Archive for March 2018

Master’s student Nirintsoa Mamitiana arrived at his “Revive This Nation” preaching assignment during a time of transition. Roughly four weeks earlier, the senior pastor of the church at which he had been assigned to preach resigned and moved to another church. The congregation supported this decision, and so there was no hurt, but nevertheless, the…

Dusty Marshall learned two important lessons during his “Revive This Nation” (RTN) preaching assignment this past spring break. First, when Satan is up to something, God is up to something greater. Second, expect the unexpected, and be prepared to just let God do His work. Marshall, a Master of Divinity student at Southwestern Seminary, encountered…

Before Kyle Walker arrived in Danville, Va., for his “Revive This Nation” preaching assignment, The Tabernacle—the church at which he would preach for the week—hosted a 24-hour opportunity for its members to pray for the revival. This was the church’s first revival since the 1980s, so the people intentionally sought to be spiritually prepared for…

When Southwestern student Pierre Price arrived in Pueblo, Colo., for his spring break preaching assignment (through the seminary’s “Revive This Nation” evangelism program), he was nervous and apprehensive. An energetic preacher from Detroit, Mich., Price feared that the cultural differences between himself and his listeners would prove to be an obstacle. When he came to…