tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76795962627133414942024-02-18T21:20:38.152-08:00BAGBR Prayer Coordinator Information HubLose some info you were given at the last meeting? New to being a BAGBR prayer coordinator? Want to share an idea that has worked at your church? You've come to the right place!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-63902080490677980922011-01-02T21:39:00.000-08:002011-01-15T18:19:11.347-08:00Welcome!<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Welcome to the Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge (BAGBR) Prayer Coordinator Information Hub.<br /><br />If you are a new or prospective prayer coordinator, please check out the links on the right under "Information for New and Prospective Prayer Coordinators" to get started.<br /><br />If you are already a BAGBR Prayer Coordinator, this site is designed to serve you in the following ways:<br /><br /></span><ul><br /><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong>File Cabinet</strong></em>- Can't put your hands on that form or piece of information you received at the last meeting but has since disappeared? You'll find it here. Just copy and paste it into your word processing program and save it or print it out.<br /><br /></span></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong>Meeting Updates</strong></em>- It's best if you make every effort to attend meetings, but if an absence can't be helped, I'll be updating the web site after every meeting to reflect any new information you may have missed.<br /><br /></span></span></li><br /><li><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Idea Exchange</em></strong>- If you have a suggestion or idea related to a certain post, maybe something that has worked well at your church, please take full advantage of the "comments" button and share your thoughts. If you've got a totally unique idea, e-mail it to me and I'll review it and put it in its own post if appropriate.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thanks again for your tireless service to praying for revival in our churches and association. If there is any way I can make this site more user friendly, please let me know.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In Jesus Name,</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Michelle Lesley<br />BAGBR Associational Prayer Coordinator</span></p><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-92172556291328240872011-01-01T15:48:00.000-08:002012-08-09T12:45:50.204-07:00Our Mission<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">Think you might be interested in serving as a prayer coordinator for your church or BAGBR region? Here is some information to prayerfully consider:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">The central focus of the BAGBR Prayer Ministry is to encourage each pastor and church in BAGBR to begin praying for revival in our churches, association, state, and nation. Prayer coordinators work mainly in their own churches, praying, and seeking ways to promote corporate prayer for revival.<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">A prayer coordinator's most important job is to pray for his pastor daily.<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">There are two secondary areas of focus to the BAGBR Prayer Ministry:</span></div>
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<strong><em><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">Prayer Networking:<br /><br /></span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">When there is a major prayer need within a church, the church prayer coordinator alerts his regional coordinator, who, in turn, alerts the associational prayer coordinator. The associational prayer coordinator alerts all regional coordinators, who then alert all the church coordinators in their regions to pray and make their church members aware of the prayer need. This is mainly accomplished via e-mail.<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">National Day of Prayer, See You at the Pole, Week of Prayer for International Missions, International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. These are just a few of the local, national and international special prayer events that are calendared throughout the year. Prayer coordinators receive information about these upcoming events and prayerfully consider the ways God might have them encourage their church members to participate in prayer.<br /><br /></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">We need YOU to come be a part of the team.<br /></span></em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">There are over 100 churches in BAGBR's four geographical regions. <strong><em>It is our goal to have at least one prayer coordinator from every church in the association serve with the BAGBR Prayer Ministry.</em> </strong>Currently, only the following churches are fielding BAGBR prayer coordinators:<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">We are in need of regional coordinators for the North, South and West regions. Could God have a place of service for you as a prayer coordinator for your church and/or region?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">If so, please read the posts under "information for new and prospective prayer coordinators" (upper right sidebar) entitled:<br /><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">Then contact BAGBR Associational Prayer Coordinator, Michelle Lesley at: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;">225-296-3943</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-28150143795808279272010-07-18T11:21:00.000-07:002011-03-18T13:08:02.236-07:00The Hidden Life of Prayer (David McIntyre)<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfU2z9xWlJQhMfY0rgG0z8Um9dHLSUhVszeVDYbS932xD0yi7s7_nGiuVpQUKSqI-S0tVsG0dY_xwebUyGG3dg3l3sLkHqT1Oom3-laN5zsOvYr4xergKuU29U2CQEYn0ZdHTuSDhV4U/s1600/Hidden+Life+of+Prayer.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585487790374392834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvfU2z9xWlJQhMfY0rgG0z8Um9dHLSUhVszeVDYbS932xD0yi7s7_nGiuVpQUKSqI-S0tVsG0dY_xwebUyGG3dg3l3sLkHqT1Oom3-laN5zsOvYr4xergKuU29U2CQEYn0ZdHTuSDhV4U/s320/Hidden+Life+of+Prayer.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> The Hidden Life of Prayer</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">by David McIntyre<br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.ordinarypastor.com/?p=6962">Click here </a>for a great review by Erik Raymond of this wonderful book on prayer.<br /><br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><em>The Hidden Life of Prayer</em> is available at:</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.christianbook.com/hidden-life-prayer-lifeblood-the-christian/david-mcintyre/9781845505868/pd/505868?item_code=WW&netp_id=834678&event=ESRCN&view=details#curr">ChristianBook.com</a></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_25?