Fanning the Flame

A kaleidoscope of  Korean, Hispanic, African-American and Caucasian CRC leaders met for two days to "Fan the Flame" of  mission in the CRCs of New Jersey and New York.

Those that have been around Zach for the last few months will agree that one theme is near to his heart and on the tip of his tongue--the need for the Holy Spirit to "reignite" a heart for mission among established churches, pastors and other leaders.  Given the North American context where the Christian faith is increasingly marginalized, no amount of programmatic tinkering will change the basic calculus the church is facing.  The Fanning the Flame prayer conference at Midland Park CRC was organized by our Resonate Regional Mission Leader, Marco Avila, to bring churches and leaders together to pray for mission renewal.  It was awesome to be surrounded by leaders praying for renewal in mission together.  The next day after our prayer time, Zach was pleasantly surprised to find a delegation of pastors from New Jersey CRCs present at a session on Resonate's mission-focused church renewal process called Go Local.  Please pray for mission-focused church renewal in New Jersey and New York and give thanks that so many Christian leaders from different cultures and races are praying for and working toward that end.