Thursday, September 15, 2011
Please join us in praying for our daughter, Stacey, and the team that she is bringing to the USA next month to tour in various cities across the nation. The group is made up of 13 young men and women: 7 with the Performing Arts Ministry and 6 with the School of Worshipping Warriors; all from the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Island Breeze (IBS)ministry in Sydney, Australia.
The purpose of this tour is to bless this country and the people who live in it. The group will be doing a production called JIRIYAY. The word Jiriyay comes from the Indigenous Australian tribe, the Dharuk. The Island Breeze-Sydney base is located on the land/territory of the Dharuk Nation. Jiriyay in Dharuk is a war/battle cry.
The production, JIRIYAY, is a modern Indigenous Australian story telling of the Creation of the world, a look at humanity, the story of the cross and resurrection. Throughout Jiriyay, you will experience the sounds and sights of God’s people from around the world. It is a celebration of life, cultures, and a call for the Lord’s army to rise up!
However, Stacey wants you to know that the team can do a lot of other things than just the production which lasts about an hour. They can be available to help with service projects, various teachings and testimonies. They have a desire to meet with the clergy and pastors of the various cities that they go to in order to pray for them and bless them.
Since most of the team members come from developing nations, their need for finances to make the trip is a big need for them. The list of the team members are below along with their native people group/country.
Performing Arts Ministry (PAM):
Simon………….Samoa
Stacey & Taimane……USA/Australian(USA-Samoan)
Will……………..Samoa
Eli……………….Indigenous Australian
Alipate…………Figi
Falita…………..Figi
Sierra…………..USA
School of Worshipping Warriors (SOWW):
Abney………….USA
Lowana……….Indigenous Australian
Angelina……..Taiwain
Jimmy………..Australia
Judah…………Tonga
Jamie…………Nivan/Vanuatu
Tour Dates/Cities: (Subject to change)
October 10-23 Los Angeles, CA\
Oct/Nov 24-2 Montana
November 2-8 Dallas, TX
November 9-10 Garden Valley, TX
November 11-21 Louisiana
Nov-Dec 22-7 South Carolina
December 8-12 Washington, DC
December 13-22 New York, NY
Prayers Needed For:
Ø Finances from all their supporters to come in
Ø Special VISAS needed for:
o Falita & Alipate who are Fijians
o Simon & Taimane because they will be out of Australia for longer than 90 days
Ø Taimane’s passport to be processed
Ø Stacey’s renewed passport to be returned soon
Ø Good prices on flights and rentals of vans
Ø Good flight connections
Ø Safe travel in the air and along the roads they travel
Ø Good weather
Ø No customs or immigration problems
Ø Good health
Ø Good accommodations along the way
Ø Divine appointments with people along the journey
Ø God’s blessing upon this team and those they minister to along the way
Ø Anointing on Jiriyay for God’s people to rise up and be His people
Ø Simon’s ankle to heal
We realize that this is a lot to ask prayer for, so you might want to pick a specific area and focus of that one area, such as Good Health. Let the Lord direct your prayers.
Thank you for joining us in prayer for this Team and their call to minister in the USA.
Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Fr. Joe & Tina
The Rev'd Canon Joe & Tina Rhodes
2280 Clematis Trail
Sumter, SC 29150
www.win-gs.org
www.sams-usa.org
803-469-0720
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
January 2011 Newsletter
January 18, 2011
To the Saints of God through the love, mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ by the working of the Holy Spirit in you; may the Lord continue to bless you to be a blessing to others.
We praise our Lord Jesus who has blessed us in ways that only He can comprehend. First and foremost, He has blessed us with another granddaughter, Merritt Reese Jones. She was born on the 4th of January here in Sumter. Second, He has blessed us with you who are willing to pray for us and for the ministry that the Lord has given us. We are truly blessed to have such a support team.
We also give thanks for Abney having a safe journey to Australia to begin her journey with Youth With A Mission and the call that the Lord has on her life. Praise God, all the monies came in for her ticket to Australia and for the lecture phase of her school.
