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Our Pastor Donald Bryan is the Presbyter of Louisiana District 12 of the United Pentecostal Church International, which includes the New Orleans metro-area. Brother Bryan published a newsletter called The Presbyter’s Page that he shared with local area pastors for a number of years.  We recreated articles from his newsletters in electronic format here for your viewing.

2005

·        The Presbyter’s Page – January 2005

In this issue:  “Walking on Egg Shells and Other Hobbies of the Busy Pastor,” “Growth Pastor,” and “Riding The ‘Mo’ Train.”

·        The Presbyter’s Page – March 2005

In this issue:  “People Skills:  So Necessary, So Scarce,” “Understanding Common Sense,” and “Striving To Do Better.”

2004

·        The Presbyter's Page - April 2004
In this issue: “It's Okay To Preach Repentance", Eight Refocusing Questions, Is Your Vision Large Enough?, Seven Trends Pastors Should Be Watching, and A Quick Look at Books.

·        The Presbyter's Page - September 2004
In this issue: What You Need To Know About People, Ten Ways To Develop Your Leadership Skills, A Case Of Unprofessional Conduct, and Burnout Inventory.

·        The Presbyter's Page - October 2004
In this issue: Small Decisions Make Small Leaders, Ten Characteristics of a Growing United Pentecostal Church, It's Not The Size Of The Church, But Its Health That Counts!, and It's Just A Thought.

2003

·        The Presbyter's Page - January 2003
In this issue: “Leadership that Lifts", Ten Commandments of Leadership, How To Gain Loyalty, Churches Claim Catchy One-Liners Are A Sign of the Times, and A Quick Look at Books.

·        The Presbyter's Page - April 2003
In this issue: How Do You Last In Ministry?, Outreach: Winning Web Sites, Personal Growth: "You Hypocrite!", and A Quick Look at Books.

·        The Presbyter's Page - May 2003
In this issue: “7 Habits Of Highley Ineffective People", Are You Trained To Fail?, Ministerial Tips To Avoid Discouragement, and A Quick Look at Books.

·        The Presbyter's Page - June 2003
In this issue: New Wineskins - I Hate Change, Drawing from A Dry Well, How To Keep Those We Reach, and A Quick Look at Books.

·        The Presbyter's Page - September 2003
In this issue: Solving Dilemmas, Ten Principles for Getting Along With Difficult People, Ten Commandments of Confrontation, Ten Strategies For An Associate Minister, Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Child Abuse by Clergy, and A Quick Look at Books.

2002

  • The Presbyter's Page - January 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought:“Surviving The Wilderness," What People Expect of a Leader, Essentials in Any Leadership Style, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - February 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Running With The Giants," How People Think Today, Is Your Vision Large Enough?, Life In Prison, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - March 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "What To Do With An Enemy," Focusing Your Sermons, Ministering In A Changing Society, and A Quick Look at Music.
  • The Presbyter's Page - April 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Two Ministries," Personal Growth Plan, The Price Of Pastoral Leadership, How To Be Heard, Growing a Healthy Church, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - May 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “Why I Need The Church," Don't Sweat The Small Stuff, The Top 10 Steps That Will Help Get You Unstuck, An Unholy "Ark of Hope?", and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - June 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "When You've Been Cheated," Reflections on Leadership, Everything A Leader Ought To Know, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - July 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: The Breakpoint of a "Suddenly", When Brethren Disagree, Thoughts on Leadership, Why Churches Close, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - August 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Two Words Satan Hates To Hear," The Seven Habits Of Highly Ineffective Leaders, Did You Know..., Why Some Churches Grow And Others Decline, When You’re The New Pastor, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - September 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "When The Thief Tries To Steal Your Promise," An Exit Strategy - Preparing For The Final 20 Years Of Your Life, Ten Commandments For Showing Respect, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - October 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Marching Until", Tips For More Effective Personal Time Management, What Is Needed To Encourage Growth, Communicating With Secular People, When You’re The New Pastor, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - November 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Three Marks Of Greatness In God's Kingdom", Putting People First - 10 Attributes of a Leader, The Five Hidden Costs of Leadership, Am I Ready To Lead?, Just A Thought, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - December 2002
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Don't Despise The Day of Small Things", Characteristics of an Effective Leader, Leadership's Limitations, How Do You Demonstrate Leadership?, and A Quick Look at Books.

