City Core Initiative _____________ A Heart for the City

MONDAY MORNING
September 6, 2004

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up. Hebrews 12:1-3 (The NET Bible)

May we pray in agreement, asking God to:
• Give us hearts to seek His will, not our own. We need to hunger for His presence and His plans.
• Work in us as individuals, molding us into fit vessels to carry His presence, causing us to be those ‘living stones’ spoken of in I Pet. 2:5, with which He may build His Church.
• Shape us, the Church of (put the name of your city here – mine is Dallas – your denomination here – mine is Texas Baptist), into the beautiful, radiant Bride He has created and destined us to be.
• Cause us to become, as individuals and as the Church in this region, channels through which His life, His love, His very presence may flow.
• In and through all this, to bring forth every plan, every gift, every purpose God has intended or this city, that we may be His channel of blessing to the world.
Copied from Mission Spokane, Forty Days of Fasting and Prayer
http://www.missionspokane.org/pdf/40Days_2003_FnP_wk1.pdf

Quote
"When the church submits, the nations will submit. When God's life, God's will, and God's commands are executed in the church, the kingdom will come." -- Watchman Nee
Community Transformation




This Week
MONDAY Holiday, travel with family
TUE-WED Dallas, in office
THURSDAY San Antonio, UTI Southwest planning meeting
FRIDAY Dallas, in office
Bill Arnold, Texas Baptist Foundation
Tommy’s and Elaine’s Anniversary!

Praise and Prayer
we will pray for kingdom power, practice kingdom values, and partner for kingdom goals.

Continue prayer for the Oak Cliff Network of Churches in Dallas as they participate in a local Habitat for Humanity commencing August 28 through December Habitat Project Information, and as the churches plan and prepare for a Community Revival Crusade under the tent October 3-9. The theme is Hope for A Better Life taken from Acts 24:15.

Give thanks that the OCNC/Habitat project began this past Saturday in the rain and the walls on three houses were put up! Saturday the 4th is the next workday.

Pray for relationships that are forming between City Core Initiative and other denominations and organizations.

Help us pray and promote the Urban Training Institute of the Southwest (UTI_SW). UTI Southwest will be a time for congregational leadership teams, ministry students, and community ministries leaders to gather for leadership training in urban ministry. Pray for the planning team who are developing plans for our first-ever CCI sponsored Urban Training Institute of the Southwest scheduled for July 19-23, 2005 in Dallas. Check CityCoreInitiative.com for developing news on this event.

Pray for the next UTI Southwest planning meeting on September 9 in San Antonio.

Pray for the development of city core networks in Abilene, San Antonio and Dallas. I am praying for collaborative networks in every zip code in these cities’ cores.

Pray for the South Dallas Research Project we are calling A Community Roadmap and for churches and people in the target area Research Area Demographics. Our first information meeting was held last week. Now we will be recruiting specific churches and organizations to field-test the process. Pray for the Baylor Research Team: Dr. Gaynor Yancey, Kelly Atkinson, Kelley Bruce, Courtney Burdick, and Kristi Knight.
Give thanks for a well attended and enthusiastic first meeting. Now, pray for the upcoming meeting on September 15 in Dallas.




Blessings,
Tommy

A Heart for the City... Jeremiah 29:7

City Core Initiative
Tommy Goode
Baptist General Convention of Texas
333 N Washington
Dallas TX 75246-1798
O 214.828.5242
M 214.478.4714
tommy.goode@bgct.org
http://www.citycoreinitiative.com/
http://www.citycoreinitiative.blogspot.com/

OUR PASSION is to follow the heart of God to the heart of the city.

OUR PURPOSE is to create the environment and relationships necessary to equip, empower, and engage Christian mission and ministry in the city cores that is characteristically incarnational and transformational.

WE WILL pray for kingdom power, pursue kingdom values, partner for kingdom goals.

CITY CORE INITIATIVE is not another program; it is a movement dedicated to reclaim the city core for the kingdom of God. We are networking the Body of Christ to join hearts and resources for one unified sustained effort to bring about holistic transformation in persons, churches, communities, and culture in every city core!