Valley Harvest
Ministries: Direction for Life; Profile of a Spiritual Shepherd: John L Benford |
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September 27th, 2007 |
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| Valley Harvest Ministries: Direction for Life; |
| Profile of a Spiritual Shepherd: John L
Benford |
| Published: Published: September 27th, 2007 |
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| ...book, The King James Version of The Bible, and his favorite way to
relax, praying and meditating. |
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As you may imagine there is a lot of work, to say the least that goes into leading,
inspiring, and imparting the guiding universal principals of the biblical word as well as
today’s church. The Bishop says that usually on a typical day he wakes up at 5:00
a.m., arrives at the church around 10:00 a.m. and leaves for the day at 8.p.m. Whether he
is awake and in his church offices or out in the community, he strives to impart wisdom
and heavenly guidance to a diverse and growing community. |
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Bishop Benford believes in a strong family unit, and that the biggest problem facing the
world today is the breakdown of the family. He added that a 50 to 60 |
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| percent divorce rate in both Christian homes and in the world is
unacceptable. “The stress and the strain for financial achievement is stronger than
it’s ever been.” He offered this advice for the community, “Don’t
sacrifice family on the Alter of success.” |
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The family man, community man and God fearing man says that his family would describe him
as loud, funny, and stern, and his congregation would probably describe him as: funny, God
fearing and orderly. He hopes his congregation considers him, a humble visionary. On the
other hand, he understands that some congregants might know him more as God fearing than
humble. |
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Founded in 1998, Valley Harvest is clearly one of the most visible, growing and
inspirational churches gracing the Northwest Arkansas landscape, and television airways.
But its not just one exceptionally well built sanctuary, church offices and television
production studios that are being used to leverage the spiritual word into the |
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| harts and minds of many. With valleyharvest.org and other interactive media including DVD’s and
CD’s and soon books, Bishop Benford and his heavenly flock are destined and well
positioned to be leaders in delivering the spiritual word in the Digital Age. |
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A few of the messages that you may find being delivered by and through the many avenues
currently utilized by Valley Harvest Ministries includes his top five character traits of
a leader which are integrity, honesty ... |
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