Tina and I head to Honduras on the 10th of February to lead the Happener’s Retreat for the Diocese of Honduras. We anticipate having 50 young adults at the Retreat. The focus of the Retreat is “Keeping Your Eyes on Jesus.” This is based on Hebrews 12.1-3. The Retreat will be from the 11th until the 13th. The Lord has provided us with some dear friends from Costa Rica to be our interpreters for the week end.
Then on the 14th, we will be meeting with the leaders of Aanglidesh, the social arm of the Diocese of Honduras, to consider getting a Solar System project for the Diocese of Honduras. This could be a source of income for the Diocese and also provide employment for several people. Please keep this project in your prayers. We head home on the 15th.
March is looking like a very interesting month for us. We have been asked to do a teaching on “Missions” at the Island Breeze-Sydney, YWAM base in Sydney, Australia and to be available to minister to the staff and students while we are there. Tina will leave in early March in order to be with and help Stacey when she has her baby. I’m sure all you mothers can appreciate Tina going early to help out. Joe will be in Honduras the first two weeks of March with the Church of the Transfiguration, Vail, CO as their chaplain in La Ceiba. They will be working with Emilia D’Cuire School for special needs children and with Holy Trinity Episcopal School. Then joining Howard Ball who will be presenting a program to the congregations in the Atlantida Deanery that he developed called “Reaching the World Through the Church” when he was with Campus Crusades for Christ. Joe will then join Tina in Australia when he returns from Honduras. While in Australia, we will go up to Ipswich (near Brisbane) to see Kerry & Daniel and the boys before coming home in April.
We’ll get back in the country mid April and then get ready for Holy Week and Easter. Joe helps out with worship services at St. Augustine’s near Wedgefield and Good Shepherd in Sumter when he is in the States. Then in May, Joe will be part of the Kairos Team going into Lee State Correctional Institute. Also in May, the Diocese of Honduras will be celebrating 150 years of Anglican/Episcopal presence at their Diocesan Convention. Bishop Allen would like for us to be part of the celebration, so we are praying that the Lord will provide the funds necessary for us to attend. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare to celebrate the presence of the Church in Honduras for the past 150 years.
Over the past several years when we have done Retreats for the high school at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Tegucigalpa, we have given bilingual Bibles to the seniors. There are 16 students that will be graduating this year. Since we will not be returning to Honduras in June, we would like to be able to take the Bibles down when we go next month since we will be in Tegucigalpa.
We do understand the financial difficulties that many of you are in. Our requests below are not intended to be a burden on you or to impose guilt; they are to inform you in order that you can go before the Lord with our request. Here is a summary of our present financial needs for the ministry:
$ 200.00 Bilingual Bibles for the seniors at St. Mary’s Episcopal School
$1,300.oo Travel and lodging to and from Happener’s Retreat
$2,000.00 For one ticket to Australia; one ticket is being paid by the YWAM school
$4,500.00 Abney’s outreach fees
Thank you for supporting this ministry that the Lord has asked us to be a part of with you and with Him, the King of King and Lord of Lords, our Lord Jesus the Christ.
Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Fr. Joe & Tina
To the Saints of God through the love, mercy and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ by the working of the Holy Spirit in you; may the Lord continue to bless you to be a blessing to others.
We praise our Lord Jesus who has blessed us in ways that only He can comprehend. First and foremost, He has blessed us with another granddaughter, Merritt Reese Jones. She was born on the 4th of January here in Sumter. Second, He has blessed us with you who are willing to pray for us and for the ministry that the Lord has given us. We are truly blessed to have such a support team.
We also give thanks for Abney having a safe journey to Australia to begin her journey with Youth With A Mission and the call that the Lord has on her life. Praise God, all the monies came in for her ticket to Australia and for the lecture phase of her school.
