Two Catch the Fire Meetings:
The Chesapeake Outpouring: Jan 9-11, 2009 at the Hope Center ( Pastors Jacob and Heather Martin) in Chesapeake ( meeting at Church of the Messiah on Kempsville Rd). Many of the speakers at the larger February conference below will be here in January, but this one is free. Click here for details. If you would like to register, email them with how many are coming with you, their names and what services you plan to attend. You can email your registration to info@comegethope.com or you may call our offices at 757.321.9811.
Catch the Fire Ministries Conference and Pastor's Breakfast: CBN is again hosting one of the most amazing and consistent ministries in the world. This ministry is from the church in Toronto, Canada that has been forced to hold meetings six nights week for 15 years to accommodate all the people who come there in Toronto from all over the world seeking a touch from God. My life was radically changed for the better in 1994 when I went there. I came back a different man with a greater love for God and for His people in all the churches of Tidewater. Sure, some of the manifestations of the Spirit seemed a little weird, but its the same stuff that happened in every move of God in North America except for the Moody meetings decades ago.
Click here to see a helpful paper on the biblical/historical basis of those manifestations seen all over the world in the last three centuries by many denominational groups in times of revival. Click here to see past CBN article about Catch the Fire.
Saturday, Jan 10 at 9 AM: Free Pastor's Breakfast at Founders Inn, in Virginia Beach. Call 757-362-8015 to RSVP, get brochures, etc.
Schools February 15—18, 2009: Restoring the Foundations Equipping School( Emotional Healing Training) and Soaking Prayer School. Both have a fee. Large discounts available to pastors for the schools
Conference is February 18-21, 2009 at Founders Inn. Click here for details and to register. Pastors tend the conference free but they have to register with 757-362-8015. Pastors may call Pastor Ken Gerry at his cell (757-672-7720) for more info.
New Discipleship Design to Train Christian Leaders: Feb 7, 2009, 9-4 at Church of the Messiah in Chesapeake, VA. As a seminary grad ( Fuller '77) and pastor for 20 years, I can tell you that this seminar gives you a much better model for training leaders, whether they be your children, your deacons, elders or future pastors. I have taken the full three day course and it really made sense. The author, Malcolm Webber, who is himself a pastor and trainer of pastors internationally, has described the process of biblical discipleship in conceptual and practical ways better than anyone I know of.
One of his top trainers happened to live nearby so this is a chance to learn about how we can prepare leaders for the church who will be much less prone to "burn-out" or "sin-out" as too many Christian leaders do worldwide. Global revival is coming and the Church in China, Africa and South America is already exploding numerically with many new believers. Check out their website at www.leadersource.org to learn more.
God needs many new and better-trained leaders all over the world. This discipleship model is working very well in several nations overseas, as well as in the US. Dr Ted Ward, former chair of the education dept at Michigan State U and consultant to many ministries, has called it "the best model and practice of leadership development I have ever found."
The cost is $59 for the 6 hr course, notebook, lunch and 3 books by the author. Contact Kaye at 800-246-0480 or email kaye@leadersource.org with questions. Registration is at: www.leadersource.org/courses
Good Alternative to Medical Insurance: If you are like me, on unemployment with no insurance, you may want to check out this low-cost but effective way to have coverage for medical bills. It is called Samaritan Ministries. Basically, it is Christians paying each others' medical bills. It actually works and the folks who run it are spiritually-minded evangelicals who encourage prayer for each others' medical needs, in addition to paying the bills. So, instead of paying a medical insurance premium, you send that $120/mo ( single) to another believer to help cover their needs. when enough folks do that, large bills can be paid--and are paid, most of the time. There are restrictions, but none most people can't live with. (If you do sign up for it, please mention my name. It gets me a credit on my fees.)
Internet Porn Filters: This $50 program seems to be one of the best programs on the market to protect you and every internet user in your family from internet pornography and other internet evils. It filters offensive emails, IM chats, websites and social network sites and logs the results so you or a trusted accountability friend can see what you or others have been looking at or writing about. It is called Safe Eyes. In an age when 37% of pastors admit to problems with sexual sin on the internet, this is a program most people should consider having--especially the males among us. Sexual sin is the elephant in the room. We need to admit we live in a sinful sex-saturated society and take wise measures to protect ourselves and others we love.
Pastors--why not recommend this ( or something like it to your members. Internet porn is one of the devils most lethal weapons to destroy your church.
Missions to Muslims Event: January 30-31, 2009: That’s when a Frontiers 247 To Go event is coming to Columbia, SC. Great intro to what you can do to reach Muslims overseas.
Blessings to you all in 2009. My new motto is "New Wine in '09" What's your's
Bob Fox
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