Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

We would like to take this time to introduce everyone to DeVine Records Management, LLC.

God has entrusted us with the awesome responsibility of helping excel your Music Ministry,

Solo Career or Group to the NEXT LEVEL! We are humbled and confident in our ability to

support the vision of our president and CEO Mr. Kenneth Smith. We are well acquainted with

taking a vision and running with it as it says in Habakkuk 2:2. We are committed to hearing

the heart of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as well as our president to help in the advance-

ment of independent artists in their spiritual walk as well as taking them to the next level of

their ministry.

DeVine Records Management is dedicated to the advancement of independent Christian

artists. Our goals are to promote and maintain artist development, artist marketing and pro-

motion, branding, artist exposure, distribution, music career counseling and marketing and

promotion.

DRM Global Publishing is our in- house publishing company dedicated to being the vehicle for the INDIE ARTIST to be able to get

their music licensed and published for distribution.

WIAG (I AM Gospel Radio) is a Christian radio station dedicated to serving those with a love of wholesome gospel music. WIAG

is available 24 hours for listening on any internet ready devices. Advertisement spaces are also available to artist, businesses,

churches, schools, and private organizations, etc…..Pastors may get their sermons in rotation.

DeVine Glory Magazine is a premier Christian magazine that is being introduced to the Carolinas. Its mission is to provide an

outlet for upcoming Christian indie artists to display his or her gifts and talents to the world. “Bright Lights” is the heading under

which we feature an indie artist in each issue. This is a great promotional and marketing opportunity for artists. This interview

allows the artist opportunity to present any upcoming performance dates, any new gospel releases and opportunity to speak what is

on his or her mind.

DeVine Journal Newsletter, home based out of Dillon, South Carolina, is a Christian based newspaper geared towards indie gos-

pel artists merging community, the church and gospel artist. This is in the developing stages and expected to be out in spring 2014.

We believe DeVine is being put into a position to train, develop and support genuine worshiping artists who will be called

upon the help return the glory and Presence of God in churches and ministries. We believe they will call upon our team of artists

because of the noticeable presence of God in our LIFESTYLE. What is missing from a lot of the current recording artists is a Chris-

tian Lifestyle to back up what they sing. What convinces the world of your message is the regenerated messenger.

Another aspect of DRM is to give indie artists a safe place to express their dreams, visions, and aspirations and to divinely

connect them with Elizabeth’s who are also pregnant with purpose. We as the DRM staff have a major responsibility to be examples

of the believers in the music industry. We are tremendously blessed to be a part of a revolutionary company that will help to rebuild

the Tabernacle of David and take the kingdom out of Saul’s hands. We will be as the men of Issachar were who had understanding

of the time. We ask that you join us in the spiritual warfare against the prince of the power of the “air-waves” through prayer, true

worship and artists’ Christian life style.

……..As long as we seek the Lord He will make us to prosper. II Chronicles 26:5. God Bless!

In Him,

Elder Rebekah Grice Baker

VP of Operations of DeVine Records Management, LLC

Letter of Introduction

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DeVine Records Management, LLC 159 N Coit Street Florence, SC 29501

Letter of Introduction ................................. 1

Beyond Borders .......................................... 3

God + Me = ? ................................................ 5

Prodigal ........................................................ 7

Freedom Trail .............................................. 8

Visual Expressions ..................................... 9

PraiZe & Worship Show ............................ 10

Worshipper .................................................. 11

Brightlights .................................................. 3

Generations ................................................ 14

Coach’s Corner .......................................... 15

Visionary ..................................................... 16

Marketing & Promoting ............................ 17

Area Happenings ........................................ 18

Greater Church ......................................... 20

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MISSION The mission is to provide a platform that demonstrates the gift and talent of Christian Indie Artist around the world, and to provide an outlet for churches and businesses to advertise their ministry so

that they can become as one. Psalms 133:1

PUBLISHER

Kenneth Smith

EDITORIAL CONSULTANT Becky DeWitt

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PRINTING

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STAFF WRITERS

Becky DeWitt-Myrtle Beach, SC Rebekah Grice-Baker-Dillon, SC

Apostle Veryl Howard-Washington, DC AnDrea Frondorf-Florence, SC

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Stephanie Suell-Columbia, SC LaNola Goings-Dillon ,SC

Tiffany Andrews-Myrtle Beach, SC Pastor Sean Wilson—Waynesville, MO

Joe McRae-Jersey City, NJ

Send all submissions to: DeVine Glory Magazine

PO Box 7383 Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

or devineglory12@gmail.com

Pastor Veryl Howard is Woman

of God who ministers nationally and interna-

tionally. Her work in the Body of Christ is very

diverse as she is the founder of On a Mission

For Christ International Ministries, Hand to

Hand Global Ministry, and Faith Manage-

ment & Talent Casting. She is known to many

as one of the most sought after managers and

pro-moters in the world of Gospel music. God opened a door

and granted favor to interview this awesome gift to the Body of

Christ.

Pastor Veryl is a well-traveled ambassador for Christ.

Her global work in ministry lists nations such as Guyana, Ber-

muda, Aruba, Trinidad, Israel, Benin/Kenya/Nairobi, Zimba-

bwe, Poland, Germany, Antigua, Amsterdam, St. Vincent &

Grenadines, Surinam, Costa Rica, St. Lucia, Dominica, Petite

Martinique and Grenada to name a few. One of the statements

in Pastor Veryl’s bio release is “that the church is engrossed in

religion and not relationship that the outreach ministry has dis-

sipated.” In our conversation with Pastor V. (what she likes to

be called), she shared more insight on the statement. “ The

Hand to Hand Global Ministry is an outreach ministry with

other pastors and apostles to provide assistance to people who

are in need. This is done with an apostolic anointing to reach

the total person. We don’t just want to go in preaching to them.

We try to see what their needs are and try to take a multifacet-

ed approach to better the whole individual. Because if people

can’t eat, or don’t have proper drinking water, shoes, soap,

and basic essentials; it is kind of hard to sit there and talk to

them about Jesus especially when they don’t know where their

next meal is coming from.”

She also states, “It is

because the Body of Christ has

become so consumed with the

four wall of the church. How we

can continuously build within the

four walls but not necessarily

build with the plan of God and build with the ideology of man?

God gave a plan. In the Old Testament, when the tabernacle

was being build, God gave the plan to Moses and strategically

picked the workmen and they were given strict instruction from

the laying of the curtains to the placement of the silver. Some of

us in the Body of Christ have gotten off the instructions of

Christ. We have decided to take the plan into our hands from

our own mindset. So God is not running a lot of churches any

more. The emphasis is on how big my church is, how fashion-

able I am, or how bad the choir can sing. The emphasis is not

functioning under the five-fold ministry. It is very crucial when

you start losing salvation elements with respect tot the house of

God. It becomes a handicap house. The outreach component is

crucial. Jesus told us to go out and get His lost sheep. If we are

sitting in the four wall every Sunday and getting full and we

are not going our spreading what God has put inside us, then

we are not doing what God has called us to do, which is to

make disciples. We have to get out of the selfish mode, a me

mode, an I mode and an individualistic mode. We have to move

into a Kingdom mindset. If my brother or sister is suffering

right next door to me and they are a part of the Kingdom, it

affects me because we are all citizens of the Kingdom. I can’t

ignore or negate the fact that my brother or sister is suffering

as well. We have to get back to the foundations. We have to get

the love back into church.”

Pastor V. is a published author of two books with un-

common titles. Even her website for the books is uncommon -

http://www.havesumfaith.com. Her first book, God Hears A

Teacher Cry, is about teaching from a spiritual perspective.

“The Lord started dealing with my about the trials and issues

and stuff that our young people go through. It is so magnified

as the enemy has loosed a death assignment on our young peo-

ple. If they got a hold of who Jesus is and get on fire, there

would not be anything that you cannot do with

them. God told me to write about the spiritual issue

that our young people were faced with in today’s

society. I was also to address the issues that the

teachers are faced with. God told me that I could

not teach like a regular teacher. I had to teach in

the spirit. I had to be sensitive and be God’s teach-

er. I was crying out to God because I taught in the hood; where

kids were carrying guns and knives, lived in conditions where

there were twelve people in a one bedroom, were in jail for

murder and came to class with an ankle brace-let on Monday.

