The Alabama Messenger January February 2022 by Alabama District Council of the Assemblies of God

KENNETH W. DRAUGHON NETWORK SUPERINTENDENT ds@amnag.org

The de ni on of tribe is “any group of people, large or small, which are connected to one another, a leader, and an idea.” We belong to a tribe de ned by its belief system. In this tribe we call the Assemblies of God, we embrace a set of beliefs that is at its core—the bap sm of the Holy Spirit and the gi s that accompany it. This is our iden ty! Yes, we believe in the core doctrines of this fellowship: Salva on, Divine Healing, the Second Coming, and uniquely important—the Bap sm of the Holy Spirit. This is a unique family of faith that embraces the New Testament paradigm of Spirit-Empowerment. I deeply believe the path out of the pandemic fog is through biblical clarity and iden ty. The New Testament Church is clearly a Spirit-empowered church, and it has navigated itself through the centuries of wars, pes lence, disease, and famine. The church only becomes subject to its environment when it compromises its iden ty. We must “hit reset” if we are presently func oning in the New Testament paradigm of doing ministry through divine empowerment. When the church operates in the natural realm it loses its supernatural ability to change the community and e ect change in the lives of those that need the Gospel. I want to challenge and encourage you to step into God’s intended future for you and your ministry as we arrive in 2022 through embracing your biblical iden ty and walking in divine clarity. The Apostle said in Acts 2, “And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all esh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams.” Naviga ng during these “last days” requires supernatural wisdom, insight and power to impact a culture that has lost its way. I sense the Lord has instructed me to o er a se ng that will o er fresh insight on the New Testament paradigm of doing ministry through Spirit-empowerment. Join us at AMNAG’s School of the Spirit at Saraland First AG, Tuesday, January 18, 2022. Email at trussell@amnag.org to register. The cost is $10 per person to help cover the expense of lunch.

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Let’s be the church that we were des ned to be in 2022!

MICHAEL D. SHARP, D.MIN. NETWORK SECRETARY-TREASURER msharp@amnag.org

EPIPHANY – JESUS, the KING of LIGHT for ALL the WORLD The Christmas Season begins on December 25 and lasts through January 5. On January 6, most Chris ans celebrate Epiphany, the revela on of the infant Jesus to the Magi as the King of the Jews and the Light of the World. We read about the visit of the Magi in the Gospel of Ma hew 2:1-12. Ma hew has been telling the story of Christ’s lineage from Abraham, his miraculous concep on, and his birth as the promised Messiah, seed of Abraham and Son of David. In every possible way Ma hew has emphasized that all of God’s promises to Abraham, to David, and to Israel will be ful lled in Jesus. Ma hew con nues the story of David’s Son with the story of his rst revela on to Gen les. The story of the Magi is not a birth story – it is an announcement story. It is the story of the King of Light for all the world! God had promised that David’s Son would rule the na ons and that God’s People would be a light to the na ons. The glory of God would be revealed in God’s king, a light to those who lived in darkness. Na ons would come to his light and kings to the brightness of his dawn. The Magi were Wise Men, scholars, probably astrologers from the east, toward Babylon and Persia. They were spiritual seekers. Ma hew has no word of rebuke for these Gen les. God meets hungry souls where they are, speaking to them in ways they understand, leading them to a clear witness of the one Savior of the world. They saw in the heavens, the realm familiar to them, a new and inexplicable light. God had promised in Numbers 24:17 and in Isaiah 60:1-6 that something like this would happen. The Magi viewed it as a sign, an omen, that a great king was being born. Drawn by God, they came to worship the King of Light for all the world. The Magi became the rst-fruits of a vast future harvest from the na ons of the Earth. Epiphany celebrates the visit of the Magi as well as celebra ng an event later in Jesus’ life: His bap sm by John the Bap st. At his bap sm Christ iden ed himself in solidarity with the lost humanity he came to save. He submi ed to John’s bap sm of repentance, even though Christ needed no repentance himself. He fully submi ed to the Father’s mission to save a lost humanity, was revealed as God’s beloved Son, and was anointed by the Holy Spirit to ful ll his mission. Both of these events – the visit of the Magi and Christ’s bap sm by John – are cri cal moments in the life of Jesus. They are moments of revela on, manifesta ons of the ul mate nature and purpose of Jesus of Nazareth: The Son of Man who came to seek and to save that which was lost. He came as the Lord and Savior not only of Israel, but of all the na ons of the world. Both events direct every Chris an into Jesus’ purpose: Revealing the good news of God’s Messiah to the na ons of the world. Celebra ng Epiphany reminds the Church that we must always be on mission to go and make disciples of Jesus in our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, to the u ermost parts of the Earth,

For me, this is yet another reason to follow the Chris an Year. At Epiphany we are thrust into mission at the beginning of the year, ending the Christmas Season on a high note of purpose and ac on. When Pentecost concludes the Easter Season half-way through the year, we are again thrust into mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. Let us always be about our Father’s business of sharing the Gospel that reveals Jesus as the King of Light for all the world. Let us always be about our King’s command to make disciples, teaching believers to how to follow him. Epiphany exists to remind us of this mission. Every year we should celebrate Epiphany!

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Section

Date

Time

Location

TENNESSEE VALLEY

Saturday, February 26

10:30 AM

New Life AG Athens, AL

ENTERPRISE

Saturday, March 5

11:00 AM

Elba First AG

MOBILE

Tuesday, March 8

6:30 PM

Calvary AG, Mobile

CULLMAN

Saturday, March 12

10:30 AM

Life of Faith Tabernacle Hayden, AL

ANNISTON

Saturday, March 12

4:00 PM

New Liberty Tabernacle Gadsden, AL

SYLACAUGA

Tuesday, March 15

6:30 PM

Sylacauga First AG

BALDWIN COUNTY

Thursday, March 17

6:30 PM

Bay Minette First AG

DEMOPOLIS

Saturday, March 19

10:30 AM

Jackson First AG

PHENIX CITY

Friday, March 25

6:30 PM CST

Eufaula First AG

BIRMINGHAM

Saturday, March 26

11:00 AM

Pleasant Grove AG

DOTHAN

Tuesday, March 29

6:30 PM

Harpers Joy AG Dothan, AL

MONTGOMERY

Thursday, March 31

6:30 PM

Clanton First AG

TUSCALOOSA

Thursday, April 7

6:30 PM

Fayette First AG

MONROEVILLE

Friday, April 8

6:30 PM

East Brewton First AG

ANDALUSIA

Saturday, April 9

10:30 AM

Florala First AG

STUDY BIBLES REVIEWED Excellent Tools for Studying God’s Word, The most convenient way to always have good, scholarly help with us when we read or study the Bible is in the form of a Study Bible. Many kinds are available. Some are outstanding, others are a waste of money. Study Bibles with notes written by a single author should generally be avoided. They are more likely to contain errors or eccentric ideas than are study Bibles produced by teams of good scholars. Some study Bibles are highly specialized, like the Full Life Study Bible, or the Apologetics Study Bible. Such Bibles are designed for a niche market, may be fine for pointing out a particular emphasis in Scripture, but are not helpful beyond a narrow, sometimes parochial view. Such a study Bible often misleads the reader into thinking that its singleminded focus provides the best or the only correct perspective on a doctrine or on particular passages. Please always remember that one of the more comprehensive study Bibles is needed for genuine and general study. This review profiles the five best, most important study Bibles available today. Even if one of these works is not available in your favorite translation (NKJV, NIV, etc.), it will still be an excellent addition to your Bible study aids. All of these translations, and the study Bibles, are evangelical, orthodox, and trustworthy. Any of these would make an excellent gift for a pastor, leader, or lay person. The Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, edited by John Walton and Craig Keener. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016, 2,400 pages. Overall, this is the best study Bible available today for entering into and understanding the world of the Bible and understanding the Bible in its original contexts. This outstanding study Bible is designed to help readers enter into and understand the ancient cultural contexts within which every book of the Bible was written. Seeing the ancient text with ancient eyes is essential if we are to get at what the biblical authors intended to say and what the first readers and listeners would have understood the Bible to mean. This excellent work contains over 300 articles on key cultural context topics. It provides over 400 full-color pictures, art, charts, diagrams, and time-lines, covering all aspects of the cultural setting and influences of every biblical book and passage. The individual notes for each verse provide still more detailed cultural contextual information, opening the reader’s mind to see the scene as the biblical authors and recipients saw it and lived it. It is a one-of-a-kind resource, and always adds cultural insights and texture to your study. The Old Testament editor, John Walton, is one of the foremost OT scholars in the world today. Craig Keener, who edited all of the New Testament contributions, is one of the most respected New Testament scholars alive today. Keener is also a Pentecostal, and a graduate of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. The Literary Study Bible, edited by Leland Ryken and Philip Ryken. Wheaton: Crossway Bibles, 2007, 1913 pages. This is the best study Bible available today for simply teaching you how to read the Bible and enriching your daily Bible reading. It is unique among study Bibles, for it focuses carefully on the literary characteristics of the biblical text. God not only inspired the words of Scripture, he also inspired the biblical writers’ choice of literary form, or genre. Knowing which kind of literature you are reading is the necessary first step to correctly understanding God’s Word. Is the passage from the Law or the Prophets, narrative or poetry, gospel or apocalyptic? We must know which genre we are reading in order to correctly interpret God’s Word. This study Bible focuses on the literary aspects of every passage. It guides the reader deeper into and more carefully through the biblical text itself than other study Bibles. This is an outstanding guide to reading God’s story. You will easily and permanently acquire new reading skills that will last for a lifetime of Bible study. (Philip Ryken taught me at Beeson Divinity School and is now president of Wheaton College.)

