NEWS FROM T.D. JAKES MINISTRIES

VOLUME 11, ISSUE 1

In this issue:

Bishop T. D. Jakes
The Power to Change Your World
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It is no mistake that the book of Acts falls in the New Testament. The New Testament means a new covenant, a new order, or a newness. This newness does not mean God has changed. God is the same today, yesterday, and always. However, it does tell us His methods change because He is a progressive God. He is a God of action, not a religious symbol you hang on the wall or a statue. He is a God of movement.

Jacqueline Jakes and Cheryl Thomas
Making A Difference In The World
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In an historic move September 2005, Bishop Jakes led some 300 mostly African Americans on a humanitarian missions trip to Africa. And, approximately 140 members of The Potter's House choir accompanied him to record a CD to be released Spring 2006. Also accompanying him were other American bishops, pastors, several political representatives, and business professionals (to network and stir the Kenyan economy), some congregants, family, and friends. Faith for Africa: Kenya Missionä appears to have been the largest ever single group of slave descendants to visit Africans as U. S. Missionaries. "African Americans may have left in slave ships," Bishop Jakes said, "but we returned in 747s."

Ann Fields
A Doctor's View
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Dr. Angelene Stewart-Pete, doctor of Internal Medicine and Director of Medical Ministries at The Potter's House, along with seven other United States doctors, traveled with Bishop T. D. Jakes and the mission team to Kenya in September and October with the express objective of impacting the overall health conditions in that country.

Ann Fields
The Kenya Experience Partners' Conference 2005
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From Thursday, October 27 through Sunday, October 30, 2005, The Potter's House of Dallas was magically transformed into the continent of Africa to represent the theme and purpose of this year's Partners' Conference, The Kenya Experience. Inspired by the recent mission trip to Kenya, which many Partners joined in in late September through early October, the theme was also reflected in the programming, entertainment, and messages.

Ann Fields
Changing of the Guards
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On Saturday, October 29, 2005, Bishop T. D. Jakes made a special announcement at the Partners' Conference (Theme: the Kenya Experience) in Dallas, Texas. Before a crowd of Partners, ministry staff and volunteers, Bishop Jakes announced that Carla Williams, Director of the Partner Relations Department had been promoted to General Services Manager. Williams' replacement is Jacqueline Jakes, former Manager of the Publications Department. To seal their promotions, an anointing service was conducted. Excerpts from the service follow.

Jacqueline Jakes
Tell Somebody
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It has been our good pleasure to communicate with you for over ten years now. It is my hope as your new Partner Relations Director to see more people partner with this ministry than ever before. We are doing a tremendous work and it is because of you, your giving, your prayers, and love that we are enabled to do mighty works. As a partner of this ministry, I want you to reach out to others and bring them into the ministry of T. D. Jakes and our partner program. Because you are givers, you already know that the benefits of becoming an Aaron's Army or Bishop's Circle member are limitless, even eternal.

*Excerpted from messages available in their entirety on audio and video cassette by calling 1-800-BISHOP2.

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