There was one student who showed up at my house because he

was tired of the shootings that were in front his house all the

time. One of my students’ water broke. The Lord told me to

write the book in a way that the students, parents, and teachers

would be encouraged and really understand this warfare. I

think that the book was written prematurely be-cause it was

before Colorado and Connecticut. But God had been speaking

to me way before about the spiritual warfare and death assign-

ment on our young people.”

Pastor V’s most recent book, God Is

My Ticket Out Of The Ghetto, was birthed out

of her own disappointments from having a sec-

tional mindset when God is unlimited in His

existence. “ God told me that my mindset was

microscopic and that I had put Him in the box.

He was limit-less, eternal and infinite and I tried

to make Him finite. I functioned too much in

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what I was looking at. I needed to put my spiritual eyes on. The

Bible says that thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. If it’s

God’s will for me to be prosperous, blessed, healed and victori-

ous, and I am not seeing that in the earth realm I wasn’t doing

that. God shifted me to an infinite thought process. Ghetto

means sectional, having a small mindset. It is not a cultural

thing. Actually, the Jews were put in sections and that is where

the word originated. We as African Americans have tried to

adopt this and make it our own. God said my mindset was sec-

tional and it needed to be transformed and renewed based on

Romans 12:1-2. So that is what the book is about, being re-

newed in every aspect of your life.”

God has given her favor with her artist management

company, Faith Management & Talent Casting, over the years

with clients such as; Film producer Joshua Coates, Film produc-

er Deitrick Haddon, David & Tamela Mann of “The Browns”,

Shekinah Glory Choir, Film producer Tyler

Perry, Sunday’s Best” Jessica Reedy

Marvin Sapp, James Fortune & FIYA, An-

gie, Debbie & Ce Ce Winans, Kirk Frank-

lin, Brian Courtney Wilson, Vashawn

Mitchell, Todd Dulaney, Pastor Wess Mor-

gan, Bishop TD Jakes and many more. She

periodically works with various record companies in the areas

of radio tracking, marketing and promotions.

We asked Pastor V. about the sound of this generation.

“Just like each musician or time period has a sound, it is the

same thing with the Word. If you notice in the Bible and the

course of his-tory there have been different movements and

shifts. There has been the Evangelical movement, the Prophetic

movement and the Charismatic. What has happened in the mu-

sic industry is over the years, God has entrusted awesome men

and women of God. On each realm when God is shifting, He

needs them to shift with what He is trying to speak through His

oracles, whether it be prophetic psalmists or dancers. The mu-

sic industry has become tainted. It has become polluted. People

were more concerned self. They were not laying before God.

They weren’t trying to get a Rhema sound.

They weren’t getting heavenly notes. They

weren’t trying to have the sound that would

penetrate the atmosphere. The church and the

people of today are tired of the sound that

mimics God and that is not God. People need

the real sound to pull down the strongholds, chains, and bond-

ages. God has some oracles now that are singers who are will-

ing to fast and willing to stretch out and they realize that just

cannot sing out of their knowing or gifting because it is not

working anymore. So in order to be successful, they will have to

get in God’s face. Because the audience, they are listening and

can tell the difference. The church can now tell the difference

be-tween a Pastor who prophesizes to manipulate them with

money and a Pastor who has really gone before God and has

the oil of God on their tongue. The people are tired of being

trick and bamboozled in church whether it be through music of

preaching. This is why we are hearing a sound. God has called

for a trumpet sound to be released out and blown. There is an-

other dimension. The Bible lists in Ephesians, chapter 6, differ-

ent hierarchical systems in the demonic realms. In order to tap

in, you have There is another dimension. The Bible lists in

Ephesians, chapter 6, different hierarchical systems in the de-

monic realms. In order to tap in, you have to go before God to

escalate to those realms. So these artist are now going before

God to pull down strongholds in different realms to make an

impact on the listener’s lives.”

In the gospel music industry, there are encounters with

those who are just starting out and may think that they have

arrived based upon their success so far and are not looking for

the sound. They are producing entertainment leading to a false

sound. Pastor V. gave awesome insight and revelation on this.

“They are functioning under a Canaanite spirit. It is the same

spirit as a false prophet. The Canaanites were very cocky and

arrogant. And what happens is the spirit of pride and arrogance

with the gift that God has given has distracted them from hav-

ing the true sound. They will only go so

far with that. Anyone who is spiritual is

going to recognize that they are func-

tioning under a sound that mimics God

and is not God. In this hour if you want

to have longevity in business, you cannot

have an ‘I know it all.’ The only way we

get our knowledge is because we have to be humble enough and

submissive and pride less to hear from God. The anointing,

even though God has anointed them is functioning out of a

strange anointing which is a polluted sound that they are re-

leasing into the atmosphere. They are releasing arrogance and

pride into the atmosphere and the listeners are downloading

into their spirit. If you are already arrogant in your gifting, then

how can you hear God sing melodies on another realm? You

are stifling the gift that God placed in you.”

Our final question to Pastor V. was to sum up herself

in one word. The word that she used was servant. “Because

Jesus was the ultimate servant. When you are a servant you

don’t have pride or arrogance. You are teachable. You consider

other. You have compassion. You have love. I am striving to be

more like Christ.” You can contact Pastor Veryl Howard at

www.havesumfaith.com, vimeo.com/Pastor Veryl Howard,

www.ptwwntv.com, churchnownetwork.com, on channel NC7,

www.facebook.com,

www.myspace.com/verylhoward and

G -tube network. For further infor-

mation on booking Pastor Howard

for speaking engagements, you may

call 37PURPLE. 214-907- 8597 or

229-326-8005 (Katrina McCrae).

katrinam-ccrae@37purple.com or

GKwilliams@37purple.com.

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GOD + ME = ?

I was thinking about three words that came up in my

recent readings, individuality, personality, and versatility. As I

thought on these words, I remembered that this article that was

written years ago and I was blessed with a new insight. Search-

ing the definitions of each word gave new revelations especial-

ly since we are at the end of this year. Individuality is the par-

ticular characteristic or personal nature that distinguishes one

per-son from another. Personality is the essential character or

visible identity of a person. Versatility is the capability of

adapting for many uses.

I am no longer possessing complete individuality as

the blood of the lamb redeems me and I am accepted into the

beloved, but yet I am still an individual. The purchase was so

great that I must always understand and be in submission to the

Holy Spirit so that there is an eternal, but yet visible effect. As

He lives in me, my submission yields to His personality and

His identity being evident in my life. The evidence, the proof is

that as one becomes adaptable in the hands of El Elyon, His

hand-print will be visible in their life, but the manifestation is

what-ever He needs you to be, you will become.

Years ago I had the privilege to attend a conference

where an internationally known man of God spoke these words,

“God plus me equals unlimited possibility. These words are the

hidden factor in the life of every Believer. Sometimes, the

Body of Christ forgets that the Almighty, the Creator of the

universe is positioned and lives on the inside of us. It is by His

incredible plan that He has deposited His Holy Spirit in each

and every one of us. Not only do we need to remember that He

is within, but He is the part of us that keeps it all together!

The Father, the potter, loves to work on His creation.

We are constantly in the process of changing from glory to glo-

ry and from faith to faith. A little water (word) and a little clay

(flesh) being worked everyday. Now that He is on the in-side,

He works on us in every area from both sides. Each time we

receive a touch; He leaves His fingerprint on the outside, while

working the spiritual DNA that has been activated on the in-

side. “The vessel of clay that was marred in the hand of the

potter has been made again another.” (Jeremiah 18:4). It all began with the new birth experience. He is al-

ways working through the movement of the Holy Spirit on the

inside. It is the spiritual DNA that gives us access to the mys-

teries of the kingdom and eternal information. It is because the

Holy Spirit dwells, takes up residence, in us that we are quick-

ened, made alive and aware of the eternal presence. He down-

loads and deposits His presence continually initiating change,

performing a work until the day of completion.

Believers quote “greater is He that is in me than he

that is in the world” all the time. (I John 4:4). It has become

cliché to the point that we have neglected to seek God for the

true revelation and power behind this scripture. When we really

receive a deeper understanding of this word, one will seek not

to grieve the Holy Spirit so easily with the actions and words

that loosely spoken. We fail to realize that the world is not the

only audience that is watching and listening. He hears and sees

your every activity in thought, word, and deed. In fact, all of

heaven is watching.

“Let no corruption communication proceed out of

your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying that

it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the

Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of re-

demption.” (Ephesians 4:29-30). Do not let the enemy steal

your future by the words you speak. He works with your doubt

and unbelief. If you speak it, he is there to work with it and

work out for you. But if you are speaking the word of God, he

tries to steal it, kill it, and destroy it before the manifestation.

