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A Letter from Lon Allison, Billy Graham Center Executive Director
PEN, the Proclamation Evangelism Network, was birthed in the first week
of the new century. The Mission America Coalition was meeting in San Francisco.
During a meal, a few of us gathered around a table to discuss the need
of accelerating Proclamation evangelism in the churches of America. It
was a great meeting. Out of that meeting and ensuing ones, came our purpose
to, Proclaim Christ Publicly. Our vision was to see public preaching of
the saving life of Christ offered in every town and city of America. A
lofty vision to be sure, but even to repeat it now fuels me with energy.
For several years, the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College has chaired
and directed the activities of the network, but always alongside other
key partners. Together, we've held training seminars and conferences,
written books, published articles and provided opportunities for evangelists
and their teams to network and learn from one another. It's been a great
ride for a decade!
Now, it is time for PEN to go to the next level. To lead us into this
next decade, your PEN Executive Committee has unanimously asked Keith
Cook, the founder and leader of "On the GO Ministries" to take
over the reins of the network. Keith is one of the most gifted evangelists
and leaders in America. As your outgoing chair, I can affirm that Keith
is a force of nature for God. I can't wait to see the directions he'll
call us to and the energy he'll provide. The Billy Graham Center will
continue to sit at the PEN table. We're as committed to Proclamation Evangelism
until Christ returns!
Finally, let me says a special thanks to Rev. Dallas Anderson who has
for the last several years directed the executive committee and coordinated
our training conferences. He has, as you know, served with great dedication
and energy. Dallas is a great friend to us all.
Woe is me and woe is we (excuse the grammar) if I/we do not preach the
gospel of Christ!
See you soon at a PEN event, and thanks for your prayer support during
my years as your chairman.
Lon Allison
Executive Director
Billy Graham Center
Wheaton College
Dear PEN Colleagues,
These are exciting days to be in ministry together! As you know for the
last several years I have had the privilege of helping to lead PEN. I
am amazed as I have watched God at work in our midst. As you have read
in Lon's previous note we are excited to welcome Keith Cook to the leadership
helm of PEN.
I am so excited to see what God has in store for PEN. Keith is the ultimate
team player with just the right mix of gifts to move PEN forward. We also
officially welcome Nick Hall, Director of Pulse Outreach to the PEN Executive
Committee.
We will stay deeply involved with PEN and look forward to working together
to advance His Kingdom.
Blessings in Him,
Dallas Anderson
Proclamation Ministries Director
Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College
Billy Graham Schools of Evangelism
May 11-13, 2009– Asheville, North Carolina, Billy Graham Training
Center at the Cove
July 28-30, 2009– Ottawa, ON, (Fairmont Chateau Laurier)
September 15-17, 2009– Asheville, North Carolina, Billy Graham Training
Center at the Cove
(Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. For more information, visit
the website or email soe@bgea.org . To view brochure or application for
SOE, please visit the website.)
NGA Innovative Evangelism Conference
In order to impact the unreached in today's economy, evangelists must
embrace new methods and engage in new networks of support and collaboration.
The 2009 Innovative Evangelism Conference affords you the opportunity
to explore the latest ideas in evangelism alongside a great group of people
who are passionate about the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The Proclamation Evangelism Network will be joining with the NGA Innovative
Evangelism Conference this year and encourage and encourage all PEN evangelists
to attend.
(Courtesy Chris Webster, LPEA. For more information and to register,
visit www.ngateam.com/conferences.)
Rock The River
Rock the River is a series of one-day evangelistic music festivals in
cities along the Mississippi river. Below are the dates and locations
of the the tour:
Baton Rouge - July 18
St Louis - August 2
Quad Cities - August 8
Minneapolis/St Paul - August 16
Please visit the website www.RockTheRiverTour.com for more information
and how you can get involved.
(Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc. For more information, visit
the website.)
Arise New York Concert/Evangelistic Outreach
On Saturday, May 30, 2009 we will be holding our fifth Arise New York
concert and evangelistic outreach at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central
Park in Manhattan from 12 Noon to 3 PM. There will be multiple performers
and artists throughout the afternoon.
Evangelist Chris White will be singing and speaking. People from several
churches in the metropolitan area as well as Jews for Jesus will be helping
on the spot by assisting at the book/Bible table and prayer station. All
are welcome and admission is free.
(Courtesy Evangelist Chris White. Further information may be obtained
by visiting www.cnwhite.org on the Home page as well as on the Upcoming
Events page, or email cwhiteevan@yahoo.com.
Your Prayers Are a Blessing and A Necessity
God answered our prayer to be present during the Melbourne Conferences
for Ethnic Evangelism's conference and stir our hearts to the core. It
reminded me of the two disciples on the road to Damascus who said, "Were
not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and
opened the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:13-35).
