~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
 

*    Follow Pastor Phil's Ministry
 

"So, what's the special offer / Special plea?"
 

The special offer (below) makes this the most affordable New York City conference I've seen. The special plea is simply this - The long-term impact of the NLF is limited, not by the caliber of the speakers and presenters but by the grassroots participation of faithful servants like you. Without YOU, the table talk and the hallway connections are lessened. Reporting on the new work and ways of Almighty God is incomplete. Action Plans are missing needed insights.

My plea?
That you would tell the Lord you are ready and willing if enabled.
Enabled with faith to trust Him for the lacking funds by asking the Church in your city for help.

The plea?
That you would make another effort to be at the NLF in NYC this October.
I owe it to the Church to be there - How about you?
 

2003 MAC Annual Meeting Registration

 

Special rate now available for Leadership Teams of 8 or more!

Register online:
    http://www.nationalleadershipforum.com/register/

The 2003 Mission America Coalition Annual Meeting
October 5-8, 2003 in New York City
"The Gospel in the City - A National Leadership Forum"

Registration for the Forum is $225 per person.  Couples registering at the same time may register for $175 per person.  

***Leadership Teams of eight or more registering together receive a discounted registration fee of $150 per person. 

(In order to take advantage of the Team Registration rate, you must download and fill out the registration form.  Team Registrations cannot be completed online).  

The National Leadership Forum will be held at the Hilton New York in Manhattan, just blocks away from Central Park, Radio City Music Hall and Rockefeller Center.  

Hotel room rates can only be guaranteed until August 22, 2003 and must be booked and paid for in advance.  Special lodging rates are: $135 per night (single occupancy), $85 per person, per night (double occupancy), $155 per night (for couples), $60 per night (triple occupancy) or $50 per night (quadruple occupancy).  A minimum $50 registration fee deposit and a payment of one hotel night must accompany the registration form.  

Participants will receive confirmation of their registration and a balance due invoice within two weeks of receipt of the registration by COPGNY.  All hotel fees must be paid by August 22, 2003.  The registration balance may be paid upon check-in at the NLF.   

Please note that if you choose the double, triple or quadruple occupancy hotel rate, you must indicate your roommate choices on the Registration Form or indicate that Concerts of Prayer Greater New York (COPGNY) may choose roommates.


 "To partner, you have to have something to contribute...
  not come looking for what you can get nor how this 'partnership' might revitalize
  and kick start my ministry, congregation or mission".
    (Erwin McManus, Special Guest from the July 17th Mission America Coalition
     City/Community Ministries Monthly conference call)
 

1.    CITY IMPACT ROUNDTABLE: SOUTHEAST REGIONAL    
 

   --->NPPNote: What a wonderful surprise the CIRs have been, beginning this past February in Southern California, Albany, St. Louis, Chicago, Austin, Cedar Rapids, Atlanta - A grassroots experience of talking, praying and strategizing on how the whole Church can work together to take the whole Gospel to the whole City and beyond! Two more opportunities are around the corner - Near or far, join us if you can.

Peer-to-Peer Learning for Community Transformation
On September 1-3, 2003 in Talladega, AL at the Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center, servant leader teams from far and near will gather for a city-to-city sharing time. This lateral enrichment effort sponsored by IRM is for those interested in seeing prayer-driven, community transformation take place in southeastern cities.

Cities that have previously experienced a Prayer Summit will have opportunities to connect with other cities that have been through a summit and share insights concerning the translation of those experiences into a city-impact process.

This ground-breaking event will include spontaneous breakout times along with regularly scheduled presentations—all for the purpose of helping participants and leaders learn from one another. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn what is happening in SE USA cities as a result of prayer and pastoral relationships. And we've specifically designed the schedule in a way which accommodates the requests of pastors to be back home by Wednesday evening.

I encourage you to consider bringing your entire servant-leader team to the gathering if possible. The gathering will be as relevant for the seasoned servant-leader teams as for those who are still in the process of launching their movement. The goal is to gather city-servant-leader teams from various cities and link them one to another.

A registration form is included at the bottom of this newsletter. Since this is not a secured form, we ask that you do not include credit card information. If you plan on using a credit card for payment, please call the Alive Ministries office at (704) 938-9111.

Whether you have a suggestion for additional issues that need addressing or would like to present a city-report, your contributions are always welcome. Time will be given for your input during general sessions and break out sessions.

The cost for the entire event—four meals and two nights, double occupancy—is $149.00. Single occupancy is also available for an additional $20 per person. We have reserved limited space, so your immediate response is requested. You may print and make copies of the registration form or simply forward this email to others who may be interested in participating.