Tina and I head to Honduras on the 10th of February to lead the Happener’s Retreat for the Diocese of Honduras. We anticipate having 50 young adults at the Retreat. The focus of the Retreat is “Keeping Your Eyes on Jesus.” This is based on Hebrews 12.1-3. The Retreat will be from the 11th until the 13th. The Lord has provided us with some dear friends from Costa Rica to be our interpreters for the week end.
Then on the 14th, we will be meeting with the leaders of Aanglidesh, the social arm of the Diocese of Honduras, to consider getting a Solar System project for the Diocese of Honduras. This could be a source of income for the Diocese and also provide employment for several people. Please keep this project in your prayers. We head home on the 15th.
March is looking like a very interesting month for us. We have been asked to do a teaching on “Missions” at the Island Breeze-Sydney, YWAM base in Sydney, Australia and to be available to minister to the staff and students while we are there. Tina will leave in early March in order to be with and help Stacey when she has her baby. I’m sure all you mothers can appreciate Tina going early to help out. Joe will be in Honduras the first two weeks of March with the Church of the Transfiguration, Vail, CO as their chaplain in La Ceiba. They will be working with Emilia D’Cuire School for special needs children and with Holy Trinity Episcopal School. Then joining Howard Ball who will be presenting a program to the congregations in the Atlantida Deanery that he developed called “Reaching the World Through the Church” when he was with Campus Crusades for Christ. Joe will then join Tina in Australia when he returns from Honduras. While in Australia, we will go up to Ipswich (near Brisbane) to see Kerry & Daniel and the boys before coming home in April.
We’ll get back in the country mid April and then get ready for Holy Week and Easter. Joe helps out with worship services at St. Augustine’s near Wedgefield and Good Shepherd in Sumter when he is in the States. Then in May, Joe will be part of the Kairos Team going into Lee State Correctional Institute. Also in May, the Diocese of Honduras will be celebrating 150 years of Anglican/Episcopal presence at their Diocesan Convention. Bishop Allen would like for us to be part of the celebration, so we are praying that the Lord will provide the funds necessary for us to attend. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare to celebrate the presence of the Church in Honduras for the past 150 years.
Over the past several years when we have done Retreats for the high school at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Tegucigalpa, we have given bilingual Bibles to the seniors. There are 16 students that will be graduating this year. Since we will not be returning to Honduras in June, we would like to be able to take the Bibles down when we go next month since we will be in Tegucigalpa.
We do understand the financial difficulties that many of you are in. Our requests below are not intended to be a burden on you or to impose guilt; they are to inform you in order that you can go before the Lord with our request. Here is a summary of our present financial needs for the ministry:
$ 200.00 Bilingual Bibles for the seniors at St. Mary’s Episcopal School
$1,300.oo Travel and lodging to and from Happener’s Retreat
$2,000.00 For one ticket to Australia; one ticket is being paid by the YWAM school
$4,500.00 Abney’s outreach fees
Thank you for supporting this ministry that the Lord has asked us to be a part of with you and with Him, the King of King and Lord of Lords, our Lord Jesus the Christ.
Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Fr. Joe & Tina
Saturday, May 14, 2011
May Newsletter
Many Kingdom blessings since our newsletter in January. We thought you would enjoy seeing these pictures…evidence of your many prayers and financial gifts! May you be blessed as you view each picture. We do apologize that there is no photo of the leadership from Santisima Trinidad in La Ceiba that gathered for the Great Commission Congregation meeting….Joe and Howard forgot their cameras!!!!
We want you to know that every financial need that we posted in our January newsletter for our ministry has been met!! Hallelujah!!! We serve an awesome God! Thank you Lord for Your faithfulness!!
When we arrived home in April from Australia, Bishop Mark Lawrence of the Diocese of South Carolina appointed Joe as Priest-in-charge of Good Shepherd Church, here in Sumter. This appointment enables us to help Good Shepherd out while we are in Sumter with their pastoral and worship needs. It also allows them to join us in our ministry. Therefore any future financial contributions for gifts or special appeals will come through Good Shepherd and not through St. Augustine’s Mission Fund. However, we do want to thank the dear folks at St. Augustine’s and especially John Spann for his dedicated support to our ministry over these past 3 years. Just be sure to write your checks out to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and on a note, let us know what or who it is for. Send the check to our address below so that we can make sure it gets to where you want it to go.