2001

  • The Presbyter's Page - January 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “But God...", Tips For Growing Your Ministry, Steps That Will Help You Get Unstuck, Most Worry is Unnecessary, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - February 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Victories That Win The War," Finishing Well, The Call To Lead, Code of Persistence, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - March 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “Staying Encouraged In A Discouraged World", Ideas On Baby Dedications, More Lincoln On Leadership, Seven Ways to Take Your Church's Spiritual Temperature, A Leadership Check-up, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - April 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “Seven Habits of Praying People…Is there room for improvement in your prayer life?," What Every Leader Should Know About People, New Values of People in Society, This World Needs Leaders, The Ten Commandments of Confrontation, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - May 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "When The Church Is Near The Promise," You Can Be A Better Leader, Thoughts on Growth - The Minister & The Church, Bi-Vocational Pastors, Visit Our New Message Forum, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - June 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Strategies for Overcoming in the Endtimes", People Principles, Are You Preaching With Power?, You Can't Believe Everything You Hear About Church Growth, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - July 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “Go Forward", Moving Through Ministry Danger Zones, Spotting a New Leader, Leadership's Limitations, and Principles To Guide Your Life.
  • The Presbyter's Page - August 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "How to Stay Fresh When Things Grow Old", The 15 Vital Traits For Leaders, Give Your Leadership The "Attitude Edge," and When They've Heard It All Before.
  • The Presbyter's Page - September 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Attitudes in the Father's House," Digging Your Way Out of the Paper Pile-Up, What It Takes To Be A Leader, and Personal Growth.
  • The Presbyter's Page - October 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Restoring The Dream", The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make, and How to Get Moving When You're Running Out of Gas.
  • The Presbyter's Page - November 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “A Time to Keep Silent, A Time to Speak," Leadership - Working Smarter, Not Harder, Making Dry Church Services Come To Life.
  • The Presbyter's Page - December 2001
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “When You Follow A Star And Find A Stable," Communicating With A Secular Audience, Steps To Turn A Plateaued Church Around, Five Things People Look For In A Modern Church, and A Quick Look at Books.

2000

  • The Presbyter's Page - January 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "God Makes Room for Oddballs (And We're All Oddballs)", The Top Ten Ways to Turn a Complainer into a Positive Person, Things Every Minister Needs to Understand About People, and Ten Commandments for an Associate Minister.
  • The Presbyter's Page - February 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "When You Can't Make It Rain", Ten Essential Leadership Skills, Eight Ways to Save Time, and Book Reviews.
  • The Presbyter's Page - March 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Seeds That Made a Mara", Ministering Amid Pandemonium, Pastoring Is For Plodders - Not Sprinters!, Book Reviews, and "When Apostolics Meet" Crusade 2000 announcement.
  • The Presbyter's Page - April 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Twelve Laws of the Harvest", Leadership Principles, The Healthy Pastoral Leader, The Seven Habits of the Highly Ineffective Pastor, Book Reviews and a Parting Thought.
  • The Presbyter's Page - May 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Fear of Winning”, The ABC’s of Leadership, Don’ts For Preachers, It’s Just a Thought, and Book Reviews.
  • The Presbyter's Page - June 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Church is the Good Samaritan", Understanding Why Followers Resist Change, Lessons From Life, What Growing Churches Did NOT Do, and Book Recommendations.
  • The Presbyter's Page - July 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “The Battle After the Breakthrough”, How to Communicate to Change Lives, Time Management: The 5 Major Time Wasters, Lincoln’s Principles On Leadership, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - August 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: “Principles for the Gray Areas”, Improve Your Leadership Through Communication, Fellowship of the Unashamed, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - September 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Preach Jesus", How to Stay Focused, Want to Get Ahead? Get Along!, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - October 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Revival Thinking," 15 Principles for Organizing Your Life, Simple Strategies to Motivate Others, Some ABC’s Of Modern Ministry, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - November 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Little Foxes," Communicator Keys, Living on the Edge of Disaster, Five Signs You Need a Church Administrator, and A Quick Look at Books.
  • The Presbyter's Page - December 2000
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "The Power of the Jubilee", Best Titles For Sermons, Lessons To A Pastor Who Left Too Soon, Progress You Can Measure, Conducting a Spiritual Audit, and take a visit to our online bookstore.