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the+hidden+life+of+prayer&sprefix=the+hidden+life+of+prayer">Amazon.com</a></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div></span><div align="center"></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-30217373765075973932010-07-15T13:04:00.000-07:002011-04-14T16:10:08.175-07:00May 2011<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 180%;">May 5- National Day of Prayer </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em>"The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. [The NDP] Task Force is a privately funded organization whose purpose is to encourage participation on the National Day of Prayer. It exists to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, to create appropriate materials, and to mobilize the Christian community to intercede for America’s leaders and its families. </em></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em></em></span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em>The National Day of Prayer Task Force’s mission is to communicate with every individual the need for personal repentance and prayer, mobilizing the Christian community to intercede for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family."</em></span> <br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 130%;"></span></em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: 130%;">Visit the NDP web site (above) to get some ideas for planning a NDP event for your church or prayer group.</span> Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-45055650755186389242009-08-05T14:44:00.000-07:002010-04-09T19:16:23.745-07:00Monthly Meetings<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Ideally, once we have more church prayer coordinators in each region, each regional prayer coordinator will conduct a monthly meeting of all church prayer coordinators in his region. He will also meet monthly (at a separate meeting) with the Associational Prayer Coordinator and the other regional coordinators.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For now, since we have so few coordinators, all church and regional prayer coordinators will meet together with the Associational Prayer Coordinator on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. </span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;">(I am intentionally refraining from posting the location for reasons of security.) See "Prayer Coordinator Monthly Meeting Schedule" on the side bar for specific dates.</span></span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-55005265121254129152009-08-04T15:40:00.000-07:002010-07-08T20:32:45.867-07:00September 2009<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong>Special Prayer Events in September<br /></strong></span></em><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">September 13 - 20:</span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Week of Prayer for State Missions (Georgia Barnette Offering)<br /></span></em></strong><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The official GBO web site is: </span></span><a href="http://www.lbc.org/gbo/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">http://www.lbc.org/gbo/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> . It has information about Georgia Barnette herself, the ministries the offering will support, and some really good resources such as videos that can be played in church, and graphics that can be printed out as bulletin inserts, fliers, or posters (look under "Promote" and click on "Clip Art").<br /><br />You may wish to organize a special time of prayer for the various ministries, work with your WMU (WOM) group to promote prayer church-wide, ask your pastor if you may speak briefly in worship service on the 13th regarding the week of prayer, or whatever God leads you to do that is appropriate for your church.<br /><br /><strong>September 23:</strong> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em><strong>See You at the Pole</strong></em></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong><em></em></strong><div align="left"><br /><em>"See You at the Pole is a student-led, student-initiated movement of prayer that revolves around students praying together on the third Wednesday of September, usually before school and usually at the school’s flagpole. It involves students in elementary schools, middle/junior high schools, high schools, and colleges/ universities all over the world. {Adults} often pray in support of the students on campus by gathering nearby, at their places of work or worship, or at city halls."</em> <span style="font-size:100%;">(from </span><a href="http://www.nationalprayer.org/"><span style="font-size:100%;">www.nationalprayer.org</span></a><span style="font-size:100%;">)</span><br /><br />For more information on how you can help promote SYATP, please see: </span><a href="http://www.syatp.com/info/adults/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">http://www.syatp.com/info/adults/</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">. You may want to work with your pastor and youth director and ask if the youth can give testimonies about SYATP at their schools that night during church, and then have a special time of prayer for students, teachers, and other school staff, or even have an adult SYATP at your church that morning. Someone else suggested prayer walking at your local schools, which I think is a great idea. Whatever God leads you to do would be great.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">If you have a unique idea for promoting or celebrating these events that you'd like to share with the other prayer coordinators, please e-mail it to me. We can all use good ideas!</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-50505852641938493722009-08-04T14:09:00.000-07:002009-09-04T14:21:09.845-07:00October<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Special prayer events in October:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">October 4:</span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">10/40 Window Sunday</span></em><br /></span><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><p><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"The 10/40 Window is the region between l0 degrees and 40 degrees north latitude that encompasses North Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Southeast Asia. It has been called the “resistance belt” because of its stubborn resistance to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Prayer can transform this region into the “righteousness belt.”<br /><br />The 10/40 Window…<br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Contains 44 of the 50 world’s worst persecutors of Christians </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">The birthplace of the world’s major religions </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Home to the majority of Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Has a population of 4.5 billion </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Mostly unevangelized </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Where eight out of ten of the world’s poor live </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Includes five of the six nations that actively sponsor terrorism </span></li><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Diseases that have long had a cure, run rampant here </span></li></ul></span><p><span style="font-size:130%;">10/40 WINDOW SUNDAY is both a starting place for a fresh wave of prayer and a mile marker in an ongoing movement of intercession for the people of this region."</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">~For more information, see </span><a href="http://www.win1040.