Remember that those of you who give to our ministry through SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders), is for our day to day expenses that we have and for those expenses that occur that the special appeals don’t cover. So this aspect of giving to our ministry stays the same. We appreciate all of you who support our ministry through your prayers, financial offerings, or both.
As summer approaches, we are in a discernment process….please join us in prayer:
Guidance for the next step in our preparations for our ministry in Honduras
2. Finances for language school (3 months @ $5,040.00) in Copan
3. Abney’s Discipleship Training School (DTS) outreach in Ghana, West Africa for her safe return to Australia on June 8th and then her outreach to the Outback in Australia. Her school ends on July 8, 2011.
4. Finances for Abney’s next school phase – School of Worshipping Warriors, which begins on the 15th of July, 2011 through December 22, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.
For Joe and the Kairos prison ministry team going to Lee Correctional from May 18-22, 2011.
Thanksgiving that a recent Doctor’s appointment for Tina found a cyst on her thyroid to be benign.
In closing, we want to share a scripture with you that has been special to us from John 13.3. “Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God.”
Jesus knew who He was.
Jesus knew who He belonged to.
And Jesus knew where He was going.
May you always remember who you are…(A beloved child of the Father), who you belong to…(You belong to the Father), and where you are going…(You are going to be with the Father eternally)
Your life touches many lives and your life will make a dramatic change in someone else’s life when you remember who you are, who you belong to, and where you are going…….Enjoy your Kingdom Life here on earth. You are a gift to the world and we are blessed by knowing you. We thank you for your friendship and love.
Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Fr. Joe & Tina
We want you to know that every financial need that we posted in our January newsletter for our ministry has been met!! Hallelujah!!! We serve an awesome God! Thank you Lord for Your faithfulness!!
When we arrived home in April from Australia, Bishop Mark Lawrence of the Diocese of South Carolina appointed Joe as Priest-in-charge of Good Shepherd Church, here in Sumter. This appointment enables us to help Good Shepherd out while we are in Sumter with their pastoral and worship needs. It also allows them to join us in our ministry. Therefore any future financial contributions for gifts or special appeals will come through Good Shepherd and not through St. Augustine’s Mission Fund. However, we do want to thank the dear folks at St. Augustine’s and especially John Spann for his dedicated support to our ministry over these past 3 years. Just be sure to write your checks out to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and on a note, let us know what or who it is for. Send the check to our address below so that we can make sure it gets to where you want it to go.
Remember that those of you who give to our ministry through SAMS (Society of Anglican Missionaries and Senders), is for our day to day expenses that we have and for those expenses that occur that the special appeals don’t cover. So this aspect of giving to our ministry stays the same. We appreciate all of you who support our ministry through your prayers, financial offerings, or both.
As summer approaches, we are in a discernment process….please join us in prayer:
Guidance for the next step in our preparations for our ministry in Honduras
2. Finances for language school (3 months @ $5,040.00) in Copan
3. Abney’s Discipleship Training School (DTS) outreach in Ghana, West Africa for her safe return to Australia on June 8th and then her outreach to the Outback in Australia. Her school ends on July 8, 2011.
4. Finances for Abney’s next school phase – School of Worshipping Warriors, which begins on the 15th of July, 2011 through December 22, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.
For Joe and the Kairos prison ministry team going to Lee Correctional from May 18-22, 2011.
Thanksgiving that a recent Doctor’s appointment for Tina found a cyst on her thyroid to be benign.
In closing, we want to share a scripture with you that has been special to us from John 13.3. “Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God.”
Jesus knew who He was.
Jesus knew who He belonged to.
And Jesus knew where He was going.
