November 1, 2024
Matt Crawford | November 1, 2024
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel. Philippians 1:27
Praise God for a Spoken CBS training this month in Japan. Please pray that God will send people who are eager to engage with this method and able to establish classes as a result of the training.
Praise God with the North Carolina West Zone for a wonderful start to the year and for the provision of Fisher Meetings which enabled classes to continue to meet during Hurricane Helene. Please join them in praying for their leaders, participants, and Host Churches as they seek to love and serve people in the devastated mountain communities in the name of Jesus.
Praise God with the Philly Metro Zone for expanding the NextGen ministry and for calling new leaders in this Zone.
Praise God for Ethnos participants that are joining online Core Groups from their homes outside of North America. Please pray they will be blessed and transformed by the study of God’s Word and share it with others to start classes in their homelands.
Please pray with our Canadian CBS family for unity among their servant leaders. Pray for love to abound, for God’s Word to edify all, and for the Holy Spirit to guide an Impact Group in discerning God’s will.
Please pray for a leader from an undisclosed country in the Europe Region as they travel to the U.S. for a Global CBS Young Leader Summit. Pray for fruitful connections as they gather with other CBS ministry leaders from around the world.
Please pray for a CBS leadership training in an undisclosed country in the South Asia Region this month.
Please pray that as the Lord adds new participants classes and calls class leaders out of their current roles, that He will raise up new leaders in the Northeast Texas and North Louisiana Zone so they may serve Him with excellence.
Please pray for the Spoken CBS Workshops taking place this month in Zambia, Malawi, and Togo. Pray that the Holy Spirit would touch hearts and give all trainees an excitement to bring this orality-based method of studying God’s Word to their churches and begin classes soon after the training.
Please pray for God’s sustaining grace for CBS leaders and participants who live in countries hostile to Christians.