Everything happens in the spiritual realm before it happens in the physical realm.
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness …” (Ephesians 6:12)
In my previous email, I shared how Elk River Minnesota became a prototype for prayer evangelism in America and has now detonated numerous cities in Minnesota, America, and the world. This powerful move of God began when pastors and marketplace leaders first came together to pray, and it took off when they chose to pastor the …

The Elk River Story is more than a story. It’s a move of God.
“Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes. For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.” (Isaiah 54:2-3)
In November 1992, Rick and Rachel Heeren visited Argentina for the first time and met Ed Silvoso, the founder of Harvest Evangelism. Their lives were forever …

A spiritual tsunami is coming to Virginia in 2007 unlike the world has ever seen before!
The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. (Psalm 29:4)
We are living in the most extraordinary days in history! Something big is about to happen on this earth!
The voice of the LORD says, “A spiritual tsunami is coming to Virginia in 2007 unlike the world has ever seen before and it will emanate from Culpeper.” Trying to stop this move of God will be like trying to …

Doing the right thing is always right!
The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. (Proverbs 10:22)
In September 2003, God sent me to Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in southwestern Virginia to be a catalyst for revival, both financial and spiritual, not just for the Hospital, but for the community. Giles Memorial Hospital had lost a total of $6 million in the two prior fiscal years – largely because The Law of Solid Ground had been violated. In the three years since September 2003, the …

The Law of Legacy: A leader’s lasting value is measured by succession.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew 28:19-20)
The Great Commission is Jesus’ very last statement to His disciples in the Gospel of Matthew. Here, Jesus instructs His disciples to multiply themselves in all …

The Law of the Inner Circle: A leader’s potential is determined by those closest to him.
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14)
The middle seven laws of the “21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” are:
#8) The Law of Intuition: Leaders evaluate everything with a leadership bias.
#9) The Law of Magnetism: Who you are is who you attract.
#10) The Law of Connection: Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand.
#11) The Law of the Inner Circle: A leader’s potential …

The Law of Solid Ground: Trust is the foundation of leadership!
“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and …

Leadership ability determines a person’s level of effectiveness!
“And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents, watching Moses until he entered the tent.” (Exodus 33:8, NIV)
Leadership ability is always the lid on an individual, family, or organization. If the leadership is strong, the lid is high. Conversely, if leadership is weak the lid is low. That’s why it’s so important for leaders to continue to grow personally.
Here are 8 principles of effective leadership
1) Leadership always shows. Leaders cannot hide. …

Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less!
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (John 14:12)
Jesus is the ultimate leader. As He claimed, He is the light of the world. If you are being salt and light as Jesus commanded, then you have begun to obey God’s call to leadership.
Dr. John C. Maxwell says that one of the most important lessons that he …

Humility and holiness go hand-in-hand with answered prayer!
“if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14)
The Bible verse above is the overall theme verse for both the National Day of Prayer [www.nationaldayofprayer.org] (America) and the Global Day of Prayer [www.globaldayofprayer.com], two of the largest prayer organizations in the world. It consists of four conditions and three promises …