The Archaeological Study Bible, edited by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. and Duane A. Garrett. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005, 2,306 pages. This excellent work contains over 500 articles and scores of full-color drawings, charts, photographs, and time-lines, covering five categories: Archaeological Sites, Cultural and Historic Notes, Ancient Peoples, Lands and Rulers, Reliability of the Bible, and Ancient Texts and Artifacts. It provides a panoramic and detailed look at these topics as they relate to each biblical book. The focus is on the historical, religious, and geographical setting of each passage and book as revealed by archaeology. The book is full-color throughout, easy to read and to follow. It provides an accurate, in-depth, historical context for the entire Bible, deepening our understanding of Scripture. This outstanding work is a pleasure to read, and hard to put down. It is a one-of-a-kind study aid and always adds historical texture to your study. The ESV Study Bible, edited by Lane Dennis and Wayne Grudem. Wheaton: Crossway Bibles, 2008, 2,752 pages. This completely new study Bible was written by conservative, evangelical scholars and based on the essentially “literal” English Standard Version translation. It is an exhaustive, in-depth work, addressing every biblical passage. There are over 240 all-new full-color maps and drawings, 200-plus charts, 80,000 cross-references, an extensive concordance, numerous articles on major doctrines, salvation history, world religions, history, archaeology, the Biblical canon, the reliability of the Scripture, an overview of biblical theology, and much more. It’s extensive introductions to each biblical book, and verse-by-verse notes, rival or exceed all previous study Bibles. On debatable passages, all viewpoints are presented. This study Bible provides a wealth of reliable information from the world’s best scholars to add great depth and breadth your study. The NIV Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011, 2,560 pages. The NIV translation remains the best-selling translation in the world. The NIV Study Bible remains the most popular study Bible available today. The NIV was translated by a group of the excellent biblical scholars, and this study Bible was created in the same way. Assemblies of God and other Pentecostal scholars were represented on both the translation teams and the study Bible teams. There are many pages of full-color maps, as well as in-text charts, diagrams, timelines, and illustrations. The excellent study notes include introductions, outlines, and background information for every book of the Bible. The chapters, verses, and notes often have a defined icon to easily identify the primary topic of the passage. The verse-by-verse notes provide textual explanations per verse, and viable possible meanings when the meaning is unclear. There is an in-line verse reference column, as well as the NIV concordance, and subject and study note indexes. Everyday millions of pastors and readers use this outstanding study Bible. The NIV Study Bible remains the one that I use the most often. Michael D. Sharp, D.Min. Network Secretary-Treasurer ALSOM Director

Alabama School of Ministry Course Listing 2022 Level 1 Courses (Certified) Class Date

