HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!  Don’t Make Me Preach, I’m an Exhorter! is the latest release of Bishop J. Louis Fonzer.  Among his works are:  Life After You, The Wide World Of God, Cutting Edge Ministry, What Israel Ought To Do, Think Souls, Come Unto Me, Why Are All These People Running Around The Preacher, Is it a Prophet Or A Zealot, and So You Want To Be A Pastor, Huh.  

Seeking the best for Kingdom, Bishop Fonzer’s goal is to mentor ministers in their proper calling and send them out to build the Kingdom.  But everybody can’t preach!  Don’t Make Me Preach, I’m an Exhorter breaks it down and teaches us, we all have a place!  Ministry is in every pew, in every willing Christian, we just have to find our niche.  Don’t Make Me Preach, I’m an Exhorter challenges who we are and what we are called to do. 

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From Chapter 1: Don’t Make Me Preach; I’m An Exhorter
Congregations need to be taught about this indispensable ministry of exhortation and what it means to be an exhorter. Exhorters have long been misunderstood and undervalued. They have even misunderstood themselves.
In some circles, especially those churches that still have testimony services, there are almost always exhorters in the midst, using the gift God has given them. These saints are sometimes playfully and incorrectly referred to as “bootleg preachers” who have not accepted their calling. Some of them know they are not preachers; but unfortunately they don’t know what they are. They know only that they have a special calling and a fire in their bones; and they know that testimony service offers them a platform. Desiring to pursue a greater work for God, many of them chase after what they mistakenly feel are the greater gifts instead of understanding what a priceless gift they have in the gift of exhortation.

Because exhorters are so enthusiastic, have a wonderful gift of communication, and are well received, many pastors have mistaken them for preachers. When these pastors begin using them in a preacher’s role, they quickly understand their mistake. The same person who was so dynamic while clenching a pew or even venturing down the aisle a bit, sounds inept and even afraid in the pulpit. “What happened to them?” people ask. “Maybe it’s just stage fright” they add, for lack of a better answer.
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The truth is that the pulpit is quite full of males in clergy collars and robes who are exhorters and not preachers. And because they are charismatic—and male—some of them are in the senior pastorate just because they are great at inspiring people to follow them.

What an injustice to us it is when we misidentify gifts and mislabel the bearers of gifts. It is no secret. There are apostles who mistakenly serve as pastors, teachers who serve as evangelists and prophets who serve in the wrong capacities as well. Adding to the chaos, certain spiritual gifts and offices are “back-staged” or minimized. If these gifts were put in their right place, they would bring much benefit to the Body—the true benefit that Christ intended.

To get to know Bishop J. Louis Fonzer and purchase Don’t Make Me Preach, I’m an Exhorter or any of his other soul stirring books of guidance for Kingdom building visit: www.dontmakemepreach.com.

Young ladies around the world that love him, women old enough to be his mother that still would date him, and others that just love his music are all wondering the same thing. What really happened Chris? Did the R&B superstar Rihanna get a beating by Chris Brown for giving him herpes? Initial reports came in on Monday morning saying that Chris Brown was arrested and booked on charges of domestic violence and making felony criminal threats. This came after a steamy argument on the streets of L.A. where the pop princess Rihanna was left crying to 911 and Mr. Brown was no where to be found. He is currently out on $50,000 bail and is expected to appear in court on March 5th. Since the initial reports came in, the internet has started absolutely buzzin’ as more and more information has been coming in.

Chris turned himself into Los Angeles police Sunday night (February 8th) after a woman came forward claiming that she was attacked by the singer after they got into dispute. Police had initially refused to reveal the identity of the woman but The Los Angeles Times has confirmed that it is Rihanna. Although there was much to debate, one thing became a fact. Chris Brown gave Ms. Umbrella more than a few raindrops, he gave her a beating. The superstar scuffle occurred early Sunday morning and police say Rihanna’s face had several scratches and suffered bruises. She received medical attention at a local hospital and was release in a short amount of time. Chris & Rihanna both canceled their scheduled performances at Sunday night’s 51st Grammy Awards, due to the incident.

Chris Brown, making his debut to the music world in 2005 with his hit single “Run It”, has did just that! Run it for the past 4 years! Whether he is dancing, singing, or acting; he’s had much success, and with a squeaky clean record…until now. Just one year ago Chris made an appearance on the Tyra Banks show where he talked in depth about his mother being a victim of abuse when he was growing up. He talked about being scared every night to the point he didn’t want to get out of bed, so he would pee the bed. He then vowed to never hit a woman. But those words somehow got lost along with his endorsements. His ads with Wrigley’s gum have been pulled from television and Brown is being suspended until his legal woes conclude.

Bouncing back could be hard for both performers, but I would think more so for Chris. With his music being directly attached to the female crowd, he may have lost some fans ‘forever’. While on the other hand, Rihanna has always been the bad girl type (although naming her new album “Good Girl Gone Bad”) and may just be able to put this in her bag of naughty cases and move on.  The next few months will tell a lot and hopefully we will still see them both back at the top of the charts.

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