Get ready! Across Tennessee and an On Mission Celebration will occur in 2011.

     Across Tennessee is part of GPS (God’s Plan for Sharing). The goal is to take a gospel presentation to every household in the state during the Easter season in 2011. Larry Gilmore, evangelism director, TBC, says, “Sharing the gospel with every household in the state will require every association and every church to be on board.”

     To make the ground fertile, earnest prayer is essential. Therefore, TBC churches will be engaged to prayer walk every neighborhood and give an Easter invitation to the 1.8 million households in Tennessee.
 Wow! What an opportunity! What a challenge! I’m not sure how many households are in the three counties of BBA, but wouldn’t it be great to touch each one with the gospel? It can be done. I pray we catch the vision and move forward with the gospel.

     The idea is simple:  Our churches will have a defined area around their church field to cover. Those prayer walking will have the names of the families that live on the street so they can be prayed for by name. Prayer walking will happen in March/April 2011. 

     The Saturday before Palm Sunday volunteers will return to the “prayed-over” field and hang a small bag containing a gospel presentation and an invitation to Easter worship on every door in the Bledsoe Association.
 Sound overwhelming? It’s not really. All churches working together will make light work.  Many more details will come, but please begin praying now that Across Tennessee will be a reality in BBA.  Just think how many visitors your church might have on Easter if you leave the gospel and an invitation on every door near your church?

     On Mission Celebration August 27-28, 2011. In one Sunday your church will have the opportunity to hear two international, one national, and one state missionary.  Churches will be grouped together in threes or fours.  Missionaries will speak during Sunday School, morning worship, discipleship hour, and evening worship and rotate from church to church. It will work! Lots of associations are doing this One-day OMC.  Mark the date for a great missions saturation day! 

     A Village Fire Prayer dinner was held in Hartsville for 16 pastors and wives interested in creating a Village Fire in Trousdale County. Their first meeting will be Thursday Sept. 16 at Rocky Creek Baptist Church. Please pray with me that God will work mightily among the brothers and sisters in Trousdale County. Has God burdened your heart for prayer for revival? Please pray with us and form or join a Village Fire. I’m convinced He is doing something great in our land. For details on other Village Fires, please click here

                                                    Yours for Reaching People for Christ,

                                                                                             Mike