tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319723012024-02-18T21:30:30.681-05:00Things I pray aboutfor my personal prayer team- you-all are the best! Thanks so much for your kindness in praying for/with me!Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.comBlogger320125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-82341292234194523682012-12-23T08:49:00.001-05:002012-12-23T08:49:05.785-05:00
Cardboard testimonies
Last night we celebrated the before and after of Jesus by doing cardboard testimonies in our service. We plan to do it in all three services this weekend.
I was deeply moved by "I had 2 abortions before age 19... Forgiven and I'll see them both in Heaven", and "I was a super lout and unfaithful... now a promise keeper and committed to my wife".
And "I was Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-27659076116241741292012-12-12T14:45:00.000-05:002012-12-12T14:45:15.577-05:00HELP!!!
Okay, I need help! God is opening doors all over the world and I want to run through them! But to do it, I need help. Problem? I don't really know how to let help, well, help!
I am writing this in Dubai, on my way home from the most exciting open door God ever presented me with. Steven Sebyala has helped me identify an excellent connection with "the most unreached tribe in Africa- the Karamoja,Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-5287601151714577232012-11-10T11:27:00.002-05:002012-11-10T11:27:35.541-05:00Low hanging fruit
We were hoping against hope that our two huge festivals and many small efforts, would result in 6, or maybe 8 new churches in the Padre Las Casa region of the Dominican Republic, where God had miraculously sent us.
But we showed up last week to find 21 new churches were forming! And with or without our help, all 21 were expected to make it, and flourish doing it.
Now I need 21 people who Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-1670517918740090922012-11-10T10:25:00.001-05:002012-11-10T10:25:28.228-05:00New excitement in The Dominican Republic
For years (since our first trip in 2007), we have been obeying God by traveling to the DR and involving ourselves in various kinds of ministry there. We tried our best to help in various ways, as God showed us. Medical help, school supplies, building materials, teams, and finances.
Some trips were frustrating and fruit was not what we hoped. For example, I took a large outreach team and Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-2399864991897926912012-04-27T21:07:00.001-04:002012-04-27T21:11:17.840-04:00anxiety not thyself
And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches. 2 Cor 11:28. (emphasis mine)
Something in me is a little comforted when I read that Paul had anxiety. In PhilippiansThe Holy Spirit writes through Paul that we should "be anxious for nothing". Yet here he is in the book to Corinthians, exposing that the anxiety free life is easier said Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-73450898431523268232012-04-25T18:25:00.000-04:002012-04-25T21:21:00.086-04:00
In the last 24 hours, I found two more local people who plan to open churches. These guys are not classically trained to plant churches or be pastors. They simply have a burning and unquenchable desire to do what Jesus said: "make disciples". Both of these leaders seemed afraid or tentative about telling me their vision because I could have squelched it, mocked it, or denigrated it, and that Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-52905452617445952942012-04-23T22:32:00.001-04:002012-04-23T22:34:38.942-04:00Liberty community church
I had such a wonderful time at Bealton, Virginia yesterday in Liberty Community Church. This church welcomed me so warmly, and received the teachings of Jesus with their whole hearts. Probably at least 25 of them responded to the gospel, many with weeping and deep repentance. They bought books- I think they all bought a book! I sold en entire case of them, and signed Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-6490137659497083372012-04-20T22:14:00.000-04:002012-04-21T14:49:16.236-04:00Alpha strongOur first Alpha group is nearing completion. This weekend is the intensive weekend, where Friday night and Saturday morning are spent in understanding the Holy Spirit, being filled with the Spirit, and the spiritual gifts.
I am dreaming of growing up some strong, powerful, world changing believers. Not merely faithful church attenders, and good tithers. I want world changers, and people who liveGerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-84731826666928345352012-04-19T16:48:00.000-04:002012-04-19T16:48:54.656-04:00heroes of mineEvery 6 weeks I get to meet with my heroes. These men and women (thanks for being along Alicia!)have left lucrative careers, free time, and hobbies behind to pursue the one thing they feel God called them to do; organize a new salvation-healing-and vision-fulfilling machine. We call these machines, a local church.
