Empowered Women’s Ministries

by Rev. Kimberly Ming

Empowered Women’s Ministries is focused on “Empowering, Encouraging, And Equipping Women For A Life In Christ.” This year our Empowered theme has been “Speak Jesus.” We have called women around the globe to not only know Christ, but to boldly proclaim His powerful name over their families and communities, our nation, and the world. Our heart is to win the lost and equip the found for the Kingdom of God and make Him known.

Our devotionals continue to be an excellent resource for women. Speak Jesus, our 2024 devotional book (available in English and Spanish), is a 226-page study on 12 of the names of Jesus. Districts and churches around the country use them for small group study. Some districts are hosting online classes using the books to disciple larger groups of women. The 2025 companion study, Enough: Redefining our Identity Through the Nature of God, is scheduled to release January 1, 2025.

As partners in the overall mission of the PCG and “One Mission—One Movement,” Women’s Ministries has set missional goals to develop and encourage women leaders. This last year we created an online forum for women in ministry, called “She Leads.” Pastor Josie Carignan started the year by leading 15 of our district leaders in six months of excellent leadership equipping. From October 2023 to May of 2024, Director Kimberly Ming and Dr. Rhonda Davis led a second group of 15 PCG women leaders from around the country, meeting twice a month online and culminating in a 3-day onsite “Leadership Advance” in Texas. We learned, prayed, cried, and rejoiced together as we gathered in our cabin on the lake. This not only proved to be an incredible and memorable time for the women as we invested in them as valuable leaders of the PCG, but it created a beautiful sense of community and unity among us. As leaders, we are better together!

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M3 Men’s Ministries

by Rev. Jimmy Patillo

Men’s Ministry is alive and well in the Pentecostal Church of God! M3 stands for Mentoring Men for the Mission, and from coast-to-coast, men are being saved, equipped, inspired, and ignited by the power of God! It is our goal to develop men in five key areas: as biblical men, husbands, fathers, providers, and spiritual leaders to initiate positive change in the earth! And we are hearing numerous testimonies as we proclaim the truth of God’s Word through preaching, teaching, camps, conferences, and leadership seminars. When we began in November of 2018, our resources were limited. Today, we can testify that all that has completely turned around! To God be the glory!

In 2025, we are launching MANdate Conferences. These are power-packed conferences held on a Friday night and Saturday that will include inspirational preaching, relevant teaching, amazing praise and worship, and tremendous food and fellowship. Our goal is to take these to each region of the United States. To go along with these conferences, we are writing a thirty day devotional called, The 30 Day Protege. This will also be the title of a series of books we will use to disciple men in the five key areas listed above.

Our M3 National Man Camp, held each year in Underwood, Indiana, has been extremely successful and fruitful. It is exciting to see multi-generational and multi-cultural males coming together in unity, fellowshipping with one another, and growing in their faith! The preaching and worship services are dynamic, and the fun activities that are offered are second to none! Next year’s camp is set for Thursday, August 7 through Saturday August 9. Please mark your calendar and make plans to attend!

For more information about man camps and other upcoming events, to order M3 merchandise, or to join our contact lists that enable you to receive correspondence from our office, please visit our website at www.pcgmen.org. While you’re there, you can also read our detailed vision statements (the M3 Manifesto) and strategic plan for making disciples (the M3 Initiative), and you can also find a “resources” tab where you can access lessons to use at your men’s ministry meetings or small groups.

Finally, we know that there is much more ministry to be done in the days ahead. The times demand it! If you would like to donate to the ministry or even sponsor a camper, you may contact me at (502)-320-3765 or my assistant, Randy Hill, at (765)-891-1018.

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Impact Student Ministries

by Rev. Randy Lawrence Jr.

Summerfest 2024 saw students from all across the U.S. converge in Euless, TX for the Pentecostal Church of God. This event not only featured the NTE & IBQ Finals, but it also introduced some brand-new additions this year, highlighted by our Leadership Breakout Sessions. These breakouts were a collaborative effort between Impact, Messenger College, and KUEST Student Leadership, providing practical, hands-on training for leaders in the vital areas of: Parenting, Children’s Ministry, Mental Health, and Preaching Next-Gen Messages.

While leaders were in breakout sessions, all students were engaged in an incredible session introducing them to the world of Missions. Directors of PCG Global Education, Ryan and Anna Warren, introduced our students to all the aspects of Missions across our globe. The following testimony from this powerful session was shared with our team by a mother who attended Summerfest:

I wanted to encourage you by letting you know my 8-year-old came from the session this morning and told me she wants to be a missionary someday. She loved whatever was presented today and mentioned specifically about helping those who have faced a natural disaster. This was so encouraging to this momma’s heart! Thank you so much for creating a space for her and others to engage in next steps for their calling!

This is exactly what Summerfest is about: Making space for our NEXT-GEN to encounter their calling!