1999

  • The Presbyter's Page - October 1999
    In this Issue: Sermon Thought: "The Disease From An Evil Report", Leadership Styles, Leadership Principles of Jesus, and Seven Deadly Leadership Sins.
  • The Presbyter's Page - November 1999
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "True Spirituality," Making Changes Without Getting People Steamed, Workin' 9 to 5, Trends Affecting You, and People Principles.
  • The Presbyter's Page - December 1999
    In this issue: Sermon Thought: "Three Secrets to a Great Life," Time Management, Developing a Growing Church, and Personal Preaching Goals.

Articles

·         The Born-Again Conspiracy
Are you truely "born again" and saved, or have you been deceived?

·         What's In A Name?
When it comes to the topic of salvation, questions abound:

o        What must I do to be saved?

o        Must I be baptized, and if so, how should I be baptized?

o        Everyone uses a different baptismal formula. What is the significance in the formula and the Name(s) used?

·         How to Free Yourself From Bondage
Are you seeking God, but just can't seem to find your breakthrough?
Find out about one possible problem, and how two people received their miracles!

·         The Purpose of Baptism Historically and Today
The Oneness beliefs of the United Pentecostal Church stand out in contrast to the current beliefs of the majority of modern Trinitarian Christianity. How have beliefs on baptism of Christian converts changed over the years from what is taught in the Bible?

·         Historical Development of the Trinitarian Mode of Baptism
Do you know that the majority of Christianity today uses a different baptismal formula from the one used by the Lord's Apostles and First Century saints? This article explores when the changes were made and asks the question, "Does it make any difference?"

·         Are the Articles of Faith a Creed?
Many Christian denominations have developed Creeds over the centuries to outline beliefs to which they hold. Not all Christians believe the same things, and the Creeds themselves have been modified many times over the years. The United Pentecostal Church, however, utilizes a number of Articles of Faith. Explore the diferences.

·         Fasting Digest
Fasting has both spiritual and physical benefits, and has been recommended through the ages as a means of getting closer to God and as a means to cure diseases. Jesus fasted and prayed often, find out why!

·         Impediments to Receiving Healing From God
Have you been seeking a healing miracle from God without result? An understanding of God's principles and ways can mean the difference between unanswered prayers and your miracle!

·         Grace + 0 = Salvation?
Are you "Saved" ? Many groups and denominations today are teaching that all you have to do to be saved is to believe and say a "Sinner's Prayer," but is that really the way to God's salvation?

·         The Articles of Faith of the United Pentecostal Church International
What we believe and teach. Explore how the UPCI is bringing "The Whole Gospel to The Whole World."

·         60 Questions on the Godhead With Bible Answers
Do you know what the Bible really says about the nature of God and the Godhead?

·         Some Thoughts On The Birth of Jesus
Was Jesus really born on December 25? An accurate reading of Scripture suggests otherwise.

·         The Lust of the Eye
God's Reason For Standards of Holiness and Modesty

·         Christian Unity - At What Price?
(A Lesson from Acts Chapter 10). Those other guys out there are not the enemy. We still need them!

·         A Fresh Look At The Ten Commandments
It's time we knock the dust off those stone tablets and see what they really said! Article "Let Your Light Shine" also included.

·         Spiritual Gifts - The Church's Mighty God-Given Weapons
Do the Spiritual gifts listed in 1 Corinthians Chapter 12 still exist, and if so, how are they used?

·         In the Fullness of Time...
Developing new appreciation for God's Word and His timing. He's an on-time God and He's right on schedule.

·         What Does a Spirit-filled Christian Look Like?
Would you know one if you saw one? More importantly would people recognize the Spirit in you?

·         Science and The Bible
To an evolutionist, Time is their god, but what happens when science shows that the "millions of years" needed for evolution are not there. New evidence is creating a paradox for the theory of evolution.

·         Have You Become The Hands of God?
Jesus gave us some very powerful promises and powers. It's time for Christians to pick them up and use them.

·         Have You Bought Into The World System
The world as we know it is steadily attempting to push God out and replace Him with government buracuracies. An article on recognizing the world's rebellion against the Almighty.

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