Church planters risk it all. They stay up nights, reading about strategies, Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-11196024837497906492012-04-18T21:48:00.000-04:002012-04-18T21:48:12.503-04:00teaching kidsI felt like I really connected with Kid's Connect tonight. I taught them about how I overcame night mares by learning to use the name of Jesus. Then we read Matthew 10 where Jesus warns us that life has a way of unearthing our secrets and shouting form the rooftops the very things we thought we had covered up and hidden.
The kids got real quiet as I told them how I stole a belt when I was aroundGerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-2254408339489585042012-04-16T21:57:00.000-04:002012-04-16T21:57:16.288-04:00great day on the battlefieldI spent the day showing my Aussie friends Mark and Gayle around the Gettysburg Battlefield today. Gorgeous sunshine, good friends,and this town. Gettysburg is an amazing place. The ground hallowed by the sacrifice of more than 7000 deaths, and 51,000 total dead, missing, or wounded, makes this a place Americans come to consider the past and grapple with the stain of slavery, division, and war.
Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-80221486133832910232012-02-24T22:57:00.000-05:002012-02-24T22:57:51.538-05:00Relationship Killers #3This week at Freedom Valley, Relationship Killer #3, Be My Everything will be on the run.
It's nice to share life with somebody. But nobody can meet all of your needs. This week in Be My Everything, we explore why expecting somebody to meet all or too many of your needs, actually drives away and destroys the very relationship you crave to have.
The prophet Jeremiah noticed this and the Holy Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-78477625682605724762012-02-21T22:52:00.000-05:002012-02-21T22:52:53.701-05:00exciting growth happeningIt's so cool to watch what God is doing in the sites and church plants these days. Everybody's metrics are up in the best possible ways! It's nice to see so much forward momentum and so many lives being affected so well by the gospel. New buildings, new people, lots of salvations, water baptisms, and financial blessings from a very generous God.
Feeling very blessed today.Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-62994587889482777942012-02-18T22:24:00.000-05:002012-02-18T22:24:45.366-05:00my bursting heartFor some reason, God in His graciousness has given us a whole new season of effectiveness lately.
Growth is in the air. Salvations, and all kinds of powerful movement toward God is happening. Tonight again, the altars were filled with people responded to the message about forsaking anger in their lives. This is HUGE, and will open the Heavens on us. I can feel it.
Tonight we introduced Chris Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-14133612362659465652012-02-17T22:03:00.001-05:002012-02-18T22:10:46.788-05:00And Then We DancedI've read a lot of books lately. Too many to count and to catalog. For some reason, I often cannot remember the title, or the authors name, even when I liked the book.
But tonight I sat down to read a few chapters of And Then We Danced, by Mike & Fi Lusby, and Shawn Smucker (my co-author). I could not stop reading till I finished every single word. And I wished for more.
I don't think it will Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-48474744864016538982011-05-18T17:18:00.000-04:002011-05-18T17:18:37.528-04:00Armenia church plantingSo it would seem that God put on my heart a vision to plant churches in Yerevan Armenia, and in Ararat, Armenia. This strategic nation of 3 million is eager to express it's faith and be sent to the world with this powerful message of freedom in Christ.
The time to pray through the how's and why's is now.
Maybe also in Dominican Republic!
Psalm 2:8 Only ask, and I will give you the nations as Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-84728811336600317682011-02-10T20:05:00.000-05:002011-02-10T20:05:00.505-05:00gutsy pastorsThis morning I met with John Wega and a group of about 10 leaders. John and I pitched to them the idea about doing a large summer crusade to reach our friends with the gospel. John Wega will lead it, so that it not become a Freedom Valley show and is truly a blessing to all churches.
