Rubber Meets the Road – Fall

Chris Lister has been mentoring someone ever since he was in ministry school in 1997. Born in Pensacola, FL, Chris struggled through an adolescence of alcohol and drugs until he was truly ‘saved’ from a life that could have ended in crime and early death.  God opened the opportunity for service after ministry school when…

with Iris Lloyd Black asphalt, solid yellow lines, and dashes of white—a road for all practical purposes but metaphorically-speaking, the picture described represents Life. This column explores prophetic intercession, from its foundations to its application into today’s world and your part in God’s plan in this Kingdom ministry. Prophetic Intercession. Two words that most people…

What is your educational background? How did that education equip you for ministry and how did it fall short? TW: My educational background consists of a B.A. from the University of Florda in Political Science, and a Master of Divinity degree from Candler School of Theology, Emory University.  I am currently planning on pursuing a…

Each month we will pose a question to our featured ‘professor’. We welcome questions from our readers. Send in your questions! Featured Teacher: Henry Neufeld, BA and MA degrees in Biblical Languages, owner and editor of Energion Publications, written or co-authored ten books, including What’s in a Version?, When People Speak for God, Participatory Study…

BSP: How does the UMC appointment system today compare to what you believe was practiced in the 1st century church? TW: As I understand it, in the first century church based its understanding of leadership on spiritual gifts, the calling of the individual, and even the general authority of all believers to go and preach…