Fit to Represent, Vision for Discipleship Seminar

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the principles, ideas, and challenges associated with joining this national, rather, international force of workers who are banding together for pioneer mission in the name of the risen Jesus. The cities of America and the world will not be reached by organizations like World Impact, but rather, by the workers and laborers that the Holy Spirit raises up for the Gospel, men and women of God and of the Word, people of grace and the Spirit, those whom God has chosen to make a difference during these turbulent and dangerous times for the cities of the world. If you are present at the seminar, you must know that it is neither by accident nor circumstance that you are here. We believe in divine appointments, and trust that the brief time we spend together will be life-shaping and life-transforming for all of us. It was not by chance that we heard the call to raise up an army of urban leaders three years ago, nor was it an accident that we see the Lord working with such power and might in the prisons of America, and among the leaders we are training here and across the world. This is a special moment, a strategic season, a critical time. God Almighty is identifying select individuals whom he will form into a massive an army of servant-leaders who, after being equipped and trained for mission, will be released to transform their social networks, communities, and cities for Christ. You are here because we believe you can be a warrior in that army. This is your time to stand. Know that we have prayed for these seminars, and for you – for many months we have pined to God for you, and begged him that we, together, might join forces to see the name of Jesus lifted up in the cities, beginning in our own homes, neighborhoods, jobs, and churches. We are greedy – hungry for God to transform our lives, to grant us a new vision, with a high purpose to be trained warriors for Christ, to become servants of the Gospel and of the Kingdom, and to surrender all that we are and possess to be used by God to fulfill the Great Commission in the cities of America and the world. Listen prayerfully to everything we discuss, learn, and share. Open your heart and mind up to God to be healed, changed, and transformed. And, above all, make yourself unconditionally available to the Holy Spirit to let God do in and through you all that he has in store. We want to give you a vision, a vision for discipleship and for transformation, to advance the Kingdom for the glory of Christ. The outline that follows this greeting consists of the notes handed out for the 40th year celebration of World Impact in October 2010. As you read over these comments, notice the focus on raising up an army of urban leaders. That call, that challenge, is the reason we are hosting this seminar.