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">http://www.win1040.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />~For resources for use in your church, see </span><a href="http://www.win1040.com/resources/"><span style="font-size:130%;">http://www.win1040.com/resources/</span></a></p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"><p></span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-44875005932205970172009-07-30T09:43:00.000-07:002009-09-30T13:29:27.643-07:00Power Through Prayer by E.M. Bounds<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In <em>Power Through Prayer, </em>E.M. Bounds (1835-1913) certainly does prove the old adage that good things do come in small packages.<br /><br />Originally a gold miner, then Missouri's youngest practicing lawyer at the age of 19, Bounds surrendered to the ministry and became a Methodist pastor when he was 24. Following his incarceration as a prisoner of war during the Civil War, he took up residence in Tennessee. While others concentrated on rebuilding the war-torn state, Bounds determined to focus his energies on spiritual reconstruction, primarily by holding prayer colloquoys and evangelistic meetings.<br /><br />Bounds was well known as a man of prayer, habitually rising at 4:00 a.m. and praying until 7:00 a.m. He and a small group of men also prayed faithfully for revival for over a year until God granted their request.<br /><br />Bounds had a heart for pastors and a deep longing to see them preach out of the overflow of their personal heart relationship with the Lord rather than crafting eloquent sermons of lofty words. It is to these pastors for whom he had such a burden that <em>Power Through Prayer </em>is addressed, though all Christians can certainly benefit from Bounds' exhortation to be people of fervent prayer.<br /><br />Among his spiritually erudite gems are:<br /><br /><em>The praying which makes a prayerful ministry is not a little praying put in as we put flavor to give it a pleasant smack, but the praying must be in the body, and form the blood and bones. Prayer is no petty duty, put into a corner; no piecemeal performance made out of the fragments of time which have been snatched from business and other engagements of life; but it means that the best of our time, the heart of our time and strength must be given...it means the {prayer} closet first, the study and activities second...</em><br /><em></em><br /></span><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">No man can do a great and enduring work for God who is not a man of prayer, and no man can be a man of prayer who does not give much time to praying.</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">The holier a man is, the more does he estimate prayer; the clearer does he see that God gives himself to the praying ones, and that the measure of God’s revelation to the soul is the measure of the soul’s longing, importunate prayer for God. Salvation never finds its way to a prayerless heart. The Holy Spirit never abides in a prayerless spirit. Preaching never edifies a prayerless soul. Christ knows nothing of prayerless Christians.</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">A holy life would not be so rare or so difficult a thing if our devotions were not so short and hurried...We live shabbily because we pray meanly.</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">~~~~~~~~~~</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Paul exhorted us to "pray without ceasing" (I Thess. 5:17). In this brief and easy to read volume, Bounds passionately challenges us to apply these timeless words of Scripture to the discipline of prayer in our own lives.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Power Through Prayer </em>is available at:<br /></span></span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=688115&item_code=WW&netp_id=417796&event=ESRCN&view=covers#curr"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Christianbook.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Power-through-Prayer-E-Bounds/dp/144866358X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254341913&sr=8-4"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">and may be downloaded as a PDF, read on line, or downloaded as an audio file for <strong>free</strong> at:<br /></span></div><div align="left"><a href="http://www.ccel.org/ccel/bounds/power.html"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Christian Classics Ethereal Library</span></a></div><div align="left"></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-3909338066783095822009-07-29T17:58:00.000-07:002009-10-12T12:08:28.086-07:00Pray Strongly, Weekly<span style="font-size:130%;">In addition to praying daily for revival in our own personal prayer times, prayer coordinators can volunteer to "cover" one day of the week in dedicated prayer and fasting for revival. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">God will lead the prayer coordinator with regard to how much time she should spend in prayer that day, as well as to the nature of the fasting, whether it be a fast from food or from another activity (for example, watching TV, computer time, shopping, etc.).</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The following days are currently covered:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Sunday- S. (FBC- Plaquemine)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Monday- S. (FBC-BR)<br /><br />Tuesday- M. (Riverdale)<br /><br />Wednesday- B. (Parkview)<br /><br />Thursday- M. (New Life)<br /><br />Friday- S. (FBC- Plaquemine)<br /><br />Saturday- M. (Riverdale)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">(PCs are indicated by first initial and church name for security.)<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">If you'll notice, we have two PCs who are pulling "double duty"</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. If you'd like to help out by taking one of those doubled days, contact Michelle. </span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-6828393928529830082009-07-15T18:13:00.000-07:002013-01-15T14:23:06.763-08:00Meeting Schedule- Winter/Spring 2013<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 130%;">Prayer Coordinators will continue to meet the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. All others are invited to join us at 7:00 p.m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">January 7</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">February 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">March 4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">April 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">May 2 </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">(National Day of Prayer. We will meet at our NDP prayer meetings rather than at our regular monthly meeting.)</span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-69614804164626199742009-07-13T19:13:00.000-07:002011-02-13T11:49:59.878-08:00What is Revival?<span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">In their book, "Fresh Encounter: God's Pattern for Spiritual Awakening," Henry and Richard Blackaby define revival this way:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">"Revival is a divinely initiated work in which God's people pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, Spirit-filled, obedient, love relationship with God."