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About Rich Stevenson

Rich is the Executive Director of The Malachi Network (www.malachinetwork.org), a ministry focused on making the name of the LORD great among the nations. This network serves young leaders in missions and church planting. He also serves as Executive Pastor at Wesley Church in Quarryville, PA. And in the summer, you can find him leading Avalon Beach Church in Avalon, NJ. Prior to his present ministry, Rich pastored in Southern New Jersey, planted a church in Wilmore, KY, established a network of churches, served as an adjunct professor at Asbury College. Rich is the author of five books: Secrets of the Spiritual Life—10 Lessons from the One Thing Passages (Baker Books, 2003) A Voice from Home—The Words You Long to Hear from Your Father (WaterBrook Press, 2005) Let’s Dance – A New Way of Relating to Jesus (1elevenmedia, 2017) 40 Days of Easter – Walking with Jesus from the Resurrection to the Ascension (1elevenmedia, 2017) Scattered Sheep – For Those Prone to Wander (1elevenmedia, 2017) He graduated from Asbury College in 1984 with a BA degree in Philosophy of Religion and Asbury Theological Seminary in 1987 with a Master of Divinity degree. In 2010, Rich received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Union Biblical Seminary in Yangon, Myanmar. Rich has been married to Tania since 1982 and they have been blessed by amazing children and grandchildren.

An Old Heart Like Mine. . .

My eyes are dry My faith is old My heart is hard My prayers are cold And I know how I ought to be Alive to you and dead to me But what can be done For an old heart … Continue reading

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You Might Be The Next Circuit Rider

[I’m thankful for my Wesleyan/Methodist heritage.  I included in this post a wonderful article by John H. Wigger on the early circuit riders.  In the Malachi Network, we are looking for leaders who carry the same values: Soundly converted by … Continue reading

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Christmas Hope – A Christmas Letter and Sincere Request from the Malachi Network

December 14, 2013 Dear Friends, It hit me like a bullet of truth.  Hope is not just about the future, it is anchored in the past.  I was driving home from our Thanksgiving celebration and thinking about our Sunday morning … Continue reading

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Church: Love It Or Love It (Part 2)

The best of times and the worst of times, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, high praise, joyful tears, belly laughter, miracles of salvation and healing, disappointment, stupid mistakes, unfair treatment, depression, anger and pain.  Church. I have more … Continue reading

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Church: Love It Or Love It

Originally posted on richstevenson.org:
Did you see what I did there? You thought when you began reading that title that it was going to say, “Church:  Love It Or Leave It.”  And you could jump on the bandwagon with…

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