This June, we are planning to partner with hundreds of other churches to do a series together called One Prayer. The series will begin on the weekend of June 7-8 and run for a total of four weeks. The premise of the series is: “If God would answer ‘one prayer’ for the church at large, what would you pray?“
This series serves several purposes. Specifically, we believe it will… 1) Promote unity in the body of Christ for the larger work of God in his church. 2) Cross-pollinate our church with other key ARC churches. (Hundreds of other churches are participating but we will connect with others in our network) 3) Infuse spiritual passion into a typically challenging month. 4) Raise money for a mission project as participating churches pool offerings. 5) Simultaneously link our hearts with many others fasting, praying and seeking God.
The general concept is this: I’ll start off the series off, then in the following weeks I’ll pass the baton to other key ARC pastors who will speak at CATG weekend services via video cast. Some of the other ARC pastors who are participating are Craig Groeschel, Rick Bezet, Chris Hodges, Dino Rizzo, Greg Surratt, and Stovall Weems.
A couple thoughts on how God is using technology. It used to be we’d have to spend big bucks to fly-in special guests to benefit from the anointing flowing in other sectors of the Body of Christ. Today, we can stay where we are and still be right in the midst of what God is doing elsewhere.
Having already launched a video campus, video messages are nothing new to CATG’rs. However, it is still new to many and on occasion I hear how it’s “second best.” My main reply to this is that we are so spoiled. In other parts of the world, Christians huddle in fields around appointed rocks to listen to a crackling transistor radio of a Bible teaching coming in over the airways. We need to be thankful that we are in a place where we can have a full-size, full color, front row seat to the key things the Spirit is saying to the church today. Technology is a gift from God and he’s increasingly using it to his glory here in the End Times. Stay tuned for updates.
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March 31, 2008 at 12:08 pm
neilgreathouse
Hi Steve,
From all of us at New Life Church, we’re excited to be doing this with you guys and churches all over the globe.
March 31, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Megan J
This is exciting! It will be a PRIVILEGE for us to sit under other teachers in the body of Christ. We will certainly be blessed!! Can’t wait!
March 31, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Dave K
Hey Fearless Leader,
Sounds cool. Sounds like great teaching. Stovall Weems, what a cool name. I remember watching a video of him at another function we had and he was great. Looking forward to it.
April 1, 2008 at 4:51 am
jthelmsdeep
Steven, I’m just as pumped as you. We at The Well are also going to get involved in this major Kingdom event.
April 1, 2008 at 7:08 am
Steve
Neil – Joseph, there’s a little pressure on this one… like, if I had only one message to preach what would I say?? I’m up for the challenge.
Megan… that’s the spirit!
Dave… it’ll be great! (Stovall is a great name. How come no one every says, “Hickey, now that’s a cool name.”)