Archive for August, 2013
A Call to Pray for Revival and Awakening
I wanted to share with you an invitation that is going out to Senior Pastors today. Please help us by inviting your Senior Pastor to attend this prayer gathering September 30 – October 1.
Dear Senior Pastor,
On behalf of our Invitation Team, I am inviting you to join us in a Prayer Gathering of Senior Pastors from all sizes of churches across America, for one purpose: Praying together for revival and awakening! We will focus on praying for pastors, local churches, and our nation to experience a mighty move of God that will be a catalyst for revival and awakening.
The forty-eight Senior Pastors listed on the right serve as the Invitation Team to this prayer gathering. Each of us will be there from start to finish, totally committed to seeing God move greatly. This call to prayer is from pastors to pastors…Senior Pastors just like you. Due to our commonality of need, we are focusing on Southern Baptist Pastors. Dr. Fred Luter, our SBC President, is excited about this Prayer Gathering and wishes he could attend. He regrets he has a previously scheduled commitment that prevents him from coming. This is not a “come and go” event or a place to “come and be seen;” nor is it a denominational or political meeting. It is a serious spiritual experience of prayer with pastors nationally.
Registration & Cost
To register, click here. You are responsible for your travel and hotel room, as well as your meals outside of the gathering time. Breakfast will be included on Tuesday morning. There is NO cost for the gathering.
Hotel Reservations
To reserve a room, click here or call Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square at (800) 445-8667. Identify yourself as a member of Call to Prayer/Cross Church or give the Group Code CRCH30 to receive our Group Rate. We have secured a group rate of $175+ tax. Upon your arrival, each of you will receive $75 cash to supplement the cost of your hotel room. This stipend is due to a special gift from someone who believes in this gathering. The Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square Hotel in Southlake, Texas is only 15 minutes away from the DFW Airport. The hotel does not have a shuttle service. Once you arrive at the hotel, there are numerous restaurants and coffee shops within walking distance.
Can you and will you join us? We need you to join us in prayer. We have a limited number of rooms and limited meeting space; therefore it is important that you register as soon as possible. You must make your hotel reservations by Wednesday, September 11 to secure this group rate.
Praying for Revival and Awakening,
Ronnie W. Floyd
On Behalf of The Call to Prayer Invitation Team
15 Minutes From
DFW Airport
Hilton Dallas/Southlake Town Square
1256 Main St #244
Southlake, Texas 76092
Dr. Ronnie Floyd is the President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
This Week at Cross Church: The Next Three Sundays at Cross Church
The next three Sundays are so important, I want to discuss them with you today. I am very enthusiastic about what will happen over these next three Sundays. They affect every segment of our Cross Church Family.
August 18: Cross Church School of Ministry
This coming Sunday, we will introduce our first class of the Cross Church School of Ministry. We announced this vision in January, stating we had absolutely no students. I asked you to pray for God to draw men and women here for a one-year ministry residency, preparing them for life, ministry, and gospel advancement globally.
You cannot miss Sunday. Vision will come alive before your eyes! It will be powerful. Please get your arms and heart around this: God has brought our first class of students from all over America. Cross Church will help prepare them to launch into ministry. As a resident minister here, Dr. Jeff Crawford, our President of the school, will lead and pour his life into these leaders. They will be in a classroom for a few hours each Monday, but the rest of that day and six other days in the week, they will be working and leading in ministry. For more information, go to www.crosschurchschool.com. Do not miss Sunday.
August 25: Back to School Sunday and Fall Kick Off
On August 25, we will begin our new church year. This is THE Sunday each of us needs to reengage at Cross Church. What should you consider?
- Engage in one of our worship services weekly
- Engage in one of our small groups weekly
- Engage in serving Christ through His church
- Engage in praying daily
- Engage in giving regularly
Small group leaders: Go after three groups of people for August 25. First, go after our regular attenders who have disconnected some, and work hard to get them here. Second, invite people who are not connected to Christ, people who are lost in sin and need Jesus as Lord. Third, go after Christians who are disconnected from a local church anywhere in Northwest Arkansas.
Let’s make August 25 a great glory to God. Engage people into the life of Jesus Christ and in the life of Cross Church.
September 1: New Ministry Unveiled and Bible Studies for Life Begins
On September 1, I am excited to share what God is leading us to do here at Cross Church. We believe it will be one of the most powerful things we have done in years. Do not miss it. Invite people to join you.
Bible Studies for Life will be our curriculum series throughout our entire ministry from Preschool through Senior Adults. Nationwide, over 150,000 small groups will study this series for three years with at least 1.5 million people participating weekly. I guarantee you, it will be splendid. You will discover Where the Bible Meets Life.
Summer Program of Giving
We have three more Sundays in our Summer Program of Giving. This funds our ministries here and around the world. We need you to be faithful. Think about it this way:
- Insure you have given a tenth of all God has given you throughout the entire summer. If not, make it right over the next three Sundays.
- If you have been disconnected this summer, insure you review where you are in your giving and catch up over the next three Sundays.
- Begin to give technologically. You can find out how to do that right here.
Thanks for your faithfulness in giving. You have helped make it a strong summer for the gospel and His church. Let’s finish the summer strong financially.
See You Sunday!
Yours for the Great Commission,
Ronnie W. Floyd
Dr. Ronnie Floyd is the President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.