(John 10:10). There are some things that God has sealed on the

inside of you that you don’t even know about. When something

is sealed, it is marked or stamped as evidence of authenticity to

prevent and secure against tampering or leakage.

Many of us would have fainted, fell out and leaked

everywhere from the constant barrage of the enemy. The de-

posit of the Holy Spirit is what sustains you in every situation.

As you receive the Word constant filling and enlarging on the

inside, it becomes engrafted or a part of your very being. The

attachment of the Word is what builds your spirit even the

more.

As the Word is building you, there is always a time of

testing and pruning. Every situation or problem we label, as a

crisis is a test to determine where our faith level is in the God

that we state that we trust. Whatever the it is, these tough cir-

cumstances are just a hidden opportunity for our God to flex

His muscles to show up and show out as El Shaddai, the all

sufficient one and El Elyon, the most high God.

Take a moment to mediate on who is on the inside of

you. He is in the deepest part of you just waiting to work with

you for unlimited possibilities. He is the key to your great-ness.

What is it that you think that you cannot do? Whatever it is,

prepare to do it because you have a guide and helper like no

other. Don’t even worry about the attempts of the enemy to

frustrate you on the surface, dig deep and let the Holy Spirit

released something that awesome, dangerous, and will annihi-

late his plan. He didn’t have a clue that it was in you! Start now

for the New Year focusing on your purpose and the destiny

ahead. Always remember there is a hidden factor, a deposit in

you!

“Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and

hath anointed us, is God; Who hath also sealed us, and given

the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.” (2

Corinthians 1:21-22). As a Christian author, Becky DeWitt’s

writings reveal trials and tribulations as

well as edification to the soul. Her books

ex-press the need to talk about Jesus Christ

from the ordinary everyday perspective

with titles that are uncommon and cover

art that is expressive. In 2008 she pub-

lished her first children's short story,

"Destiny's Closet," which developed into a

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book by 2009. "Destiny's Closet" teaches children the importance

of developing a personal relationship with God. The success and

well-reception of "Destiny's Closet" inspired Becky to follow-up

with a sequel, titled, "Destiny's Closet -Circle of Friends," which

was published in November 2010. "Destiny's Closet - Circle of

Friends" continues the adventures of Destiny, Becca, and Mauri

and their growing relationship with Jesus. The inspiration contin-

ues for the third book in the "Destiny's Closet" series, "Destiny's

Closet - The Wonder School." The "Destiny's Closet" series and

her latest book, "The Fruit of Your Lips" are available at

www.authorhouse.com.

In addition, Becky writes articles for the Written Voices

website (http://writtenvoicesblog.com), the Authors Den website

(www.authorsden.com/beckydewitt), and the Christian Voice

Magazine, (www.thechristianvoice.org), where she is featured as

a contributing writer. On the Written Voices website, her articles

can be found in the Journey column. The Christian Voice Maga-

zine is published and distributed throughout the Carolinas. Becky

is currently working on a new project Devine Glory Magazine

based out of the Florence, SC.. She also works with The Colum-

bia Writer's Alliance Group, www.colawriters.com. Becky is a

member of Tree of Life Ministries, under the leadership of Pas-

tor Elaine W. Green. Becky lives and works in Myrtle Beach,

SC.

Years ago in the wee hours, God spoke to me and ex-

pressed the need to connect kingdom minded women together.

God is rising up some awesome women to take over the gospel

industry that the enemy has polluted. He wants women after his

own heart that he can trust with greatness. However, through the

years if you put a bunch of women together, it could result in

drama. Women not like men traditionally don’t stick together.

But God says he has some dynamic women who love him first

and understand that they are a part of his body thus not an is-

land.

With this in mind, I started a conference call “God’s

Women in Music, Ministry and Entertainment”. Over the course

of many years being a manager, promoter, radio personality and

author in the entertainment arena, I have stumbled across some

great women. While meeting these ladies globally, God spoke to

me and said I was a conduit to connect God’s women across the

border. He reminded me that he is linking the true remnants

together to do the impossible with respect to leading many to

salvation. Where better to start then in the field of entertain-

ment?

Fortunately, God has empowered these women to own

radio stations, magazines, newspapers, book companies and

more. He has strategically given them spiritual insight as to how

to be a Godly entrepreneur. They are women to watch and

women God has set up as today’s mentors. But they are women

who God wants to connect for greater work and to be a support

system one to another. There resources can now be available for

a kingdom purpose. They are their sister’s keeper! By Apostle

God’s Women In Music, Ministry & Entertainment

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He loves me, and I in all of my infinite wisdom Can’t seem to understand why He would want to be with me Me with all my complications, my stipulations and my flaws Although society has sometimes labeled me as a prodigal I know, deep within my heart I have not lost my fervor My desire My drive To bask in God’s presence It’s just sometimes I can’t find my way Find my way through the murky darkness that envelopes

my spirit and soul In the form of trials and tribulations that unfold So I struggle Because this is my life I’m blinded Blinded from seeing the light Distracted by actuality on the left and reality on the right I stumble Continuing to walk in my own way and not God’s will Forgetting that spiritually I have already been set free Set free by a merciful God who knows me for me and still He loves me If I could just get past the mirrors reflection of my physical appearance and my past I could reach out and truly grasp the fact that God made me in his image He formed me Molded me into an intricate masterpiece A beautiful work of art Lightly dusted with the essence of Eve and Ruth The courage of Esther Shrouded with the spirit of truth Covered with the garment of praise He’s not done with me yet I’m still a work in progress Although I don’t expect any of you out there to understand I’m grateful that I really don’t have to explain Because my God is all knowing So today I go back to my first love Back to the one who made me whole Today I take back everything the enemy has stole Rightfully so, I have justifiably earned,

A hundred fold return Because this day is my day of redemption This is the day I reclaim my inheritance I see my father standing there with his arms open wide He is calling and begging me to come inside Today I have decided that I will not continue to run, because I can no longer hide So I just oblige and run into his presence with thanksgiving in my heart and a praise upon my lips I no longer want to be labeled as a sinner or a prodigal for the world to call its own Today I am simply a child of the King Who has finally, finally, found my way home! After the death of my Mother in 2006, I temporarily veered off path. Upset, depressed and feeling like God had forsaken me by taking my best friend, I turned away from God. After I came back home, I wrote this poem as a reminder to myself and others that God is always directing our path, even when we are unaware or confused about our destination. Stephanie Suell is a Poetess, Author and Activist who uses her gifts in the written and spoken word to inspire women towards their dreams! Her movement, Virtuous Vibes, works diligently within the community to equip, en-courage and empower women! She is the author of three poetry books, a cook-book and her debut novel, “What You Won’t Do For Love” was released in April of this year. She is cur-rently working on a devotional due out in 2014. Visit her on the web at http://www.virtuousvibes.com/ Visit her blog for women at http://www.1-speak-female.com

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Submitted: Stephanie Suell

Give the readers a little information about the minis-

try that God has assigned to you and how did you get the

name. My name is LaNola Goings. I was given this assignment

to impact nations since the age of 19, when I returned home

after a year of being at Winthrop University. One of my pas-

sions besides music is drama. I have been writing small skits for

years but assume the role as drama ministry coordinator in 2010

at Outreach Family Fellowship Dillon and Florence locations.

God gave me a name for the drama ministry, which was to be

“Breath of Life Productions.” When I’m asked, “why Breath of

Life,” my answer is simply that “we endeavor to breathe life

into those lifeless situations through

word pictures."

What is God doing different-

ly in this season? What is the new

that He has and is revealing? God is

bringing people back to the true mean-

ing of worship. That worship is not

music or a song but adoration unto

God almighty. God is not necessarily

doing anything new however; he is

becoming diverse in his presentation

of his word. We must not use the same formats of the church in

the past. The message is the same but our methods must be dif-

ferent and besides many people are tired of church simply put-

ting it. They see church as boring, routine and disconnected

with the times we are living in.

We know that in these days that it is important to win

many souls for the Kingdom. How has God changed your ap-

proach to evangelism? God has changed my approach as it

relates to evangelism by using word pictures. Let people con-

nect with characters because in many cases the characters they

see are themselves. When I wrote freedom trail, which has been

a great evangelistic tool, all I could see were souls coming to

Christ. We all must admit that we need to be free from some-

thing but how does one get free? Well in this out of the box

journey people who attend see their lives unfold in various

rooms from pornography to whether or not a person should con-

sent to an abortion. Rarely do most churches desire to con-front

or even speak of such things but this is where many churchgo-

ers are. They are trying to make decisions without Godly direc-

tion or counsel.

