General Council

Dear Worshipers,

I am sending this out a little early this week because Tuesday morning I will be on my way to Orlando, Florida for the bi-annual convocation of the Alliance family. I will be traveling with Pastor Tony and Kathy Etris, our Church Administrator Gloria Mackey, and my lovely wife Sarah Leigh. Pastor Andy Hawkins and Pastor David and Mossie Goodin have preceded us and will also be at this grand event. And that it is.

How I wish all of you could go! Really! This is an incredible event in the life the Alliance, not only because this is the first time it has ever been two years between gatherings, but simply because of the people it brings together and who they represent. Thousands of churches across America will send delegates, and many of our Alliance mission fields will be represented. In addition to them, many others from the Alliance family worldwide will be present.

It is grand not only because of the people gathered, but also for the purpose. We will conduct business that will guide the Alliance in the next two years. We will celebrate the amazing things God is doing all around the world through us. We will reconnect with old friends and make new ones. We will worship the Lord.

That's right, we will have many opportunities to worship corporately, and of all the experiences of General Council I wish you could experience that. From the opening night right, through the Communion and Healing Service, and to the climax of the Missions Rally, it is an unforgettable week of worship because of the way the Lord will reveal Himself. I pray each delegate will respond sincerely. I pray I will be prepared to do so.

Please pray for us as we head to Council and especially for the first-time delegates, of which Pastor Tony and Kathy are two of almost 1,000 new delegates. Pray that each of us, new and old alike, would capture the vision of this movement and return home with a renewed vigor to live the call while encouraging others to do the same. Pray for the moving of the Holy Spirit in our midst like unto the days of the birth of this great, extraordinary work of God of which we are all a small, ordinary part.

Thank you for your prayers. May God bless you this week as you live the call right where you are. We will endeavor to the same.

In Christ,

Pastor Scott