May you always remember who you are…(A beloved child of the Father), who you belong to…(You belong to the Father), and where you are going…(You are going to be with the Father eternally)
Your life touches many lives and your life will make a dramatic change in someone else’s life when you remember who you are, who you belong to, and where you are going…….Enjoy your Kingdom Life here on earth. You are a gift to the world and we are blessed by knowing you. We thank you for your friendship and love.
Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Fr. Joe & Tina
Thursday, December 30, 2010
December Update 2010
December 30, 2010
To the Saints of God; may the grace, mercy and love of our Lord Jesus Christ abide with you.
During this Christmas Season, we want to thank you for your faithfulness to the Lord and to us. We are able to be in those places where the Lord would have us to be because of your support through pray and finances. And so, we present to you some ministry opportunities that we have before us:
Happener’s Retreat in Honduras in February; teaching opportunity in Sydney, Australia at the end of February/first of March; chaplain for the Church of the Transfiguration, Vail, CO in March; teaching mission with Howard Ball to the Atlantida Deanery in Honduras in March; Kairos prison ministry in SC in May; two schools in Colorado Springs, CO some time late summer and language school in Honduras some time after our time in CO. All of these opportunities need your prayer for them to come about.
The cost of the Happener’s Retreat is $2,750.00 for 50 young adults. This price includes transportation to and from the Retreat, room and board, supplies and a t-shirt. We only need $875.00 more toward the Retreat. And then another $2,000.00 for us and our translators from Costa Rica to get to Honduras. So, we only need $2,875.00 more to make a go of this for the future leaders of the Episcopal Church in Honduras.
Abney still needs $1,400.00 for her DTS at this time and will need another $4,500.00 in April for her outreach.
We ask that you prayerfully consider how you are to respond to these requests. Some of you will be used to only pray that the finances will come forward. Some of you will be asked to pray and to give. All we ask is that you will be faithful to that which the Lord asks of you! For those of you who are to give financially, please write your check out to St. Augustine’s Mission Fund and let us know where you want you gift to go on a separate piece of paper. Send it to us at the address below.
Merry Christmas and a most Blessed New Year,
Fr. Joe & Tina
2280 Clematis Trail
Sumter, SC 29150
To the Saints of God; may the grace, mercy and love of our Lord Jesus Christ abide with you.
During this Christmas Season, we want to thank you for your faithfulness to the Lord and to us. We are able to be in those places where the Lord would have us to be because of your support through pray and finances. And so, we present to you some ministry opportunities that we have before us:
Happener’s Retreat in Honduras in February; teaching opportunity in Sydney, Australia at the end of February/first of March; chaplain for the Church of the Transfiguration, Vail, CO in March; teaching mission with Howard Ball to the Atlantida Deanery in Honduras in March; Kairos prison ministry in SC in May; two schools in Colorado Springs, CO some time late summer and language school in Honduras some time after our time in CO. All of these opportunities need your prayer for them to come about.
The cost of the Happener’s Retreat is $2,750.00 for 50 young adults. This price includes transportation to and from the Retreat, room and board, supplies and a t-shirt. We only need $875.00 more toward the Retreat. And then another $2,000.00 for us and our translators from Costa Rica to get to Honduras. So, we only need $2,875.00 more to make a go of this for the future leaders of the Episcopal Church in Honduras.
Abney still needs $1,400.00 for her DTS at this time and will need another $4,500.00 in April for her outreach.
We ask that you prayerfully consider how you are to respond to these requests. Some of you will be used to only pray that the finances will come forward. Some of you will be asked to pray and to give. All we ask is that you will be faithful to that which the Lord asks of you! For those of you who are to give financially, please write your check out to St. Augustine’s Mission Fund and let us know where you want you gift to go on a separate piece of paper. Send it to us at the address below.
