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FIRST PTS/CTS INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA COHORT IN CHILE

The Shift

Moving from activity based ministry to ministry by meeting needs.

Prayer 101

Prayer 101

The Value Of Your Soul

The Value Of Your Soul

Youth Called To Serve Children

Youth Called To Serve Children

Sent Forth

Bishop Ryan Napalo, lead pastor of Union Grove Church of God of Prophecy, has served 18 years in the ministry with 12 of those dedicated to pastoral ministry. His education includes a Master’s degree in Information Technology with which he holds a professorship at the University of Phoenix. Currently, he serves on the Finance Committee for the Magnolia Region as well as the International Offices.

What Was Jesus' Greatest Christmas Gift?

The happiest moments families can spend is reminiscing about the most familiar and best-loved stories of the Bible.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving

Christmas! That special time of year we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. According to Christianity Today, we can celebrate His birth so many ways.

Looking Forward Looking For

When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord”), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Do With Your Might What Your Hands Find To Do!

A word of exhortation to those who lead and those who would be leaders: Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going (Ecclesiastes 9:10 NKJV).

Here I Stand

There was a man of God who had a great career leading God’s people. In today’s Pentecostal language we would say that revival broke out under his leadership.

Church: What's In It For Kids?

Local churches have the great privilege and opportunity to participate in pointing kids towards a lifelong journey of serving God.

I'm In

In the summer of 2011, during Tennessee’s State Convention in Murfreesboro, Shaun McKinley, liaison to the general overseer of the COGOP, alarmed the constituency in attendance with this statement: “Eighty percent of our licensed ministers are above the age of 40. The COGOP has more licensed ministers above the age of 60 than under the age of 40.

Ugly Christmas

Expectation. Excitement. Elation. This has long been my attitude of Christmas.

Christmas Revelation

I am one of those people who plays my MP3 player on the Christmas playlist all year around. I love Christmas, and our congregation will often hear me remind them, "Only 122 days till Christmas." So you could say that I have Christmas-on-the-brain. Or more accurately, I have Jesus in my heart year-round.

Love is Kind

In Twenty-first Century Christianity, We Focus on the Power of Jesus, His Focus, and His Commitment. But if You Could Interview Those Followers Who Were Closest to Him, While They May Have Been in Awe of These Things, They Would Never Fail to Mention the Kindness of Jesus.

South America Update Humanitarian Crisis In Venezuela

I am writing this article with a heavy heart because of the situation of most of our pastors and members within the nation of Venezuela.

Forsaken?

Finding faith beyond feeling.

Missions: More Than Giving Money

Most often when talking about mission work in the Church, we are talking about our Church people giving money in order to support our leadership around the world.

The Message Gets Through

Following is a story featured in the new book Miracle Invasion by Dean Merrill. The book, released by Broadstreet Publishing, was produced in conjunction with the Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) to profile the gifts of the Spirit currently operating in the world.

One Child Fund Earthly Shift

One Child Fund Earthly Shift

COGOP Ministers Become Air Force Chaplain Candidates

COGOP Ministers Become Air Force Chaplain Candidates

The Aroma

Marsha Robinson is assistant editor for the White Wing Messenger.

I Don't Like It

LeAnn Hamby is a marketing manager for a Christian publisher and an online instructor in worship studies for Moody Bible Institute. She holds a Master’s Degree in Church Music from Lee University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Relations from Arizona State University. She lives in Cleveland, Tennessee, with her husband, DeWayne, and three daughters.

Leading Up Connecting with Leadership

If Your Attempts at Increasing Connection With Leadership Are Not Successful, I Have Some Advice for You: Try Again, Try Again, and Try Again.

The Connected Congregation

A majority of the community outreach efforts embarked upon by our local church this past year were spearheaded by children’s ministries or targeted toward reaching children and families.

We're Connecting

In 2014, the Heartland Region, consisting of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, began a “full court press” to expand our children’s ministry connection.

The Pastor/Youth Leader Relationship

Hope Mills, North Carolina Pastor Zach Kelley, along with his wife, Jill, have been on staffat Breezewood Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the student pastors for six years. He serves the surrounding community through several outlets, including teaching in a local high school, and also serves on the COGOP North Carolina Youth Council. He is driven by the call to awaken dead, complacent, and comfortable souls to a life that is defined by compassion, love, and power.

Why Does Marriage Work

Why Does Marriage Work

Big Goal Bigger God!

Cote D'Ivoire, Africa , Insitute of children's ministry.