Tennessee District Assemblies of God: Archive

Speed The Light 2011 Top Givers

Missional youth ministries involve their young people in missions and service, in ministries like Speed-the-Light. Franklin Full Life (Pastor Nick Serban & Youth Pastor Jonathan Zajas) is a great example. They were the #1 STL giving church in Tennessee for 2011. Our Top 25 STL churches for 2011 were: Full Life Assembly of God — Franklin, TN $18,292.88 Life Assembly — Mt....

May 7th

Consolidation Update - 3/12

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Mar 31st

Opportunities for Special Giving

Dear Pastor, The 87th Tennessee District Council right around the corner. I believe the Lord is going to meet with us in a very special way, as we convene to conduct the most important business in the world – God’s business. We will be spiritually refreshed in the presence of God through our worship, the ministry of the Word, and seeking the Lord in the altars. Bryan Jarrett, Shane Warren, and...

Mar 14th

District Update - 03/08/12

A Word from Our Superintendent As promised in the last update, below you will find a brief “bio” for each of the leaders that will be brought before you at the upcoming Tennessee District Council as a nominee for a department director. It is my desire that you become better acquainted with each of them as we approach District Council. District Secretary/Treasurer The name being submitted...

Mar 8th

Kenny McNatt - Stories Of Sifted

Kenny McNatt is Lead Pastor of Canvas Community Church in Manchester, TN. In all of the times that I had been in hospitals, the cold, sterile atmosphere had never been so painful. I couldn’t even begin to count how many times that I had been in emergency rooms with others. But this time I was there with the love of my life. I had never felt so inadequate, so incapable of making things better. The...

Feb 27th

Let's Be Honest - Pastor Tom Lindberg

LET’S BE HONEST The Need For Integrity In Sermon Development, Delivery, And Decision We’ve all said it: “Come on, let’s be honest.” That common expression can apply to many areas of life, but it supremely applies to preaching. When a man or woman stands before a crowd to preach, they are proclaiming God’s eternal truth (see John 17:17). Therefore, since we hold the truth-filled Word of God in...

Feb 15th

District Update

A Word from Our Superintendent We have all preached about the Proverbs 31 Woman, but let’s reserve the gender and ask ourselves, “Am I a Proverbs 31 Man?” In Michelle McKinney Hammond’s book, In Search of the Proverbs 31 Man, she describes the characteristics of a Proverbs 31 man. Michelle writes: Who can find a man of integrity? For such a one is of priceless value which perpetually...

Feb 15th

Special Announcement: Transitions

Transitions are a normal part of life and ministry. The Word teaches us, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV). There are several transitions on the district level that I want to share with you this afternoon. Todd Alexander has served as our Executive Secretary/Treasurer since 2008. The Board and Pulpit Committee at House of Grace...

Feb 9th

District Update

A Word from Our Superintendent It is a new year, extremely cold and there has already been a dusting of snow on the ground in the Nashville area. I want to inform you that Terry Allen, our District Youth & Christian Education Director, submitted his resignation last week to the Executive Presbytery, to be effective at District Council, April 11, 2011. Most of you are aware that Terry...

Jan 17th

A Word From The Superintendent

Blessings to you and “Merry Christmas!” Several of you have contacted me requesting a copy of the poem I shared on the phone in our district office Christmas message. Therefore, I would like to share it with everyone again in this email. God Sent Us a Savior If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent us an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God...

Dec 21st

District Update

A Word from Our Superintendent Susan and I wish you a very Merry Christmas, but let me ask you a question. Do you ever want to have a simple Christmas? I do. It just seems to me that Christmas gets more complicated every year. Trying to fit everything into an already crammed December calendar, figuring out when to connect with family members, and delusional thinking that the calories of those...

Dec 19th

District Update

A Word from Our Superintendent One day when my daughter, Rachel, was very young, I was passing by our refrigerator and a message caught my attention. Rachel had written a note that said, “Always Buy Ravioli.” Not certain what it meant I asked Susan, who explained that it was a reminder for her to buy ravioli whenever she went grocery shopping. As you prepare your Thanksgiving and Christmas...

Nov 22nd

Minister's Wives

Hello ladies! As Terry is getting settled in as your new Superintendent, I have been getting used to being a Superintendent’s wife. I have been praying about how I can be most effective in this new role. Over the years, I have worked as a full-time medical transcriptionist/mother/ homemaker/pastor’s wife and it limited my ability to participate in many of the district functions. Therefore, I did...