Give us some insight into your leadership style and

how you prepare the leaders in your ministry. Members of

breath of life are people who have a passion for acting or who

desire to find a place to fit in church that isn’t your average

church positions like being an usher, playing an instrument,

singing on the choir or working in the sound booth. I train by

example. We endeavor to meet once a month to review, critique

and do improv. Not only do I get involved with the acting but

also we study the word as it relates to how does drama fit into

the local church. Last year I was lead of the Lord to start host-

ing workshops specifically for drama entitled “The Gospel Ac-

cording to Acts.” These workshops are designed to enhance and

encourage not only the playwright but actors, make-up artist,

costume designers and set designers. We anticipate holding one

this summer.

Tell us about any books that you have read lately

other than the Bible that has influenced you. Other than the

bible two books that are changing and challenging my life are

Gary Chapman’s “Four Seasons of Marriage” and Jesse Du-

plantis “The Everyday Visionary.”

Do you have any new community projects that you

are working on? We have several community projects in mind

where you can see Breath of Life in action up close. Outreach

Family Fellowship is hosting its “ Praise in the Park” on the 18th

of May in Florence and I know that we will be apart. An-other

run of Freedom Trail will come to the Florence area by means

of Savannah Grove Baptist Church, that date is t.b.a. Also in the

Sumter area Outreach along with Heart of Christ Ministries will

host another “Praise in the Park” entitled “Heartfest” that will

take place in August.

Share a success story. Recently we had a young lady

who I met in Wal-Mart come to Freedom Trail and not only

accepted the Lord Jesus as her personal savior but also joined

the Outreach Family Fellowship Church. God in this season

will take the foolish things to confound the wise. Selah!

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Joshua Coates dis-

covered the art of film

making and theater pro-

duction while attending

Philadelphia’s High

School of Creative and

Performing Arts in 1996.

His love for movie mak-

ing grew rapidly as he

often cut class during

school and spent count-

less hours after school

on editing machines

learning and perfecting

his craft. In 1997,

Joshua wrote and di-

rected his first full-length independent film entitled GAME,

which was entered into the Derek Freese Independent Film Fes-

tival at Temple University. Out of hundreds of entries, GAME

placed 10th overall and this ignited Joshua’s passion of his craft

even further. In 2002, Joshua wrote, directed and starred in THE

CALLED, a faith based independent film, which got him local

recognition from the church community and Trinity Broadcast-

ing Network (TBN). He is currently the founder and president

of 20/20 Visions Entertainment Group that is quickly making

headlines in the field of motion pictures.

Your biography lists all of your accomplishments

and your passion for bringing ideas to life on the screen es-

pecially your latest project INIQUITY. This is a very power-

ful piece and I am glad that I was able to work with wonderful

actors and producers, people coming together to bring this pro-

ject to light. Anytime that you are doing any type of spiritual

warfare or work for God, you are going to encounter opposi-

tion; but it has sold out since March 26 in every Wal-Mart in

America and online as well. It has been restocked in every Wal-

Mart nationwide.

This film is loosely based on the story of David and

Bathsheba from the Bible. Give us your vision of the story.

The film is inspired by the story of David and Bathsheba with a

modern day twist. It has the same message and same concept

but created and made for 2013 and how it would be in our soci-

ety. The story is a learning lesson. It shows how far iniquity will

take you if it is not dealt with or cut out because iniquity is like

a cancer. It shows the demise of David’s life from a conqueror

and doing the will of God to turning to a different direction.

There is a learning lesson in this. It does not matter who you

are, or what position you are in, in life. It does not matter

church wise, political wise, career wise or in even in the com-

munity, if you are not careful of iniquity, you can fall into great

consequences. Iniquity causes demise.

One of the hottest television programs right now is

Scandal, which can be addictive. The Bible is full of scandal-

ous stories, which can be brought to life. As a society and as

people, we are unfortunately addicted to scandal and drama.

For entertainment purposes, I that that same idea and try have

learning lessons in it. Hollywood in general, although they may

not admit it, is influenced by the Bible. There are a lot of hit

movies that have happened over decades, that the Bible some-

where, somehow influenced the writer, director or producer.

The Bible is the survival manual for mankind. We have a gener-

ation, a culture that does not like to read the Bible all the way.

So as Believers, as the ones who are trying to win souls for the

Kingdom, you have to implement what is happening in society

and the media. We live in a media craven culture. You have to

tap into what is going on media wise. You have to stay current.

Even though we know that the Word of God is powerful, you

have to be creative and that word and get the Word and the

message to the people so that they can have a choice in receiv-

ing Christ or not. INIQUITY is not a preaching piece, where

you are beaten over the head with the Bible. You are being

shown real life situations that ordinary people can get into if

they are not careful. If you do not spot it, evil or iniquity can

really grown in your life and destroy what God has for you.

God has so many thoughts that He wants to release

to His people so that they can reach the masses. How do you

get the downloads that God gives you? Secretly, I am a politi-

cal guy. In school, as a kid, I watched a lot of politics and his-

tory. I watch the news everyday, even though I do not agree

with everything that the news puts out. I am always in tune with

the news and what’s hap-

pening. Believers have to be

aware of what’s happening

in politics and in generation

before we were born. As I

am sitting listening to what

is happening in the world,

certain ideas and messages

come to me. Being in tune to

what’s happening in society

gives me an idea, and in-

spires me to write about

certain stories that are rele-

vant. The whole key is being relevant to what is happening in

society and to be able to point that story n the direction of

Christ.

If you could sum yourself in one word, what would

it be? That word is student. Because I am always learning and

it does not matter what field I am in. We are all students .It does

not matter how far you are or what lever of success you have,

you do not know everything. If you have the mindset of a stu-

dent, you will always remain humble.

Presently, Joshua has several television and film projects in the

pipeline for 2013-2015. Some of the television reality shows

that are currently in development are The Battle of the Gospel

Bands; starring Tye Trippet, Martha Munnizi,

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Marcus D. Wiley, Deitrick Haddon and Joanne Rosario

Condrey. Star Stying Miami is a reality show featuring celebrity

stylist Stephanie Brandon with clients, Little Wayne and Drake.

The Kool Moe Dee Show features The New Urban Politically

Incorrect host tackling issues of race in entertainment and social

injustice. Joshua has leaned a lot about the movie business from

some heavy hitters in the industry and he has gleaned from eve-

ry opportunity. He is scheduled to be interviewed by Clifton

Davis on TBN on July 8. We know that there is much more to

come.

Founded July 5, 2012, by Shonda T. Norman, The PraiZe &

Worship Show was born. The PraiZe and Worship Show is just

one extension of Mrs. Norman's prominent company, PraiZe

Entertainments & Events LLC, which was founded and

launched on April 28th, 2012. The PraiZe & Worship Show is

best know for serving as a platform, to our local and online

community, extending the opportunity to promote: aspiring

entertainers, gifted & talented kids, authors, motivational speak-

ers, educators, spiritual leaders, and small businesses owners,

are just to name a few. The PraiZe & Worship Show takes full

force in discussing a very wide range of spiritual and political

topics ranging from personal development to critical issues re-

lating to a rapidly changing world as we know it today. The

PraiZe & Worship Show consists of five very powerful, devot-

ed, and anointed women of God; Shonda T. Norman - Host,

Veronica H. Tucker , ,Monica Pressley, Zina Tippins, and

Shonda Golden .

Give the readers a little information about the ministry that

God has assigned to you and how did you get the name.

The name for the PraiZe & Worship Show came about one day

when I was driving, and God gave me a vision of His people

dancing and flipping on stage, handing from the ceiling trawl-

ing around, l felt like I was at a circus with all the entertain-

ment that was going on. And I heard His voice say to me PraiZe

& Worship. At this time there was no show to add this name to,

I only had the name but wasn't sure what I was supposed to do

with it, until July 5, 2012, after praying an seeking God on

some things, He revealed to me that I needed to put together a

talk show and to name it the name that He has given me a while

back, which was The PraiZe & Worship Show.

Give us some insight into

your leadership style and

how you prepare the lead-

ers in your ministry.

