We are just under two weeks away from the Civic Election that will happen on Nov. 15. That puts us at the halfway point in our prayer initiative. Halfway can be a hard place to be. Sometimes, it's the point where fatigue begins to take over and we become discouraged and weary. That's certainly not uncommon in a prayer campaign.
On the other hand, halfway means that every day after this brings us closer to reaching the finish line and before we know it we are into what my friend calls the 'no more's'. (As in no more Monday's, Tuesday's, Wednesday's, etc before we reach our goal.
Hebrews 12 gives us the secret to finishing successfully. 'We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus..' and pressing through to the finish line. There will be a reward for us as God uses this election for His purposes and it will be seen in God's blessing on every community across our province.
It's not to late to be a part of what we are doing. You can join our daily email campaign by going to www.praybc.com and registering with us there. Praying with us takes only a few minutes a day, but the results will last for years. Touch Heaven. Move Mountains. Join our team!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
PrayBC Progress
We are one week into our Prayer Campaign for the Civic Election. Everywhere I go, I find people who resonate with the vision that God has a plan for this election and that He wants to use it for His purposes. That tells me that there's something more here than just a good idea. As I talk to people about what's happening, it's like their hearts are already prepared to hear about this and there's an enormous 'YES' in their spirits. I've got to say that I love how God works in preparing the ground ahead of time.
This past Sunday, I visited a church to share the vision of PrayBC with them. I'd never been there and I didn't know what to expect. Their response was incredible. They were so receptive and attentive. On Saturday night I had a few minutes to share about what we are doing at a city wide worship gathering here in Victoria. The same thing happened. When I got back to our sign up table, people were lined up 4 deep to get their names on the list.
Today, we have several hundred people praying with us that God would give us His choice for mayors, councillors and school trustees in communities across BC. You can be a part of the miracle that is PrayBC simply by joining with us in our 2 minute prayer campaign by clicking here. We'll send you a daily email from now until November 16 so you can pray along with us.
Anybody can do this and it's exciting to know that you're being a part of shaping history on your knees. Thanks for being a part!
This past Sunday, I visited a church to share the vision of PrayBC with them. I'd never been there and I didn't know what to expect. Their response was incredible. They were so receptive and attentive. On Saturday night I had a few minutes to share about what we are doing at a city wide worship gathering here in Victoria. The same thing happened. When I got back to our sign up table, people were lined up 4 deep to get their names on the list.
Today, we have several hundred people praying with us that God would give us His choice for mayors, councillors and school trustees in communities across BC. You can be a part of the miracle that is PrayBC simply by joining with us in our 2 minute prayer campaign by clicking here. We'll send you a daily email from now until November 16 so you can pray along with us.
Anybody can do this and it's exciting to know that you're being a part of shaping history on your knees. Thanks for being a part!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
PrayBC launches Civic Election Prayer Initiative
Today marks the beginning of the civic election campaign in BC. In 189 municipalities across BC, we are beginning the process of choosing mayors, councillors and school trustees. In light of the recent federal election and the coming US election, most people won't think that civic politics is really that important. The reality is that civic politicians affect our lives on a daily basis and what happens during this election is important.
We want to see God use this election to accomplish His purposes in every community in BC and so we are launching a Prayer Initiative via email and this blog site to help people pray for the election campaign. Starting today, we will provide you with a daily prayer focus, scripture verse and written prayer. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to pray with us through the election campaign. This is designed to take only a few minutes a day but will actually affect the destiny of your city.
I had an inspiring visit with a new friend yesterday afternoon who said that when we pray like this, what we are really doing is holding up targets to attract God's attention. It's a fresh way of looking at prayer for me. Rather than wrestling against something, I'm actually inviting God into my world to work in amazing ways. If I've learned anything about God over the course of my life it's that He longs to work in amazing ways in our world. He's just waiting for us to ask.
We want to invite you to be a part of what we are doing. Our goal is to build a prayer network across BC that will touch heaven for the next 32 days on behalf of our communities. I believe God is eager to respond and to make Himself known all across our province in this way. You can participate by joining our email list. When you do, you will receive a daily email up until November 16.
You can also help us by forwarding this information to pastors and prayer group leaders. Our hope is to build a network of 10,000 people who will pray with us all across BC. Join us today!
We want to see God use this election to accomplish His purposes in every community in BC and so we are launching a Prayer Initiative via email and this blog site to help people pray for the election campaign. Starting today, we will provide you with a daily prayer focus, scripture verse and written prayer. Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for as many people as possible to pray with us through the election campaign. This is designed to take only a few minutes a day but will actually affect the destiny of your city.
