Dr. Brandon R. Norwood

Pastors, can we talk?

We’ve turned the pulpit into a marketplace.
We sell “10 steps to grow your church” as if it’s the Gospel.
But just because it worked for you, doesn’t mean it’s God’s blueprint for them.

Church growth isn’t about strategies—it’s about seeking God first.
Programs can fill seats. But only presence changes lives.

Don’t trade integrity for influence.
Don’t substitute revelation with replication.
Because the anointing can’t be clickbaited.

As a successful business owner and entrepreneur, let me give some advice. First and foremost, stop taking advice from Tik-Tok, Instagram and Facebook content creators. Most of them generate revenue from social media platforms and their courses. If you pause to ask them about their business, you’ll quickly find that business isn’t really a business anymore.

September 11, 2001 – We Remember.
Today, we pause to honor the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the heroes who gave everything on that day. Out of tragedy, we saw resilience. Out of heartbreak, we witnessed unity. Out of darkness, light still broke through.

In a time where violence and hate feel like they’re running rampant, let today remind us of what is possible when we choose love, compassion, and unity over fear and division. The strength that carried us then is the same strength we need now.

May we honor those we lost not just with memory, but with action—by living with kindness, standing for peace, and building bridges of hope.

🕊️ We remember. We honor. We press forward together. #9/11

I don’t know who needs to hear this but… GET BACK on track. Regain your focus and give the rest of 2025 everything you got!

To the Body of Christ, let’s rightly divide the Word of Truth. Some have said, “If a woman is in the pulpit, she’s out of order. If she’s teaching men, she’s violating Scripture.” But before we repeat that, we must ask — What does the whole Bible say?

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1. Context Is King

Paul’s words in 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Corinthians 14 were written to address specific problems in specific churches — not to erase the gifts of God from half the Body of Christ.
In 1 Corinthians 14, the word “silence” is used for tongues-speakers, prophets, and women — not to silence forever, but to stop disorder in worship.
And in 1 Corinthians 11:5, Paul already assumes women will pray and prophesy publicly — meaning he’s not banning their voices, but calling for order.

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2. The Misunderstood “Usurp Authority”

In 1 Timothy 2:12, Paul says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or usurp authority over a man.” The rare Greek word here, authentein, means to domineer or abuse authority — not to exercise Spirit-led leadership.
Paul’s concern was about false teaching and power struggles in Ephesus — not the eternal silencing of women.

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3. God Has Always Called Women

If God never intended women to lead or teach men, explain to me:
• Deborah — Judge and prophet over Israel.
• Huldah — Prophetess who instructed the king and priests.
• Priscilla — Taught Apollos the way of God more accurately.
• Phoebe — A deacon trusted with delivering Paul’s letter to Rome.
• Junia — Outstanding among the apostles.

These are not my examples — these are Bible examples.

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4. God’s Spirit Is Poured on All Flesh

Peter said on Pentecost, quoting Joel:

“Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy… even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit” (Acts 2:17–18).

If the Spirit calls and anoints a woman to preach, who are we to tell God who He can use?

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In Closing

The question is not male or female.
The question is: Is the call real? Is the fruit evident? Is the anointing from God?
Because the Kingdom doesn’t advance when we muzzle the mouth God has filled.

So let God be true, and every misunderstanding be corrected. God can — and will — use whomever He chooses.