We Need Pastors and Church Leaders with This Kind of Spirit: No Reserve… No Retreat… No Regret
In the early 1900s, 16-year-old William Whiting Borden graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania – a prestigious boarding school known for sending its alumni to Princeton University. He was an heir to the Borden family mining fortune, and had a clear path to wealth and success set before him.
But before Borden began his Ivy League education at Yale University, his parents sent him on a yearlong trip around the world as a graduation present.
Earlier in his life, Borden had come to Christ through the great ministry of D.L. Moody. While traveling the world, something happened that no one expected. As Borden crisscrossed through Japan, India, Syria, Turkey and other countries, he was moved by the spiritual and physical needs of people around the world.
Borden wrote a letter to his parents and informed them he wanted to spend the remainder of his life as a missionary. Upon hearing the news, one of his friends remarked that becoming a missionary would be tantamount to throwing one’s life away.
Dr. Ronnie Floyd is the President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.
5 Important Things to Know About the National Day of Prayer
I want to share five important things to know about the National Day of Prayer.
1. 31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR MY NATION is a small, helpful book that will guide you in joining thousands of Americans who will be praying for America beginning July 1 and concluding July 31. You can secure this small book in print or as an e-book. Please go here to order immediately.
2. THE 2018 NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IS OCTOBER 29-30 IN ROGERS, ARKANSAS. Advancing the Strategy of Prayer in America is our goal for this summit and it is what the National Day of Prayer is all about. If you are involved with the National Day of Prayer anywhere in our nation or desire to be involved, this is the place to join us. These days will be about inspiring you, equipping you, motivating you, preparing you, and mobilizing you to advance prayer in America. You can learn more and sign up to join us now.
3. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 12, THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION VOTED TO ADD THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER TO ITS DENOMINATIONAL CALENDAR. This is tremendous news for advancing a strategy of prayer across our nation annually. The Southern Baptist Convention is America’s largest Protestant denomination, comprised of just under 52,000 churches and church-type congregations. We hope that other networks and denominations will do this as well. Local churches serve as the Lord’s footprint across our nation and world.
4. PLEASE COME ALONGSIDE AND SUPPORT THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FINANCIALLY RIGHT NOW. Last week, I released a clear and compelling call to support this ministry. Please take a minute to read it and make a gift immediately. The national organization of the National Day of Prayer is dependent on the gifts of people just like you and me. Thank you for prayerfully considering this request.
5. MARK THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019, AS OUR UPCOMING NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. The clock is counting down already, and now is the time we need you to mark this day on your calendar. Commit yourself and your business, family, church, town, or all of the above to participate and perhaps even lead with us on the 2019 National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 2.
Now is the Time to Lead and to Pray for America,
Ronnie W. Floyd
Senior Pastor, Cross Church
President, National Day of Prayer
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Dr. Ronnie Floyd is the Senior Pastor of Cross Church, President of the National Day of Prayer, and founder of the Cross Church School of Ministry.
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Dr. Ronnie Floyd is the President & CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee.