Devine Glory Magazine Worshipper: Summer 2013 | Page 9

Submitted: LaNola Goings

Give the readers a little information about the ministry that God has assigned to you and how did you get the
name. My name is LaNola Goings. I was given this assignment
to impact nations since the age of 19, when I returned home
after a year of being at Winthrop University. One of my passions besides music is drama. I have been writing small skits for
years but assume the role as drama ministry coordinator in 2010
at Outreach Family Fellowship Dillon and Florence locations.
God gave me a name for the drama ministry, which was to be
“Breath of Life Productions.” When I’m asked, “why Breath of
Life,” my answer is simply that “we endeavor to breathe life
into those lifeless situations through
word pictures."
What is God doing differently in this season? What is the new
that He has and is revealing? God is
bringing people back to the true meaning of worship. That worship is not
music or a song but adoration unto
God almighty. God is not necessarily
doing anything new however; he is
becoming diverse in his presentation
of his word. We must not use the same formats of the church in
the past. The message is the same but our methods must be different and besides many people are tired of church simply putting it. They see church as boring, routine and disconnected
with the times we are living in.
We know that in these days that it is important to win
many souls for the Kingdom. How has God changed your approach to evangelism? God has changed my approach as it
relates to evangelism by using word pictures. Let people connect with characters because in many cases the characters they
see are themselves. When I wrote freedom trail, which has been
a great evangelistic tool, all I could see were souls coming to
Christ. We all must admit that we need to be free from something but how does one get free? Well in this out of the box
journey people who attend see their lives unfold in various
rooms from pornography to whether or not a person should consent to an abortion. Rarely do most churches desire to con-front
or even speak of such things but this is where many churchgoers are. They are trying to make decisions without Godly direction or counsel.
Give us some insight into your leadership style and
how you prepare the leaders in your ministry. Members of
breath of life are people who have a passion for acting or who
desire to find a place to fit in church that isn’t your average
church positions like being an usher, playing an instrument,
singing on the choir or working in the sound booth. I train by
example. We endeavor to meet once a month to review, critique
and do improv. Not only do I get involved with the acting but
also we study the word as it relates to how does drama fit into

the local church. Last year I was lead of the Lord to start hosting workshops specifically for drama entitled “The Gospel According to Acts.” These workshops are designed to enhance and
encourage not only the playwright but actors, make-up artist,
costume designers and set designers. We anticipate holding one
this summer.
Tell us about any books that you have read lately
other than the Bible that has influenced you. Other than the
bible two books that are changing and challenging my life are
Gary Chapman’s “Four Seasons of Marriage” and Jesse Duplantis “The Everyday Visionary.”
Do you have any new community projects that you
are working on? We have several community projects in mind
where you can see Breath of Life in action up close. Outreach
Family Fellowship is hosting its “ Praise in the Park” on the 18 th
of May in Florence and I know that we will be apart. An-other
run of Freedom Trail will come to the Florence area by means
of Savannah Grove Baptist Church, that date is t.b.a. Also in the
Sumter area Outreach along with Heart of Christ Ministries will
host another “Praise in the Park” entitled “Heartfest” that will
take place in August.
Share a success story. Recently we had a young lady
who I met in Wal-Mart come to Freedom Trail and not only
accepted the Lord Jesus as her personal savior but also joined
the Outreach Family Fellowship Church. God in this season
will take the foolish things to confound the wise. Selah!

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