I hope to see you in Shocco Springs for our fall city prayer leadership gathering.

Blessings,  P. Douglas Small
 - - - - - - - - -  - - - -  -
Talladega Schedule

€Monday, September 2

   5:00 p.m. — Registration/Check-in/Supper (on your own)

   6:30 p.m. — General Session with Phil Miglioratti,
   director of the  National Pastor's Prayer Network.

   Fellowship, Worship and Prayer.

€Tuesday, September 3
   8:00 a.m. — Breakfast

   9:00 a.m. — General Session: City Reports.
   Hear what God is doing in various cities as result of
   pastoral prayer movements.

   11:00 a.m. — Dennis Fuqua

   12:00 Noon — Lunch is provided

   1:30 p.m. — Phil Miglioratti

   3:00 p.m. — The Creation of the Southeast Regional
   City-Impact Foundation

   The creation of this nonprofit, tax-exempt, IRS-recognized
   foundation is in connection with the National Christian  
   Foundation and will allow each city to raise funds for city
   transformation purposes and disburse those funds without
   creating separate foundations for each city. Founding members
   of the board of directors will be selected from across the region.

   5:30 p.m. — Dinner provided

   7:00 p.m. — Special Presentation: A Season of Worship

€Wednesday, September 4

   8:00 a.m. — Breakfast

   9:00 a.m. — Dennis Fuqua, Phil Miglioratti and Doug Small

   10:30 a.m. — Final General Session: Proliferating the Movement

   11:30 a.m. — Dismissal

Registration Form

First Name   
Last Name    
Church Name   
Street Address   
City   
State         Zip
Telephone    
Fax   
Email    
Have you attended a Pastor's Prayer Summit before?  Select Yes No  
Attended the prayer summit in...    
Member of the Servant Leader team in what city? (Please Specify)  

Rates (choose one)  
   $149.00 for double occupancy; 2 nights and 4 meals
   $169.00 for single occupancy; 2 nights and 4 meals
 
Preferred roommate (If no preference leave blank)  

Payment Method  Select
   Visa
   MasterCard
   American Express
   Discover
   Bill Me  

Because this is an unsecured registration form, we ask that you not include credit card information. Instead, call the ProjectPray offices at 704.938.9111 to complete credit card processing. If you chose to be billed, you will be billed at the address listed above.

Thank you for registering for the Talladega Summit.
To subscribe:  http://www.mailermailer.com/x?oid=07341a
_______________________________________________>>>
 

          
   Midwest Regional City Impact Roundtable
    September 29 and 30, 2003
    Ramada Conference Center, Bellville, Ohio

A 2-day Roundtable packed with content and new relationships as transformational leaders engage in discussion, relevant presentations and Q&A focusing on "The Whole Church Taking The Whole Gospel To Reach The Whole City". Gain a better understanding of what God is doing in cities across our region and discovery new ways God is expanding His Kingdom and how to join Him in the process. Form new relationships with experienced city-reaching practitioners and facilitators from Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia.

Who Should Attend? Men and women who "want to be mobilized" to make a difference in their community…Pastors with Kingdom-sized vision to reach their communities…Prayer Leaders who serve the church throughout the city…Ministers of compassion, justice, social service and youth…Business, Legal and Civic Leaders who serve as "marketplace missionaries"

Roundtable Session Format for each session will be a presentation followed by small group roundtable discussion and wrap-up.  This format emphasizes open idea and vision sharing of experiences and best practices and facilitates new relationships.   

€Monday, 12:30 - 4:00 Opening Session: - What is the whole church?

September 29 Lead Facilitator - Copi Valdiviez, Dawn Projects for Jesus, Toledo. Facilitation Team: Denny Westover, The Church in the City, Charleston, WV. Tom Hare, Director, HarvestNet Institute, Cleveland. Joey Johnson, Pastor,The House of the Lord, Akron

  4:00 - 6:30 Dinner at Dutch Heritage

 6:30 - 9:30 Evening Session: - What is the whole Gospel?

Lead Facilitator -  Paul Hoy, Executive Director, FloodGate, Columbus and Mission America Associate, Ohio Valley Region. Facilitation Team:  Wally Martinson, Nehemiah Leadership Foundation, Springfield. Gary Gepfrey, Bridge Ministries, Dayton. Rev C. Jay Matthews, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, Cleveland. Paul Dozeman, City Restoration Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI.

€Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast

September 30 8:00 - 11:30 Morning Session - Implementing a Citywide Prayer Movement

Lead Facilitator - Ron Thaxton, Director Pray West Virginia and Mission America Associate, Appalachian Region. Facilitation Team: Tyna Valentine, Second Baptist Church, Columbus. Libby Stithem, Pray West Virginia, Charleston, WV. Brenda Ihle, Transformation Cincinnati & Northern Ky.