I can only pre-pare my peo-

ple in the way that God

shows me. As I stated be-

fore, the entire vision of The PraiZe & Worship Show was set

up as a platform to shine the light on those who have been sit-

ting on their gifts as well as those who have been overlooked.

This is why we've implemented the Conference Call & Prayer

Line and Blog Talk Radio during the week. Each week, a differ-

ent host will lead and conduct the conference call, prayer and

Blog Talk Radio which is done on Thursday's at 6 pm, giving

them more practice that will enhance their gift. At first they

thought it was to much and that we should just focus mainly on

doing the show, not knowing that when you are considered a

speaker, your skills need to be sharpen and enhanced in every

area that requires you to speak...lol. Prayer is also a vital part

of our preparation. We come together each week an pray. We

also enter into a word of prayer before every show and confer-

ence call. Our communication with our Father has to remain

open at all times, this is what will make us and the things we do

a success.

The PraiZe & Worship Show can be viewed live in front of a

studio audience downtown Columbia, SC at the Clarion Hotel,

please visit our website www.praizeandworshipshow.com for

dates & show times. If you would like to be a guest on our

show contact us at (803) 792-1616 or praizeandworship-

show@yahoo.com.

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Former New York Mets Baseball Player, now Gospel

Recording Artist Todd Dulaney spent most of his life pursuing

a baseball career, playing 5 years of professional baseball.

Now, his joy comes from serving the Lord in every facet of his

life. He is presently the worship leader at Living Word Chris-

tian Center under the leadership of Pastor Bill Winston. Most

importantly, Todd considers himself as a worshipper and de-

sires the anointing of God to rest on the ministry God has given

to him.

Being steadfast and sold out to God, his eyes are fo-

cused on ministry and fulfilling his purpose. Dulaney's dream is

to write music that ministers to the heart of God and touches the

heart of man. Not what's hot, but what delivers, what heals,

what re-stores God’s hurting people. Todd is not an industry

guy but a ministry guy. Todd has worked and shared the stage

with many award-winning artists. God has opened many doors

on his be-half allowing him to minister in song at churches

worldwide.

You are a worshipper who is focused on minister-

ing to the heart of God. When I first set out to do this, I had

fallen in love with Jesus Christ. I want to make sure that that

stayed the focus of everything that I do throughout my career

and throughout my life. Because it is so easy to get caught up

with pleasing people and the industry and make music that they

know that the radio wants to hear. When I first started doing

this, I was doing it for Christ. I wanted to make a declaration

over my own life that as long as I was going to be doing this, I

am going to be doing it for Christ. My heart, my music, my

voice belongs to Him. I wanted to write music that ministers to

Him first, and then everyone else can feed off of what it does for

Him.

As a worshipper, the more you worship, the more

revelation you receive from God because of the intimacy. I

believe that it is for this hour. The declaration of my church is

that it is the year of praise. But there are some things that only

happen when you are worshipping and when you are intimate

with God. It never happens in any other atmosphere. Only when

you are intimate with God, will you get fresh revelation that is a

continuous flow. , then I will never have understanding of with-

out going in and being intimate with the Father.

Serving as a praise and worship leader at Living Word

Christian Center under the leadership of Dr. Bill Winston,

an awesome man of God, you are full of the Word and

much revelation. It has been on of the best Kingdom hookups

that God could have ever put me in. I am being feed so much,

so when I go out on the road, I am full of power and authority.

You know how the word of Pastor Winston is, you feel like you

can fly.

Is that word that Dr. Winston is preaching, provok-

ing you into another dimension for a sound that is uncom-

mon coming from heaven? It is pulling on me to come up

higher. Right now he is teaching on that type of stuff. Whenever

you get a minister or Pastor teaching that there are no impossi-

bilities in Christ, it stirs up on the inside of the psalmist. Be-

cause now I am starting to pull down songs from heaven that I

never knew that I could pull down. In worship, my mindset is

there are no impossibilities. So when have no walls in our wor-

ship, we just pull from the Lord until the atmosphere is the at-

mosphere of heaven. Being under that word, has pulled that out

of me. He teaches that there are no impossibilities. And so,

when you are worshipping God like that, with that in mind,

songs and the river of heaven will flow because there are no

walls and no limits. You just keep going.

You gave up a career in major league baseball with

the NY Mets for the glory of God. Tell us about that transi-

tion moment. That thing was real for me. I think it is what peo-

ple feel when they experience the ministry that God gave me. It

was real. It wasn’t that I was going to try to leave and become

a superstar in the gospel community. It was a real encounter

with God. It was like a Paul encounter with God. You can’t

even fake it. It was God saying, “I have called you and I want

you to walk away from this.” I was positive that I had to walk

away despite my parents and everybody who thought that I was

crazy. Everybody was like; you are walking away from millions

of dollars. Do you know what you are doing? I said that I did-

n’t. But I know that I heard God and I didn’t really even know

the voice of God, but I know that this is Him. It was one of those

things. It was the real thing and nobody could tell me other-

wise. Because of that there is authenticity in this ministry.

In reading your bio, there is a statement that says

you are not an industry guy but a ministry guy. Yes, some of

these things the Holy Ghost said because I don’t think that I

would have said in my natural mind. Because you don’t want to

offend people and your contemporaries. All I want to do is

bring glory to God. When I first became a part of the music

industry, there were a lot of things that I saw that really made

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me won-der if I made the right decision. I saw things and I was

kind of turned off. I was making declarations and I decided to

say, Father, this is going to be about you using me to make the

shift, use me to release the shift, so that when the world hears

the gospel music industry, they will respect it as the anointing

of God and the men and women of God. The world knows a

phony when they see it more than anybody else. They recognize

when someone is sleeping around. They recognize the homosex-

ual. They recognize because they know who they are them-

selves. So they know their own kind. They don’t front this is who

I am. And when they see their own, they’re like you are one of

us. I don’t care what you are saying out your mouth. You could

be saying Jesus out of your mouth, but the world know when

they see a phony They also know when they see a man or wom-

en of God that is operating with full authority and power. So I

just promised that I want to be someone that when the world

looks at me, they are like, he is really a man of God, and we

should respect the power of God on his life. That thing means a

lot to me. My world friends know that God has changed me be-

cause they knew when I was in the world. I want to be respected

by people that are working and serving the enemy.

A wrong sound can pollute the atmosphere. Give

some insight to the Indie artist about having to wait and

hear from God to know it is the right movement and sound.

We have to be cautious as minstrels and psalmists. We cannot

just release anything in the house of God. We just cannot re-

lease anything in our region. We have to really be careful about

what we listen to and take in, even television. I try to make sure

when I fall asleep it is on what I want it to be on or turn it off.

When I am asleep, I am helpless; my spirit man is taking in

whatever is playing on the television. You have to protect what

is going into your spirit man. That stuff will come out of you at

the wrong time. You have to fight and contend earnestly for the

faith. You have to guard your spirit. Don’t let just anything in.

Don’t have people speaking negative things around you. You

only want life coming from your lips. You don’t want anything

by the sound coming out of your body. Sound means so much. It

is the sound that will declare a certain thing. If you are in an

atmosphere and you are trying to declare the power of God to

rally the troops to go to battle on the behalf of Jesus Christ, and

you release a foreign or distorted sound, the Believers will not

know what to do because you have released the wrong sound.

You have sounded the alarm of chaos. A lot of musicians try to

play for everyone. They try to play for the world because they

need that check. Then they come in to the house of God and do

the same thing that you do when you were out on the road. You

release a foreign sound, a strange fire in the house of God. Peo-

ple are emotional because they don’t know the difference, but

their spirit man knows the sound of a worshipper and the sound

of glory. The Levites were made to minister before God day and

night. That’s our job. That is what keeps us pure. That is what

keeps the sound going and keeps the heavenly sound. We don’t

have time to take off and go and play for someone of the world.

We are supposed to stay before God 24-7.

What is that one word that you would say that describes

you? Worshipper. Because I believe that is my job on the earth.

That is my primary mandate. Once I left playing baseball, this

is what I am supposed to do. This is my purpose. This is my job

from heaven. God has given me mandate in this hour to lead his

people in that and people will know you by that. You can’t stray

to the right or left from that. This is what I was called to do.

