The Kerusso – July | 2024
Kerusso (Greek): “To publish, proclaim openly: something which has been done.”
Journey Meetings 2024 Are Complete By: Max Edwards
The four Journey meetings held across the country from February to May are now complete. We finished the last of them in Copperas Cove, Texas, on May 16-17, where our registered attendance was over 60! Our combined attendance from the four locations was 289 pastors, church leaders, and servants. That doesn’t include evening worship attendees. Those numbers were not tracked, but I am sure that our combined evening attendance exceeded 400. In Texas, we heard from some of our newest members who are pastoring in Louisiana and Texas. Pastor Lynn Malone preached a stirring message on Thursday night that those of us who were there will not soon forget. He challenged us to think about the fact that we, in Christ’s service, are not on a CRUISE SHIP, but are rather on a BATTLESHIP and ought to outfit ourselves accordingly. We also heard from Pastors Tiffany Barber, and Jon Tellifero. They also admonished us to lean into the work of the ministry with fervor, stamina, and great patience. The overall theme for the year was “Leadership” but the flow of the Journey presentations was tracking with the encouragements of the Apostle Paul to Timothy in his second letter: “But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:5 It helped us to remember these truths this way: Be Watchful, Be Steady, Be Winsome, Be Ready. The most recent June 25th Tuesday Brief shared the four dates and locations for 2025’s Journey meetings: March 13-14 Riverside EMC - Salem, Virginia March 20-21 Crossroads EMC - Marshfield, Missouri April 3-4 Estrella EMC - Eloy, Arizona April 10-11 Crossroads Community EMC - Nampa, Idaho As you can see, the sessions will be held nearly back-to-back, covering them all in just 5 weeks. It will be exciting, for sure!