<br /><br /></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Revival is initiated by God, not man. Though we periodically schedule day or week-long worship meetings we call revivals, true revival cannot be penciled in on a calendar. True revival is a marked renewal of the church body. The Holy Spirit sweeps across the congregation, bringing with him conviction, deep contrition, and repentance for sin. Church members not only forsake their sin, but are radically impassioned anew to love, serve, and obey the Savior in their daily lives.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">While evangelism of the lost may be a wonderful side effect, it is not the central focus of revival itself. Revival is not for the lost, it is for the saved whose love and obedience to Jesus have waxed cold. When the saved are revived, they will not be able to avoid sharing the Gospel with the lost. Their newly envigorated love for the Lord will have far reaching effects into their communities.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">What does revival look like?<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">A revived church will be a church that deals with sin in its midst swiftly and certainly, and without fear of the consequences of man.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Worship is a passionate and heartfelt declaration of deep need for the Savior, not a dry ritual.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Church members work together in humility, not seeking power or recognition.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Prayer meetings are heartily attended and prayers of faith are answered.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The pastor is overwhelmed by volunteers for positions of service.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Church members boldly share their faith with the lost.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">The unsaved come in off the street to see for themselves what God is doing in the church.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Seating for worship services is limited or non-existent, and some churches must move to two or more worship services on Sundays.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">No one looks at his watch during the worship service or complains that the sermon was too long.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Church members flock to the altar to confess and weep over their sins, sometimes staying there for hours or even all night.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Silliness during the worship service and the watering down of the Gospel in order to attract the lost is replaced by a church body which cries out to God in deep, heart-piercing reverence and awe.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Backbiting, quarreling, and division are replaced by unity and love for the bretheren.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Bars, sex shops, casinos, abortion clinics, and other businesses close for lack of patrons as swelling numbers of souls are saved.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0RTIw2Farw">Here is a vivid example of just what revival can look like.</a><br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">At the BAGBR Prayer Ministry, it is our goal to see <em>every </em>church in our association revived and fitting the above description. And to this end, we pray.<br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Won't you join us as we pray for revival to come to <em>your </em>church?</span></div><div align="left"></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-47857488903468148112009-07-09T13:00:00.000-07:002009-11-09T13:19:31.354-08:00"House of Prayer" Conferences<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">...I will... make them joyful in My house of prayer...For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples. Is. 56:7<br /></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">In poll after poll, pastors and church members alike say that the number one need of the church is more prayer. Is your church a “house of prayer”? Would you like it to be? Need a little help getting started, or maybe a refresher course?<br /><br />There are some great prayer conferences out there that are inspiring and can help with your personal prayer life, but they can be expensive, they usually involve at least a little travel, and, unless the majority of your congregation attends together, they rarely have much impact on an individual church.<br /><br />That’s why the BAGBR prayer ministry wants to bring the <em>House of Prayer</em> conference to you. Want to have a one hour seminar on prayer during your Wednesday night prayer meeting? A half-day workshop one Saturday morning? A guest speaker at a small group meeting? A breakout session during a retreat? Let us know your needs, and a 1-3 person team of prayer coordinators from the BAGBR prayer ministry will come to your church and share with you about becoming a House of Prayer. (No speaking fee or honorarium.)</span></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">To schedule a <em>House of Prayer </em>conference, contact Michelle Lesley, Associational Prayer Coordinator, through the BAGBR office. </span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-32940925875658728502009-07-09T12:16:00.000-07:002009-11-09T12:56:58.404-08:00"Bride Awake" Prayer Meetings<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em>Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep. Matt. 25:5<br /></div></em></span><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><em><br /><br /></em><span style="font-size:130%;">The Bride of Christ in America is falling asleep. (Sometimes, literally. Ask any pastor.) We’ve become numb to, or even defend, our own worldliness. Some estimate that over 80% of churches are in decline or plateau. Our impact on society is rapidly deteriorating. We, the church, are ripe for another Great Awakening.<br /><br />To that end, and with an eye to the fact that most great moves of God begin with corporate prayer, we are beginning the process of scheduling weekly prayer meetings for the purpose of praying for revival in our city, association, state, and nation. Each week, a different BAGBR church will host the prayer meeting, which will be open to every member of every church in the association. This will not be a worship service or Bible study, but simply one hour a week for God’s people to come together and spend time in prayer.<br /><br /></div></span></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><div align="center">Hosting a <em>Bride Awake </em>Prayer Meeting:<br /></div><ul><li><div align="left">Our facility needs are very much "bare bones". Basically, what we will need is for the building/sanctuary to be unlocked on time, and lights, heat/AC, and bathrooms/water fountains made available.</div></li><li><div align="left">In the spirit of <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is%2024:2;%20hos%204:9&version=NASB">Is. 24:2 and Hos. 4:9a</a><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=is%2024:2;%20hos%204:9&version=NASB"> </a>pastors and staff of the host church are encouraged to attend if at all possible.