Lay Renewals

Lay Renewal weekends are happening across our section of Eastern North Carolina. It has been a blessing to see God at work in opening up the hearts of Pastors to make a commitment to lead their church to this unique time aimed at freeing the laity.
My specific prayer is that this is the start of a real movement towards churches recognizing again that the church is not the focal point of attention. The individual disciple of Jesus is the focal point. The church is God's resource for equipping, mobilizing, nurturing, healing, provoking disciples. Church is not where they come to, to accomplish their task. Church is where the task is prepared for and celebrated. Can you imagine what might happen in our worship services if we truly were a gathering of witnesses, not the "attenders".
Many folks are beginning to discover that the emptiness they were struggling with in their faith life was due to the absence of the key component, joining Jesus in His mission. Now that they are, lets pray that their infectious joy in Jesus will awaken more congregations.