SUMMER SEMESTER HAS GREAT BEGINNING Below are the summer classes of the MWE School of Ministry

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1 JUNE 2010 ISSUE The Monthly Newsletter of Ministry with Excellence and the MWE School of Ministry Creating Excellence from the Pulpit to the Pew! IN THIS ISSUE Summer Classes Page 1 Our First Graduates Page 2 Sow a Seed Page 3 Green Acres Baptist Page 4 Preaching Workshop Page 5 Woods Memorial Bap. Page 6 IN THIS ISSUE MWE Services Page 7 Dr. Woods Books Page 9 Holy Land Trip 2011 Page 10 Dr. Woods Itinerary Page 11 Gregory B. Levett Page 12 Good Shop-Search Page 13 Ministry with Excellence and the MWE School of Ministry Dr. Michael D. Woods, D.Min. President Office Fax info@mwenow.com SUMMER SEMESTER HAS GREAT BEGINNING Below are the summer classes of the MWE School of Ministry On Mondays, 8 persons meet each week at Fairfield Baptist Church for Sermon Development. On Mondays, 5 persons meet each week at Fairfield Baptist Church for Systematic Theology I. On Tuesdays, 9 persons meet each week at Fairfield Baptist Church for Bible Interpretation I. On Thursdays, 20 persons meet each week at High Praise Christian Center for Old Testament Survey. On 1 st Saturdays, 35 persons meet at Norman Grove Baptist Church for Systematic Theology I and II. On 2 nd and 4 th Saturdays, 9 persons meet at Big Miller Grove Baptist for Bible Interpretation II. We praise God for the doors He is opening. We are appreciative for the pastors who have a heart for their people and for their recognition of the great value of theological education. We thank God for a growing number of students who are humble before God and are hungry for knowledge and ministerial training. 1

2 AWARDING OF CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION On Sunday, May 23, the MWE School of Ministry took great pleasure in awarding Certificates of Ministry to the first two persons to complete the Developmental Track. The Developmental Track is derived from the core curriculum classes required by many Bible Colleges. It consists of courses in Bible Survey, Systematic Theology, Hermeneutics, Homiletics, Teaching Principles and Biblical Leadership. The Track is designed for persons who are not seeking a college degree but desire the same quality education as those who are. The Developmental Track subjects the serious student of the Bible or candidate for the ministry to 288 hours of instruction. This regiment renders each person capable of serving in the church with the same effectiveness as Bible college and seminary graduates and this is achieved at a fraction of the tuition cost of the Bible college and seminary environment. Below are the honorees. The MWE School of Ministry has truly been an enlightening experience for me. I have been greatly helped with Bible interpretation. Now I can study a passage of Scripture, get the correct meaning and keep the text in its proper context. My ability for sermon development and preaching sermons in a clear and understandable fashion have been greatly enhanced. Dr. Woods and his staff are excellent instructors. If you wish to excel in Bible study, Bible teaching, sermon preparation and sermon presentation, I advise you to take the classes that are offered by the MWE School of Ministry. Minister Pamela Yvette Nolan Big Miller Grove Baptist Church Lithonia, GA Bishop M. E. Fowler, Sr. Pastor I cannot thank GOD enough for the awesome training and teaching I received from Dr. Michael Woods and staff at the MWE School of Ministry. MWE is GOD anointed and GOD appointed to impart ministry excellence to whomever aspires to be an instrument in GOD'S Kingdom. As a Graduate from MWE I am confident that I can exercise my GOD given training anywhere at anytime for the glory of GOD. I pray all of GOD'S blessings to be manifested upon MWE, Dr. Woods and his staff! Minister Cecil Brown Big Miller Grove Baptist Church Lithonia, GA Bishop M. E. Fowler, Sr. Pastor 2

3 SOW A SEED OFFERING AND REAP A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST! The MWE School of Ministry, Inc. is a 501-C-3 Non-Profit Ministry We need your financial support! You may contribute through our website or by mailing a check to our office! The MWE School of Ministry has been designated by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501-C-3 Tax Exempt entity, and your contributions to our mission are fully tax-deductible. We invite you to invest in the spiritual development of others through our School of Ministry. Please consider partnering with this ministry with a monthly contribution that fits within your budget. You may pledge $25, $50, $100, or any monthly amount you choose. Also, you may send a one-time seed offering in the amount of $50, $100, $250, $500, $1000, or more. Please make your check or money order payable to MWE School of Ministry and mail it to us. We will immediately acknowledge receipt of your contributions. We will provide a copy of our IRS Approval Letter to donors upon request. Your gifts and investments will be greatly appreciated and will be used to prepare men and women to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to further the mission of the Kingdom of God. We are praying for your peace and prosperity, and please remember us when you kneel before the Lord. It pleases the Father when we pray for each other and when we assist each other in fulfilling our God-given missions. MWE School of Ministry, Inc. P. O. Box Stone Mountain, GA