Dulaney has appeared on BET Dr. Bobby Jones Gos-

pel, TBN "Praise the Lord", 15th Street, Atlanta Live, BBTV,

TCT "I'm Just Sayin", The Merge Summit and has had (3) nom-

inations for the 2012 Stellar Awards. His music reveals his

heart for worship and the anointing that God has placed don his

life for such a time as this. For further information on Todd

Dulaney - Radio: Call Snoopy Hanna (708-206-3814). Radio:

Call Pam Morris (AM’s Only) (407-285-3419). Booking: Faith

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Introduce yourself: My name is Chad Chambers.

I am a singer/songwriter from Darlington, SC.

How important is it for you to spend time with God?

It is imperative that I spend time with God and not just

time but quality time with Him. Time spent speaking and

listening. If I'm honest that's not always an easy thing to

do. Life happens! But I had to realize that life only hap-

pens because he's allowed it to happen. He is the begin-

ning and end of all things so time with him just makes

sense!

Where do your inspirations for your songs come

from? For me inspiration for a song can come from

anywhere. Just the other day I was helping my 2 year

old niece with a puzzle and she was trying to put a ball

in a square hole and that sparked a lyric. I've gotten

inspiration from movies, songs, something somebody

said or did, and even from conversations with myself.

Yes, I said conversations with myself lol. We song writ-

ers have regular dialogue with ourselves. But there are

two man places I get inspiration for songs from, the

word of God and worship. There's a place in worship

that you can go where lyrics just flow. It's a beautiful

thing!

What is the message for your audience through your

songs? I want to write "Life Music". I want people to

dream big, live abundantly (here on earth as well as in

heaven) and love like God loves.

Who Makes up your support group? I have an amaz-

ing family. My parents, brother and host of cousins, un-

cles and aunts are a huge support system for me. Not to

mention my church family St. Matthew's United Church

Apostolic. I also sing with Min. Derrick Bull & Remnant

and let me tell you that I really love those people. The

Remnant Nation is one of my biggest driving forces.

Min. Bull is very big on pushing the people around him

to step out into their calling and represent God to the fullest.

He's such a great man of God and just a Great man in general.

Tell us the one thing that most people would never think

about you. I love to fish, especially deep sea fishing. I fish as

much as I possibly can. I'd fish everyday if I could.

What’s next on your journey? I just completed a live CD/DVD

recording entitled Chad Chambers presents Musical Dialogue.

It's an in depth peak into my songwriting and my inspiration for

each song on the record. This record also features Shameka

Dwight, Derrick Bull and Nadia Bull along with my amazing

band, singers, and string players. It's should be out mid Septem-

ber and trust me you're going to want to get a copy. I will also be

recording a studio project starting in Au-gust with super produc-

er Dana Sorey. I'm also co-producing a couple of records as well

as writing for some upcoming projects this year.

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Kendra Smith is an established

Indie Artist that God has anointed

with a sound of worship that crosses

generational lines to lift the hearts

of Believers. Her relationship with

Jesus empowers her to not only

write and sings the songs, but minis-

ter to the youth. The Spirit of the

Lord is setting the stage for His new

sound in the earth that will come through the generation that is

seeking and hungry for His presence. Tell our readers about

when you fell in love with singing for Jesus and your min-

istry of music. I started singing at a very young age and I was

always a church girl. I first fell in love with music when I

started writing songs. Music was like an escape and it almost

felt like at the time it was all I needed. I also fell in love with

music because its one of those things that can never get old

and it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Incorporating my love for

Jesus into my music added that message or that extra oomph

to my music that made me be like "Wow, this might actually be

my calling." So I prayed about it and God showed it to me in a

dream. Me singing to many different races, generations and

around the world not only singing, but ministering with my

voice and actually touching the lives of people.

As an artist you are always writing. What is the latest in-

spiration for what you are working on now? Yes, I love

writing songs. My latest inspiration in writing songs is

strength and growth. I’m currently writing a song now which

just actually just tells my story on how God gave me the

strength in times I felt like I didn't want to sing no more be-

cause I was being told I was different or because I had a prob-

lem that was bothering me deeper. But through all that and

more he keeps growing in me. I’m revealing less of me & more

of him in my life day by day.

What is your favorite song that you have written so far? A

very old song I first recorded when I was 11 entitled “Jesus Is

A Rock”.

As a youth, how important is it that your music have an

impact on your generation because of the different issues

that they are dealing with in today’s' society? It's a major

thing that I try to reach out to my generation and show them

that living for God, loving Him, and praising Him is one if the

best things I've ever done. "Its not always easy living for God

but its always better" - Tye Tribbett. I always tell that little say-

ing Tye Tribbett once said to the girls or the guys that come to

me and trust me to talk about things they're going through or

even if its just a question or opinion about something they

want thing that I try to reach out to my generation and show

Young & Gifted, but Chosen them that living for God, loving Him, and praising Him is

one if the best things I've ever done. "Its not always easy liv-

ing for God but its always better" - Tye Tribbett. I always tell

that little saying Tye Tribbett once said to the girls or the

guys that come to me and trust me to talk about things

they're going through or even if its just a question or opinion

about something they want to know. I try to make sure that

my generation always remembers that I’m not any different

than they are; it's just that my gift or my ability is different. I

love writing songs that I know my generation will like and

relate to.

Is there anyone in particular that you would consider to

be your mentor and why? My producer Garland Miche

Waller, who has definitely worked with me and helped me a

lot with my voice. I love watching and learning from him.

He's the best and he's a legend. :)

As we are entering into a new move of the Holy Spirit

ordained for this time, what are you sensing about the

change in your music? My music is becoming more ME!

When I was younger it was me singing but the songs weren't

the feel of me. Now, since I’m older and my voice is matur-

ing. I’m able to make the music mine and my style. What

God had planned all along it’s in the level of processing.

Amen!

Usually, we ask for the one word that would describe

you, but we are going to ask you for three. Humble,

Changed, and Different..

Submitted: Becky DeWitt

We all need to discover new

ways of thinking and behav-

ing to have the abundant life

that God has spoken of that

is filled with blessings! What

that might mean for some of

us is we need to "take out

the trash!" Yes, maybe lit-

erally, but most importantly,

figuratively!

“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but

be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)

Ask yourself: What limited beliefs do I have about where my

future is going? Once you answer that, throw those limiting

beliefs out in the trash! Ask yourself: What unwarranted activi-

ties are taking me away from living purpose-filled? When you

find the answers, throw them out in the trash! Ask yourself:

What unmanaged emotions are holding me back from becoming

who I was designed to be? Through studying the Word and

gaining control of your emotions, throw the negative emotions

out in the trash too!

ANYTHING that is cluttering your mind & keeping you from

going in the direction of your God-given dreams you must

throw out so you can become who God designed you to be us-

ing your talents and gifts to impact His Kingdom! And when

you make the decision to throw these things out, realize they are

gone, you cannot take them back! Allow God to make all things

new.

Take this call to action seriously by writing out your limiting

beliefs, your unwarranted activities & unmanaged emotions on

separate pieces of paper. Then crumble each one up, even tear

them into shreds (whatever you need to do) and throw them

away for good! Step away feeling refreshed and revitalized as

you clear the clutter from your

mind & heart! “Seek first his

kingdom & his righteous-

ness, and all these things will

be given to you as

well.” (Matthew 6:33). When

you “take out the trash” of

this world and transform your

mind to the Lord’s Kingdom

world, you will surely Be

Blessed! by Andrea C. Fron-

dorf

Andrea C. Frondorf founded Connections by Drea & Co-

Founded Dynamic Devotions Fitness Ministry. She is a Life

Coach & Speaker, as well as a Health Coach. She graduated

from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Psyc and received her Mas-

ter’s in Counselor Education from

Southeastern Louisiana University.

She has led Bible Studies, Small

Groups, has been a

speaker with various Ladies' Groups /

Organizations, as well as a National

Speaker for Maximized Living, has

been a Retreat Speaker, has written

for a newspaper column on health in

Myrtle Beach & has had various oth-

er community involvements. Andre-

a's passion is to inspire & empower

individuals to live a powerful, God-

centered life focusing on the gifts He

created within to serve others and

create that life of abundance God promises!

The steps of a good man are directed and estab-

lished by the Lord when He delights in his way and

He busies Himself with his every step.

Psalm 37:23 AMP

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Entering New Horizons

DeVine Records is branch-

ing out with a new vision for

the un-known “Bright

Lights” that are on the hori-

zon. Territory is being en-

larged for Kenneth Smith,

the visionary behind DeVine

Records as he is launching

De-Vine Glory. DeVine

Glory is a premier Christian

magazine that is being intro-

duced to the Carolinas dis-

playing the gifts and talents

of the hidden and un-known

vessels that are on the hori-

zon. Coming forth to display

the glory of God in their

lives.