</div></li><li><div align="left">The pastor of the host church will choose the evening (or Saturday) for the meeting which will be most convenient for his church. (Let's avoid Sunday and Wednesday evenings since most churches have services those nights.)</div></li><li><div align="left">Associational Prayer Coordinator- Michelle Lesley, or another prayer coordinator, will facilitate the meeting (in conjunction with the host pastor if he is present) and coordinate the logistics of facility availability.</div></li><li><div align="left">Prayer meetings will be open to (and publicized to) all BAGBR churches/church members.</div></li><li><div align="left">Host pastors, if they so desire, will also have the option of inviting neighboring churches of other (Christian) denominations to participate in the prayer meeting.</div></li><li><div align="left"><em>Bride Awake </em>meetings will begin the week of January 17, 2010. Pastors, please contact Associational Prayer Coordinator- Michelle Lesley, through the BAGBR office (or her personal e-mail address, if you have it) when you have a date in mind.</div></li></ul><p align="center">Attending a <em>Bride Awake </em>Prayer Meeting</p><p align="left">All BAGBR pastors, staff, and church members are strongly encouraged to attend <em>Bride Awake </em>meetings as often as possible. Meeting dates and times will be publicized to all BAGBR churches, printed in the <a href="http://www.bagbr.org/newsletter.htm"><em>Good News </em></a> newsletter when feasible, and posted on this web site.</p></span></span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-5618227083989314912009-07-09T11:18:00.000-07:002009-11-09T12:08:52.364-08:00Circle Baptist Church- Prayer Walk/Run- Dec. 5<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26SrjyApAEamnsRYgkPGCL0WVbnUs7tI3zjW82AWbLMoDFvU2XYkiYnadvcQuufkjmd88xPnsIvd7ab2aEY67ZH5AgIWsy4rwC6UB9qrVED2QbHe2MpXllOuEssqxL9_n0Ft_AKukbXg/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196691181959154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26SrjyApAEamnsRYgkPGCL0WVbnUs7tI3zjW82AWbLMoDFvU2XYkiYnadvcQuufkjmd88xPnsIvd7ab2aEY67ZH5AgIWsy4rwC6UB9qrVED2QbHe2MpXllOuEssqxL9_n0Ft_AKukbXg/s400/scan0003.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmlhlTcn47Rz84cgJ5REhelOGc79g5DyBNRs_n6QA4_UEi6Q2aK0RspVvXEHu2zhgrD-F9YIBGXxgcym21fmI9v-kxV5MgJLPlIiqsBk_0vcmcFNl1jvLDxXgILmwr8GuYsbztRBygh0/s1600-h/scan0004.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402196558842637778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmlhlTcn47Rz84cgJ5REhelOGc79g5DyBNRs_n6QA4_UEi6Q2aK0RspVvXEHu2zhgrD-F9YIBGXxgcym21fmI9v-kxV5MgJLPlIiqsBk_0vcmcFNl1jvLDxXgILmwr8GuYsbztRBygh0/s400/scan0004.jpg" /></a><br /><div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlihZz1cPzZ2ThaQH5_tY5oq2FZe1vkUO_S5s5dLdX_QnLr_epdfc-j-7-Oprnm6etWniVXqIAYY9psfi3lUO_OpuSt7Z6SDjW-N6MvtBarZNAJ7p2wMzuGLyJiRbl7tg49htC8CqgDaY/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"></a></p><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Circle Baptist Church invites all BAGBR church members to participate in a prayer walk/run on Dec. 5 at 9:00. (Click images to enlarge.) Y'all come! </span></div></div></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-13916243810169868412009-07-07T20:02:00.000-07:002010-10-07T20:24:28.701-07:00Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (Jim Cymbala)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TRNHEZzJzEIfogDOEPPQsgiSAsZVUYzeBpRpmt_4QLkIiIvfBDMTKzok9jkBRIgU4ElBjeAGA1Xol0HLkQ2woZVBfJhOMovc3668RIRkeAa5OBpns8SgUA3P56tGwKptvXb-t8HcEm0/s1600/251532.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525507886357766290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TRNHEZzJzEIfogDOEPPQsgiSAsZVUYzeBpRpmt_4QLkIiIvfBDMTKzok9jkBRIgU4ElBjeAGA1Xol0HLkQ2woZVBfJhOMovc3668RIRkeAa5OBpns8SgUA3P56tGwKptvXb-t8HcEm0/s400/251532.gif" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>"What is Brooklyn Tabernacle's secret to success? In Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Jim Cymbala provides a one-word answer: prayer. In this powerful volume Pastor Cymbala will show you how passionate, persistent prayer transforms individuals, revives churches and revitalizes communities. Drawing on the teaching of scripture, his own experience and the collected wisdom of the great revivalists, Pastor Cymbala seeks to fan your passion for prayer into a flame. 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<br /></em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>Consecrate a fast,</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>Proclaim a solemn assembly;</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>Gather the elders</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>And all the inhabitants of the land</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>To the house of the LORD your God,</em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong><em>And cry out to the LORD. </em></strong></span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Joel 1:14</em></strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">
<br />SBC President, Johnny Hunt, is encouraging all pastors to set aside Sunday, January 31 as a special day of prayer and fasting for our denomination. From his <a href="http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=31843">December 9th Baptist Press article</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">: </span></span>
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<br />“We are asking you, pastors, to not only incorporate a season of prayer for our denomination into your regular worship services on Sunday, Jan. 31, but to make provision and give direction for a full day of prayer focus… Some of the suggested things to pray for include:</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-- A spirit of repentance to fall on our churches corporately and personally for individuals, and for genuine revival of first love for Jesus. (See Matt. 4:17; Rev. 2:4.)</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-- A great spiritual awakening across our land so that the lost will be drawn to a personal relationship with Jesus. (See John 6:44; Rom. 1:19; 2 Cor. 2:14.)</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">-- A sweet spirit of reconciliation among any Southern Baptists who are at odds with each other, or other works of God. Love for one another in the body of Christ to grow and blossom. (See Prov. 28:13; 1 Cor. 13:25-27; John 13:34-35.)…”</span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">NAMB (North American Mission Board) Prayer Coordinator, Elaine Helms, adds this information (from "<a href="http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.5693215/k.2196/Call_to_Urgent_Prayer_for_SBC.htm">Call to Urgent Prayer for SBC</a>"):</span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"The goal is for all of us to “Be still and know that God is God,” as a sign of our humility and desire to wholeheartedly return to Him. By our being still before Him (see Psalm 46:10), we exalt our God and position ourselves to obey the Great Commission our Lord commanded in Matthew 28:18-20.</span>
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<br />Distribute personal preparation guides for cleansing and restoration and instruct every church member on how to use it through the day.