11:30 - 1:00 Lunch with Message - "Book of Prophecies Concerning the Ohio Valley Region."         

Dr. John Watson, Sr. Pastor at Marion Christian Center and Ohio Coordinator for the Strategic Prayer Network.  

1:00 - 4:00 Afternoon Session - What is the whole city?

Lead Facilitators, Rev. Tossie Wiley, Cleveland and Pastor Bob Offerdahl, Sr. Pastor at Christ Church Presbyterian in Youngstown. Facilitation Team: Ford Taylor, Director, Transformation Cincinnati & Northern Ky. Tyler Flynn, Mission Columbus Leader Team, Columbus.

 

Registration Form
 

Please complete and return to FloodGate, Inc by September 17, 2003. Registration includes lodging and meals. Cost is $140 (single) $104 (double). Make checks payable to FloodGate. Mail: 4770 Hoover Road, Grove City, Ohio 43123 or Fax: 614.875.8995. Questions? Contact Paul Hoy, Roundtable Chairman at phoy@gccn.org

Bishop/Rev/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms (circle one) First Name Last Name

Church/Organization

Role with Church/Organization

Mailing Address City State Zip

Phone

Fax

Email

Check #

Ramada Conference Center is located at 1000 Comfort Plaza, Bellville, Oh at the I-71 Bellville – Lexington Exit 165.

For directions visit http://www.ramadabellville.com  or call 419.886.7000

 The Midwest City Impact Roundtable is a partnership between the Regional Planning Team and the Mission America City Impact Roundtable Convening Team
_______________________________________________>>>
 

3.    EXPANDING THE CITY REACHING TABLE
 

>At: http://store.yahoo.com/buildingchurchleaders/unindi.html

There’s a resource available than can help city reaching efforts to Expand the Table and be inclusive in different ages, family and educational backgrounds, economic situations, races, and ethnicities.

The all-new, ready-to-download Unity in Diversity Training Theme from www.BuildingChurchLeaders.com.  This Training Theme provides church leaders with over a dozen handouts.

Download the new Unity in Diversity Training Theme at BuildingChurchLeaders.com or  http://lists.christianitytoday.com/t/876195/846799/1781/0/

 

Overview
 

The church will always face diversity. God’s people differ in culture, language, economic situations, needs, desires, and even styles of worship. This theme shows how to blend all these differences into one joyful family of God. In his interview, “Building a Church of Diversity,” Charles Lyons tells how his church grew from a handful of Appalachian whites to a cosmopolitan congregation of 40-plus nationalities. Other articles in this theme welcome people of different family structures, economic conditions, ages, races, educations, and religious backgrounds.

Bible Study:

€A Church for All People - by E.V. Hill (Acts 2:1-47)

Interview:

€Building a Church of Diversity - with Charles Lyons (Acts 1:8)

Assessments:
€Tuning in to New People - by Kori Leaman-Miller (Isaiah 65:24)

€Welcoming Singles in the Family - by Susan Nikaido (1 Corinthians 7:17)

€Worshiping with the Homeless - by Steve Tomlinson (Matthew 25:35-40)

Devotionals:

€God's Gift of Cultural Diversity - by Regina Shands Stoltzfus (Acts 10:1-48)

€The Give and Take of Togetherness - by Anne Ortlund (Exodus 15:22-27; John 11:51-52)

How To's:

€Educational Differences on the Board - by Larry Osborne (Ephesians 4:11-13)

€Building Multicultural Understanding - by William Fraher Abernathy (Revelation 7:9)

€Bridging the Generation Gap - by Erik Johnson (Romans 15:5-6; Psalm 133:1)

€From Damaged Souls to Treasured Family - by Gordon MacDonald (Titus 3:3-5)

Activity:

€Balancing on a Cultural Tightrope - by Jim Townsend (Romans 14:1-8)

Resources:

€Further Exploration: Resources for maintaining unity in diversity within your church.

 

Also included: a Retreat Plan
 

Total number of handouts - 18 pages
 

Training Theme HO28$14.95Order
 

Visit our other online resources:
 

ChristianBibleStudies.com
Teaching tools for Sunday school and small groups
PreachingTodaySermons.com
Hundreds of full-text sermon transcripts
PreachingTodayAudio.com
Library of audio sermons with FREE 2-minute clips
PreachingToday.com
Top-notch sermon illustrations and preaching tips
ChristianityTodayStore.com
Official online store for Christianity Today International    
_______________________________________________>>>

 

>From: "Glenn Barth" <Glennb@mcleodusa.net>

http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/metro-city/ma99-01.txt

_______________________________________________>>>

 

Share A Resource
   Email us a 1-3 paragraph explanation of the resources you have that equip or inspire pastors into a deeper, more powerful prayer experience... especially resources that relate to pastors praying with other pastors to reach their community with the gospel.

