Verifiably Alive!

Historically, the Church affirms on Easter Sunday - Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Without diligent attention, that affirmation will drift into tepid familiarity and a casual exclamation void of conviction, passion, and hope.

What God did when He raised Jesus from the dead deserves more than a yawn and a heavy-eyed nod of our head. He is not a dead, powerless Jesus worthy to lay beside stone idols. He is verifiably alive!

His resurrection sets His followers apart from every other grouping of religious people. The wild claim of resurrection smacks of falsification at worst, and fanaticism at best - except for the fact that it actually happened!

The resurrection occurred in real time! Real people (more than 500 at one teaching session) saw and experienced Jesus for 40 days after He vacated His borrowed sepulcher.

Real bondages have been broken and real lives have experienced transformation for two millennia due to the declaration and experience of His bodily resurrection. He triumphed over the grasping hands of the grave and that matters.

His empty tomb makes an unbreakable promise — “And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who lives in you” (Rom. 8:11).

May the promise and power of His empty tomb fuel our hearts with real-time experience and declaration: Christ the Lord is risen! He is risen indeed!

He is alive, and verifiably so!

Praying for a fruitful Resurrection Sunday across Kansas and around the world where our AGK family of Pentecostal leaders serve so faithfully.

Supt. Terry & Karen Yancey

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What is a “Presbyter” anyway?

We hear this word from year to year but perhaps you’ve wondered, “What does it really mean?”; “Presbyter” is a Greek term used to describe a Christian clergy that serves as an overseer. In the AGK our overseers are elected men and women who serve as a part of the Network Board of Directors.  Though the responsibilities of a Regional Presbyter are widespread, there are a few key components that exemplify the nature of the role.

Presbyters must hold a credential level of Ordained, live in the region they will serve (and have done so for at least one year), and have held credentials (with any district) for at least five years. These eligible ministers serve in nearly every role of a local church and the perspective they can bring is invaluable!

The AGK Network Board serves at the side of the Superintendent to:

• Advance the AGK purpose to strengthen and establish effective Pentecostal leaders and churches.

• Advance the mission of the AGK to promulgate the full gospel message throughout Kansas, the region, and the world, and to conserve our work through elevating the health of established AGK churches and planting new ones until every county and public school district has a healthy AG witness.

• Have general oversight of the activities of the Network between Council sessions (the ministry experience you attend through the year are approved by this team).

• Serve as the Network Credentials Committee in the recommending of credentials, administering discipline, and reviewing applications for reinstatement and renewal of ministerial credentials.

• Ratify the following:

  • The establishment of any or all departments or initiatives proposed by the Network Superintendent.

  • All department directors or ministry coordinators appointed by the Network Superintendent.

• Assist Network Affiliated churches and leaders.

These responsibilities manifest through the efforts of each Presbyter to act as an encourager, protector, and supporter of various components of the Network. We are better together and value their advice, input, and heart to serve alongside the Superintendent and Executive Officers. Your help to nominate and elect from your peers is a prayerful privilege. We trust God to lead us, and we trust you to seek Him.  

If you have not already, please remember to submit your presbyter nominations!

FAQ’s

*To learn more information about the process of electing the new Superintendent please visit our website: www.agkansas.com/council

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Spring Breakaway is an opportunity for students to get away for a few days to connect with God and with others. Students will be challenged to develop a deeper relationship with God and to wait on him through breakout sessions, services, and fun group activities. At KYM Spring Breakaway youth pastors and leaders will experience encouragement and receive resources from practical sessions and connection with other leaders.

Registration includes housing at Wheat State Retreat Center, five meals, and an event t-shirt.

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Creative Conference is a weekend of inspiration and development for students, led by professionals in various creative fields. Whether you are a student artist, musician, kid min volunteer, preacher, photographer, or theater enthusiast, you will benefit from attending Creative Conference! The first night you will experience the work of artists. The second day, those same artists will teach workshops on various topics in their discipline, thereby helping you refine your craft. God will use these two days to inspire and develop the students and leaders across Kansas.

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The “LOCALLY WOVEN Tour” is a free event for any woman in Kansas to attend - any woman in ministry leadership and any woman in the churches or communities to whom you minister. We pray that each woman who attends will leave a little (or a lot) more encouraged, equipped, and empowered to link arms with others. Whether across the globe or down the street, in our homes or corporate workplaces, quietly in the back or up front on a stage, we are all women ministering to women.

This tour provides space for women to begin being woven together, not just at an event that occurs once a year but locally and throughout the year. LOCALLY WOVEN facilitates excellent opportunities for women to get to know other women and churches in the same area and hopefully continue that connection all year long. WOVEN Women's Ministries desires to help serve the local church as they minister to women, and this tour also provides a more direct line of contact between WOVEN and women on the local level to do just that.

Additionally, each tour stop will provide a time for women to hear from Coordinator Heidi Robidou about WOVEN Women's Ministries. (We are here to serve the church, as the church serves the individual.) You'll also hear more about THREADS, (the financial arm of WOVEN ) - what we have done, our goals, and what we hope to do. Mary Bell, with Girl's Ministry, will also share briefly at each location. This next generation of girls are the future women we will be ministering to and with, so let's start now.

Join us at the location near you for this intentionally comfortable and casual time to be LOCALLY WOVEN together!

Tour Dates and Locations:

NORTHEAST - April 2 - Lawrence @ 360 Church, 3200 Clinton Parkway

SOUTHEAST - April 9 - Chanute @ Living Word Assembly, 1000 West 14th Street

CENTRAL - April 16 - Wichita @ Iglesia Cristo Vive, 1620 West 21st Street

NORTHWEST - April 22 - Colby @ College Drive AG, 245 West College Drive

SOUTHWEST - April 23 - Liberal @ New Beginnings Church, 2021 North Western Avenue

*All locations start at 6:30pm Central Time

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