Merry Christmas and a most Blessed New Year,
Fr. Joe & Tina
2280 Clematis Trail
Sumter, SC 29150
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Fr. Mike Flynn Conference
Being Responsive to the Holy Spirit for Life and Ministry
A Conference Led By:
The Rev. Mike Flynn
Sponsored by
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Wedgefield, South Carolina
May 20-23, 2010
Registration Form:
Name: ____________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________
Telephone Number for Conference Contact: __________________
What to bring
(1) Paper and pen to take notes
(2) Bible
(3) Check or cash to purchase books or Cds
Fees and Payment: Individual $15.00 and couples $25.00
Enclosed is my/our check for $15.00 ____ $25.00 ______
Please make check payable to St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church and mail it along with this registration form to:
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Att: John R. Spann
Post Office Box 247
Wedgefield, SC 29168
For questions, contact John Spann at (803) 494-2988 or spannj@ftc-I.net or
Father Joseph Rhodes at (803) 481-0270 or joetina71@aol.com
Schedule/Time/Place
Thursday May 20 / 6:00 PM
Opening Session @ St. Augustine’s Church
Friday May 21 / 10:00 AM
Special session (Pastors Only) @ St. Augustine’s Church
Friday May 21 / 6:00 PM
Third Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Saturday May 22 / 10:00 A. M.
Fourth Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Saturday May 22 / 4:00 P. M.
Fifth Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Sunday May 23 / 11:30 A. M.
Closing Service @ St. Augustine’s Church
The Topics for the Sessions Include the following:
1. Demonstrating the Spirit’s Power
2. Developing a Healing Ministry Without Blowing Up Your Church
3. The Seven Steps in Developing Lay Ministers
4. Having Faith for Healing
5. Growing in the Spirit’s Power
Father Mike Flynn
Fr. Mike Flynn is an Episcopal priest who was mentored in power ministry during the early 80s’ by John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Movement. In 1985, while Mike was pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Burbank, CA, he began taking his people on the road giving to the wider church the dynamics they field-tested at St. Jude’s. Over the next decade they led 150 conferences. At the present Mike has led over 470 conferences.
Fresh Wind’s vision is to teach, model, and impart responsiveness to the Holy Spirit. While the themes and teachings are tailored to each client group, general areas of use are power ministry, physical healing, emotional healing, lay ministry development, discipleship, ministry to the poor, prayer, spiritual growth, power evangelism, and understanding and using biblical faith. For more information, see the website at www.freshwindministries.org.
Mike has written several books, among them Holy Vulnerability, Chosen Books, 1990 (2) Inner Healing, co-authored with Doug Gregg, 1993 (3) Making Disciples, 1997.
Mike received a B. A. at the university of California at Santa Barbara in 1963 and an M. Div. at University of the South,. Sewanee, TN in 1966. Mike pastured 4 churches in the Los Angeles area 1966-96, most recently St. Jude’s Burbank, 1981-1996. Married for 47 years, Mike and Sue are parents of 4 grown sons who have brought forth 4 grandchildren.
Driving Directions To St. Augustine’s:
From Columbia
Take Hwy 76/378 from Columbia Toward Sumter. After crossing the Wateree River, continue for approximately 9.8 miles to Stateburg. At the intersection of 76/378 and Hwy 261, turn right onto Hwy 261 and following the instruction to Poinsett State Park. At the entrance gate of Poinsett, turn left onto the dirt road and continue for approximately 1/2 mile. The church sits on your right.
From Florence
Take I-95 from Florence toward Savannah. Exit from I-95, at Exit 135, and proceed west toward Sumter, SC. In Sumter, Continue on 76/378 toward Shaw Air Force Base. Go past the Base entrance gate on 76/378 to the intersection of 76/378 and Hwy. 261. Turn right onto 261, and following the instructions to Poinsett State Park. The Church is located approximately 1/2 mile on your right.
From Charleston
Take I-95 North toward Florence. From I-95, exit at Manning, SC onto Hwy. 261 West. Continue on Hwy. 261 through Manning, Paxville, and Pinewood. Approximately 9 miles out of Pinewood, follow the directions to Poinsett State Park. At the entrance gate of Poinsett, turn left. The Church is approximately 1/2 mile on your right.
