Sterling C. Franklin
https://www.djsterf.net
Hey, all, I'm Sterling. Thanks for stopping by my bio page, and thank you for stopping by our ministry's website. First, I want to say that we would love to pray for you or pray with you concerning any matter -- drop us a Prayer Request at prayer.CrossAllegiance.org anytime! God cares about you tremendously, and my prayer for this ministry is that it would be a means for revival and refreshment in the Holy Spirit as you watch our videos, see our Bible Verse images, or even attend our in-person services! We pray for requests that come in at our mid-week prayer meetings, and we love to see the LORD do amazing things! All work related to this ministry is dedicated to the LORD and the furtherance of His Kingdom, and again, I hope you are blessed by the content that we release.
I love Jesus and hope that you come to the same conclusion about loving Jesus, as well! If you don't know Jesus yet, we're thrilled that you came here -- please do follow Jesus. In the end, every knee will bow to Jesus, willing or unwilling, and we ought to be on the side of God's eternal favor (see Philippians 2:5-11)! "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). The life of a follower of Christ is both victorious and marked by suffering. It's not an easy walk, but it is worth it given the eternal hope found in Jesus.
Cross Allegiance started initially as Encouraged Life back during my early time in ministry as an online pastor in 2003, with the vision of presenting Jesus to the world by using a 'go seek' mentality (meeting people where they are) via various avenues of media and presentation. Through those years, I did a lot of evangelism in local churches, preaching at Sunday services, youth groups, retreats, and revivals, often mixing in illustrations with the gifts and talents that the LORD has given me (whether juggling, DDR, basketball, writing poetry, etc.). After a short while starting up the website, and when YouTube started taking the lion's share of media traffic, some of my believing friends and I started making ministry videos to reach an online audience, and after praying about the name to continue the ministry under, Cross Allegiance was branched off in 2007.
Many see the evangelistic aspects of Cross Allegiance, which is great, but note that Cross Allegiance is not simply evangelistic. We want to have an ongoing presence in bringing people to maturity in Christ, we want to see all Christ-centered local churches built up and flourishing, and we want to see people equipped by the Holy Spirit to do the Father's work here on earth as disciples! I've served in various pastoral roles in local churches, and I love being a source of pastoral care and wisdom to those God brings my way, so that will often pop out in our outreaches. God frequently gives me dreams and sometimes visions that encourage, guide, or warn, which have also been useful in my ministry. So Cross Allegiance will quite often have those aspects in its outreach in addition to what is deemed as simply evangelistic. God brings me on really fun and unique ministry journeys, and I love preaching about Him, caring for others, and seeing Him bring amazing fruit in the lives of those who trust in Him!
Again, God is good, as well as amazing. If you don't know Him, I hope that your time here is a starting point for a relationship with Him. Life may not be great or make full sense all the time, but the Lord is our shepherd and is able to carry us through any time, whether good or bad. Trust in Jesus today! He loves you! Feel free to look around, enjoy our videos, visit us at our in-person and online services, and stay tuned for what's next (which is going to be really cool)!
Interests & Hobbies:
Reading/Translating Scripture, laying hands on people and praying expectantly, counseling, playing basketball and DDR (Dance Dance Revolution), programming, juggling (and joggling, too), making people laugh, making videos, writing poetry and sermons, running.
Studies:
BA, Public & Interpersonal Communications, NC State University ('04); BS Minor, Computer Science/Computer Programming
BA, Religious Studies, NC State University ('05)
M.Div. (dual-emphasis), Pastoral Care & Pastor/Teacher, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School ('08); Ordination with full credential as Pastor by the Evangelical Church Alliance.
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