May 27th CPP Motivator - Terry Shock

Terry Shock who previously served as The Pentecostals of Alexandria's Youth Pastor and then as Assistant Pastor, was elected Associate Pastor in 2001, and along with the Manguns and the rest of the pastoral team, continue to lead the congregation in the same purpose; the same love for souls; the same commitment to prayer, fasting, Bible reading, and evangelism; and with the same anointing that have been a part of the church since its beginning. With plans on the drawing board for expanding facilities and new programs, and with weekly attendance moving toward the 3000 mark, The POA continues to carry out its mission to provide connection for all people to Jesus Christ through worship, evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship.

March 25th Jared Howell Speaking on Leadership to CPP Leaders

The times that we are living in have created a difficult dominant characteristic in the generations we are trying to work with in American society and that is the lack of lead ability. Lead ability is so very important; it is our ability to lead and our ability to be lead. My children are still too young for me to ask this question but it was asked of me and I am sure you have heard it as well; “if your friend jumped off a cliff, would you jump also?” While this is a valuable saying and is meant to protect us from bad influences, it also makes us leery of following good leadership; creating in us a lack of lead ability.

George Barnum after 15 years of closely reviewing the world around him offered the following….

The church in America is dieing due to a lack of strong leadership. At this time of plentiful resources and many opportunities, the church is actually losing influence. The Primary reason is the lack of leadership. Nothing is more important than leadership.

There are many sources to learn from on the subject of leadership in the world around us. Educators, professional sports, corporate execs, management companies, consulting companies, government but the greatest source of leadership guidance is the Word of God. In it we find the truths of leadership principles established by God. In it lays the potential to change our lives and the lives around us.

Bishop T.F. Tenny, one of the greatest leaders of our movement, said this to me on the subject of leaders on many occasions…

”As leaders, we are not hitch-hikers but we are trail-blazers.”

We are blazing a trail down a pathway that no other leader has ever been down before.

We embark upon the adventure of leadership, we blaze the trail and as we do we discover that we are not alone but we are walking with Jesus.

March 25th CPP Motivator - Jared Howell

Jared was elected as the Youth President of the Louisiana District of the United Pentecostal Church at the District Conference in March, 2007. He was raised as a missionary child in El Salvador and has experienced living on the mission field. He is bilingual, fluent in both English and Spanish.
He and his wife, Loida, have daughter Zoe and new-born baby Isabella Grace. He is an assistant to Reverend Danny Chance at the Christian Life Church in Monroe, LA.
He is the son of Reverend Bruce Howell, Foreign Missions Director of the United Pentecostal Church, International.