Give the readers a little background information about

you.

Originally, I am from East Orange, NJ. During my high

school years, my family moved to South Carolina where I

completed my education. After high school, I served in the

U.S. Navy & U.S. Army, learning a majority of life and per-

sonal skills while traveling all around the world. I attended

Morris College in Sumter, SC majoring in Business Admin-

istration. I also worked for the Department of Correction State

Prison Sys-tem. I am a former Police Officer for the City of

Dillon. I am the CEO/Founder of DeVine Records Manage-

ment, LLC, which has four individual entities under its um-

brella which include the following: DeVine Management,

DeVine Glory Magazine, The DeVine Journal, and WIAG,

IAMGospel Radio Internet Radio Station.

There is a multitude of records companies in the gospel

arena. Why did you start Devine Records Management?

Well, DRM LLC, was designed to put a focus on gospel indie

artist and to create a platform for ministry and worship. DRM

LLC will also make the difference by providing the essential

tools and understanding on how to build music ministry to the

next level. We also provide Artist Development, Music Career

Counseling, Branding, Artist Exposure, & A Variety Of Work-

shops.

You have focused on the 'Indie Artists'. Explain that term

to us. The Indie Artist is an artist that does everything on his/

her own. An Indie Artist is not signed to a label, but takes the

responsibility of marketing and promoting themselves.

What advice do you have for up and coming Indie Art-

ists'?

First of all, the advice for Indie Artist is to know the purpose

of their ministry and how it affects others. Second, the artist

should know that the sound that they are releasing into the

atmosphere, attaches to the spirit of the receiver and therefore

must be pure in its content and meaning. Third, make sure that

they are accountable to spiritual leadership. Finally, to be-

come knowledgeable and do research on the Music Industry

itself.

Who are some of the people that have had and influence

and still influence you? My junior high and high school cho-

rus and band teachers, Mrs. Linda Jones and Mr. Luther

Town send, my church family (Mt. Hermon C.O.G), and my

close friend that has always been on my side, Leanna Wash-

ington, & a many more.

Your grand opening concert was

phenomenal with representation

from different groups from the

ATL to Charlotte. How did you

accomplish something so great?

It was not of my doing; it was the

labor in the fields and creating of

relationships, which now I am

reaping. I also think that the most

important thing is to be true to

what you've promised someone and stay faithful to God.

Devine Records Management is a company with many dif-

ferent ventures. What is next on the horizon in 2013?

We plan on expanding out and creating

a demand within our region so that it

will contaminate the world with the

gospel. We are going to be that compa-

ny that makes a great impact in the mu-

sic industry.

Vis

ion

ary

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Submitted: Becky DeWitt

You’ve seen it on kiosk when shopping

at Macy’s or Belk. You’ve seen it on

direct mail postcards from your area

Jiffy-Lube offering discounted tune up

service. You’ve even seen it on Heinz

Ketchup labels. Moreover, if you visit

metropolitan cities like New York, San

Francisco, and Atlanta you’ll even see

these black boxes on the exterior of

buildings. These square boxes with black lines are called QR

Codes. QR Codes are officially known as Quick Response

Codes. At a glance, they may remind you of the UPC barcode

found on clothing sale tags or box of cereal. What separates

UPC barcodes from QR Codes? QR Codes are black square

dots arranged in a square pattern on a white back-ground that

offers fast readability for all Smartphones.

Uses of QR Codes

1. Promote your next big event! Allow the code to connect

concert or festival goers to an event overview page or your

event’s purchase ticket page.

2. See and hear product testimonials! Allow the code to take

your target audience to a testimonial video of a person endors-

ing your product.

3. Contest! Allow the code to redirect your customer to a land-

ing page to enter the contest. This feature will serve two pur-

poses. First, you have the ability to reward loyal consumers.

Secondly, it provides you with a database comprised of current

and potential customers.

4. In-store discounts $$$ Allow the code take your purchaser

to a landing page that unveils the in-store discount. It’s just like

using a coupon you clip from the newspaper or magazine. Your

offer does not have to be a percentage off, a dollar amount

works too. Or my personal favorite…”Winner of a $100 Shop-

ping Spree.”

5. Generate traffic to your website. If you want to increase

the number of Unique Visitors, then QR Codes are a no braini-

er. If you decide to use the code in this manner remember, this

feature allows you to acquire visitors from television advertis-

ing, social media outlets like Facebook, direct mail, fliers, out-

door signage, and even business cards.

Recreational entertaining too. Consider using QR Codes at

your next family reunion or church picnic as a clue provider for

a treasure hunt. The QR Code will provide instructions each

time the player advances to the next leg of the race.

There are free Apps for your consumers to download on all

mobile devices like the Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, and Android.

QR Codes makes it easy for you to reach your target audience

and gain traceable brand awareness. We

live in a global economy and a digital

world. Consumers like it SIMPLE. Con-

sumers like it Fast. Consumers like Deals. I

suggest, for beginners navigating in the

digital space of QR Codes to use either

QR Stuff (www.qrstuff.com) or Go QR

(www.goqr.me).

My Tip To You: Test your QR Code on the BlackBerry, iPh-

one, and the Android to ensure your consumers can open your

code. By Tiffany Andrews.

Tiffany Andrews is a marketing consultant who specializes in

Global Attractions Development and Management for the City

of Myrtle Beach Convention Center. In addition, she is the

CEO of The Andrews Agency of Myrtle Beach which has nu-

merous projects in Social Networking. Advertising. Marketing.

Web Building/SEO. Public Relations. Branding. Media Buying.

Special Events. For years The Andrews Agency has been the

stand-out ad agency in Myrtle Beach, SC. No matter what the

project, we make your life easy and deliver measurable results.

The Andrews Agency talents boast over 50 years of traditional

marketing experience and 20 years of non-traditional marketing

experience. Our team is comprised of reliable professionals

ready to create, brand, market, and advertise your company. We

are leaders in the southeast for Multi Cultural Marketing and

will transcend your brand messaging from print - radio - televi-

sion - out of home - web - social - mobile. Check out the web-

site for more information. www.theandrewsagency.net, Tiffa-

ny@theandrewsagency.net.

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Courtesy of Tiffany Andrews

“After tragically losing both parents, Dorothy set

her sights on the ‘Big City’ to become the music superstar

that she always knew she would be. Her dreams finally be-

came tangible as she landed a job at the infamous Sunshine

Records. But assisting the ‘’World’s Meanest Boss,” being

upstaged by her Gospel Star Aunt Emily and a mishap in the

studio are just the beginning of her dream turned into a night-

mare! Written and directed by Brian Forte’, and featuring

over a dozen original songs, original score, and show stop-

ping dance numbers, “THE GOSPEL OF OZ” is sure to

make the whole family ‘shout on down’ the road!”

The Hartsville Center Theater was transformed into the Land

of Oz Sunday, February 13th for the production of “The Gos-

pel of Oz,” directed by Hartsville’s very own Brian Forte’.

The show was originally planned to begin at 6 p.m., but due

to an overwhelming response of the production, tickets sold

out days before the performance day, and a 2 o’clock show

was added.

Hartsville’s native Brian Forte’ said, “This was a

seven year dream for me and others who helped with the

production of the ‘Gospel of Oz.’” The production had a sim-

ilar theme and similar characters to the classical movie The

Wizard of Oz: Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Woman and Lion

all were in search of the Wiz to get help for their problems.

Dorothy was still trying to find her way home, Scarecrow

still needed a brain, Tin Woman needed a heart, and the Lion

still lacked courage.

The “Gospel of Oz’s” main theme was to encourage

its audience that whatever your dream is, you can achieve it.

It was heard in the theme song numerous times throughout

the play. “You can achieve anything, if you only believe;

there is good news for you.” The musical was sponsored by

Kay Branch Baptist Church, of Hartsville. The main cast

consisted of: Arthenius Jackson as Dorothy; Montrell Dupri

as Scarecrow; Chon Jackson as Tin Woman; Kerton Wash-

ington as the Lion. The good witch, also known as the god-

mother was played by Renee’ McLeod while Quentina

Thomas and Sonda Jett-Clair were cast as the evil witches.

The rest of the cast included the praise dancers of Kay

Branch Baptist and the talented boys from Young Men in

Christ. Cumulus Radio Personality of Glory 98.5, Trey

Nicelson made guest a cameo appearance.

