1. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I am (Jeff Benthall) the Founder and Senior Pastor of Damascus Road Worship Center, Inc – Located in Northeastern, North Carolina (Gates County / Eure, NC). A multiple-graduate and alumni of Liberty Theological and Seminary University with a MAR, MRE, M. Div. Degree. I am completing a Doctorate of Ministry @ Liberty University Theological and Seminary. President and Founder of Damascus Bible College (
www.damascusbiblecollege.com), and Damascus Academy (
www.damascusacademy.org), I am also an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity recipient, as well as the winner of the Liberty University Distinguish Alumni Award (Dr. Allen McFarland Award – 2011).
2. Describe your book ‘"Excuse Me" ... I'M Having ... An Eagle's Moment!’ in 30 words or less.
A powerful multi-lingual (in Spanish/English) book of spiritual empowerment and renewal designed to show the readers how to recognize their anointed moments of change purposed by God for their lives. A life-changing self-discovery book towards the power that God has placed within US!
3. What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Getting the book translated into Spanish as the most difficult and perhaps the hardest thing about the book project and took some time to accomplish once we found the right person to help. After that I would have to say that it was perhaps to make sure that I was relating the inner-thoughts of the Holy Spirit to the people of God the way that He was giving it to me.
4. What books have had the greatest influence on you?
Good Morning Holy Spirit By Benny Hinn and Purpose Driven Life! by Rick Warren and other self-empowering authors such as T.D. Jakes,Joel Osteen and Other mean of Faith.
5. Briefly share with us what you do to market your book?
I use freado/bookbuzzr.com, BookDaily.com and web-based marketing (emails,back links,etc.) and now we promote it on my weekly TV Program (A BETTER TOMORROW,TODAY! with Pastor Jeff Benthall) which shows in the Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia area. Also, I have done book promotional tours and been on Atlanta LIVE -57 in Atlanta,GA and A View From The Pew in Raleigh , NC and Scheduled for TBN in the new year. Plus other readers are sharing the good news found in the book.
6. How do you spend your time when you are not writing?
Being a Pastor I spend a lot of time in meditation and prayer, as well as in the Word of God (Bible). i also do outreach for the City of Hampton,VA for at-risk children from low to poverty homes within the City and help them through tutoring assistance and homework help. In addition to the children we offer computer training to the seniors of the City for beginners, intermediate and advance computer training at no cost to them as it is for the children. Our partnership with community , state and federal government allows the funding to do these much needed thing s for these at-risk population.
7. What are you working on next?
I have two book projects that I am currently gearing up to complete and have out next year 2014 and the second by the end of that same year. One is a followup to this book with a workbook and the second one is a new book on prayer and fasting with a different 'intimacy-twist' on it . The prayer and fasting book will be a samller more personable type of book that will engage the reader on a more one-on-one manner as it will be a 'daily reading for 21 days with specific develpmental goals and principles.
Jeff Benthall, Founder /Sr. Pastor - Damascus Road Worship Center, Inc -Eure, NC - Liberty University (MAR, MRE, M. Div, D.Min (Matr.) Winner-Alumni Award