Spring 2022 January February

THE 142 A/G History, Missions, and Governance BIB 114 Christ in the Synoptic Gospels

March

THE 114 Introduction to Pentecostal Doctrine

April

BIB 212 New Testament Survey BIB 214 Old Testament Survey

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All Courses Open for Make-up BIB 121 Introduction to Hermeneutics THE 211 Intro to Theology: A Pentecostal Perspective MIN 181 Relationships and Ethics in Ministry

Level 2 Courses (Licensed) Please Follow Your Track Original Track New Track Began ALSOM prior to Began ALSOM August August 2020 2020 or after

Level 3 Courses (Ordained)

THE 211 MIN 123 THE 311 Intro to Theology: The Local Church in Prayer and Worship A Pentecostal Perspective Evangelism BIB 212 BIB 115 BIB 318 New Testament Acts: The Work of the Holy The Pentateuch Survey Spirit BIB 214 Old Testament Survey

BIB 117 Prison Epistles

BIB 313 The Corinthian Correspondence

BIB 215 BIB 215 BIB 322 Romans: Romans: Justification by Faith Justification by Faith The Poetic Books MIN 223 MIN 223 MIN 325 Introduction to Homiletics Introduction to Homiletics Preaching in the Contemporary World All Courses Open All Courses Open All Courses Open for Make-up for Make-up for Make-up THE 245 MIN 327 Eschatology Church Administration, Finance and Law MIN 251 MIN 381 Effective Leadership Pastoral Ministry MIN 281 Conflict Management for Church Leaders

MIN 171 MIN 261 A Spirit Empowered Church: Introduction to An Acts 2 Ministry Model AG Missions December All Courses Open All Courses Open All Courses Open for Make-up for Make-up for Make-up Open for MIN 191 MIN 291 MIN 391 Enrollment Beginning Ministerial Intermediate Ministerial Internship Advanced Each Month Internship Internship To purchase a course, visit: alsom.e360connect.com After purchase, begin work at: alsom.edvance360.com You may contact the office of the ALSOM Director and District Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Michael D. Sharp for more information at 334-279-7172 #2, or jharris@adcag.org.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

ALABAMA NETWORK

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The application period for the Alabama Ministry Network Scholarship Program (AMNSP) is now open. Applicants may contact Jennifer Harris at jharris@amnag.org to receive an application packet. The Alabama Ministry Network Scholarship Program (AMNSP) gives financial assistance to qualifying Assemblies of God students who are going into traditional and non-traditional ministry, helping them to attend endorsed Assemblies of God colleges, universities, and graduate schools. The AMNSP is open to high school seniors and college or seminary students who are attending Assemblies of God churches. In order to receive scholarship money, winners must attend an endorsed Assemblies of God educational institution. The Network Scholarship Committee evaluates all properly completed applications and, based on availability of funds, awards one or more of each of the following scholarships: •

Superintendent’s Scholarship ……………………….. $5,000.00

Students pursuing degrees designed for Pastoral/Preaching ministry

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Pastor’s Dependent Scholarship ……………….…… $4,000.00

Children of Alabama Ministry Network Assemblies of God ministers

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Church Ministry Scholarship …………………………. $3,000.00

Students pursuing degrees designed for ministries such as Youth, Children, CE, Music, etc.

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Distance Learning (Degree program only) ……... $1,000.00

Students pursuing online/correspondence degrees at the institute, college, or graduate levels

The deadline for applications, including all reference forms and either an Initial (first-time) Application or a Continuation Application, is February 11, 2022. It is the student applicant’s responsibility to see that the completed application, including all completed reference forms, have been received by the Network Office by February 11, 2022. All application forms may be mailed to the Alabama Ministry Network Scholarship Program, 5919 Carmichael Rd, Montgomery, AL 36117. They may also be emailed to the Network Office at jharris@amnag.org. Please contact the Network Secretary-Treasurer’s office at 334-279-7172 ext 2, or at jharris@amnag.org, with any questions you may have.

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From the Network Secretary-Treasurer IMPORTANT INFORMATION! NEVER LET YOUR CREDENTIALS LAPSE!

