For many years I pastored a small rural congregation in a tiny town. I used to wonder if I was a failure as a pastor because despite much effort and evangelism, my congregation had grown no bigger than 40 people. In comparison to the town...
In the section titled “The Anointing for Building Community” I described the discovery by John Alley and our fellowship of the Spirit of Understanding, and how we saw it bring changes among our people. In this section I will describe in more detail exactly what we experienced,...
Say the word “Pentecostal” and you immediately think of a certain type of Christian who speaks in tongues. Think of Pentecost and the outpouring of the gifts is what comes to mind, especially the gift of tongues. However there is a whole lot more to...
In September 2002, John Alley had a dream. When he woke he was compelled to seek the Lord to understand its meaning. As he sat with the Lord, he heard something he was not expecting, and that word caused many things to change. “There is an...
In the middle of June 1998, our church had been going through some problems with division and disagreement, mostly over the “apostolic message.” It was during this time that John Alley, the Senior Minister, spent a month in prayer from 6am to 6pm each day...
The word community is not one that everyone relates to. For some it has unwanted associated ideas and can be confusing to people as to exactly what it means. To avoid misunderstanding, let us clear up one common misconception. Community is not about living in a...
As Jesus was walking down the road with this apostles, they argued among themselves as to who was the greatest. Jesus listened. It was later that he questioned them regarding what they were talking about. It was not a question to extract an answer, but...
Why is there so little power in the Church today? Pastors and other church leaders spend all nights in prayer, working hard trying to build their congregations, with small success and few results. The same men sometimes burn out. They may quit the ministry, go...
Everything we have learned about what it means for believers to be an apostolic people (which just means like the New Testament church) can be summed up in how we relate to God, and how we relate to each other – and the latter is...
God uses people to bless other people, that is His method. Through one person the grace of God will flow to others. Likewise as you grow in grace, God will also then use you to bring life and grace to others. As Elisha served Elijah...
