We had our first non-pilot prayer groups last night. Right now we have two different groups. A third one will be starting in about 2 weeks. I was pretty amazed last night. I was surprised and even overwhelmed. What was perhaps the coolest thing is I really haven’t been doing that much in relation to these groups. I believe that God has called us to this.

The term I’ve been using is organtic (which might be overused, but it fits). Just like a farmer cultivates his fields and waits, that’s basically how these prayer groups operate. Just getting together to pray is a good thing. These groups are not about numbers (but we did have good groups), but about prayer. I don’t feel presure to make sure they ‘work’ or anything.

I am convinced that when we gather to pray we are more open to God than when we don’t. It is this ‘openness’ I yearn for here. When we are open to God then we are more able to ‘hear’ and follow Him. I’m not sure where we are going from here, but, deep down, I believe that when we are actively praying we are in a better position to follow God’s vision for our church and lives.