The Journey: A Daily Walk with the Rose of Sharon

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Born and raised thousands of miles apart—he in Canada and Switzerland, she in Mississippi—Ron and Patricia met in a voice teacher’s studio in a music conservatory in Rochester, NY. After further schooling and marriage, they pursued careers in secular music before sensing God’s call to use their gifts to share the gospel. This led to ministry through concerts, conferences, churches, seminaries, and colleges in many parts of the world and in compositions and recordings. Their focus has included Ron’s teaching and preaching on the subjects of worship and revival. In the early years, Ron oversaw the ministries of the International Christian Center in Switzerland, resulting in many opportunities, including helping with the leadership of the International Congresses on Revival. During those Congresses they met delegates from several Eastern Bloc countries. Although ministering in many other nations, in God’s providence a special opportunity opened to them in the land of Russia. Over a twenty-year period, they made numerous trips helping train worship leaders for Eastern European churches. Many of their songs are translated into Russian. Two of their musicals, “Paid in Full” and “The Christmas Lamb,” have been used in churches and theaters of the former USSR. In 2003 “The Christmas Lamb” was used by the Billy Graham Association for an outreach to Moscow. For ten years Ron was associate to Henry Blackaby at Southern Baptist’s North American Mission Board. He and Patricia also served five years as worship and music consultants for SBC’s International Mission Board. Ron is a published author, having written two works on the subject of worship, five biographies, and a children’s storybook. The Journey is Ron and Patricia’s first collaborative writing effort. The Owens have one son, Jeff, a daughter-in-law, Jessica, and two grandsons, Ethan and Evan.

ABOUT THE BOOK: For Ron & Patricia Owens, The Journey is a mellifluous drink offering of adoration poured out to Jesus—the Rose of Sharon. Born through a lifetime of walking with Jesus, the Owens commend to you the poetry, songs, and truths Christ has written on their hearts so that you might be encouraged on your journey and draw closer to Jesus each day.

We are on a worship journey that begins with our “new birth.”
It’s a journey that continues every day we’re here on earth.
It’s a journey that will climax when we enter heaven’s gate,
There with every tongue and nation we will join in perfect praise.