I had an inspiring visit with a new friend yesterday afternoon who said that when we pray like this, what we are really doing is holding up targets to attract God's attention. It's a fresh way of looking at prayer for me. Rather than wrestling against something, I'm actually inviting God into my world to work in amazing ways. If I've learned anything about God over the course of my life it's that He longs to work in amazing ways in our world. He's just waiting for us to ask.
We want to invite you to be a part of what we are doing. Our goal is to build a prayer network across BC that will touch heaven for the next 32 days on behalf of our communities. I believe God is eager to respond and to make Himself known all across our province in this way. You can participate by joining our email list. When you do, you will receive a daily email up until November 16.
You can also help us by forwarding this information to pastors and prayer group leaders. Our hope is to build a network of 10,000 people who will pray with us all across BC. Join us today!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Let's Do It!!
What could happen if the Church in BC actively prayed through the civic election campaign? I believe that God would use this election to fulfill His purposes for our communities and school boards if we just asked Him too.
We want to find out, so we're launching a prayer initiative for the Civic Election in BC. Our goal is to build a network of people who will take 5 minutes a day to pray with us that God would use this election to accomplish His plans and purposes for the 189 municipalities in our province.
Most of you are busy people, so we want to make this as easy for you as possible. We've put together a 33 day email campaign that will start on October 15. Each email will contain a daily prayer focus, a scripture verse and a written prayer. It's designed to take less than 5 minutes a day. We believe that by mobilizing the church to pray through this campaign, we can shape the outcome on our knees. Here's the key, this is an opt-in list. You'll only receive the emails if you sign up. We won't use this list for anything other than this campaign and the provincial election campaign in the spring.
To join our list, go to www.praybc.com and click on register.
Be a part of the miracle!
We want to find out, so we're launching a prayer initiative for the Civic Election in BC. Our goal is to build a network of people who will take 5 minutes a day to pray with us that God would use this election to accomplish His plans and purposes for the 189 municipalities in our province.
Most of you are busy people, so we want to make this as easy for you as possible. We've put together a 33 day email campaign that will start on October 15. Each email will contain a daily prayer focus, a scripture verse and a written prayer. It's designed to take less than 5 minutes a day. We believe that by mobilizing the church to pray through this campaign, we can shape the outcome on our knees. Here's the key, this is an opt-in list. You'll only receive the emails if you sign up. We won't use this list for anything other than this campaign and the provincial election campaign in the spring.
To join our list, go to www.praybc.com and click on register.
Be a part of the miracle!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Praying for Our Cities
On the day after the Federal Election, the municipal campaign will begin in BC and on November 15, we will elect mayors, councillors and school trustees. Municipal politics often gets ignored and relegated to the sidelines. In most communities, the turn out to the polls is often less than 25% of the eligible voters. The irony is that apart from taxation issues, municipal politics affects our lives much more than provincial and federal politics.
We see a tremendous and proactive opportunity for the church in this upcoming civic election. By inviting God to use this election for His purposes, we can effectively serve and bless our communities on our knees, all for about 5 minutes a day.
Here's the plan.... starting on October 15th, we will send a daily email to everyone who joins our prayer project. The email will provide you with a daily focus, theme, a scripture verse and a written prayer. We've designed this to make it easy for even the busiest people to participate with us. You can do this at your desk, on a coffee break or even as you walk to a meeting or appointment. What matters to us is that you are able to participate and be a part of asking God to use this election for His purposes in our communities all across BC.
I'm convinced that we have a tremendous opportunity to shape the future on our knees and I want you to join us. This is an 'opt-in' list. We won't use our regular email lists for this purpose so you need to sign up and let us know that you want to participate. To join, click here.
You can help us by forwarding this information to your pastor, prayer group leader and friends who you think might want to be a part of what we are doing.
We see a tremendous and proactive opportunity for the church in this upcoming civic election. By inviting God to use this election for His purposes, we can effectively serve and bless our communities on our knees, all for about 5 minutes a day.
Here's the plan.... starting on October 15th, we will send a daily email to everyone who joins our prayer project. The email will provide you with a daily focus, theme, a scripture verse and a written prayer. We've designed this to make it easy for even the busiest people to participate with us. You can do this at your desk, on a coffee break or even as you walk to a meeting or appointment. What matters to us is that you are able to participate and be a part of asking God to use this election for His purposes in our communities all across BC.
I'm convinced that we have a tremendous opportunity to shape the future on our knees and I want you to join us. This is an 'opt-in' list. We won't use our regular email lists for this purpose so you need to sign up and let us know that you want to participate. To join, click here.
