Voice of Hope

Today, I am announcing the appointment of a new State Evangelist for Tennessee. Pastor Tim and Kimberly Farmer have been serving as senior pastor at the Lawrence Chapel Church of God of Prophecy since leaving their post as Regional Evangelists/Youth Directors for the Ohio and West Virginia region. With a burden to see the lost saved and the people of God revived, Tim and Kimberly are launching out into ministry in our churches, to help all of our congregations (no matter what size) to experience revival. Their energetic approach to ministry will be a real asset to our congregations, and with excellent musical and preaching ministry, there is no doubt you will be blessed. Based in Spring Hill, Tennessee (just outside Nashville), they will be traveling the state all but two weeks each year. I am encouraging our pastors to schedule a revival as soon as you possibly can, and plan on a move of God in your church. This appointment will be effective October 1, 2008, and it would be ...

We are pleased to announce the date for the 2008/2009 Men's Retreat has been confirmed. The retreat is set for April 17th & 18th at Camp Hickory Hills near Dickson, Tennessee. There are three special guest speakers confirmed for the retreat and we are sure you will be blessed by the anointed, inspirational and visionary ministry presented on this special weekend. Confirmed guests are: Bishop Sam Clements, North American General Presbyter Bishop E.C. McKinley, Tennessee State Overseer Bishop Tim Coalter, Pastor of the Peerless Road Church in Cleveland, Tennessee More information will become available, and a special mailing will be sent to all pastors. We look forward to seeing you there!

I am pleased to announce that ONLINE reporting is now available for ministers in Tennessee. I invite our ministers to take advantage of this new feature. I believe you will find it simple to use. Simply checkout our "Quicklinks" section at our state website. www.tncogop.org

Choice consists of the mental process of thinking involved with the process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them for action. Some simple examples include deciding whether to get up in the morning or go back to sleep, or selecting a given route for a journey. More complex examples (often decisions that affect what a person thinks or their core beliefs) include choosing a lifestyle, religious affiliation, or political position. This morning I met a man who was working what most would consider a dead-end job. While I see this man on a regular basis (on my way to the office) for the first time I wondered what was it that brought him to this place. Now while I don't usually "jump to conclusions" the obvious truth was staring me in the face. This man came to this point in life because of the choices he made along the way. We all make choices, and those choices lead to behavior, and behavior has consequences. As I sat there, watching this...

Today we learned that due to scheduling conflicts of our campground and our special guest speakers, the Men's Retreat will be rescheduled. Please check back here for updates, forthcoming within the next week. We are look forward to a Spring Date, possibly in April, and then firming up a date to permanently move the retreat to the fall of the year. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We hope you will stop by and check out our new state website today. You will notice right away that this is a much-needed improvement, and will find new features. The biggest change you will find is a "flash" feature added to the site, as well as a "find a church" feature. We hope you will check it out today. CLICK HERE

Children's Ministries Presents: Back to School Bashes is coming to an area near you: August 30th: Paris Church of God of Prophecy: 3pm September 6th: Ridgely Church of God of Prophecy: 10am September 13th: Family Worship Center in Gordonsville: 3pm I believe we do a great job in preparing our children to return to school. We buy them the school supplies they will need and ensure they look their very best. God placed on my heart several years ago the importance of preparing our children spiritually to return to school. Our school system has our children for more hours per day than their parents and definitely more than our churches. I believe it is important to ensure they have a firm foundation in order to have what it takes to STAND and be IMMOVABLE when the times come to make a choice. I hope to see you at one the events listed above. If you need further information, please contact Kim Batson at 615-604-7484 or kim.batson@comcast.net .