July 16, 2026 Greetings in the Wonderful Name of our Lord, As I begin this letter today, I want to do say by asking you that age old proverbial question, “What came first, the chicken or the egg?” Now if you’re a believer, you know the answer to that question is the “chicken.” In Genesis 1 we find that on the fifth day, “God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.” Now I’m sure you’re wondering why I

Greetings in the Magnificent Name of our God! My focus today, is on one of the foundational truths of Genesis. In particular, it’s the story of Abraham and how he became known as the father of faith. In Genesis 12:1 we read, “Now the Lord had said to Abram, get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.” Hebrews 11:8 elaborates on this truth even further. It says, “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go o

First, of course, is that we have begun a new year. And as usual, with every new year comes new trials and new challenges...

...we have established and are currently moving forward to accomplish 3 directives. First, is to Grow our Pastors/Ministers. Second, is to Grow our Bench or to raise up a new generation of pastors and ministers. Finally, the last directive is to Grow our Churches. This entails everything from revitalizing our existing churches, down to planting new ones.

…in light of the end times harvest of souls that many are predicting, as well as, the new pastors and ministries which will be needed…

July 10, 2025 Greetings from the King of kings and Lord of lords! As I begin my letter today, I want to remind you of what Jesus said in Matthew 24:45-46, “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.” Now the reason I’m sharing these verses with you today, is because I believe it goes hand in hand with what I’ve wrote

May 14, 2025 Greetings in the name of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! In retrospect of last year’s convention theme, “Enlarge Your Habitation,” I can’t help but think of Acts 2 and Acts 4 where we find 3,000 and then 5,000 souls being instantly added to the church overnight. I say this in light of the promise God gave us in Isaiah 54:1 which sates that, “The children of the desolate will be more or greater than the children of the married woman.” In other words, there’s

Greetings in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Over the course of my life, up until about 7 years ago, I consistantly worked out. In fact, at one point, I probably had up to or just over a 1000 pounds of olympic wieghts in my downstairs weight room. That’s not including the rack of dumbells I had which went from 5lbs up to 50. Now with that being said, one of the things that I always focused on was my intensity. In other words, my goal was always to get in and get out. I wasn’t there

Over the course of this last year, we have seen and experienced quite an array of troubling items.

one of his disciples said unto him Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” Now to me, this verse stands out...

I believe that God used out speakers this year to...

Greetings in the Name of the One who never Slumbers or Sleeps! As I write this letter today, I do so with our National Convention just over the horizon. As you know, in less than 3 weeks, we will be gathering together in Lancaster, PA for what I’m believing to be a time of great refreshing. Again, our convention is not about getting away for a vacation, nor should it be deemed as an outreach to others; although there may be some overlapping of those things. Our convention is

...I’d like to draw your attention to the changes we sent you and that we’re looking to vote on regarding our Constitution and...

Greetings in the Mighty Name of Our God! Growing up in a little village in rural Northeast Ohio, I had the opportunity to learn how to trap. Now as controversial as that may seem to today, back then it was readily accepted and became a way to make some extra money. Now at first, when I was just a young teenager, I thought all you had to do was find the hole where the animal lived and place a trap in front of it. But then I discovered that doesn’t work very well. First, you d

Greetings in the Name of our Reigning King! Recently, in light of Proverbs 18:1, “Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles with all wisdom,” my wife and I have found ourselves asking two questions. First, apart from a personal desire or hunger, can an individual really come to have a relationship with God? We believe the answer to that question is an emphatic “no.” In other words, the one thing God will not do is override or violate your will

Greetings in the Majestic Name of our God! As I write this letter, I do so not only at the beginning of a new year, but also in remembrance of what I once heard someone say when they were asked if there’s anything that God cannot do. The answer was simple, “God cannot move where there is no cry.” He then went on to share that this is the reason why the Holy Spirit forbad Paul to go into Asia, not just once but twice. It was filled with eastern mysticism, idolatry, and cultic

November 14, 2023 Greetings in the Name that’s above every name! Once again, as I write this letter, I can’t help but remember when I first began my pursuit of the calling God upon my life and what it was like to hear another seasoned minister share the word. Not only were they able to effortlessly articulate the scriptures (my first message lasted approximately 7 minutes) they had these amazing stories that went hand in hand to solidify what they had just taught. In fact, us

Greetings in the Mighty Name of our God! As I begin this letter, I do so in light of a word that resounded and came to the forefront at all of our recent Whiteboard discussions and which resonated with each one of our Executive Board members - “Intentional.” If we are truly going to move forward with planting new churches and revitalizing our existing churches, we have got to be intentional. In other words, everything that we do moving forward must be done with the willful pu

Greetings in the Name that’s above every name! Autonomy, the right to be self-governed and self-led. It’s a term that we constantly hear and that we are extremely familiar within our fellowship. We believe, as do I, that each local church and pastor has the right to follow the vision which God has laid upon their heart. We don’t dictate what messages you’re to teach, what ministries or ministers you should have or even what missionaries you’re to support. In that regard, I be