God willing, my wife Dileeni and I will return to our homeland Sri Lanka
in October. Please pray that God will prepare us as we plan on returning
to Sri Lanka and for all the adjustment back to our troubled homeland.
We pray the gospel of peace and hope will change our lives and those who
heart it.
(Courtesy Kumar Abraham, Help For Christian Nationals. For more information,
email kumarabraham@bigpond.com.)
Jesus Strategy in Reaching Cities
Jesus was the consummate evangelist. He always employed strategies in
His ministry that were effective and brought great results. One of the
most unrecognized of these was His keys in winning cities. The results
were amazing. In one city alone, He had to remain for three more days,
because so many people believed. This article will take a look at three
powerful accounts of Jesus winning cities.
(Courtesy Jerry Brandt, Action Evangelism. To see the article in full,
visit http://www.actionevangelism.org/pages.asp?pageid=80767 or visit
www.actionevangelism.org.
Heartmender 2009
No More Chains - May 8-9 - Fredericton, NB Canada
There will be presentations of how people have overcome anger, suicide,
sexual abuse, grief, loss, depression,sexual addiction, unforgiveness,
guilt, shame and regret and have been set free.
Rising Above - June 10-13 - Fredericton, NB Canada
First Peoples Helping First Peoples - Bringing God's Healing to Our Land
(Courtesy Corinne Calabrese, Bridges of Canada. For more information,
or to register online email prayers@bridgesofcanada.com or visit www.risingabove.ca
and www.bridgesofcanada.com.
It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
In response to the current economic crisis, Daniel Southern has written
an article entitled "It is More Blessed To Give Than To Recieve."
Here are a few keypoints. "I have found that it is unusual to find
ministries who give as much as they take. It is understandable that this
occurs since we are all scrambling for resources, especially in this current
economic environment, but the result will be to brand ourselves as "takers"
and not "givers." I have made it a deliberate goal to give back
as often as I can. I look for opportunities to invest in the lives of
others; not just selling advice as a consultant but to extend my ministry
through those with whom I interact."
(Courtesy Daniel Southern, Proclamation Strategies. For more information,
visit www.danielsouthern.com or to receive the entire article, email junkmailfords@gmail.com.)
FUTURE PEN ARTICLES
**Please note, the following information has been updated.We will be
correlating the data for the next PEN Newsletter. In order for events
and articles to be included in the upcoming PEN Newsletter, please send
in your articles as your events happen. We will try to run as many articles
as we possibly can, but we can not guarantee that your article will be
included in the upcoming PEN Newsletter as there are over 300 ministries
participating in the PEN Network. In order for your ministry event to
be included in the next PEN Newsletter, we will need to receive the following
from you by the deadline.
1) Subject or Title Heading
2) Brief Description of Event, Article, or Training Opportunity
3) WebLink to an article or webpage describing full detail of ministry
event, article, or training opportunity
Please stick close to these guidelines so that we can have many ministries
highlighted. Below you will find a list of qualifications for data that
will be included in the PEN Newsletter.
1) The PEN Newsletter will not include any information regarding fund
raising for your ministry. This is not the role of this newsletter.
2) We will attempt to include brief articles from as many ministries
as
possible. Articles must be Evangelistic in nature. Most Evangelistic
Projects, Training Opportunities, and Conferences will be listed in
our upcoming events section of each newsletter.
3) All other information will be included only upon a space availability
basis. We will rank importance according to PEN guidelines.
4) All correspondence must be done through emails. Please try not to
call our office or fax your articles to us, as it will be more time
consuming to retype information in for each of the newsletters.
5) The PEN Network and On The Go Ministries / Keith Cook Evangelistic
Association are not responsible for mistakes or miscommunications.
6) All articles received must have Subject/Title line, Brief Description
of Article, Information, Evangelistic Event, or Training Opportunity,
and Weblink to your ministry event or webpage that contains actual
information you want communicated. Full articles that will be included
in the PEN Newsletter will only be that of official PEN related
articles.
We look forward to working with you so that others may know how they
can
be more actively involved in your ministry. Again, please remember that
we can not promise to enter an article on every ministry that submits
information, but we will make an attempt to include as much information
as we possibly can, yet keep the newsletter concise and informative as
well. In order to list an Upcoming Evangelistic Article, Project, or
Training Opportunity, please send your articles with your Subject or
Title line, Brief Description, and Weblink to the following address:
Laurie@onthego.org.
While On The Go Ministries / Keith Cook Evangelistic Association serve
as editors and producers of this electronic newsletter and materials,
the PEN Network maintains all rights and responsibilities for the PEN
Newsletter.
PEN Newsletter Editor - Keith Cook, keithcook@onthego.org
PEN Newsletter Assistant Editor - Laurie McTier, laurie@onthego.org
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