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<br />Plan a Solemn Assembly or a Concert of Prayer for whole congregation or the entire association.
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<br />Hold prayer gatherings by Sunday school classes or Bible study groups.
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<br />Encourage families to have a focused prayer time acknowledging God alone is God.
<br />For example, an extended prayer before the evening meal, or a prayer walk through the home asking for cleansing and God’s presence.
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<br />Challenge every Sunday school class or Bible study group to tithe time to contrite prayer for spiritual awakening.
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<br />Extend the pastoral prayer and invite several to read scriptural prayers.
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<br />Preach a sermon on prayer, stopping at each point to lead the congregation in application praying.
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<br />On Sunday, January 24th, ask your members to pray daily for tens of thousands of SBC congregations to participate in the January 31st urgent call to prayer for the Southern Baptist Convention.
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<br />Resources: Information to support the above ideas and more are being added daily. </span><a href="http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.5693229/k.845B/SBC_Day_of_Prayer_Resources.htm"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Click here</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"> to access the resource list. You may also access the resource list from the <a href="http://www.gps2020.net/site/c.ihKOI0PAImE/b.5110311/k.BCA2/Home.htm">GPS website</a></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">." </span>
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<br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><strong><em>BAGBR pastors, prayer coordinators, and church members, PLEASE make this time of prayer and fasting a high priority for your church. We urgently need to be on our faces, corporately, before God.</em></strong></span><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">
<br /></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-78634471173786972202009-07-06T13:19:00.000-07:002009-08-06T14:10:56.399-07:00Pray for Your Pastor<div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span></em></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Pastoring a church is like joining the Peace Corps: It's not just a job, it's an adventure. The natives can be restless and shooting fiery darts at them, the air conditioning unit keeps breaking and the plumbing backs up, sometimes clans are at war with each other, there's a jungle of paperwork to navigate, and meeting after meeting after meeting to attend. And they've got to do it all without offending anyone, somehow squeezing in time to prepare a couple of sermons and Bible studies every week, visit people in the hospital, and still spend time with their wives and children. But they do it because they love our Lord, and wouldn't do anything else.<br /><br />Our pastors need our prayer and encouragement. As you will hear me say repeatedly, your most important job as a prayer coordinator is to pray for your pastor daily, and to encourage your church members to pray for him as well.<br /><br />But what does praying for our pastors have to do with revival?<br /><br />Praying for our pastors is one of the most important keys to revival. Most of the time, when churches experience revival, it is because the pastor has experienced revival in his own life and then leads his church to begin repenting, praying, and returning to a right relationship with God. Usually, revival begins with the pastor.<br /><br />Additionally, when churches experience revival, the pastor's job is made exponentially easier. He is no longer discouraged by preaching to hearts of stone, but exhilarated by preaching to those who seek to worship God in spirit and in truth and who hunger and thirst for righteousness. His congregation witnesses to the lost, reaches out to those in need, beats down his office door wanting to know how they can serve. They allow him to ditch his extraneous busy work in favor of studying God's word and spending time in prayer. Revival makes pastoring a joy.<br /><br />So pray for your pastor. Get everybody else in your church praying for your pastor. And, hey, throw in the minister of music, youth, education, etc., too. You might just find that the more the sheep pray for the shepherd, the better the flock becomes.<br /><br />And that's not a baa-aaa-aaa-d thing. :0)</span></div>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-75819056884497241552009-07-05T16:01:00.000-07:002009-10-27T09:51:18.497-07:00November<div align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;">November</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">November 2: </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer</em> </span></div><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"Every year on the first Monday of November, Baptist women around the world gather to pray for each other and give to support projects that improve the lives of women and children."</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">For more information, see- <a href="http://nabwu.org/Day_of_Prayer.html">http://nabwu.org/Day_of_Prayer.html</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"><br /></p></span><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">November 8:<br /></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><em>International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: "Persecuted, Not Abandoned"</em> </span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"There are many countries in the world today where Christians are martyred for their faith...The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is a time set apart for us to remember thousands of our Christian brothers and sisters around the world who suffer persecution, simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord."</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">For more information, see- <a href="http://idop.org/">http://idop.org/</a></span></p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><p><br />November 29 - December 6:<br /><em>Week of Prayer for International Missions (Lottie Moon Offering)</em><br /><br />"False religions, political oppression, multiple languages, harsh living conditions and religious persecution are some of the barriers to sharing Christ with unreached people groups. Still, that doesn't override the Great Commission that Scripture gives to all who follow Him. It is this challenge that compels Southern Baptists to go into difficult places and preach the Gospel."</p><p>For more information, see- <a href="http://www.imb.org/main/pray/page.asp?StoryID=5624&LanguageID=1709">http://www.imb.org/main/pray/page.asp?StoryID=5624&LanguageID=1709</a></span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-22381369423243931712009-07-05T14:04:00.000-07:002011-03-19T08:03:42.406-07:00Prayer Coordinators- Qualifications<p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Coordinator must be a Christian as evidenced by both his verbal testimony and the fruit of his life.