Contribute:
   http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T2CW7KGWMPZ9UY/058-7005927-3646454

NPPN Discount Resource Center:
   http://www.nppn.org/Offers.htm

Register /  Revise / Research A Pastors' Prayer Group:
   http://www.nppn.org/ppg/

Subscribe To The NPPN:
   http://www.nppn.org/subscribe.htm
        (To Unsubscribe - See Bottom of This Message)
 

_______________________________________________>>>
 

Moody Publishers has released a new book called "The Praying Family – Creative Ways to Pray Together" by Kim Butts.  "The Praying Family" is a valuable resource for developing and keeping a scheduled family prayer life.  In addition to the helpful tips and ideas, Kim points out several challenges to becoming a family of prayer and how to meet them based on her personal experiences.  Packed with creative and fun "journeys" this prayer tool will facilitate a day-by-day journey that will most certainly lead to a lifetime of answered prayer and a greater understanding of the heart of God.  Kim is the Assistant Director of Harvest Prayer Ministries, which she co-founded with her husband David.  Kim is on the executive committee of the National Prayer Committee and on the advisory committee for PrayKids! Magazine.  David and Kim Butts are members of the Mission America Coalition.  

For more information about the book, go to: http://www.moodypublishers.org/catalog.php?action=view_product&id=1071
_______________________________________________>>>
 

7.    INTERNET EVANGELISM
 

>From: "Naomi A. Frizzell" <nfrizzell@bellsouth.net>

The statistics are sobering . . .
- Nearly 600 million people access the Internet worldwide - from nearly every language, religion and culture group.
- Web sites have less than 10 seconds to capture the attention of visitors before they click away.
- Many on the Internet are not and never have been involved in an evangelical church.

With those statistics in mind, the question is asked, what are people searching for? The answer is that many are looking for a spiritual connection and answers to tough life issues.

In some cases, these same people would never enter a church or pick up a Christian book, but feel safe exploring answers to questions of faith on the Internet. In doing so, they inevitably come in contact with Christians online, some who are competently sharing their faith but most not equipped to use the dynamics of the Internet for evangelism. While Christian ministries have developed web sites that address spiritual questions, until now no comprehensive online training was available for Christians who wanted to learn how to effectively share their faith online.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
The Internet Evangelism Coalition's (IEC) new Online Evangelism Training Program is now available at www.webevangelism.org/otoe.  Dr. Sterling Huston, chair of the IEC, emphasizes "The training is another example of collaboration among Christian ministries to provide a strategic Internet evangelism resource for the Body of Christ." Partner organizations include Gospel Communications, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Christianity Today International, Christian Broadcasting Network, Crown Financial and others.

Motivating and equipping Christians to share their faith in an online environment - through email, chat rooms and personal web sites - is the focus of the new training. The curriculum was designed by the IEC committee on training, chaired by Dr. Dick Wynn, and written by Dr. C. Thomas Wright, who formerly coordinated Internet Evangelism for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board and has continued to serve the IEC on a freelance basis.

Dr. Wright says the training is biblically based and biblically motivated. "According to Luke 19:10 the Son of Man, (Jesus) came to seek and to save that which is lost. There is a huge and growing community of pagans, seekers and believers on the Internet. Many of those believers want to share their faith effectively," he adds. The training offers visitors the opportunity to participate in seven, self-paced learning sessions in two categories: Preparation for Online Evangelism (The Need for Online Evangelism, An overview of the Internet Context and Preparing to Share Jesus Online); and Presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Online Context (Online Options for Sharing Jesus and Initial Nurturing of Online Converts). (For more information, please go to http://www.gospelcom.net/bgc/iec/otoe/outline.php.)

Simply put, Dr. Wright believes the best result for the curriculum would be, "For every online believer to more effectively and intentionally reduce the population of Hell."

IEC Background
The Internet Evangelism Coalition was born out of a consultation sponsored by the Billy Graham Center (BGC) of Wheaton College in April 1997. The consultation voted to establish a committee to facilitate collaboration on Internet initiatives.

Following an April 1999 IEC conference, a permanent organization was put in place to support the ongoing work of the Coalition. Recognizing that it would take several years for the organization to become self-sustaining, the Committee asked the BGC to temporarily set up and manage an office to begin the process, which it does today.

