A GATE OPEN TO ALL PASTORS

by Pastor Dan D. Nawara, The Living Sanctuary Church (Sarasota, FL)

My experience before, during, and after the encounter, was a God thing. I say that because the things that have been the concerns of my heart for the church, universal and local, were answered.
 

I see the encounter as a gate to open all pastors and churches to each other. Because what I saw and experienced told me it was the answer to unity in the universal and local church, made by pastors and their congregations exposing themselves to each other–the exposure itself causing an intimacy between them, hence toward God. With this unity and intimacy, it would be natural to share resources whether by people or things, and out of that exponential growth and help for all.
 

Another reason for the exponential growth and help is that the encounter naturally builds the heart of a servant, in fact it builds excitement for the heart of a servant. Therefore, you have more people excited about doing the work of the ministry. But in this it creates the work itself - helping someone who has gone through what you went through by spiritual and natural means. All this under the hands on tutoring of the leaders of the church, which makes the leaders the mentors. And because of this it is creating new leaders.
 

However, what most people see as the most important thing that happens is that people are being healed from problems they have had for years, that have crippled them. The healing being started and given a strong foothold at the encounter, but being carried out in practice with small accountability groups after the encounter. Not only is this extending the healing process, but it is also building long term relationships, with people and the church.
 

The hurdle that pastors must get over to be a part of this move of God is twofold to cause this avalanche of power to hit the church. The first one for the church is that at first you may lose a few people, and secondly is you must expose yourself completely. After this happens there is multiplication in your church and in your life. It’s like when you first work out, you might feel worse, but if you continue you reap feeling good.
 

There is work to be done in the Kingdom. If you are a pastor, I exhort you to get aboard.