EPIC Church is advertising on the front page of the Independence and Blue Springs Examiners today! The picture above is the sticker that you will see at the top of 13,000 newspapers throughout our city. I picked up my copy at the gas station this morning. As a church we are hoping and praying that many people will be exposed to EPIC, and ultimately Jesus, as a result of this type of advertising.
So why George Westlake?
Dr. Westlake was my pastor growing up. I attended Sheffield Family Life Center where he served as Senior Pastor for 34 years. I’ve learned more about the Bible from him than any of the teachers I had in Bible college. He is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to God’s Word, and he is one of the best preachers in the world. I know I’m not the only person in Kansas City that has been impacted by his thorough knowledge of the Bible communicated through his teaching and preaching.
During his time on television as host of Sunday Night Alive and Living Answers for Today he had the largest viewing audience of any program in KC with the same time slot. We have several people in our church who listened to Dr. Westlake on television and have recently committed their lives to Christ at EPIC Church. The seeds were planted through a live Bible Q&A program and we watered them at EPIC Church. Praise God for the increase!
Personally I can’t wait to host my Pastor as he preaches on Sunday morning and answers live questions on Sunday night. If you live in the KC area you won’t want to miss this great opportunity. Dr. Westlake is still recognized by many in the area who are not part of a Bible believing church. Invite them to join you at this special event and let’s believe God will change people’s lives! After all, in the words of my Pastor, “God is still in the people changing business!”
Once again, Dr. Westlake will be preaching at EPIC Church on Sunday morning March 28th at 10am. Then he will answer live questions about the Bible from 6:30-8:00pm that evening. We will be giving away several copies of his books and others will be available for purchase after the live Q&A. Childcare will be provided both times. For more information click here or see his full bio below. Hope to see you there!
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BIO: Dr. George W. Westlake, Jr.
Dr. George W. Westlake, Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of the Sheffield Family Life Center (Assemblies of God) in Kansas City, Missouri. Sheffield is a multiracial, multi-cultural metropolitan church located in the inner city He pastored this church for over 34 years. His son, George Westlake, III is now Senior Pastor. Pastor Westlake is still on the staff of the church. When Pastor went to Sheffield in 1973, there was an all white congregation of about 200 adults…..He asked God, “give us a church that represents the Kingdom.. It is now the largest truly multi-racial congregation in the MidWest according to church growth authorities of other denominations. People from every African Nation, Every Latin American Nation, Most European Nations, and Most Asian Nations attend the church. The church is totally multi-racial in every area of the church, and people attend from over 50 miles every direction on Sundays. The current attendance of the church is 4500-5200 on Sunday Mornings, and over 1,500 on Wednesday Evenings.. Someone has publicly accepted Jesus Christ as savior every Sunday for over 35years. A number of others churches in the Kansas City area have been “mothered” by the Sheffield congregation.
Pastor Westlake has ministered on radio and television for over 40 years. He and Mrs. Westlake have hosted a 60 minute call-in question and answer television program, “Living Answers For Today for 24 years.” Questions are answered live with no broadcast delay. He is a camp meeting and convention speaker, and has ministered in Europe, Latin America, Africa and the Far East. The most recent (1008) being the General Council of the Assemblies of God in Singapore and the National Assemblies of God Pastor’s Conference in Malaysia, and a multi-denomination conference in Indonesia. He has also taught marriage seminars and Daniel and Revelation Seminars in the United States, Latin America and the Far East. The Westlake’s have been married for 54 years, and have four children, thirteen grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. . Pastor Westlake holds the B. A. & M. A. Degrees from Central Bible College in Springfield, Missouri, and the M.Div Equivalency and D.Min from Fuller Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, California. He has studied Greek Exegesis from Julius Mantey of Northern Baptist Seminary, Chicago, and Old Testament at St. Paul School of Theology (United Methodist) in Kansas City.
Having served as Dean and Instructor in Bible, Theology and Biblical Languages for the Central Bible College–Kansas City Extension, he has taught the entire Bible, Except Psalms, Jeremiah and Lamentations, college level, along with New Testament Greek Exegesis of the Epistles. He is now teaching in the Sheffield School of the Bible. He is also a member of the adjunct Faculty of the Asian Theological Center for Evangelism and Missions in Singapore, the Assemblies of God Bible College in Singapore, the Bible College of Malaysia, and the adjunct Faculty of the Asia Pacific Theological Seminary teaching Master’s level classes for them in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, The Philippines, Myanmar (Burma). He has taught at NorthCentral University in Minneapolis and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri. He has also taught in the East African School of Theology in Kenya, and Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels, Belgium.. He teaches courses at Master’s Level on Biblical Theology, Theology of Ministry, Building a Healthy Growing Church, Revelation and Daniel, Romans and Galatians, Spiritual Gifts, Minor Prophets, The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and Applied Hermeneutics. He has taught Doctoral Classes on “Theology of Ministry.”
He has also written a textbook for the Global University, “Daniel and Revelation,” which is used in over 80 countries of the world in Bible Colleges and has been translated into over 40 different languages. He is currently writing a book on Romans, and a second textbook on Revelation and Daniel and has published a book, “The Most Often Asked Questions on Sunday Night Alive.” (“Sunday Night Alive” is the previous title for the TV Program which aired for 14 years before changing to “Living Answers For Today.”) He serves on the Board of Directors of The Assemblies of God Theological Seminary and Highlands Child Placement Center, which is a Children’s Home, Home for Unwed Mothers and an Adoption Agency.
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