As I write this brief post, I am just coming out of one of the most significant Tuesday prayer times with Gatekeeper pastors I have ever had the joy of experiencing. This is a fellowship of area pastors I have been part of for many, many years. We meet weekly to pray, worship, encourage one another, share our burdens and share our joys. The trust levels run deep; the love and honor for one another is genuine; the fellowship is satisfying and life-giving.

But Tuesday's meeting was extraordinary - the sense of unity, expectancy and the presence of the Lord in our midst registered upon all of us. AND - here is the connect for this post - we all had a sense this unique time of encounter is in anticipation of next week's meetings for united worship and prayer.

'Partnering for Purpose' begins this Sunday evening, January 15, and continues every night next week. We will gather each night at 7:00 p.m. to pursue the Lord's presence and blessing for the coming year. Each night we will be led by a different worship team from the participating congregations. There will be no scheduled preaching, but there may well be prophetic exhortation, times of focused intercession, and opportunities for ministry.

Then on Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. we will begin an intensive 36-hour vigil for Wellspring folks. We want to bring an offering of extravagant worship and fervent intercession to the Lord leading up to our Annual Covenant Service on Sunday night, January 22, at 7:00 p.m.

Please make plans and sacrificial effort to be part of these gatherings next week. I am filled with expectancy for what the Lord will do in our midst.

Pastor Rick