4 DR. WOODS AT GREEN ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH On Sunday, May 30, Dr. Woods was the guest preacher during the Morning Worship Services of Green Acres Baptist Church in Warner Robbins, GA. Green Acres is a Southern Baptist Church and is under the capable leadership of Dr. Johnny Ellison. Dr. Ellison is a graduate of Luther Rice Seminary, located in Lithonia, GA and is a student and practicioner of expository preaching. His messages can be heard at the church website. They meet every Sunday at 9:15 am for Sunday School, at 10:30 am for Morning Worship Services, at 6:00 pm for Sunday Evening Worship and at 6:15 pm on Wednesdays for Bible Study Classes. Please visit them at your earliest opportunity. They are some of the kindest persons you will ever meet and you will greatly enjoy your worship experience. Green Acres Baptist Church Dr. Johnny Ellison Senior Pastor 901 Elberta Road Warner Robbins, Georgia info@greenacresbc.com

5 PREACHING WORKSHOP AT GREATER PINEY GROVE On June 1-3, Dr. Woods conducted an Expository Preaching Workshop at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. For the past 20 years, Greater Piney Grove has been under the leadership of Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Dr. Flippin is a great preacher in his own right and has a great passion for developing ministers so that each can serve in the ministry with excellence. Each night the Workshop drew and audience of 50 to 75 preachers, teachers and lay-persons who were interested in becoming better able at reading, interpreting, teaching and preaching the Word of God. Feel free to contact Dr. Woods concerning conducting a Workshop at your church that will help your teachers and preachers become more effective at presenting the Scripture. Dr. Woods Facilitating the Workshop Dr. William E. Flippin and Attendees Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. Senior Pastor 1879 Glenwood Avenue Atlanta, GA

6 DR. WOODS AT WOODS MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH On Sunday, June 13, Dr. Woods served as the guest preacher of the Annual Men s Day Services at Woods Memorial Baptist Church. Woods Memorial is located on Old National Highway in College Park, GA. They were organized in 1991 under the leadership of Pastor Toney Mosley. They meet every Sunday for worship at 7:45 am and at 11:00 am. They meet for Bible Study each Tuesday at 8:00 pm and each Wednesday at 12:00 pm. Please visit Pastor Mosley and Woods Memorial at your earliest opportunity. You will become marvelously blessed. Dr. Woods Preaching The Mosley Family Woods Memorial Baptist Church Pastor Toney Mosley Senior Pastor 5665 Old National Highway College Park, Georgia

7 SERVICES OFFERED ED BY MINISTRY WITH EXCELLENCE Dr. Woods has served in church leadership for over 32 years, spending 25 of those years in the pastoral role. Please call Dr. Woods at the Ministry with Excellence office or send an to to inquire about ways your ministry might rise to new levels of effectiveness through the Church and Leader Developmental sessions offered by Ministry with Excellence. Ministry with Excellence provides training and development in a number of areas that helps individual believers and churches rise to new levels of growth and effectiveness. Following is a list of the ways you and your ministry can be blessed by Ministry with Excellence. ' Pastoral Coaching ' Church Mentoring ' Church Leadership Workshops ' Deacon and Deaconess Ministry Development ' Sunday School and Teaching Staff Development ' Stewardship and Financial Workshops ' Speaking and Preaching Engagements ' Revivals and Workshops ' Targeting Teaching and Instruction 7

8 Following is a partial list of ministries who have become absolutely satisfied with the services offered by the staff of Ministry with Excellence and any can be contacted for reference purposes. Bishop Miles E. Fowler Big Miller Grove Baptist Church Lithonia, GA Bishop Lee Anthony Norwood High Praise Christian Center Lithonia, GA Bishop William Davenport Corinth Baptist Church Social Circle, GA Dr. William Flippin Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church Atlanta, GA Dr. Richard Haynes Salem Baptist Church Lilburn, GA Dr. John Newkirt Johnson Grove Baptist Church Portal, GA Dr. Derrick Harkins 19 th Street Baptist Church Washington, DC Dr. James Flanagan Luther Rice Seminary Lithonia, GA Rev. Robert Crummie Carver Bible College Atlanta, GA Pastor Karl Moore Clarkston First Baptist Church Clarkston, GA Pastor Victor Tate First Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Atlanta, GA Pastor Walker Moore Greater White Rock Baptist Church Decatur, GA Pastor Robert Crummie Mt. Calvary Baptist Church College Park, GA Pastor William Sherman Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Clearwater, FL Pastor Michael Benton Fairfield Baptist Church Lithonia, GA Pastor Keith Brooks All Nations Life and Praise Stockbridge, GA Pastor Eddie Ellison Norman Grove Baptist Church Scottdale, GA Pastor J. Cedric Smith Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Bradley, SC Pastor James S. Ware Believers Training Center Hapeville, GA Pastor Christopher Shipp Bald Rock Baptist Church Conyers, GA Min. Veronica Mars Macedonia Congress of Churches Plum Branch, SC 8