As you know we joined other Networks in expressing our appreciation to our ministers for stewarding your credentials well and renewing early. Congratulations to Auburn Chi Alpha Staff member Brandon Shsirley for receiving the $500.00 award for those who renewed by November 30, and to Pastor Bobby Powell for receiving the $250.00 award for those who renewed by December 15. Our credential renewals came in earlier and in larger numbers this year than ever before. Early renewal is a great blessing to the Network and National Offices. All credentialed ministers – Certified, Licensed, and Ordained – should remember that lapsing will cost a minister more time, more work, and more money when reinstating. The renewal season begins on November 1 and ends on December 31. Failure to renew means that as of January 1 you have lapsed your credentials and you are no longer an Assemblies of God minister. After December 31 there IS A $50.00 late fee when you renew, and after January 15 you cannot renew: You must apply for reinstatement at a cost of $125.00. After March 31 a background and credit check must also be done for all reinstatement applications. Any background or credit issues that have arisen since the minister first obtained credentials will have to be addressed according to General Council guidelines before the minister can be reinstated. Finally, lapsing for more than seven years requires all of the above as well as taking and passing all three of the newest credential exams in order to be reinstated. For Licensed ministers, we have received notice from the General Secretary’s office in Springfield that when ministers holding credentials at the License level allow their credentials to lapse for more than three months, their required two year tenure for holding License credentials before upgrading to Ordained begins all over again at the time their License credentials are reinstated. In other words, if you let your License credentials lapse for more than three months (past March 31) you lose all of the tenure time you’ve already accumulated since receiving License level credentials. After you apply for reinstatement of your License credentials and the General Secretary’s office acts favorably to reinstate your credentials, the calculation of your two year License tenure begins all over again at the point in time that the General Secretary’s office actually reinstates your License credentials. Please remember this, and please help us to pass this information along to all Licensed ministers! If you have unintentionally failed to renew your credentials for 2022, please renew as quickly as possible! We hope that this information delivered proactively will be beneficial in your understanding of these particular General Council credentialing requirements. Michael D. Sharp, D.Min. Network Secretary-Treasurer ALSOM Director

REVIEWING ACCREDITATION CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD

“Your ‘credits’ will not transfer. You used an unaccredited ‘school.’ They will not satisfy our Fellowship’s educational requirements for ministerial credentials. You should not have tried to take the easiest, quickest, cheapest route.” Sadly, many people trying to enter the ministry are hearing these very words today. Because of the potential student loan debt load, some people prefer a non-accredited educational preparation for ministry. When that is the case, the two institute level options our Network recommends are Berean School of the Bible or the Alabama School of Ministry (ALSOM). The content of these two options is produced by our national office, covers all of the courses required for ministerial credentials, and provides a very low-cost alternative for ministry preparation. We are always working to improve the educational experience for ALSOM students. If you must use a non-accredited, low cost alternative, we recommend that you consider these institute level opportunities. However, if you do desire a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree in preparation for ministry, it is extremely important that you obtain your education from a properly accredited institution. There are many Internet sites and some church-based schools that call themselves colleges, seminaries, and universities, claim to have some kind of accreditation, claim to offer all levels of authentic degrees, but in reality all of their claims are false. The problem of bogus degree mills and accreditation mills continues to plague Christian higher education. If you sense a call into ministry and you desire a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree, our Fellowship strongly recommends that your first choice for education be one of our regionally accredited Assemblies of God universities. Fully accredited degrees are available from Global and other AG universities through inexpensive distance education. We recommend that parents and students pursuing education in any field, especially the ministry, carefully research the accreditation status of prospective schools. Never simply trust what a website, church, or minister tells you! The website may be lying, and even well-meaning churches or ministers may be misinformed. An unaccredited or improperly accredited institution has NO real accountability for their educational product. Their degrees are not recognized, and their credits will almost never transfer to legitimately accredited institutions. When you see any website try to explain away their lack of accreditation, or claim they are avoiding government interference, or cite an unrecognized accrediting agency, but still claim to prepare you for a lifetime of ministry, you should NOT use that institution. They are lying. It is a con. Legitimate institutions will clearly describe their nature and status and will not claim to be something they are not. Many degree mills create fraudulent accreditation mills that will then turn around and “accredit” the fraudulent “educational” site! Because the website looks slick and legit, because they use spiritual and educational language, because they offer the quickest, cheapest way to get a “degree,” many innocent people are deceived. Even local church-based schools of ministry sometimes do not use acceptable sources for their educational component. Parents should be very wary of locally produced material and all non-AG distance “education” offerings. You should thoroughly investigate the accreditation status of any “degree-granting” “school” you consider. You may access AG Higher Education at http://colleges.ag.org. Names of the legitimate accrediting agencies and other important information are available at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, http://www.chea.org, and at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation and http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. Finally, I will be glad to speak with you at any time to answer questions about education, accreditation, or preparing for ministry. If after checking the accreditation of a school you are still in any way uncertain or confused, please call the Network Office and ask for Dr. Sharp. This is a life-changing decision. We are here to help you choose wisely. – Michael D Sharp, D.Min., Network Secretary-Treasurer, ALSOM Director

