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B V O V : 1 3 shared the same mission ever since they met in 1975. As students at Oral Roberts University (she was there to study television production; he was a graphic artist with a call to pastor), even when they were dating, Pastor George says, "We talked about our vision to preach The WORD, do television and art for the gospel, and help Terri's father." They both readily admit, however, that learning how to do the work of carrying out that vision together has been a process. And it hasn't always been an easy one. "We've struggled at times over the years," says Pastor Terri. "The two of us have wrestled back and forth over things. But we made it through by sticking with it and believing God to fi gure this thing out even when it was hard." Today, they're enjoying the dividends—both in marriage and in ministry. "We function well together," says Pastor George. "We know our roles. We know our strengths and our weaknesses. She submits to me on some things, and I submit to her on others. There's no separation between what we do in pastoring the church and how we carry out our responsibilities at the ministry. In everything we do, we always operate out of our pastoral calling. As chief visionary o cer though, Terri also operates out of a prophetic anointing. Her job is to look over into the spirit realm and see what's next. What's happening and what needs to happen? And then to say it. "In the 45 years we've been married, I've come to recognize that gift in her. And when it starts operating, I just sit back and watch. Then, because of the anointing of administration that comes with my o ce as a pastor, my responsibility is to take hold of what she sees, shape it, organize it and budget it so that it can get done. "It's even that way at home," he adds, laughing. "As the visionary, she's the purchasing department. I'm accounts payable. Sometimes in the morning when it's still dark and we're just waking up, she'll say, 'I just saw something!' And I brace myself, wondering, What am I going to hear next?" The Image of God in You As Kenneth Copeland's eldest daughter, Pastor Terri's visionary anointing has enabled her to glimpse some aspects of her father's ministry even before he did. Take television for example. In 1974, Brother Copeland had no plans to develop a television ministry, but she could see it coming. So she went to ORU to learn all she could about TV. What she didn't foresee at the time, however, was how hard that would be. She struggled with the material presented in her classes. When it came to the principles of television production, "I didn't comprehend what the teacher was saying," she recalls. "It was just a blank to me." Wondering if somehow she'd misunderstood the leading of the Lord, she thought, How could I possibly have made this mistake? Then she began listening to a new series of messages her father had just released, entitled The Image of God in You. The truths he taught in it made all the di erence. She realized that God has put His image, His picture, His vision of and for us, on the inside of us—in our spirit. "I'd been lifting that revelation to the Lord, when one day as an 18-year-old, just walking down the sidewalk at school, suddenly something tangibly touched my head! It felt almost like something had fallen o a tree onto me and dropped down in me. I froze right there on the sidewalk and thought, That's the wisdom for TV! "The Bible ties wisdom, understanding and knowledge together. I hadn't been comprehending the knowledge about TV that was presented in my classes because I hadn't had the necessary wisdom or understanding. But now I had it! It was like a light went o on the inside. From that point forward, I began to see the whole scope of television and what it can be in the hands of God. I saw that through television we could paint an image on the inside of people—not only with the words that Dad spoke, but with the camera shots, the audio and the timing that pulled it all together. "Just like you get a picture with your physical eyes when you watch TV, I saw that my job was to make sure the image God was painting when Dad preached was imprinted on people's spirits. Once I understood that, everything I was learning about television became a tool to make that happen." Promotion should not be so much a reward as it is a response to the anointing's demand for more room to express itself. So do all it takes to increase the power at work within you. Jesus promised that if you'll be faithful in a little, He almost like something had fallen almost like something had fallen o a tree onto me and dropped down in me. I froze right there on That's "The Bible ties wisdom, understanding and knowledge together. I hadn't been comprehending the knowledge about TV that was presented in my classes because I hadn't had the necessary wisdom or understanding. But now I had it! It was like a light went o on the inside. From that point forward, I began to see the whole scope of television and what it can be in the hands of God. I saw that through television we could paint an image on the inside of people—not only with the words that Dad spoke, but with the almost like something had fallen o a tree onto me and dropped down in me. I froze right there on That's "The Bible ties wisdom, understanding and knowledge together. I hadn't been comprehending the knowledge about TV that was presented in my classes because I hadn't had the necessary wisdom or understanding. But now I had it! It was like a light went o on the inside. From that point forward, I began to see the whole scope of television and what it can be in the hands of God. I saw that through television we could paint an image on the inside of people—not only with the words that Dad spoke, but with the George Pearsons and Terri Copeland, ORU, 1976

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