE PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR HIS NAME SAKE REASSURING – PS. 23:4 YEA THOUGH I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH I WILL FEAR NO EVIL FOR YOU ARE WITH ME DIRECTING – PS.23:4 YOUR ROD AND YOUR STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME IMPR...

5-Fold School of Ministry - The Apostolic Age

This past weekend Part II of the 5-Fold School of Ministry was held in Massachusetts. We had a variety of speakers and gifting. For those that were there,   you know how powerful Craig Moore, Jonathan Gale, Dan Roberts and Mark Sanchez were. As we looked more deeply into the role of the evangelist, the teacher and the apostle, a shift in the atmosphere was taking place. In the midst of all that was going on, here is some insight that I decided to preach at a small church this past Saturday night. It is in note from - but I think you'll be able to get the gist of where I was going, and what I believe that God is doing here in my neck of the woods. Restoration of the Apostolic Church - The Church is to be the spotless bride (Ephesians 5:27, and so are we 2 Peter 3:14) (The bride being all that have come to faith over the ages) - Can we agree that we are not quite there yet? - As Jesus walked with the apostles, the revelation o...

5-Fold School of Ministry

This past weekend was the first of a 2 part 5-Fold School of Ministry. I was a great time in which we covered the the role of the pastor and prophet as equippers in the church. Pastor Stephen Russell laid out the principals of 5-fold pastoring which included the attributes of protection and  nurturing a local flock. He also talked about confronting unbecoming behavior in the church. I loved his passion for his place in the Kingdom. In addition the team covered the following: - Caring for the Sheep - Deliverance - Healing - Wholeness - Feeding the Sheep My brother, Lee Johndrow spoke for the part of the class on the prophet. He did an excellent job talking about accuracy, faith, and the trials of those that occupy this role in the church. I addition we covered: - What is Prophecy - The Prophet - The Gift of Prophecy (charisma) - The Role of a Prophet (doma) - Receiving/Judging Prophecy - How to Prophesy ...