2022 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS CALENDAR January

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National Day of Praye Junior Bible Quiz Southeast Regional Senior Bible Quiz Regional Final Senior Adult Retrea Fine Arts Kids Camp Memorial Day- AMN Of ce Close AYM Foreign AIM Trip

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National Senior Adult Cruise to Alask Women’s & Children’s Pastor Mission Trip to Costa Ric RR Lone Eagle Academ Youth Camp RR Lone Eagle Junior Training Academ Youth Camp Observing Independence DayAMN Of ce Close Youth Camp National RR Camp O Rama (Camp Eagle Rock, MO Youth Camp Girls Ministries Camp Youth Department: Stateside AIM Trip, New York Cit CE Department Fundraiser National Fine Art Presbytery Meeting- Orlando, F Back to School Praye Missions/ Men’s Rep Meetin All Church Ministries Summi Alabama Missions Summi Youth Cabinet/Rep Meetin G5 Conferenc CP&D Board Meetin FCF - Forge and Fellowship, CL Labor Day - AMN Of ce Close National Senior Adult Conference Junior Bible Quiz Fall Presbytery Meeting Engage Ladies Retrea National Church Planting Da Men’s Encounte Prayer Zone Partner Sunda Regional Council Tou See You at the Pol AL RR/GM LEAD Conference-SCC

October *Minister Apprecia on Month Senior Bible Qui 2National Royal Ranger Week 7 BGMC Pheasant Hunt Junior Bible Quiz Children’s Ministry Da 10-1 Seniors Ministry Mission- SCC 14-1 Called Conferenc 1 KidMin Training 1 STL Day 17-1 The Gathering Retreat, Gatlinburg, T 23-2 Children’s Pastor Stateside Mission Tri 28-2 AYM Girls Conference

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CP&D Board Meetin Junior Bible Quiz State Semi-Finals, SCC National RR Regional Conferenc BGMC Tou Spring Presbytery Meeting Missions Committee Meetin AYM Youth Convention Senior Bible Quiz State Final BGMC Da STL Grand Club Banque KidMin Trainin Palm Sunda

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Senior Bible Qui Junior Bible Qui RR District Staff Meeting, SCC CP&D Pastor/Board Banquet Tou Kids 456 Weeken Gulf Coast Women’s Conferenc Girls Rep Meetin RR FCF Trace, CL Chi Alpha Spring Retreat, SCC

1 15-March 1 11-1 17-1 2 25-2 25-2

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*Women’s Life Rally Tour Dates - Check Women’s Page Senior Bible Qui 3National Week of Praye 5-2 Speed the Light Tou 1 Youth Cabinet Meetin Junior Bible Qui 14-16 Deeper, AYM Discipleship Weekend at SCC 1 Martin Luther King Day- AMN Of ce Close 19-2 Children’s Leaders Retreat, Pigeon Forge, T 24-2 BGMC Fundraiser- Wild Boar Hun 28-2 RR FCF Frontier Adventure, CL 30 Men’s Ministries Light for the Lost Sunda 3 ACMR Deadlin

February

THE MINISTRY NETWORK OF THE ASSEMBLES OF GOD

Light for the Lost Banquet Tou Youth Leader’s Summi Senior Bible Qui Junior Bible Qui Xtreme Family Campout Women’s Rep Meeting Thanksgiving Holiday – AMN Of

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CP&D Board Meetin Rural Compassion at SCC Christmas Break - AMN Of ce Close Ministerial Credential Deadlin

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 70 years, Mavis Bradley; one son, Tony Bradley (Darlene); one son-in-law, Ray Layton; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three brothers; two sisters; and a host of other loving family members and friends. Proverbs 13:22 says, "A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children." That was his mission in life, and he finished well.

