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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.

The Whisper Test

 This morning as I was walking in to church to put the final touches on my sermon, I ran into our worship leader.  He said:  “Do you want to hear the most freeing truth of all?  There is absolutely nothing … Continue reading

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A Heart that’s Hot for Souls

My first year in ministry was in a little Methodist church in Sharptown, NJ.  It was one of the most fruitful years of my life.  Here’s why… After a Sunday service, a precious elderly woman came to me and handed … Continue reading

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Do You Have Some Fish?

One of my favorite stories in the Bible is found in John 21. Peter had been fishing all night without catching any fish. From the beach, Jesus instructed Peter to cast the net on the other side of the boat. … Continue reading

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The Fruit of Repentance

How long should you repent? Until it has run its course in you. The full course of repentance involves producing the fruit of repentance. (Matthew 3:8) Keep repenting of pride until you see humility. Keep repenting of selfishness until you … Continue reading

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One night I had a wondrous dream, One set of footprints there was seen, The footprints of my precious Lord, But mine were not along the shore. But then some stranger prints appeared, And I asked the Lord, “What have … Continue reading

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