Oct 27th

District Update

A Word from Our Superintendent October is Clergy Appreciation Month. Has your church planned a special day to show appreciation to your pastor? Will you also honor the ministers in your church? If so, thank you! If not yet, it is not too late! Whatever your church chooses to do, do it with excellence and heart-felt appreciation. The Word teaches us… “Let the elders who rule well be...

Oct 13th

District Update

The Long African Day Receives Historic Offerings On August 20-21, Cornerstone Church (AG) in Nashville, TN, produced the live version of The Long African Day in Saturday night and Sunday morning services and received more than $100,000 in combined offerings—a record for the church. “This was the most successful missions event ever in the history of my 20 years at Cornerstone,” Senior...

Sep 1st

Announcement

The Assemblies of God Trust and the Alliance for AG Higher Education, located at Assemblies of God Headquarters in Springfield, Mo., are working together to provide crucial financial assistance for as many qualifying AG college alumni as possible. It’s called the AG Next Generation Fund Grant. If you graduated from an Assemblies of God college, university or seminary no earlier than May 2007 and...

Aug 18th

District Update

A Word From Our Superintendent The toughest thing about serving in district leadership has not been the budget challenges, property dilemmas, church conflicts, crisis interventions, or the work load that comes with being a superintendent. Those matters are not even a close second. The #1 toughest thing has been the shipwrecks that have taken place within our ministerial ranks, those who...

Aug 11th

District Update

A Word From Our Superintendent Partnering together can help us to become more effective and productive than trying to accomplish ministry alone. There was a boy who was selling pencils door-to-door to raise money to build a thirty-million-dollar hospital in his community. A neighbor woman said to him, “Son, that’s a mighty big goal for just one little boy selling pencils for a dime.”...

Jul 26th

District Update

A Word From Our Superintendent Sixty years ago today, on June 23, 1951, Gaylon Echols and Mary Owens became husband and wife. I talked with them earlier today and they both affirmed their love and devotion for one another, even after these many years. When Sister Echols applied for credentials with the Assemblies of God, she described their relationship by saying, “We have been working...

Jun 27th

District Update

Word from our Superintendent Women’s Ministry is a very important and much needed ministry in every one of our local churches in Tennessee. Regardless of your ministry philosophy or organizational structure, a wise pastor will see great value in empowering and releasing the women of his church for 21st century ministry. An effective women’s ministry can help you to make an even greater kingdom...

Jun 9th

District Update

Announcements Congratulations to our new Royal Rangers Director of the Knoxville Section and the East Tennessee Division Coordinator! Jack Eleam, a long time Royal Rangers leader, has agreed to accept the huge challenge of leading the folks of East Tennessee as we mentor our future leaders. Please give Jack a phone call or e-mail and welcome him back on board. Jack comes highly recommended by...

May 23rd

Weekly District Update

Friday, February 25, 2011 Pastors, Missionaries and Friends: Making tough decisions. Perhaps 95% of the decisions we make as leaders could be made by someone else. Andy Stanley spoke at the Southeastern University Leadership Forum 2010 on What Are You Willing to Give Up? He related two powerful leadership secrets: 1. The less you do, the more you accomplish. 2. The less you do, the more you...

Feb 25th

Weekly District Update

Friday, February 18, 2011 Pastors, Missionaries and Friends: Speak in faith to the mountain that you are facing. Jesus taught us, “For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says” (Mark 11:23 NKJV). We must not listen to the enemy...

Feb 18th

Weekly District Update

Friday, February 4, 2011 Pastors, Missionaries and Friends: What is God’s purpose for you? Why do you exist? Have you clearly defined your purpose in life? Do you clearly understand the purpose of your church or ministry? Do you clearly communicate the purpose of your ministry to your members and supporters on a regular basis? We need to be people of purpose. Without purpose, we will not have a...

Feb 4th

Weekly District Update

Thursday, January 27, 2011 Greeting from Secretary/Treasurer Todd Alexander: Luke 13:6-9 (Message) reads: “6 Then he told them a story: “A man had an apple tree planted in his front yard. He came to it expecting to find apples, but there weren’t any. 7 He said to his gardener, ‘What’s going on here? For three years now I’ve come to this tree expecting apples and not...