Reverend Shelby Ray Pearcy

Rev. Pearcy, age 76, of Cottondale, AL, went to be with the Lord on November 13, 2021 at Hospice of West Alabama. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Verena Pearcy. Shelby is survived by his wife Marquita Patrica Pearcy, of Cottondale, AL; daughters, Mischelle Lynn Pearcy-Baluyot ( Rondre Baluyot), of Minot, ND and Angela Dawn McClinton (Eddie McClinton), of Tuscaloosa, AL; sisters, Arlene Baker (Frank) of Blue Eye, MO; brothers, Cubert Pearcy (Jean) Pocahontas, AR, Gale Pearcy (Donna), of Colony, OK, and Charles Pearcy (Sherry), of Choctaw, OK; grandchildren, Elijah Baluyot, of Gainesville, FL, Anniston Baluyot, of Gainesville, FL, Megan Baluyot, of San Antonio, TX, Shelby Kate McClinton, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and Addison McClinton, of Tuscaloosa, AL. Shelby Pearcy was born in Kansas and raised in Oklahoma. In 1965, he met the love of this life, Marquita. In 1966, they married and began a life of ministry and adventure. He completed his first degree at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in 1968. He was licensed (1966) and Ordained (1968) with the Oklahoma District. He served as Assembly of God pastors in Oklahoma, Arizona and Brisbane, Australia. In 1976, he completed his Master of Divinity degree at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri. He was selected to serve as staff chaplain at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center in January 1977. He served as a VA Medical Center Chaplain for thirty-one years and simultaneously served twenty-seven years as an Army Reserve Chaplain, rising to the rank of Colonel. He fully retired from federal service in 2008. In semi-retirement, he served with thirty-three Kairos Prison Ministry teams at Bibb and Donaldson Correction Facilities. He also served as Lead Pastor at Regency Retirement Village (Assisted Living) in Tuscaloosa, AL. On occasions he served as guest clergy for Holland American Cruise Lines. He loved to travel. He and his wife spent 374 days collectively on cruises. He loved people and wanted everyone to know the Lord as their Savior. He courageously fought cancer the last few years of his life.

Reverend Harold Lloyd Tyus

Rev. Tyus, age 89, passed away Monday evening, November 22, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Two Egg, Florida on April 25,1932 and was a resident of Dothan, Alabama since 1985. Harold was a Credentialed Minister with the Assemblies of God for 72 years and was Ordained for 65 years. Family and service to his church were his love and passion. He was an avid reader and loved the Word of God. Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Elijah Tyus and Sally Cloud Tyus, five sisters, and five brothers. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Barbara Stevens Tyus, son, Bing Tyus (Debbie) of Lake Wales, Florida; daughter, Lomell Taylor (David) of Graceville, Florida; son, Max Tyus (Regina) of Pierson, Florida; grandsons, Jeremy Tyus and Shane Taylor, granddaughters, Emily Stegall, Tyla Tyus and Beth Davis, four great-grandchildren, Hannah and Gavin Stegall, and Henley and Cora Tyus, as well as a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews.

MINISTERIAL CHANGES Transferred in: Jeanna Williams (L)

Pastoral Changes: Creola AG – Hunter Taubel

Deceased: Chaplain Shelby R Pearcy Harold Tyus James Hollis Bradley

New/Upgraded Creden als: Terry Havens (C) S. Bradley Sasser (L)

Hollis gave his life to Christ at 18 years of age and was baptized shortly after. His ministry began in 1968. He devoted his life to spreading the Word of Christ. His influence and impact cannot be measured.

Rev. Bradley, beloved husband, brother, father, Granddaddy, and Pa saw the face of His Savior on August 18, 2021. He was blessed with 88 years on this earth.

Reverend Hollis Bradley

In memory of those who have gone before us…