monday morning minute word journal through a pandemic experience: a garden of devotions

In less than a decade, the entire world has changed with the prevalence of COVID-19, rising political tensions, technological advancements, and many other changes. Within our rapidly moving world, it is essential to always keep God and His Word in our hearts and minds every single day. This devotional aims to help readers come to Jesus when looking for answers in their chaotic lives. Through this journal readers will find encouragement, motivation, faith, trust, prayer, spiritual growth, personal transformation, obedience, surrender, community, fellowship, praise, thanksgiving, salvation, redemption, holiness, righteousness, endurance, perseverance, mission, evangelism, hope, and endurance. These themes are interwoven throughout the journal reflecting a consistent focus on biblical principles, spiritual growth, and living out one’s faith in daily life. Overall, the Monday Morning Minute Word provides spiritual nourishment to one’s daily living. Dr. Tonya Banks is an Ordained Minister in the Church of God denomination and is an Assistant Pastor at Victory Praise Church of God, Washington DC. Dr. Tonya Banks has been serving in the ministry for 28 years. She has an PhD degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Ecclesial Leadership from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA. She has a Master of Science degree in Management Information Systems, University of Maryland, University College, College Park, MD, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems, St. Augustine’s University, Raleigh, NC. She also received Biblical training from Ebenezer Bible Institute, Riverdale, MD and Ministerial Internship Training from DELMARVA DC Church of God, Columbia, MD. Dr. Tonya Banks has worked 31 years for the government and has served in many leadership roles, have led numerous projects, and have supervised and managed several staff through the years. Dr. Tonya Banks is also President/CEO of Organizational Diagnosis & Solutions, Inc., established in 2015. Dr. Tonya Banks is a published author. Her published works also include: Banks, Tonya. ＂Controlling Ones Tongue in Leadership: A Socio Rhetorical Inner Textual Analysis of James 3:1-12 and Quantitative Analysis Pilot Study,＂ Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership 4, no. 1(2012): 87 - 133. Banks, Tonya. ＂Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Transformational & Charismatic Leader,＂ Southern Christian Leadership Conference National Magazine, Winter edition (2010). Banks, Tonya. ＂Leadership is Leadership. Leadership Explained Through the Analogy of a Ship with Biblical Emphasis and Through Project Management Concepts.＂ Maitland, Florida: Xulon Press, 2021. Banks, Tonya. ＂The Effects of Leader Speech and Leader Motivating Language on Employee Self-Esteem.＂ PhD diss., Regent University. School of Business & Leadership, 2014. ProQuest (AAT 3632011). Banks, Tonya. ＂The Link Between Theological Emphasis and the Organizational Structure of Faith Communities within an Ecclesial Context: The Church,＂ Theooze Web Magazine. Banks, Tonya. ＂The Role of the Ecclesial Leaders in Shaping the Future Church,＂ Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership 5, no. 1(2013): 82 - 93. You can contact the author at tonyban@mail.regent.edu or odsolutions2015@gmail.com Please visit www.odsolutionsleadership.com.