You can help us by forwarding this information to your pastor, prayer group leader and friends who you think might want to be a part of what we are doing.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
PrayBC Anounces Prayer Campaign for Municipal Election
What would happen if we asked God to use our current and upcoming elections for His purposes and plans? Over the next 8 months, British Columbians will elect leaders at every level of government. I see a tremendous opportunity for the church to shape the future of our communities and province simply by giving ourselves to prayer in a strategic way.
Over the past number of months, we have developed a strategic prayer strategy for the upcoming civic and provincial elections. Our vision is to establish an effective and strategic prayer network across BC that will pray without bias or prejudice for God’s will, direction, and purposes to be accomplished during the municipal and provincial elections.
Our goal is to see God use the municipal and provincial elections for His purposes in communities all across BC.
Our hope is to partner with churches, prayer groups and other prayer organizations to establish a prayer network that will be linked together to pray through the use of email and the PrayBC website. Each participant will receive a daily email with a specific prayer focus, scripture verse and prayer points for each day of the campaign. We want to make it easy for people to participate in this initiative so we have designed the emails so that it will take no more than just a few minutes to read through the email and pray along with many others all across the province.
We will run our campaign for the municipal election from October 15 to November 16. Our intent is to send periodic updates as we build towards the Provincial election. We will launch the Provincial prayer campaign on same day that the election is called and will conclude it on the day after Election Day. By that point we are hoping for a Provincial Prayer Network of 10,000 people.
I’m writing to enlist your help with this project. This is an ‘opt-in’ email initiative. Our commitment is that we won’t be using this list for anything other than the prayer campaigns that I’ve just outlined for you, but you won’t receive the daily email unless you register. I believe that we can have a tremendous effect on the upcoming elections and consequently on the years to come just because we pray now. First of all, REGISTER to participate in this incredible opportunity yourself.
Then forward this page to pastors, prayer group leaders, ministry leaders and ministerial group leaders asking them to participate as well.
PrayBC is a ministry of Leading Influence Ministries. For more information, visit our website(www.leadinginfluence.com) You can reach us by phone at 250-483-5403 or by email at tim@leadinginfluence.com Leading Influence Ministries is a registered Canadian Charity based in Victoria, BC.
I can hardly wait to see what God will do with this...
Over the past number of months, we have developed a strategic prayer strategy for the upcoming civic and provincial elections. Our vision is to establish an effective and strategic prayer network across BC that will pray without bias or prejudice for God’s will, direction, and purposes to be accomplished during the municipal and provincial elections.
Our goal is to see God use the municipal and provincial elections for His purposes in communities all across BC.
Our hope is to partner with churches, prayer groups and other prayer organizations to establish a prayer network that will be linked together to pray through the use of email and the PrayBC website. Each participant will receive a daily email with a specific prayer focus, scripture verse and prayer points for each day of the campaign. We want to make it easy for people to participate in this initiative so we have designed the emails so that it will take no more than just a few minutes to read through the email and pray along with many others all across the province.
We will run our campaign for the municipal election from October 15 to November 16. Our intent is to send periodic updates as we build towards the Provincial election. We will launch the Provincial prayer campaign on same day that the election is called and will conclude it on the day after Election Day. By that point we are hoping for a Provincial Prayer Network of 10,000 people.
I’m writing to enlist your help with this project. This is an ‘opt-in’ email initiative. Our commitment is that we won’t be using this list for anything other than the prayer campaigns that I’ve just outlined for you, but you won’t receive the daily email unless you register. I believe that we can have a tremendous effect on the upcoming elections and consequently on the years to come just because we pray now. First of all, REGISTER to participate in this incredible opportunity yourself.
Then forward this page to pastors, prayer group leaders, ministry leaders and ministerial group leaders asking them to participate as well.
PrayBC is a ministry of Leading Influence Ministries. For more information, visit our website(www.leadinginfluence.com) You can reach us by phone at 250-483-5403 or by email at tim@leadinginfluence.com Leading Influence Ministries is a registered Canadian Charity based in Victoria, BC.
I can hardly wait to see what God will do with this...
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
That's a Tall Order....
This comes from Donna Pechie, one of our board members and the prayer coordinator for PrayBC. This story inspired me and she's given me her permission to share it with you.
As you know, Sunday was British Columbia's 150th birthday and the Snowbirds were here to put on a show. As I was walking my dog through Royal Roads University and having a devotion time with the Lord all of a sudden I heard the thunderous roar of the engines over head. I gazed upward hoping and praying I would see them and as I came into a clearing my prayer was answered and they flew in prefect formation over my head. It actually took my breath away and made my heart beat faster. The Snowbirds remind me of 'tall orders', of the impossible, and of God's heart to see his children rejoice when he gives them the desires of their hearts.
