RE: Prayer for the SBC
There are certainly more important matters than these I'm about to mention (missions, church planting, evangelism, etc, come to mind), but here are some prayer matters that I think are fairly unique to this convention:
1) Pray for the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force. The men on that committee have a rare opportunity to make some needed and far-reaching recommendations for the future of the SBC. I think hopes have been set pretty high for them, so we should pray for them to have insight, boldness, and wisdom.
2) Pray for the leaders of the SBC. President Johnny Hunt, Al Mohler, and Danny Akin come specifically to mind as men who were front-and-center at this year's convention. There is a younger generation looking to them for leadership. Pray that God would help them to lead well, protect them from sin, and give them great joy in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
3) Pray for the continued ministry of 9Marks within the SBC. Though the SBC is perhaps our most obvious target-audience, I would guess that about 60% of the people I talked with at the booth had never heard of us at all, and another 20% had only heard our name. But we gave away 10,000 books, and had about 600 people attending 9@9. It was a fantastic week, and we pray the Lord will use it now and many years into the future to help his pastors think biblically about what the church is supposed to be.



GDG,
I'm still shocked to hear that you gave away 10,000 books in 3 and half days. Assuming you worked roughly 40 hrs during that time, that's 250 books an hour. That's amazing! Praise God!
BAT
Posted by: BAT | Jun 30, 2009 10:07:51 PM