The musical was a great success! The cast per-

formed in front of over 1200 people based on the afternoon

and evening show. Mayor Pennington stated, “The Gospel of

Oz was an amazing display of Hartsville talent and faith—a

sold out house tonight—looking forward to the next produc-

tion!—it was awe-some.” Many of those who attended said

the production was beyond their expectation. Brian Forte’

announced that Hartsville was just the first stop, and the

show will be put on the road. He stated, “I want the next

stops to include Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Char-

lotte.” He said hopefully the production will pick up again in

May.

If you would like for the production of “Gospel of Oz” to

come to your city, please contact Phyliss Thompson at Kay

Branch Baptist Church at 843-332-6501

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Submitted: Arthenius Jackson

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Submitted: Kenneth Smith

September 16, 2012 marks a histori-

cal moment for both Pastors Sean

and Janice Wilson. This was the day

that both were in-stalled as Pastors

of Greater Faith Victory Church of

Waynesville, Missouri. As they were obedient to the call that

was con-firmed June 16, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii by the lay-

ing on of hands, of Bishop Kelsey Lewis and sent to Missouri

to plant the Ministry that they both carry in their hearts. The

Church plant started as a Bible Study in their home in Decem-

ber 2011 and moved to the Super 8 Motel soon thereafter. On

April 30, 2012 God opened up doors and showed great favor to

the team as they acquired a store front location in the Hunters

Point housing area and is the current location of Sunday Wor-

ship Services.

History of the Call:

Pastors Sean and Janice Wilson have a very unique

testimony. In the 2004 the family was stationed in Germany

and active members of New Covenant Christian Fellowship of

Vilsack Germany. The Senior Pastors were Pastors Daryl and

Linda McGee. During their time in that ministry Pastor Sean

(who worked in the media ministry at the time) had an experi-

ence and encounter with God and made a vow that he would

preach the Gospel and retire once he attained twenty-years of

service in the Army; his only request was that the Lord would

take care of his family. Pastor Janice was a member of the

Praise and Worship at that time as well. They received orders

and relocated to Hawaii where they joined and were active

members of Fellowship Temple of Wahiawa, Hawaii and the

Senior Pastor was Bishop George Henfield where they were

involved in many areas of the Ministry as Pastor Sean was ap-

pointed as the Men’s Ministry Leader while also participating

in other areas.

Bishop Henfield assisted in guiding and establishing

strong foundational teachings which set them both up for their

predestined call and at the end of their two year tenure there

they then partnered with Pacific Revival Center of Honolulu,

Hawaii where they received training in many areas. In 2008

Pastor Sean deployed to Iraq and once he arrived God opened

the door for him to teach Bible Study on Friday evenings to

Soldiers in theater. Pastor Sean answered the call and about

five months into the deployment God told him that once he

returns to Hawaii that both he and his wife would be ordained

as Pas-tors and then sent to plant a church of which Pastor

Sean only shared this vision with his wife at the time.

After redeployment Pastor Sean and Pastor Janice

both were invited into Bishop Kelsey and Pastor Druscilla

Lewis’ office and received a formal invitation into the Minis-

tries Pastoral training Program. Pastor Sean withheld the word

that the Lord had told him until a year later after the Ordination

service. The confirmation of the call manifested itself after the

ordination service which was held in June 2010. Soon after

Pastors Sean and Janice moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Mis-

souri after Pastor Janice retired from the United States Army.

Being sent to the local area as church planters they visited sev-

eral Ministries and helped where they were allowed. They nev-

er joined any Ministry for one simple reason and that is they

believe that when a person joins a Ministry it’s a marriage and

a committed covenant relationship. They were sent to plant

their Church and made their intentions apparent to each Pastors

Church they visited.

After Pastor Sean received confirmation of the start

date for their ministry from the Lord he dropped his retirement

papers and started Bible Study in their home on December 21,

2011. The initial vision and purpose which is still very much

engrained in the heart of the Ministry is to “Fix the Cracks in

the Foundation of the Believers”. In a nut shell what that

means is that every believer must understand what Jesus Christ

has done for the entire world when he was crucified. Many

people don’t believe because they don’t really know Jesus in

the intimate way that they should.

They are a strong team of Ministers and desire to ex-

pand and share the Gospel and make Disciples of all Neighbor-

hoods, Communities and Nations. 1 Tim 1:12 “And I thank

Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, for that He

counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry”. Pastors

Sean and Janice’s call came from the Lord and are committed

to performing the will of God as he has equipped them to do.

Pastor Sean has written and published a children’s

book called “Life through the Eyes of a Butterfly” which en-

courages parents to speak life into their children and also rein-

forces the fact that every child has a predestined purpose. Pas-

tor Sean is also on the BOTT Radio Station in Missouri and “I

Am Gospel “ internet radio of which he shares inspirational

messages as God as lead him to do so. If you want to know

more information about Greater Faith Victory Church please

visit www.greaterfaithvictory.org.

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Submitted: Pastor Sean Wilson

CARTERET MAN

COMBINES FAITH WITH

THEATER

Joe McRae’s “Real Men Pray”

To Start East Coast Tour

It’s been said when one door closes,

an-other opens. But emerging play-

wright and producer Joe McRae of

Carteret knows all too well that he

had to turn the knob and give the

door a good push to get to where he is today – just months from

taking his play, “Real Men Pray,” on the road for an East Coast

tour after its performances began on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Cross-

roads Theatre in New Brunswick.

Thirteen years ago, McRae was an aspiring actor nur-

turing dreams of a theatrical career while working as a case-

worker for the Division of Youth and Family Services and rais-

ing a young family with his wife Sonia. As a sociology major at

New Jersey City University, he had acted in college theater,

doing everything from “Hamlet” to “The Wiz." He was called

to New York to audition for a voiceover, the type of bread-and-

butter work young actors gladly accept while awaiting their big

break. But it wasn’t to be. Asked to recite a string of expletives

during the audition, McRae refused.

A man of deep faith, he says he could not, in good con-

science, utter words he felt were offensive to his beliefs. The

director pleaded with him. “God will forgive you,” she said.

Her words stung him even more. He left, perhaps ending any

chance of an acting career in the mainstream entertainment in-

dustry. “They wanted me to do things that went against my

religion,” McRae said. “I didn’t feel that I should compromise. I

didn’t feel that I should do things that God didn’t want me to

do.” Instead, McRae went home and began writing.

He decided that faith and theater could co-exist. He

founded Joe McRae Productions and wrote his first faith-

themed play, “Take Back What the Devil Stole,” in 1998. His

second, “All That Glitters Ain’t Gold,” was nominated for a

Gospel Tiffany Award. He also wrote and produced “Behind

the Shout” and “That’s My Momma.” Each speaks to audiences

about the power of faith. In his plays, he aims to communicate

the message of a loving, forgiving God through believable char-

acters faced with the familiar chal-

lenges of life. The dialogue is realistic

and contemporary, but never profane.

“After every show I’ve done, some-

one comes up to me and says ‘you

just told my story’,” he said.

“Real Men Pray,” which will

be presented at Cross-roads Theatre in New Brunswick today

(Sat., Dec. 3) at 2 and 7 p.m., focuses on four men whose life-

long friendship is nearly destroyed by a series of betrayals and

bad choices that derail their dreams and their relationships with

the women in their lives. “Real Men Pray” was written to ap-

peal to young people and families as it delivers lessons of truth

and redemption via Ms. Lola, known as “The Wisdom,” a ma-

triarchal, all-knowing figure who’s seen and lived it all.

Faith and religion remain central to McRae’s life. He

has been in the ministry for 14 years and is an Elder with a

Church in Jersey City while still working as a caseworker. He

also produces skits and leads theater workshops for young peo-

ple in schools, community centers and nonprofit organizations.

Past performances of “Real Men Pray” was scheduled

at The Freedom Theatre in Philadelphia, March 3; the Para-

mount Theatre in Asbury Park, April14; Newark Symphony

Hall, May 18 and 19; The Billie Holiday Theatre in New York

City, July 27 and 28; and Howard University in Washington,

D.C., Sept. 29. McRae is now on tour with "That's My Mom-

ma" another must see play, by Joe McRae., For more in-

formation about Joe go online to

www.JoeMcRaeProduction.com.

Jessica Rogers Ministries

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Courtesy of Joe McRae

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