Stone Speak A symposium on worship, arts and the prophetic,
here and across the pond...

This fall, we have an amazing opportunity to hear John Paul Jackson speak at our church during the Kingdom Transformation Conference. I have been privileged over the years to hear John Paul share on everything from dream interpretation to current revelation facing America... but the most exciting thing I ever heard John Paul share was the prophecy he spoke over my son in the spring of 2000.

In the early part of that year, my son, Logan was experiencing a series of encounters. Logan has always been very gifted...as early as 3 years old he was seeing angels. Logan also scored at age 5 with an IQ of 155. The combination of gifting and brightness led my confused, teenager down a very strange path. He began to entertain the demonic and saw spirits in our house. He scared kids in his youth group with talk of these images. I returned from a Global Awakenings Conference in St. Louis to find Logan without any color in his face and ranting about a character in camouflage clothing that he had no control over. He said this entity told him he was to be “promoted”. I was very distraught. As a single mom I was receiving all kinds of advice as to what action I should take. Logan's older brother, Michael, and I began to seek the Lord for a plan of action. Many pastors and counselors thought we should medicate Logan. The images were so vivid; many thought he was bipolar or schizophrenic. I was so unsure what to do. I didn't want to put Logan on medication.

I was sure this was spiritual. I prayed and began to think that if I had to pay to get John Paul here I would do it. Within a week or so, we found out John Paul would be in Columbus, Ohio. I told Logan,” You are going to this." Well, our entire small group went. The Vineyard in Columbus seated over a thousand people. They needed an over-flow room for this conference. It was packed. John Paul had several people stand that he had prophetic words for...one was my Logan. John Paul prophesied about Logan from birth to the present and told him "You have been told you would be promoted." John Paul spoke to Logan about all the things the Lord had waiting to give to him from heaven if he would turn from the dark things he was focusing on. All those who were with us were crying, knowing the accuracy of the words being spoken over my son. When Logan sat down, he looked at me and said, "Did you get all that, mom?" I told him it was recorded and that we would get the tape.

I keep that tape in my kitchen and play it often for friends.
Shortly after the words John Paul spoke, Logan's color came back, he turned from all he was doing, started school at Morningstar, and five years later launched a church from the ground up in Ireland...he was 24 years old. I cannot tell you how much this created change in the other kids in our family. Two other children went on to Morningstar and one of Logan's sisters joined him to do ministry in Ireland.

It is a privilege to have John Paul coming to our church during a time when our focus is on transformation. It was a real transformation that happened to Logan, a beautifully gifted kid who was heading down such a wrong path till that day in Columbus, Ohio in 2000 when the Lord, through John Paul’s words, picked him up and placed his feet on a new path. May you experience the transforming power of God’s love in a miraculous way at the Kingdom Transformation Conference September 22-25 at the Dayton Vineyard.

Cheers,
Rebecca

Have you ever been really excited about worship? This is one reason why our fall conference is going to be unlike anything you have experienced before. We thought our readers would like an inside look at the upcoming Band, Kevin Prosch and The Black Peppercorns, who will be leading worship for the Kingdom Transformation Conference September 22-25. The following is a history of Kevin and the band taken from Kevin Prosch’s website...


Kevin grew up in the deep south with a love for music early on. His father loved country music and stayed up all hours of the night playing records, his mother loved classical music and played the Piano. His childhood was a troubled time and music became a great encouragement for him. He listened to the likes of, Motown Artists, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Hank Williams and Ron Woods, and the Mystic Moods Orchestra. He began to travel playing gospel music from county to county and eventually began to do larger events.

Kevin had a fresh new sound and loved the spontaneous element of music. Along with many ethnic instruments, long time friend and drummer Martin Neil had played a big role in encouraging him with this sound, himself also playing several of these instruments, such as log drums and didgeridoos.

Kevin has influenced more worship artists than any other worship leader in this decade such as Martin Smith of Delirious, Matt Redman, Darrell Evans, and many others.

Kevin then in 1993 formed a club band, The Black Peppercorns produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Emma Lou Harris, Ray LaMotayne) with the likes of Counting crows and Peter Gabriel as his influences and began to travel to different countries and play shows from Albania, Switzerland to New Zealand.
He now resides in Amarillo Texas and owns and operates a recording studio Third Ear Music which specializes in old tube equipment and an unusual array of old instruments and amplifiers. He also pastors a church.