<br /><br />Coordinator must be a faithful and active member of his church, with a membership of at least one year (exceptions to this time frame may be made on a case by case basis if recommended by the pastor).<br /><br />Coordinator must be recommended by his pastor.<br /><br />Coordinator must be committed to his responsibilities as coordinator. He must follow through on duties he has agreed to undertake by the assigned deadline.<br /><br />Coordinator must have good communication habits, including being reachable by e-mail or phone, and replying to e-mails and returning phone calls in a timely manner (within 24 hours maximum). I would strongly prefer that all coordinators be reachable by e-mail.<br /><br />Insofar as it is possible, while women are welcome to serve as prayer coordinators, men are encouraged to fill a significant percentage of the prayer coordinator positions. There are two reasons for this:<br />1.) To promote more male leadership and responsibility in the church.<br />2.) To prevent prayer coordinators, leaders, committees, or groups from being seen as a “women’s ministry”. (Prayer is vital for everyone, not just women.)</span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-24797981266135873722009-07-05T13:12:00.000-07:002011-03-19T08:02:54.371-07:00Church Prayer Coordinators- Duties° <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Daily personal spiritual growth, including individual Bible study and prayer, and faithful attendance at, and involvement in, your local church<br /><br />° Attend monthly prayer coordinator meetings with the Associational Prayer Coordinator and other church prayer coordinators<br /><br />° Respond to e-mails/phone calls from regional coordinator or BAGBR Prayer Coordinator within 24 hours<br /><br />° When carrying out any duties, plans, or events in your church, operate under the authority and direction of your pastor or other responsible staff member at all times<br /><br />° Plan, promote, and execute prayer groups/meetings in your church<br /><br />° Make Associational Prayer Coordinator aware of any urgent prayer needs within your church as quickly as possible<br /><br />° Make your pastor/staff, church, and prayer group(s) aware of any urgent prayer needs you receive from the Associational Prayer Coordinator<br /><br />° Be aware of upcoming special prayer emphases/events (National Day of Prayer, Lottie Moon, etc.) as the Associational Prayer Coordinator informs you of them. Promote these special prayer emphases/events within your church and to your prayer group(s). Plan, promote and execute corresponding events at your church as needed.<br /><br />° Pray fervently in these key areas:<br />Pray for your church and your pastor/staff<br />Pray that God will raise up more people of prayer<br />Pray that God will provide more opportunities for corporate prayer in your church<br />Pray for revival in your church, locally, nationally, and globally<br /><br />° Inform the Associational Prayer Coordinator of any unique movements or leadings of God within your church, so that others who are called may join Him in His work<br /><br />° Other duties as needed</span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-20488446568394302002009-07-05T12:15:00.000-07:002009-08-14T15:26:08.340-07:00Regional Prayer Coordinators- Duties° Daily personal spiritual growth, including individual Bible study and prayer, and faithful attendance at, and involvement in, your local church<br /><br />° Pray faithfully for the churches, pastors, and church coordinators in your region<br /><br />° Meet monthly with BAGBR Prayer Coordinator<br /><br />° Meet monthly with church coordinators<br /><br />° Respond to e-mails/phone calls from BAGBR Prayer Coordinator or church coordinators within 24 hours.<br /><br />° Develop an e-mail group (or phone tree) of church coordinators for ease of access and immediate communication. (This is for use by the regional coordinator.) Also provide the BAGBR Prayer Coordinator with this contact information and inform her of any changes as they occur<br /><br />° Disseminate information from BAGBR Prayer Coordinator regarding prayer needs, upcoming events, and other information to e-mail group/phone tree of church coordinators<br /><br />° Make BAGBR Prayer Coordinator aware of urgent prayer needs within the region as information is provided by church coordinators<br /><br />° Assist and advise church coordinators as needed with setting up prayer groups/meetings in their individual churches<br /><br />° Make church coordinators aware of upcoming special prayer emphases (National Day of Prayer, Lottie Moon, etc.)<br />Plan, promote, and execute corresponding regional events as needed<br />Assist church coordinators in promoting, planning, and executing corresponding church events as needed<br /><br />° Inform BAGBR Prayer Coordinator of any unique movements or leadings of God within the region, so that others who are called may join Him in His work<br /><br />° Other duties as neededMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-81354940357421441262009-06-21T15:15:00.000-07:002010-06-21T17:55:12.365-07:00Distance Prayer Coordinators<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Serving as a Distance Prayer Coordinator</span> </em></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Due to the fact that some of our BAGBR churches are up to an hour's drive or more away, we have set up a system whereby members of those churches can become BAGBR prayer coordinators and stay plugged in with the BAGBR Prayer Ministry, even if they're unable to drive in for meetings. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">A Distance Prayer Coordinator is, by definition, someone who would like to serve as a prayer coordinator with the BAGBR Prayer Ministry, but lives too far away to be able to drive in for our monthly meetings. Distance Prayer Coordinators will keep up to date with the latest news and events of the prayer ministry via e-mail, this web site, and by joining the "Pray BAGBR" Facebook page. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Distance Prayer Coordinators will check in with Associational Prayer Coordinator, Michelle Lesley, via e-mail at least once a month by the end of the month to keep us abreast of how things are going at their churches. They are encouraged to share:</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><ul><li><strong><em>Prayer needs for their churches-</em></strong> It could be a spiritual need, such as, "Please pray for more people to have a burden for prayer," or "Please pray for forgiveness in a certain situation in my church." Or it could be for a more tangible need, such as a larger building for the church, more nursery workers, a pianist, etc.</li></ul><p><strong><em></em></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em>Ways they see God moving</em></strong> in their churches and/or answers to prayer.