PowerHouse Prayer
This year we are extending the length of our 24 hour prayer gatherings, so we really can’t call them 24hour prayer anymore. We are calling them PowerHouse Prayer gatherings as this reflects our desire that prayer be the engine room of all we do.
The dates for all our PowerHouse Prayer gatherings for 2011 are listed HERE, as well as the link to the sign-up page to book a slot. Hope to see you there.
Finding Space
God’s Glory is always revealed in empty spaces!
Are you making space for God’s Spirit to move this week?
Don’t forget the 24 hour prayer gathering starting at 7pm THIS FRIDAY!! We’d love to see you there!!
Weekly Update – 10th June 2010
Hi folks
There is so much stuff happening around our church community at the moment, I thought it would be beneficial to us all if I took some time each week to share some news and some thoughts.
God’s Breakthrough
Last weekend was simply amazing and God was so good to us. Our 24 hr prayer theme was “Breatkthrough” – and that is exactly waht God did! There were a significant number of people who experienced the working of God’s Spirit in powerful ways – healing, freedom, in-filling, anointing and empowering are just a few!
Our church purpose statement says that Whyalla Baptist Church Exists to actively and relentlessly pursue the Glory of God and the Manifest Presence of Jesus. I want to encourage you to keep pressing in and pursuing God. There is nothing more exciting and energizing for me than to see people’s lives transformed by the power of God – so lets keep going forward!
2010 Budget
We are just working through the final stages of budget preparation, and I know that we need your prayerful support. We are in a place where we are experiencing signifiacnt growth. A significant number of people have joined us in worship over the past two months – we even ran out of communion supplies last week!!!!
But the truth is that our finances have not matched the growth. We are in a place where we need some wisdom and discernment. Our church called a full-time Youth Pastor and agreed to “step-up” our giving and financial commitment. In reality, this hasn’t happened and I want to ask you why?
I believe with all my heart that God’s intention for us is to have a Youth Pastor to train and equip our team to be on mission to the young people in this city. There are some amazing blessings and life changing momnets in our youth ministry, and I want us to continually support this.
So I am asking you, as someone who is a regular part of our church family and is committed to what God is doing, to carefully and prayerfully think about what God is asking you to contribute – in a sacrificial way – to his mission in Whyalla.
Elders Elections
We are in the middle part of our elders nomination process, and we are excited in the things God is doing. Please pray for those people considering their call to Eldership. Pray that God will clearly guide them, and that they will be protected from any spiritual attack during this important discernment time.
Leadership Team
The Leadership Team meet this week to look at the budget as well as the direction we think God is leading us in. Please pray for the team for wisdom and vision as we continue to move forward in our pursuit of God.
Quote of the Week
Here’s a quote from the book the Leadership Team are working through (Confessions of a Reformission Rev, by Mark Driscoll):
“I realized our church would never have a sign out front that said ‘Everyone Welcome,’ because I did not want everyone. Instead, I wanted people who would reach out to the lost young people in our area.”
Is it a bit harsh? What do you think? Feel free to interact by posting a comment below!!
Keeping In Touch
Finally, I just wanted to let you know of a coulple of communication changes we’ve made to keep you in the loop of our thinking. Apart for the website – which is about to have a “Members Only” password protected forum for sharing prayer, stories and discussion – this blog will be posted at least weekly. You can also friend us on facebook (click here) or follow us on Twitter (click here) - these will give you automatic notifications when a new blog is posted.
Please join the community and add your thoughts and ideas – we want to hear them!!
Blessings
Steve