Wednesday, December 28, 2011

SRBA Evangelism January 2012

During this first part of the New Year I always like to do two things. One thing I like to do is to reflect on and rejoice in the things that God has allowed me to be apart of in the past year.

This last year has been one of the best in recent past as far as associational evangelism goes and I am glad that God has allowed me to be a part of it along with you all. We have seen our churches partner together in an evangelism conference and in several outreach events. WE have also had the opportunity to bring personal evangelism training and evangelistic block party training to several of our churches. All of these we a blessing to participate in and were made possible though our cooperation with each other and with the Holy Spirit.

Another thing that I like to do during this time of year is to begin to plan how we can work together in the upcoming year. This year I have the honor of leading out association’s efforts to build our partnership with churches inside the perimeter of Urban Atlanta through UACP. Pastor’s and church leaders are encouraged to attend one of the vision tours that we will be putting together in the next couple months and pray for God’s vision about how your church can partner with these churches in Atlanta. We also will be putting together some training for our churches and planning small scale, simple community outreach events.

If you, or your church, would like to explore opportunities for partnership with UACP or opportunities in our local communities, please let me know. I can't wait to see how God can use us in 2012!!!

SRBA Evangelism December 2011

December is probably my favorite month of the year. I surely enjoy all of the decorations, lights, and the festive holiday spirit that seems to fill the air, but those things are not my favorite part of December. My favorite part of this time of year is the way in which everyone seems to be filled with such a joyous spirit. Even those who are far off from God begin to show kindness to one another during this season.

This time of year holds special significance to the Christian, as it is the time in which we celebrate God becoming a man, in Jesus Christ, as part of His plan to redeem the world from sin. As we reflect on how Christ left the glory of heaven and came to live among those whom He desired to save, we must remember that many who live among us are yet to receive the life that comes in Christ. It is our duty as followers of Christ to reach out to those who don’t know him unto salvation and share the good news!

As your associational evangelism director, it is my goal is to help our association of local churches work together in the common mission of sharing the good news of the Gospel of Christ. We would love to assist your church is planning and carrying out a block party, with personal evangelism training, planning and carrying out local mission opportunities, or in other ways. Please prayerfully consider partnering together with the other churches in our association in this work.

If you would like more information on how we can partner together, please let me know. Our best days lay ahead of us as an association and I look forward to serving Him along with all of you!