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong><em>Special prayer events</em></strong> taking place at their churches or in their communities.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li><strong><em>New ideas for prayer initiatives</em></strong> which other prayer coordinators might want to implement, prayer initiatives that God is using in their churches, or how their churches are participating in a special prayer event that has been announced by the BAGBR Prayer Ministry (such as Call 2 Fall, National Day of Prayer, etc.)</li></ul><p><br />The Associational Prayer Coordinator will gather these e-mails at the end of the month and take them to the monthly meeting to let the other prayer coordinators know how our Distance Prayer Coordinators are doing and how they can pray for them and their churches.</p><p>If you would like to serve in the BAGBR Prayer Ministry as a Distance Prayer Coordinator, please contact Associational Prayer Coordinator, Michelle Lesley, at <a href="mailto:praybagbr@yahoo.com">praybagbr@yahoo.com</a>.</p><p></span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-33887542924139504412009-06-21T14:07:00.000-07:002010-07-10T07:46:58.551-07:00Pray As You Go<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">If you pass by one of our BAGBR churches as you're driving around town, take a moment and say a brief word of prayer for that church and its pastor. It's a great way to lift up our pastors and churches other than just in your designated prayer time, and also helps in our quest to "pray without ceasing" (I Thessalonians 5:17).</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">You can also lift up our brothers and sisters at churches of other denominations you pass. And, on a road trip, pray for all the churches along your route. It sure beats the license plate game! Get the whole family involved-- it's a fun and easy way to teach your children or grandchildren the importance of prayer.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Not sure how to pray for a pastor or church you're not familiar with? Try praying:</span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">For the pastor:</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Wisdom and discernment</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That God would protect his study and prayer time from interruption</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Health</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That God would protect his family from Satan's attacks</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Encouragment from his congregation</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Godly strength to stand firm against temptation</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That he would be a Godly husband and father</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">For the church:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That God would root out any corporate sin and worldliness that has taken hold</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That God would stir more people to pray and study their Bibles</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Unity</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Passion for the things of God</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">A Godly desire to serve</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">That God would protect the worship service from distractions</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Revival</span></li><li><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Biblical literacy</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">So get your motor runnin', get out on the highway, and pray, pray, pray!</span> </p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-42138212623555283032009-06-07T18:33:00.000-07:002011-10-20T14:30:35.840-07:00November 2011<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: 180%;">November 7: Baptist Women's World Day of Prayer</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 130%;"></span>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7679596262713341494.post-7987438325043800162009-06-06T14:11:00.000-07:002009-09-04T13:14:35.160-07:00The "Pump Up Your Pastor" Prayer Program<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Beginning this Sunday, August 9, many pastors in BAGBR will start each Lord's Day off with a little extra boost of encouragement.<br /><br />In conjunction with praying for your pastor daily, please set aside a special time of prayer on Saturdays to pray for your pastors, their last minute study time, their sermons, family harmony (pastors get into arguments with their wives and have misbehaving kids just like the rest of us, and Saturday night/Sunday morning is prime time for Satan to attack), the worship service the next day, etc.<br /><br />Afterwards, send a brief e-mail or voice mail to the pastor's <em>office</em> at the church telling him that you were praying for him, how you were praying for him, and giving him some words of encouragement. It is my hope that after the first few times this is done, the pastors will begin checking their e-mail or voice mail every Sunday morning upon arriving at the church so they can start off the Lord's Day on a positive note. </span><br /><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Here is a sample of what a PPPP e-mail might look like, but please feel free to write or say the words God puts on your heart:</span></p><p><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><br /><em>Dear Pastor-<br /> <br />Today, I prayed that:<br /><br />...God would send revival to our church.<br />...God will provide the new air conditioning unit the church needs.<br />...God will give you some encouragement and hope this week in the midst of any difficult situation you may be dealing with.<br />...God will give you the strength to stand firm and resist temptation this week.<br />...God will give you passion in your preaching.<br /><br />Have a blessed Lord's Day,</em></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Jane Doe</span><br /></em><br /><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;">Church prayer coordinators can do this for their own pastors, and the regional coordinators and I will do it as we are able for the churches that don't yet have church coordinators.<br /><br />I'd like for all of us to begin this prayer initiative on Saturday, August 8. Please briefly explain the program to your pastor this first time. If your pastor doesn't have e-mail or voice mail at the office, you may want to just stick a note on his office door or something like that.<br /><br />Please encourage as many of your church members as possible to participate. You may also wish to pray for and encourage other staff members. Having a small group (or a large group!) meet some time on Saturday or on Sunday morning to pray for the pastor and the worship service would be fantastic if you feel led to put something like that together.<br /><br />Let's pray!</span></p>Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12752278326195672253noreply@blogger.com0