by Aletha Hinthorn C. Peter Wagner tells that when he was young he attended \”horse pulls.\” One of the strongest horses could pull 7,000 pounds and another an amazing 9,000 pounds. But when the two horses were hitched together, they could pull 33,000 pounds. A similar phenomenon occurs in prayer. God multiples the results when […]
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A Book Review by Dr. Gayle Woods It was the title of the book that first grabbed my attention. Don’t we normally think in terms of church growth by planning? As I stood at his book table, I knew that Dr. Whitesel, Vice-President of the American Society for Church Growth, had something on
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Would you like to know one simple trick that could dramatically increase your church\’s rate of visitor retention? No, this is not one of those commercials! Rather, I would just like to share with you the startling results of some research done on visitor retention.
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A Book Review Immanence. Transcendence. How often does the average Christian contemplate these attributes of God? We say that He is everywhere present but we act as if it does not make a difference. It is almost as if we place the fulcrum of our theological understanding closer to immanence so that the weight of
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Preacher, Sunday School teacher, small group leader – have you ever stayed up late the night before you were to give a sermon, lesson, or devotional struggling to understand the Bible passage you were to speak from or to know how to apply it to your hearer\’s lives? Probably all of us have. There is
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In order to have resources available to his classes for future research regarding the Church of God (Holiness) and to preserve the history of the churches Dr. Woods is collecting old minister\’s rosters and General Convention Minutes. If you have copies that you would like to give to him please send them to: Dr. Gayle
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A Book Review By Dr. Gayle Woods Standing before the Christian Holiness Partnership, formerly known as the Christian Holiness Association, in 1995, Keith Drury detonated an issue which has sent shock waves through Wesleyan holiness circles for over a decade. His premise was that “The Holiness Movement is Dead.” He was not saying
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My wife got me a GPS (Global Positioning System) for Christmas! I had been hinting for a long time that I wanted one.
\”I resolve this new year to make no new year\’s resolutions.\”
Have you ever heard (or uttered) that cynical response? Every new year, many people consider goals they would like to achieve in the new year.
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A Book Review by Dr. Gayle Woods How can a person walk into a room of strangers and with the strength of his presence cause heads to turn in his direction? In a circle of conversation, why does the group seem compelled to address their remarks in the direction of one individual rather than to
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