A Conference Led By:
The Rev. Mike Flynn
Sponsored by
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Wedgefield, South Carolina
May 20-23, 2010
Registration Form:
Name: ____________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
Email: ____________________________________________
Telephone Number for Conference Contact: __________________
What to bring
(1) Paper and pen to take notes
(2) Bible
(3) Check or cash to purchase books or Cds
Fees and Payment: Individual $15.00 and couples $25.00
Enclosed is my/our check for $15.00 ____ $25.00 ______
Please make check payable to St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church and mail it along with this registration form to:
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Att: John R. Spann
Post Office Box 247
Wedgefield, SC 29168
For questions, contact John Spann at (803) 494-2988 or spannj@ftc-I.net or
Father Joseph Rhodes at (803) 481-0270 or joetina71@aol.com
Schedule/Time/Place
Thursday May 20 / 6:00 PM
Opening Session @ St. Augustine’s Church
Friday May 21 / 10:00 AM
Special session (Pastors Only) @ St. Augustine’s Church
Friday May 21 / 6:00 PM
Third Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Saturday May 22 / 10:00 A. M.
Fourth Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Saturday May 22 / 4:00 P. M.
Fifth Session @ Alice Dr. Elementary School
Sunday May 23 / 11:30 A. M.
Closing Service @ St. Augustine’s Church
The Topics for the Sessions Include the following:
1. Demonstrating the Spirit’s Power
2. Developing a Healing Ministry Without Blowing Up Your Church
3. The Seven Steps in Developing Lay Ministers
4. Having Faith for Healing
5. Growing in the Spirit’s Power
Father Mike Flynn
Fr. Mike Flynn is an Episcopal priest who was mentored in power ministry during the early 80s’ by John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Movement. In 1985, while Mike was pastor of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Burbank, CA, he began taking his people on the road giving to the wider church the dynamics they field-tested at St. Jude’s. Over the next decade they led 150 conferences. At the present Mike has led over 470 conferences.
Fresh Wind’s vision is to teach, model, and impart responsiveness to the Holy Spirit. While the themes and teachings are tailored to each client group, general areas of use are power ministry, physical healing, emotional healing, lay ministry development, discipleship, ministry to the poor, prayer, spiritual growth, power evangelism, and understanding and using biblical faith. For more information, see the website at www.freshwindministries.org.
Mike has written several books, among them Holy Vulnerability, Chosen Books, 1990 (2) Inner Healing, co-authored with Doug Gregg, 1993 (3) Making Disciples, 1997.
Mike received a B. A. at the university of California at Santa Barbara in 1963 and an M. Div. at University of the South,. Sewanee, TN in 1966. Mike pastured 4 churches in the Los Angeles area 1966-96, most recently St. Jude’s Burbank, 1981-1996. Married for 47 years, Mike and Sue are parents of 4 grown sons who have brought forth 4 grandchildren.
Driving Directions To St. Augustine’s:
From Columbia
Take Hwy 76/378 from Columbia Toward Sumter. After crossing the Wateree River, continue for approximately 9.8 miles to Stateburg. At the intersection of 76/378 and Hwy 261, turn right onto Hwy 261 and following the instruction to Poinsett State Park. At the entrance gate of Poinsett, turn left onto the dirt road and continue for approximately 1/2 mile. The church sits on your right.
From Florence
Take I-95 from Florence toward Savannah. Exit from I-95, at Exit 135, and proceed west toward Sumter, SC. In Sumter, Continue on 76/378 toward Shaw Air Force Base. Go past the Base entrance gate on 76/378 to the intersection of 76/378 and Hwy. 261. Turn right onto 261, and following the instructions to Poinsett State Park. The Church is located approximately 1/2 mile on your right.
