From The Pastor S Pen

How do you get new Christians who do not know one another to work at building and growing relationships in a new Church? This is essential in a new Church because the teaching and training of the core group of believers becomes the nucleus of the Body of Christ. This is the obstacle Pastor Baker faced in planting a church in Newark, NJ. Although the people came from the same urban neighborhood, it did not appear these new believers had much in common. So Pastor Baker decided to write a monthly Bible-based letter on living for Christ and how to be the Church and do its work. He planned to write From the Pastor's Pen for a year or so to teach biblical truth and to develop bridges to build lasting Christian relationships. But this short-term project grew as new believers added addresses to the mailing list. Soon twenty families were fifty and then over one hundred. Believers made copies and passed them out at work. These monthly letters became the teaching materials for small-group Bible studies, and were used by missionaries in the Dutch West Indies. So from November of 1984 until June of 2014, a monthly letter was written. Pastor Baker's short-term project became a long-term ministry. With the help of brothers and sisters in the Newark Church, the letters in this book were selected so you can live Christ and be Christ's Body. May you grow in Christ and effectively be and do the work of the Church.

In the midst of an ever-changing world, there is one thing that never changesthe Word of God. As you travel on this journey called life, its good to have that constant from day to day. But even still, many of us could use a way to keep the constant and loving message of God ever closer to our hearts. From the Pastors Pen is a daily companion for you on your journey. This devotional journal includes not only a daily devotional but also a space for you to write down your thoughts. For each day, you will find a passage of scripture along with author and pastor Samuel G. Mays commentary and reflections related to those verses, and while the devotionals do not follow any particular pattern, you will discover how they reflect the variations in the tapestry of life. So whether you are dealing with hardships or just need daily spiritual bread and nourishment, you can chronicle your walk in faith no matter the circumstances. Once completed, your own copy of From the Pastors Pen will stand as a unique volume that reflects this chapter in your life. There will not be another one like it in the entire world!

Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. Containing a collection of several hundred Original Local Lays, Eccentric Lyrics, Comic Songs, Humorous Irish Ballads, Patriotic Vocal Gems, Stump Speeches, and Burlesque Orations. As written, sung, and delivered by the world famed comic vocalist and stump orator.

"Latter Rain" 1948 Revival MemoirsThe dynamic Holy Spirit "Latter Rain" Revival originated in Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1948, soon spreading worldwide. Pastor's Pen and its included sequel, Unto Perfection, will draw you straight into Reg's experience at an early Camp Meeting, as well as the years following, revealing his honest heart and deep desire to keep the focus on the Lord.God called Reg Layzell to protect the "Latter Rain" Revival. He became known as an apostle in Africa, Asia and North America. Reg was passionate for praise and worship, missions, revival, the Holy Spirit, unity, prophecy, and for signs and wonders to be active in the Church.

"The work for racial justice in the U.S. in the decades after the high-water mark of the Civil Rights movement is a significant yet too often neglected chapter of American religious history- a chapter overshadowed to a great extent by the Religious Right, which has gotten much more scholarly attention. For decades, little known faith leaders across the U.S. did what they could to create fair and affordable housing, contribute to community development, advocate for affirmative action, protest racial profiling, and mobilize voter registration. Many of these leaders were affiliated with mainstream majority-White Protestant denominations, Black denominations, Roman Catholic groups, and Jewish organizations. Many of the Protestants were African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, or United Church of Christ. Some were Brethren, Disciples of Christ, Mennonites, Moravians, or Quakers. The leaders often formed coalitions of faith-based and nonsectarian organizations. The focus of Wuthnow's new book will be on local, unsung struggles for racial justice-- happening in response to local events, led by local clergy, and drawing on local networks. This was advocacy work that wasn't covered by national or international news media, and the achievements of these struggles were often small (rather than sweeping and dramatic). These struggles will be covered in a series of thematic chapters; one chapter on concerted action by faith groups & leaders in particular U.S. communities for fair, affordable, desegregated housing; another chapter on affirmative action and busing; a third on efforts to advocate for policy reform and for the end of racial profiling, etc. Wuthnow will discuss the systematic racism that these racial justice advocates confronted -- racism that's thoroughly ingrained in institutional structures, and that has proven to be impervious to strategies that involve personal approaches to sensitizing hearts and minds to the evils of racism. Wuthnow argues that this historical record provides lessons for contemporary racial justice warriors working either within or outside of faith communities. Progressive religious groups have been most effective in supporting civil rights efforts whey they're focused on very specific tasks -- e.g. voting rights, gerrymandering, discrimination in hiring, inequality on the job, and lack of access to equal opportunity in education -- and when they organize strategically, form coalitions, use the right kinds of knowledge and expertise, and adapt to new situations"--