In 2025, we are excited to continue working with our District Youth Directors to accomplish our missional goals for the Decade of Harvest. Our Encounter Conferences will not only continue in 2025, but for the first time in history we are taking the Encounters global! On the weekend of January 30th to February 1st, we will hold our first Global Encounter in Manaus, Brazil. We are excited about this expansion and are believing God to bring about much fruit in the areas of Next-Gen ministry and discipleship. We sincerely hope that you will make the Encounters a priority in 2025 and plan to join us at one of these strategic events. Find more details at www.encounterconference.com.

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Chaplains Commission

by Rev. David Reynolds, Ch. COL USAF (ret)

The year 2024 has been a remarkable bridge building and barrier busting year for the PCG Chaplains! Your PCG Chaplain Corps continues to impact souls by shining the light of Jesus to every corner of the globe. From Antarctica to Africa, from Asia to Europe, from North America to South America and even into Australia, your PCG chaplains have been bringing faith to the fight and forging a PCG footprint. Currently we have over 130 chaplains (including some preparing for chaplaincy). Our 53 military chaplains include 25 active duty and 28 guard/reserve and chaplain candidates. Over 80 civilian chaplains are faithfully serving in our communities across America. We currently number 2 Veterans Administration chaplains, 12 hospital/hospice chaplains, 9 law enforcement chaplains, 3 Department of Correction chaplains, 2 disaster relief chaplains, 16 community service chaplains, and 37 interested inquirers (18 of the 37 are seeking military chaplain appointments). Our PCG Chaplains hail from India, Kenya, Nigeria, Jamaica, Haiti, Guyana, South Korea, Columbia, Cameroon, Canada, and United States. We celebrate diverse chaplain corps, consisting of 31% female chaplains and 69% male chaplains. 65% of our PCG chaplains are multicultural, adding strength and multiplicity to our PCG family.

During this “Decade of Harvest,” our Chaplains Commission has built bridges through partnerships with our PCG Global Missions Directorate. Together we have forged relationships and strategically supported nations and ministries in Puerto Rico, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. For example, we recently visited Puerto Rico and were delighted to meet and worship together with our sister organization there, the PCG(IM) of Puerto Rico. Additionally, over the last two years, 5 PCG military chaplains have deployed to the Middle East. Today we celebrate with our PCG Global Missions partners because we have been able to place one permanent civilian community service chaplain, partner with two deployed military chaplains, and establish a home church and missionary family in Kuwait.

Finally, not only do some of our chaplains hail from various nations in Africa (see above), but many of them also routinely return to their native nations to hold crusades, prayer and health summits, and clean water projects. We look forward to continued cooperation and bridge building with our colleagues in all of these nations! The Gospel is being shared on every continent through our PCG chaplains!

On our U.S. soil, we have continued to build strong bridges with our districts and bishops. Your PCG chaplains have served as guest speakers in Oregon Southern/Idaho District, Northeast District, and the Capital District. Additionally, districts such as Southern Missouri, Georgia, Michigan, Pacific Northwest, Tennessee, Florida, Mid-Atlantic Coast, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Southwest Texas, and Central California have all sent us several of their finest ministers to be endorsed as prison, military, law enforcement, hospital/hospice, and community service chaplains. Together bridges are being built and barriers are being busted as the Kingdom of God is on the increase!

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Messenger College

by Dr. Candace Scalf

NEW - Missionary Development Internship at El Camino de Santiago:

Messenger College, in partnership with Global Education and PCG Missionaries to Spain, Kent and Jody Brown, is hosting an extensive intercultural internship this summer! Messenger College students will practice conversational evangelism, interact with PCG missionaries, and practice physical and spiritual endurance on the Camino de Santiago, which involves a 30 day pilgrimage trek across Spain. The Camino de Santiago draws thousands of seekers from all different religions and nationalities who are looking for answers to life’s questions. This internship will stretch the students to continually share their faith in an intercultural context. In anticipation of the trip, Makenna Ward (Class of 2026) shares:

I am so excited for this upcoming mission’s trip! My time at Messenger College has been preparing me for ministry, and this trip will be an opportunity to practice what I am learning. While this trip is daunting, I am certain that Christ will be with us as we go, and I am ready to see what He has in store for us!

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NEW - Pastoral Care & Counseling Webinar:

Pastors and ministry leaders, would you like to feel better equipped to provide pastoral care to your congregation? If so, please join MC President James Rayburn and Chair of Christian Ministries, Dr. Steve Bontrager, along with special guest Rev. Jon Jennings, PCG’s Director of Church Coaching, on February 22, 2025 from 10:00am to 12:00pm (CDT). During the session, they will discuss common issues and fears pastors face when counseling their congregants, while also sharing some basic counseling techniques that can help you feel more confident in providing pastoral care to the church. The webinar is free, but registration is required. If you would like to participate, please click below.

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