Jan 27th

Weekly District Update

Friday, January 14, 2011 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends, Reading this week from “Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches From Growing” by Geoff Surratt, he listed the following ten mistakes. 1. Trying to Do It All; “Just because I’m the janitor doesn’t mean I can’t perform your wedding.” 2. Establishing the Wrong Role for the Pastor’s Family; “I realize...

Jan 14th

Kim Robinette

Friday, January 7, 2011 Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends, Many of you have asked about Kim Robinette and his status as a US Missionary. Kim previously served as our CPCD Director. To clarify and answer your questions, here are the facts: First and foremost, Kim Robinette is a US Missionary. Kim lives and works as a missionary. He does not live in Springfield, MO and is not on the church...

Jan 13th

District Weekly Update

Friday, January 7, 2011 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends, As we enter a New Year, we celebrate that the Lord is birthing a new church plant in Tennessee! Brad and Connie Bess have been diligently preparing throughout 2010 to launch Life Point Church in Blountville. This coming Sunday, January 9, will be their public launch at the Tri-Cities 7 Cinema. “Behold, I will do a new thing,...

Jan 12th

Weekly District Update

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends, Merry Christmas! During the next few days as we celebrate Christmas let me challenge you to share your faith about the birth of Christ to your unchurched family, friends, and neighbors. Isaiah 9:6-7 states “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name...

Dec 22nd

District Weekly Update

Friday, December 17, 2010 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends, The birth of Jesus went mostly unnoticed in Bethlehem, but His coming made all the difference in the world, as the “Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14). Still today, the only answer for mankind is Jesus Christ. He is the One who is always relevant within any culture. Jesus transforms culture and does not simply...

Dec 21st

District Weekly Update

Friday, December 10, 2010 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, The multitude of heavenly host praised God and said, “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:14). With Thanksgiving behind us, the Christmas season has hit full swing. This is one of the busiest times of the year for those of us in ministry....

Dec 21st

District Weekly Update

Thursday November 18, 2010 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends: A fond memory of mine was going to an Andrae Crouch concert in 1972, during my freshman year at South-Eastern Bible College, which is now Southeastern University. Andrae sang a powerful song that went something like this, “How can I say thanks for the things you have done for me? Things so undeserved, yet You give to...

Nov 22nd

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District Weekly Update

Thursday, November 11, 2010 Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends: Following are a few updates from the Superintendent’s desk. PRAYER NEEDS Roxie Jochem, wife of Pastor Jerry Jochem at Winchester Abundant Life AG, is having chemotherapy treatments. Please remember her in prayer. Continue to pray for Alan and Kimberly Jowers. The funeral for their newborn son, Brayden, was Monday,...

Nov 11th

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Greetings Pastors, Missionaries, and Friends: The scripture records it in this manner: “All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart” (1 Chr 12:38). What an amazing picture of men who had a purpose, a focus, and a oneness of heart. I am blessed to be observing this as the design of what I see in you, and I remind you today that nothing will be kept from us as together; we...

Nov 4th

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, One of the most amazing testimonies is Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers. When Josh began his professional baseball career, many people said that he would be the greatest player to ever play the game. However, drugs and alcohol almost ruined his life. Through surrendering his life to Christ, Josh was able to be restored and...

Oct 29th

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, James 1:2 says “Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not...

Oct 22nd

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, At our recent Minister’s Retreat, Dr. Jim Bradford presented an excellent session regarding the Life Cycle of a Ministry. At birth, a ministry is primarily focused on Spirit. Organization, Mission, and Relationship are incorporated as the ministry develops. In the optimum life of a ministry, there will be a balanced focus on...

Oct 14th

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, It was so good to see many of you at the Minister’s Retreat this week. It was refreshing to disconnect from most ministry responsibilities and to spend quality time with some of God’s finest – the pastors and ministers of Tennessee. If you were not able to attend for whatever reason, we missed you. A special treat was to...

Oct 1st

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, Mark 6:48-50 NKJV reads, “Then He saw them straining at rowing, for the wind was against them. Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the water, and would have passed them by. And when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed it was a ghost, and cried out; for they saw Him and were...

Sep 16th

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Dear Pastors, Ministers, and Friends of the Tennessee Assemblies of God, Psalm 16:11 teaches, “You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”(NIV) I trust that you are experiencing joy in the presence of God as He continues to make known to you the path of life. SPECIAL PRAYER NEEDS Pat Zimmerly, Administrative...

Sep 9th