His hobbies are helping other musicians with their music, Engineering, Fishing, lots of camping, and a good glass of Lagavulin.

He also has a not for profit organization that sends musical instruments to young musicians in need around the Globe.



I hope you will join us for an outstanding time of spontaneous and engaging worship with Kevin Prosch and the Black Peppercorns during the Kingdom Transformation Conference. We thought you might like a sneak preview of a call to worship that translates the mundane into the realm of God’s presence. Enjoy! (insert Music video)
For more information about Kevin and his latest projects, check out this web address:
http://www.themusiccoope.com

by Graham Cooke

When the Gospel came to the Greek people, they had no language for unconditional love. No word could adequately represent the magnitude for the concept. They had to make up a word that defines God's loving nature. That word is Agape. The most important thing about love is what we do with it.

Agape is unselfish love which expects no return We love for the sake of loving. Love begets love as surely as hate produces hatred. Love grows when given but diminishes when withheld. Agape is the unconditional love that God give us because of Who He is in Himself. He absolutely loves His enemies. The absolute proof of which is John 3:16 and Ephesians 2:1-10.

We love those who have lost sight of themselves and as a result have no clear idea of how to behave around people. The selfish, the arrogant, the abuser, and the miserly; people who are stingy, narrow-minded, and ungenerous. Love catches all and touches everyone. The difficult people are the proof of love since they need the most to be changed by it. Loving the nice is good practice; loving the unlovely is a sure sign that we know that we ourselves are the Beloved.

Love is feeling good about ourselves in the eyes of the Father and seeing what He sees in other people. It takes patience to love some people. Time is required for us to get over our prejudice, open our heart to God, and make life decisions about who we are going to be for the people who get on our last nerve. Christians are not renowned for thinking patiently. We preach about love but practice the worldly kind. We do not set people free with God's love; we imprison them with our own fleshly habits of anger, judgment and blame. Love does not make people pay. We confuse judgment with justice. Judgment revolves around blame, punishment, and condemnation. Justice is the mix of righteousness with integrity and dignity. It is about fair treatment and impartiality. Love enable people to be advantaged even in ways they least deserve.
Such love is not weak. It is powerful but meek, kind but firm, generous and righteous. Meekness is not weakness; it is strength under control. Love will not abandon others to their fate. Love changes the course of life. It does not wash its hands of people. Agape love will never diminish another human being, but will make a point to enhance their quality of life.


When we love as God loves we are most connected to our truest identity. We discover ourselves in God. We are always more free when practicing love and always more bound when we imprison other people by guilt. Agape love is not self-conscious, overly sensitive or self-righteous. We must expect to be criticized for real love. The sure sign that we are manifesting God's Presence in Agape is revealed in our vilification by the super-spiritual and the religious minded.

We cannot pretend to love people; that is unreality. however we can practice the nature of God on everyone, and in so doing, be transformed ourselves. Agape is a very deliberate choice. It cannot be merely spontaneous — it must be consciously planned. Such love is not simply a feeling but a definitive act of the will. We choose love regardless of how we feel. We love because of who we are now and because of who we want to become in Jesus.

Love expressed increases. Love withheld declines. Love is not about having the right person in front of us, who can see us in the right way. If God has loved us first (1 John 4:19) then we must look inward, not outward, for Agape. Love, like the Kingdom, is within us now! Accept it, receive it, and rejoice in it. Love being loved. The best way to express love is to do it.

Giving love demonstrates Jesus. Agape is not contrived and it is not selfish. Love always returns to us by use. We have love now - give it! nothing makes people more dependent, self-pitying, bitter, cynical and emotionally crippled than thinking they don't have love unless someone gives it to them.

We must start where we are slowly. It is vital to let love be a conscious act that defines who we want to become in our own identity. Love needs no reward. It does not keep score. It bears, believes, hopes, and endures all things. It needs no fanfares, grandiose statements, promises or resolutions. We do not need to draw attention to ourselves. Love from within the shadow of God's wings. Quietly, unannounced, in secret. The Father who sees in secret will multiply Agape to us. When we love, we bless ourselves. Just do it, quietly, for God's sake!