IEC GOALS
The Internet Evangelism Coalition has two major goals:
1. To promote Internet Evangelism: Inspiring strategic thinking and resource development to empower the Church for Internet Evangelism; and
2. Facilitate collaboration: Encouraging collaborative efforts and connecting partners and resources for Internet Evangelism.

OTHER IEC PROJECTS
In addition to providing Online Evangelism Training, IEC partners are also involved in other collaborative projects including: Evangelism Resources - www.evangelismtoolbox.com;  Resources for Growing Christians - www.growinginchrist.com;  and a Seeker Site - www.nowtrygod.com.
The IEC will hold its next major meeting September 9-10, 2003 in Chicago. For more information go to www.webevangelism.org or email iec@wheaton.edu.

Media Note
To set up an interview with Dr. Sterling Huston or Dr. C. Thomas Wright concerning the Online Evangelism Training, please call Naomi Frizzell at 904.262.5202 or email iec@wheaton.edu for assistance.
_______________________________________________>>>

 

>From: "CityCommunityMin" <CityCommunityMin@McLeodUSA.net>

 

September 11th Commemoration and Honor Our Heroes-Media Blitz
 

In little over a month the nation will be remembering September 11th.  The Mission America Coalition is encouraging churches in America to hold special outreach services with the theme: "Honor Our Heroes" (HOH). A major media awareness campaign is underway to engage both Christian and secular media that would result in many people attending these HOH services on September 11th. Christians are being asked to fax, email or take a copy of a News Release to their local radio, TV or newspaper. To get a copy to send to your local media go to: http://www.honorourheroes.com.  An HOH service is meant to honor those who serve our community and nation and most of all to honor our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Free Resources are available at http://www.honorourheroes.com.  These include newsletter articles, a sample service, bulletin inserts, a commitment card, sample sermons and power point slides. In addition, several members of Mission America are partnering to provide a variety of other resources and services including an inexpensive video for use in the service, direct mail invitations, themed bulletin shells, banners, evangelistic booklets, Bibles with specialized covers, children's Sunday School materials, promotional PSA's and follow-up resources. Please pray for this effort and visit the web site for additional information.

It's not too late to prepare the Church in your city to hold a September 11 commemoration using the Honor Our Heroes theme. Free and partner resources have been prepared and are available online at www.honorourheroes.com.  Over six thousand churches are making preparations for a community outreach service.
 
The news media will be reminding people throughout our nation about the events of that day. Only the church has the message of healing and hope that comes from the heart of God through his son, our Savior, Jesus Christ.  Join us at 11:00 Eastern time on August 21 as we discuss ideas for making this anniversary count for the eternal kingdom.

In Christ, Glenn Barth and Jarvis Ward
National Facilitators, City/Community Ministries, Mission America
612-278-1730    /    http://www.cityreaching.com    
_______________________________________________>>>
 

9.    LOVING THE CHURCH; BLESSING THE NATIONS
 

>From: "David Mays" <davidmays@acmc.org>

LOVING THE CHURCH – BLESSING THE NATIONS
Pursuing the Role of Local Churches in Global Mission

George Miley,  Gabriel Publishing, 2003, 220 pp.

Miley, long time missionary with OM, is the founder of Antioch Network, an
expanding fellowship of local churches focusing strategically on extending
God’s kingdom among unreached peoples (www.antiochnetwork.org).  This book
is Antioch Network’s manifesto. (21-22)  Miley proposes a model of local
church missions in which churches send their own teams to plant churches
among unreached peoples.  He calls for “an international movement, focused
on the completion of world evangelization, rooted in and coming forth from
local churches.” (220)

The book develops a strong biblical rationale for this fresh model,
including the qualities and development of apostolic leaders and structures.
One chapter outlines how a church would go about it.  Of course, for most
middle-class, mono-cultural congregations it is a daunting proposition and
ongoing coaching and guidance are needed.

The author’s humility, high esteem for the church, and positive attitude
toward mission organizations come through clearly.  The biggest dilemma, as
with any missions book, is how it may come to penetrate the heads and hearts
of pastors and key influencers in churches.  But wouldn’t it be exciting to
see a movement of local churches taking seriously the mandate to reach the
nations!

The central questions become “What does it mean to complete God’s purpose
among all nations?’ What strategic opportunities remain?’ and ‘In which
one(s) is God calling our church to be his channel of blessing?’” (27).....
________________________
David Mays, ACMC
Full notes at http://davidmays.org/Current-BN/MilLovi2.html
More book notes at http://www.davidmays.org
_______________________________________________>>>
 

10.    CONNECTING ACROSS GENERATIONS