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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
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.
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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.)
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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.
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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.)
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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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