Why the Snowbirds you ask? We have to go back to October 1991 when our son was turning 7. We had been to all the air shows that summer as a family and he loved the Snowbirds. He had gotten many of their autographs and posters. So for his 7th birthday when I asked him what he wanted, he looked at me and said "Can we have the Snowbirds come to my party"!
I looked at him in disbelief not realizing that for a 7 year old it wasn't too much to ask. " As I looked at his little freckled face all I could say was "Well that is a pretty tall order sonny" and with that I let it be.
Well October 18th arrived and all his little rambunctious friends ran rampant around the house. I had made pin the tale on the lizard for them to play and we went out into the backyard with lizard tails in hand. Then on a perfect sunny day as we gathered for the game there was this great thunder coming from the heavens. We all stood in the back yard gazing up to see what all the noise was about and then in perfect divine formation the SNOW BIRDS FLEW OVER HEAD!!!! Not over the neighbors house to the right, not over the neighbors house the left, but in perfect formation over our house. Then they circled and did it one more time!!!
All of a sudden a lil red headed boy ran and wrapped his arms around me and proclaimed "Thanks mom you're the best mom ever"! I stood jaw slacked and new that our Great God served up one little boy"s Tall Order. He did the impossible because he loves to make our day, to give us the desires of our hearts and show how much he loves us.
But there is something more, it shows us that Tall Orders are easy for God, that nothing is too difficult no matter how absurd it may seem to us. HE MOVES MOUNTAINS, HE SENDS THE NOWBIRDS! You may have some Tall Orders today that seem impossible and unattainable, but as I stood on BC's birthday with the Snowbirds flying over head, God reminded me of Tall Orders, of how much he loves us that he is watching over our children and moving mountains for them. That is why I was breathless with a pounding heart, because the vocabulary of God is everywhere and always flying in perfect formation reminding us of his greatness.
Go ahead and ask God for the impossible put in your Tall Order (he doesn't mind, he loves to fill them)
As you know, Sunday was British Columbia's 150th birthday and the Snowbirds were here to put on a show. As I was walking my dog through Royal Roads University and having a devotion time with the Lord all of a sudden I heard the thunderous roar of the engines over head. I gazed upward hoping and praying I would see them and as I came into a clearing my prayer was answered and they flew in prefect formation over my head. It actually took my breath away and made my heart beat faster. The Snowbirds remind me of 'tall orders', of the impossible, and of God's heart to see his children rejoice when he gives them the desires of their hearts.
Why the Snowbirds you ask? We have to go back to October 1991 when our son was turning 7. We had been to all the air shows that summer as a family and he loved the Snowbirds. He had gotten many of their autographs and posters. So for his 7th birthday when I asked him what he wanted, he looked at me and said "Can we have the Snowbirds come to my party"!
I looked at him in disbelief not realizing that for a 7 year old it wasn't too much to ask. " As I looked at his little freckled face all I could say was "Well that is a pretty tall order sonny" and with that I let it be.
Well October 18th arrived and all his little rambunctious friends ran rampant around the house. I had made pin the tale on the lizard for them to play and we went out into the backyard with lizard tails in hand. Then on a perfect sunny day as we gathered for the game there was this great thunder coming from the heavens. We all stood in the back yard gazing up to see what all the noise was about and then in perfect divine formation the SNOW BIRDS FLEW OVER HEAD!!!! Not over the neighbors house to the right, not over the neighbors house the left, but in perfect formation over our house. Then they circled and did it one more time!!!
All of a sudden a lil red headed boy ran and wrapped his arms around me and proclaimed "Thanks mom you're the best mom ever"! I stood jaw slacked and new that our Great God served up one little boy"s Tall Order. He did the impossible because he loves to make our day, to give us the desires of our hearts and show how much he loves us.
But there is something more, it shows us that Tall Orders are easy for God, that nothing is too difficult no matter how absurd it may seem to us. HE MOVES MOUNTAINS, HE SENDS THE NOWBIRDS! You may have some Tall Orders today that seem impossible and unattainable, but as I stood on BC's birthday with the Snowbirds flying over head, God reminded me of Tall Orders, of how much he loves us that he is watching over our children and moving mountains for them. That is why I was breathless with a pounding heart, because the vocabulary of God is everywhere and always flying in perfect formation reminding us of his greatness.
Go ahead and ask God for the impossible put in your Tall Order (he doesn't mind, he loves to fill them)
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