From Charleston
Take I-95 North toward Florence. From I-95, exit at Manning, SC onto Hwy. 261 West. Continue on Hwy. 261 through Manning, Paxville, and Pinewood. Approximately 9 miles out of Pinewood, follow the directions to Poinsett State Park. At the entrance gate of Poinsett, turn left. The Church is approximately 1/2 mile on your right.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Acknowledge Him (Proverbs 3.5-6)
Acknowledge Him:
So much of our ability to trust the Lord is in our ability to Acknowledge Him. I have the tendency to Acknowledge Him when I find myself in a time of need. When life is on the wide and straight, who needs to Acknowledge the Lord? Well, that's our problem, at least it is for me. As I look at the life of Jesus, I notice that He spent a lot of time with His Father in prayer. And Jesus always Acknowledged the Father in His ministry. When we Acknowledge the Lord, we are really depending on His faithfulness. Therefore, as we Acknowledge the Lord in all our ways, we develop a trust in Him who is always faithful.
Fr. Joe
So much of our ability to trust the Lord is in our ability to Acknowledge Him. I have the tendency to Acknowledge Him when I find myself in a time of need. When life is on the wide and straight, who needs to Acknowledge the Lord? Well, that's our problem, at least it is for me. As I look at the life of Jesus, I notice that He spent a lot of time with His Father in prayer. And Jesus always Acknowledged the Father in His ministry. When we Acknowledge the Lord, we are really depending on His faithfulness. Therefore, as we Acknowledge the Lord in all our ways, we develop a trust in Him who is always faithful.
Fr. Joe
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Trust
As part of our preparation for our time in La Ceiba, we are to read, meditate, and pray Proverbs 3.5-6.
That being said, here is what stood out to me when I read Proverbs 3.5-6: "Trust the Lord with all your heart"
Reflection: So, how is your TRUST factor? Who do you TRUST? Why? Have you ever sat back and asked why you TRUST certain people and others you don't? For me, I TRUST people until they break the TRUST which I have given them. Now Tina, my wife, doesn't TRUST anyone straight away. You have to earn her TRUST. Neither way is right or wrong, but what is important is that we develop a TRUST in God and with others. Part of military training is to TRUST because when you are in combat, you are dependent on others for your life. The same should be true for those of us who claim to be Christian. If you tell me that you are a Christian, then I should be able to TRUST you because you have made a statement that carries with it a set of commitments that go with it. We have given ourselves; our desires, our rights, our lives, to Him that is TRUST worthy, to Jesus. So, for us to TRUST the Lord will all our heart, seems to speak to us in a way that our entire being can depend on Jesus in all situations.
We were created to be in community. Paul refers to the community of the faithful as the Body of Christ or the Church. We need each other on this journey of life on earth and as we put our TRUST in Jesus. We need to TRUST that Jesus will be faithful to us through His Church, through each other.
Lord Jesus, enable us through your Holy Spirit who dwells in us to be TRUST worthy, as you are.
Blessings to all,
Fr. Joe
That being said, here is what stood out to me when I read Proverbs 3.5-6: "Trust the Lord with all your heart"
Reflection: So, how is your TRUST factor? Who do you TRUST? Why? Have you ever sat back and asked why you TRUST certain people and others you don't? For me, I TRUST people until they break the TRUST which I have given them. Now Tina, my wife, doesn't TRUST anyone straight away. You have to earn her TRUST. Neither way is right or wrong, but what is important is that we develop a TRUST in God and with others. Part of military training is to TRUST because when you are in combat, you are dependent on others for your life. The same should be true for those of us who claim to be Christian. If you tell me that you are a Christian, then I should be able to TRUST you because you have made a statement that carries with it a set of commitments that go with it. We have given ourselves; our desires, our rights, our lives, to Him that is TRUST worthy, to Jesus. So, for us to TRUST the Lord will all our heart, seems to speak to us in a way that our entire being can depend on Jesus in all situations.
We were created to be in community. Paul refers to the community of the faithful as the Body of Christ or the Church. We need each other on this journey of life on earth and as we put our TRUST in Jesus. We need to TRUST that Jesus will be faithful to us through His Church, through each other.
Lord Jesus, enable us through your Holy Spirit who dwells in us to be TRUST worthy, as you are.
Blessings to all,
Fr. Joe
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