-Graham Cooke

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Sue Rinaldi travels internationally as a worship leader and coordinator, singer/songwriter and creative consultant. She has released 3 solo albums since leaving the band ‘Heartbeat’ in 1991 and is soon to release a 4th - ‘soundtravels’ - a compilation of selected studio and live tracks.

The last 3 years have been particularly busy with Sue visiting approximately 12 countries per year including Norway, Switzerland, Germany, America, Australia, Poland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands! Past highlights would include a turbo-charged performance at Wembley Stadium in June 97, where Sue and her band took part in the ‘Champion Of The World’ event in front of an international crowd of 50,000; two extensive tours of Australia, including a Millenium New Year’s Eve concert in front of 60,000 people on a central coast beach in Australia and her annual involvement with the Berlin journey of ‘Calling all Nations’ which is focused on gathering worshippers to the Olympic Stadium, Berlin in June 2005.
Sue has regularly been invited to numerous UK national events such as Spring Harvest, Easter People, Greenbelt, March For Jesus and Worship Together, as a worship leader or concert artist.
Check out Sue's website: http://www.suerinaldi.net/

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Rebecca Holihan is the pastor of worship and arts at the Dayton Vineyard Church. She oversees the prayer ministry and prophetic teams. Rebecca's passion is to draw God's people into a deeper understanding of the times and seasons we are in as a means to discover the mysteries and wonder of the Lord.

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David Herzog is the founder of David Herzog Ministries and co-host of weekly a TV program called “The Glory Zone”. His passion is to live in the Glory Realm, equip believers to do the greater works and to bring the gospel to as many souls as possible in every nation of the world.

David along with his wife Stephanie have ministered in Crusades, conferences, revivals and outreaches all over the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Mexico, French Guyana, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, the Caribbean, the Artic, Native American Reservations, Kuwait and Israel. They have also lived 12 years overseas ministering to the nations of the world. David and Stephanie have also led 7 tours/outreaches to Israel.

David & Stephanie are prophetic evangelists that move in miracles as well as train believers worldwide to operate in the Glory and Power of God.

Their desire is to create a training center and take people all over the world and train them to do even greater works while taking the gospel around the world via Television and continued Crusades, Revival Meetings and Prophetic Street Evangelism.


Check out David's website: http://www.thegloryzone.org/

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Marc Dupont Marc is the founder of Mantle of Praise Ministries, a ministry concerned with revival and restoring a prophetic edge to the whole body of Christ. Marc ministers in two basic areas; speaking and impartation. The speaking focuses on what the Spirit of God desires to say to the individual church, that particular region, or to the Body of Christ in general. Marc also teaches on themes such as Healing and the Kingdom of God, Prayer, Worship and the Tabernacle of David, Vision and Destiny, the Father Heart of God, and recovery from Spiritual Abuse. Marc is also part of the leadership team of the Vineyard Church in Dayton, Ohio. Check out Marc’s website: http://marcdupontministries.org/

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Graham Cooke Graham Cooke is part of the leadership team at The Mission, Vacaville, CA. He functions as a member of a think tank that explores the present-future of the spiritual community that is The Mission.
Graham is a popular conference speaker and is well known for his training programs on the prophetic, spiritual warfare and intimacy with God, leadership and spirituality. He functions as a consultant, specifically helping churches make the transition from one dimension of calling to a higher level of vision and ministry.
He has a passion to build prototype churches that can fully reach our postmodern society. A thinker and a strategist, Graham is also a builder with a particular desire to establish resource churches that are prophetic, progressive and supernatural. In this capacity, he acts as a consultant on the process of transition to a wide number of churches, cities and networks for the development of new prototype churches.
A strong part of Graham’s ministry is in producing finances and resources to help the poor, supporting many projects around the world. He also financially supports and helps to underwrite church planting, leadership development, evangelism, and health and rescue projects in the third world. He also has a particular interest in helping to stop the Human Trafficking / Sex Slave industry. If you wish to become a financial partner for the sake of mission, please contact our office.
Graham has written sixteen books and co-authored two more. He is presently engaged in completing a six volume training series on the prophetic; the first two books in this set are already in print. He has just completed a three book series on The Way of the Warrior and is also working on a second book in The Wisdom Series.
For details on all of Graham’s resources and for more information please go to www.BrilliantBookHouse.com .

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