Pastor Ginger Stevens is a seasoned minister in the Lord. She first accepted Christ as her Savior at the age of 24. Then, she went on to be a student of the Bible all of her adult life.  She has spent countless hours in ministerial studies, credentialing, and ordination with the Assemblies of God. Additionally, she has invested a great deal of time in various Bible courses and training opportunities over the past 30 years. She obtained specialized training in biblical counseling, public speaking, healing ministries, ministering spiritual gifts, and In Christ’s Image training. Pastor Ginger has also gone through hospice volunteer training and marriage enrichment training. Finally, she has been trained in leadership & coaching sessions and Catch the Fire’s Soaking School.

Pastor Ginger’s goals

Pastor Ginger is the Pastor & Director of Joppa House Ministries and Third Day Fellowship & Outreach. As such, it is her desire to be the hands, feet, eyes, and heart of Jesus Christ here on earth. To teach through servant-leadership the infinite, unconditional love God has for all mankind.  To serve and minister to those who are ready, broken, downtrodden, oppressed or lost. Ultimately, she aims to bring them to a saving knowledge of Christ. She hopes that, through God’s love, they will experience a profound and dramatic transformation in their lives. This transformation often demonstrates that while someone may have to return to their environment, they do not have to return to their lifestyle.

Pastor Ginger’s beliefs

Pastor Ginger believes that all have a place to serve in the body of Christ, no matter how big or small the contribution. She desires to bring her staff and volunteers into a fresh focus on outreach, evangelism, and community involvement. Pastor Ginger does this by helping them discover God’s calling in their life. First, she taps into that person’s spiritual gifts and natural talents in order to train, equip, and empower them to minister in the area that God has assigned to them. This essentially gives them a place to belong and a place to work to further the Kingdom of God.

She sincerely believes that sanctification is a process and a journey ordained by God in a person’s life.  She believes that her assignment as a minister and an ambassador of Christ is to look for the gifts God has placed within people. Then, she encourages them to develop in their gifts and callings. They disciple in serving in their church, their homes and in their communities.

Pastor Ginger helps people work toward this all while releasing them to try new things that may stretch them. Oftentimes, this stretching is what leads to spiritual growth. New believers will be discipled and taught the Word of God to train and strengthen them in their walk with the Lord. At the same time, they will be mentored to begin serving out of the gifts and talents realized in Christ Jesus. Pastor Ginger believes that if we put people on the path of God, He will do the rest!

Pastor Ginger’s mission

Ultimately, what Pastor Ginger wants is to teach people to love the Lord. She hopes that they do this with all their heart, soul, and mind that they may see Him.  She says “I asked the Lord, ‘May I teach them to see?’ And He said, ‘Teach them to love Me, then they will see.'” She has made this her life’s mission.

Pastor Ginger Fun Facts:

• Her favorite teachers are Francis Chan & Kirs Vallotton
• Her favorite book of the Bible is: Song of Solomon
• Her favorite Scripture verse is: “I am my beloved’s and He is mine…” (Song of Solomon 2:16)
• Her favorite pastimes are: worship, praying, reading, snowshoeing, jogging, bicycling, motorcycling, and kayaking
• Her favorite musicians are: Kari Jobe, Alberto & Kimberly Rivera, Elevation Worship, Music from Christ for the Nations, and Jesus Culture
• Her favorite books are: Holiness, Truth, and the Power of God by Francis Frangipane; Crazy Love by Francis Chan; Forgotten God by Francis Chan
• She considers her lifelong mentor to be: Francis Frangipane, whom she met in 2013
• Her favorite “dead guys” are: Andrew Murray, who wrote the book Absolute Surrender, and Brother Lawrence, who wrote the book The Practice of the Presence of God