9 BOOKS BY DR. WOODS Transformational Preaching An easy-to-follow Sermon Development Guide. Three sermons developed step-by-step, from start to completion, that illustrate the method taught in the book. Three additional complete sermons that are ready to preach as they are written. A Sermon Critique to help ministers better evaluate their sermons and further enhance their preaching. What Now Lord? 10 Steps to Spiritual Maturity Understand why we need a Savior! Learn the significance of Water Baptism! Pray with effect as Jesus did! Read and better understand your Bible! Get truth on tithes and offerings! Learn how to choose a church home! Discover the personality and works of the Holy Spirit! ORDER YOUR COPY OF EACH NOW at 9

10 HOLY LAND TRIP 2011 On Monday, February 7, 2011, Dr. Woods will travel to the land of Israel with another group of ministers on a life-changing tour of the Holy Land. This pilgrimage will be educational and transformative. It will also include a worship service in Jerusalem on the 2 nd Sunday of February and will end with an arrival back home on Monday, February 14. Some ministers will be accompanied by their spouses, as they trace the footsteps of Elijah, Peter, and others of the Bible and they will especially walk the same paths and roads Jesus walked. Following are the costs and a Payment Plan is available. Base Cost for Ordained Minister: $ Base Cost for Spouse of Ordained Minister: $ Additional Costs: Round trip air fare from your home airport to and from New York $ for all gratuities (airport, hotel, motor coach, etc.) Departure Tax, Security Fees, Fuel Surcharge (these three fees are determined by the airlines days before departure) Optional Trip Protection Insurance $ The total estimated cost is $ per person. Total price of approximately $ per person covers round trip air fare from Atlanta to New York to Tel Aviv, Israel and back through New York to Atlanta, four and five star hotel accommodations, two meals per day, transportation on modern motor coach, and entrance fees to all attractions. Please call Dr. Woods for the Payment Plan at and get ready for your Bible to come alive like never before. Also, your request for the brochure of the itinerary. Dr. Woods Camel Riding on the Mt. of Olives 10

11 Dr. Woods Itinerary Mondays, at 9:15 am, Teaching Sermon Development at Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA (Rev. Michael Benton-Sr. Pastor). Tuesdays at 6:45 pm: Teaching Bible Interpretation I at Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA (Rev. Michael Benton-Sr. Pastor). Thursdays at 7:00 pm: Teaching Old Testament Survey at High Praise Christian Center in Lithonia, GA (Bishop Lee Anthony Norwood-Senior Pastor). 1 st Saturdays at 10:00 am: Teaching Systematic Theology at First Norman Grove Baptist Church in Scottdale, GA (Rev. E. L. Ellison-Sr. Pastor). 2 nd and 4 th Saturdays at 10:00 am: Teaching Bible Interpretation II at Big Miller Grove Baptist Church in Lithonia, GA (Bishop Miles E. Fowler-Sr. Pastor). Sunday, June 20 at 10:30 am: Guest Preacher at Bethel Baptist Church in Decatur, GA (Bishop A. C. Speakman-Sr. Pastor). Friday-Saturday, July 9-10: Facilitator of a Spiritual Development Workshop for United Christian Fellowship in Griffin, GA (Rev. Chester Milner-Sr. Pastor). Tuesday, July 13, 9:30 am-3:00 pm: Facilitator of a Fasting to Impact the Kingdom Workshop for the Hopewell Congress on Christian Education (Moderator-Pastor Karl D. Moore), Meeting at Poplar Hill Baptist Church in Buford, GA (Rev. Avery Headd-Sr. Pastor). Monday-Wednesday, October 4-6 at 6:00 pm: Guest Instructor at Hopewell Congress on Christian Education (Pastor Karl Moore-Moderator) Meeting at Salem Baptist Church in Lilburn, GA (Dr. Richard B. Haynes-Sr. Pastor). Sunday, October 17 at 7:15 am: Guest Preacher for the 20 th Pastor s Anniversary of Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr. at Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA (Dr. William E. Flippin, Sr.-Sr. Pastor). Sunday, December 12 at 10:30 am: Guest Preacher at Norman Grove Baptist Church in Scottdale, GA (Rev. Eddie L. Ellison-Sr. Pastor). 11

12 GREGORY B. LEVETT AND SONS FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORY The Levett Family Avondale-Scottdale Chapel 351 North Clarendon Avenue Scottdale, GA South DeKalb Chapel 4347 Flat Shoals Parkway Decatur, GA Gwinnett Chapel 914 Scenic Highway Lawrenceville, GA North Gwinnett Chapel 201 Morningside Drive Buford, GA

13 PLEASE USE GOODSHOP AND GOODSEARCH You can make monetary contributions to the MWE School of Ministry by using when you shop online. Many businesses you already patronize will donate a percentage of your total purchase to our school. Just follow these instructions: Go to enter MWE School of Ministry as your Charity, click on Verify, scroll down to the business of your choice, click on its icon and proceed with your purchase as normal. Each month, GoodShop will make a donation to the MWE School of Ministry for your usage of their services. If you will use when you search online, GoodSearch will donate money to our school every time you use their Search Engine. Just follow these instructions: Go to enter MWE School of Ministry as your Charity, click on Verify, enter your search word or words in the Search Box and proceed as you normally do. Each month, GoodSearch will make a donation to the MWE School of Ministry for your usage of their services and you will not encounter unwanted and offensive material. 13

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