Spring Garden Church: The Next Step

This past Thursday (September 22), the members at Spring Garden gave the go-ahead to launch into a $3-million capital campaign. The vision for this campaign is to make some renovations and expansions to the churhc that will allow us to better minister within the church and out into the community. Some proposed additions include a gymnasium, extra meeting rooms, a larger fellowship room and larger youth room as well. Exciting stuff! The church wants to hear from EVERYONE, so feel free to provide your input. But, as this is the prayer blog, I think this is something we can all be praying about! One image that came out of the discussion was of the Israelites standing before the Red Sea, expectantly waiting for God to deliver them. In a sense, Spring Garden is in a similar stage. Pray about exactly what shape the campaign will take, as well as getting a good start to fundraising, that people would give generously as they feel led.

GOD @ The Black Sheep

Gene at Spring Garden is trying to get an Alpha course going at the Black Sheep Pub. I think it's a great opportunity for people to come in a non-threatening environment and be really open about their thoughts regarding faith, God, etc. Pray that the right people would hear about this opportunity and that God would move in the hearts of those who are interested and come to the pub.

Monica @ work

Monica is entering the important phase of launching AIA for the year at York and U of T. Pray for unity and cohesiveness of staff as Mon is working with some new staff this year. Pray that AIA would be able to make an impact in people's lives at these campuses.

School & Fall

As most of us are heading back to school, it can often be a challenging time of transition. Pray for confidence as we enter a new school year, and guidance in sorting through courses, etc. May we be ambassadors of Christ wherever we may find ourselves, revealing the beauty and reality of His Kingdom through our daily living.

Please pray for Vocation - that He would guide it and be the focus of all that we do. Pray for me as I seek to discern what He desires to teach us and show us this year!

Food for Thought

“Authentic prayer calls us to rigorous honesty, to come out of hiding, to quit trying to seem impressive, to acknowledge our total dependence on God and the reality of our sinful situation. It is a moment of truth when defenses fall and the masks drop in an instinctive act of humility.” - Brennan Manning, A Glimpse of Jesus, page 87