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Bishop Tim Harper,
Regional Overseer
Pastor Appreciation Month
(part one)
Every October we celebrate the parsonage family and give God thanks for His gift of pastoral leadership to the Church. The Apostle Paul pointed out that when He [Jesus] ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men . . .And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:8, 11-13, NKJV). In my travels across this great Region of ours, I tell congregations that if they have a pastor who loves the Lord and loves them (the congregation), they have a gift from God!
October, National Clergy Appreciation Month, is our opportunity to show appreciation for the gift given to us by the Lord. This is a great opportunity for the local church to express to Pastor their genuine gratitude for...
Bishop David Bolton
Central/Western Michigan Presbyter
Recently, I was visiting a church where the speaker spoke about grace. While he spoke, you could sense that the Holy Spirit was working. When the minister finished, everyone began clapping. The worship leader quieted the crowd and started singing Amazing Grace. As we sang, the power of God’s grace became more real than I had ever realized. Tears were streaming down my cheeks as well as many other’s around me. This was no orchestrated response that comes from whipping a crowd into a frenzy with chorus after chorus or animated messages. This was a real, sincere encounter with the Living God. Too many times we’re ...
The Michiana Region (Michigan and Indiana) was partnered together with the Illinois and Wisconsin Region at our recent International Assembly in Nashville, Tennessee. Bishop Timothy A. Harper was appointed as the Overseer of the newly formed Great Lakes Region. Bishop Harper was first appointed
Welcome to the first edition of the Great Lakes News! I have had the privilege of connectivity throughout the region. With each issue, I hope each reader will
1) receive encouragement from various article writers (by Great Lakes Staff),
2) glorify God with the local churches reporting God’s mighty works, and
3) introduce and connect...
Bishop Tim Harper, 