At this point, it is being planned for June 16-19 at the Wyndham hotel, perhaps the most prominent piece of Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-64334211854078938192011-01-10T18:20:00.000-05:002011-01-10T18:20:00.339-05:00Local pastor stirs up controversy again—this time with new book
Pastor Gerry Stoltzfoos of Gettysburg releases new book 83 Lost Sheep, a autobiographical book claiming that opening new churches across the country is the answer to America’s problems.
Gettysburg, PA (Jan. 5, 2011)— In the past decade, Pastor Gerry Stoltzfoos has managed to stir up controversy in Adams County and beyond.
In 2007,Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-71007134894350769772010-12-13T19:36:00.001-05:002010-12-13T19:51:30.613-05:00Just got this on my Facebook. This, my friends, is what I live for, why God created me, and why I am in existence! I can live a LONG time on kind words like these and the opportunity to do this kind of work. Thank you Jesus for allowing me to live this life!
Notes like this help me forgive myself for all the dumb things I should have done differently, and leadership mistakes I have made in the Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-87821649178272509562010-08-07T14:41:00.002-04:002010-08-10T18:25:06.908-04:00Elevate Ministry School exciting announcement!Hey learners!
I am pleased to announce a new piece to our effort to train men and women for ministry. Starting this month, we are offering all of our Elevate Ministry School courses on-line as well as live. That is, a student could take these ministry classes from home at their computer. and earn college credits at a huge discount! What we are most excited about, is that Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-44013408705467658582010-07-11T14:30:00.000-04:002010-07-11T14:30:29.865-04:00The DR challengeMike Fleming has been reaching out to the witches and warlocks of Padre Las Casa. And he, his family, and the church have been under attack for it as you can imagine.
Normal people would run away from a battle like this. But that is not what God called us to do, is it? We are called to run TO the battle, not away from it. And that is what about 20 of us are doing this week. We are heading into Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-4683748903424185362010-07-07T09:52:00.001-04:002010-07-09T00:44:24.978-04:00nice blog from http://churchmultiplication.us/Cool blog from the church planting people at CMN. God is very nice to me...
This Journey Hasn’t Been Without Challenges
By Leo CrosbyTuesday July 6, 2010
“83% of my state are going to hell and it breaks my heart,” Pastor Gerry Stoltzfoos shares in response to why church planting is such a vital component of Freedom Valley Church in Gettysburg, PA. Since planting Freedom Valley inGerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-86223043546310823832010-06-24T21:01:00.000-04:002010-06-24T21:01:49.395-04:00The Medical Detectives show taping todayMiracle Detective is a brand new book by Randall Sullivan. It is also becoming a TV show for Ophra's new network which begins early next year.
Because of the piece that Nightline did on me with the medical study which seems to medically show that tongues does not come from the message center of the brain, Miracle Detectives contacted me to see if they can do an episode on the relationship Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-52965805745013256952010-06-21T22:32:00.000-04:002010-06-21T22:32:45.861-04:00Things that make me cry on Father's DayLot's of Dad's feel so much pain on Father's Day because of choices their kids made. I, too, cry a lot each year these days, but not because of bad choices my kids made. Quite the opposite.
And please forgive me if this sounds braggadocious. God has been extraordinarily good to me with my kids, and this proves it. And in case you worry, please know that I am well aware that I do not deserve all Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31972301.post-25919201913981433152010-06-18T01:30:00.001-04:002010-06-18T01:31:33.093-04:00Growth of the Kingdom in Adam's CountyBelow is a report from The American Religious Data Archive that details some surprising stuff. For example, since 1990, Adam's county grew 16% in population and 22% in total church adherence. The AG in Adam's County, grew 330%!
Here's the report: http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/42001_compare80.asp
But while I am glad there are huge gains in 'market share' (Gerry Stoltzfooshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04350943021647447600noreply@blogger.com2