About Steve Backlund

Steve Backlund was a senior pastor for seventeen years before joining the team at Bethel Church in Redding, CA in 2008. Steve is a leader developer, joy activist, a revivalist teacher, and as Senior Associate Director, is a key part of the Global Legacy (a ministry of Bethel Church) leadership team. He travels extensively throughout the world encouraging churches and leaders and has authored a number of books.

The Power of Your God Story

 I was believing the lie that I was too much for God to handle. He kindly and firmly spoke to my heart, "Daughter, look up. See the galaxies of stars? I spoke each of them into existence. Everything around you, I created! I made you and I know every detail about you. How are you too much for me? 

The Power of Your God Story2016-05-17T04:33:03-07:00

Empowering Beliefs About Others

Instead of becoming more cynical as we grow older, we are to become more hopeful of the good things in people around us. We are to believe they are one encouragement away from a tipping point in their lives.

Empowering Beliefs About Others2016-05-12T19:32:22-07:00

A Key to Trusting People Again

My belief in a person will motivate them to live up to my trust. Even though they fail me, I can encourage them to keep trying by believing in what God has placed within them. The first place to start increasing in trust is with God. 

A Key to Trusting People Again2016-05-11T22:06:11-07:00

Birthing the Next Revival: The Key of Covenant Relationships

Ask God, "How can I strengthen my net to bring in the harvest?" We get to give Him something to work with. After reading and researching the Bible and revival history, it is clear that the God of the universe has chosen to use relationships to birth His plans on the earth!

Birthing the Next Revival: The Key of Covenant Relationships2016-05-05T18:56:14-07:00

Relationship Beliefs Matter: What are you projecting to potential dates and mates?

Good beliefs about dating and relationships can lead to a very successful relationship as well as making the process much more enjoyable. Bad beliefs about dating and relationships can lead to hopelessness, short circuiting relationships, or not even being able to enter one, or at least a healthy one.

Relationship Beliefs Matter: What are you projecting to potential dates and mates?2016-05-03T06:41:12-07:00

Breaking Down the Walls of Self Protection

Strongholds can be healthy or unhealthy. They can be good or bad it depends on what they are. If you make strongholds based on your core values such as, ‘God is good’ and ‘There is always a solution,' then those are healthy strongholds of thinking. But if you have strongholds of negative thinking such as, ‘No one likes me’ or ‘I'm alone’, you might find yourself miserable and friendless.

Breaking Down the Walls of Self Protection2016-04-25T23:46:11-07:00

Living a Life of Intentionality

Faith is not sitting back and waiting for God to bring everything to us. There are seasons where God calls us to wait on Him and let Him brings things to us, but for the most part, God’s voice is like a key that unlocks doors for us to be intentional about walking through. This is a picture of rest. Rest is in His voice. We will live in rest when we live in response to His voice.

Living a Life of Intentionality2016-04-22T00:30:42-07:00
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