Surrender for Revival: God Is Up to Something in My Town… John Kimball, Lead Pastor of Palmwood Church in Oviedo, Florida (www.palmwoodchurch.com) November 6, 2021 Last night was an incredible experience. While the rain drove us all inside at the last minute, followers of Jesus from all different ethnic backgrounds and church traditions gathered together[…]
Over the last week I have been made aware of three different people who are dealing with anxiety — one whose symptoms are quite severe. I have no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic and all the media hype is an enormous contributing factor. Everyone is “wigged out,” but some people unfortunately have either additional medical[…]
It was jealousy, pure and simple. She — the self-proclaimed matriarch of the congregation — was really upset that I was spending so much time with the same eight men. “You are the pastor for the whole congregation! You need to spread your time equally among us all.” I would later overhear her say to[…]
There’s a secret we have unwittingly kept from most young pastoral candidates — and keeping it from them has helped to set them up for more pain and frustration than they deserve. The secret? An interview with a church’s search committee is a dialogue: the candidate is interviewing the church as much as they are[…]
There is no true prosperity, equality or justice without righteousness. Don’t let anyone fool you. They don’t exist. This idea may seem more timely because we’re in a political season full of all kinds of rhetoric, but the reality is this is true every day. When it comes to pastors and other leaders, it is one[…]