These are the notes and thoughts from the 2019 New Room Conference in Nashville, TN. Glad I got to be a part of it and though the speakers were really solid, there was definitely a sense during the whole event that things are moving forward and toward revival and awakening.
There is no biblical precedent for revival and God’s movement outside of prayer.
Peter Greig
Abraham “stood” before the Lord. 99% of prayer is just showing up. Getting close to God.
Peter Greig
Sometimes it’s harder to steward the favor of God than to resist the enemy.
Peter Greig
It’s hard at times to know what is good and what is God.
Peter Greig
I’m tired of relegating prayer to the lovely old ladies. I don’t want to live a life of vibrant prayer and faith through others. I want to keep pushing into prayer.
Peter Greig
Prayer is a partnership with God.
Peter Greig
Christians don’t understand the power and authority they have in the name of Jesus. God is stirring passion and calling people to a greater faith and expectancy. We must believe in miracles.
Peter Greig
Do not get stuck in the work itself, it will all be wasted labor. John Wesley
john Wesley
We can’t stand for a church that has a form of godliness but no power.
David Thomas
Revival comes when the roof blows off, but also when the floor drops out. We land in a place of humility.
David Thomas
Leaders come to this place like this to kindle fires.
David Thomas
47% of millennial Christian say sharing faith (evangelism) is WRONG.
Craig Springer
Half of the Christian adults have only two spiritual conversations a year.
Craig Springer
Evangelism methods handed down to millennials is a cassette tape while the culture is listening to Spotify playlists.
Craig Springer
Jesus responded to questions with a question at a ratio of 40 to 1.
Craig Springer
Non-Christian says the least effective person to tell them about faith is the person who is good at debating and has all the answers.
Craig Springer
Proclamation is important but we also need conversation so it becomes personalized. Learn the key concepts and skills of listening. It requires dependence on the Holy Spirit.
Craig Springer
Even if many are coming to our churches because of revival, our prayer should remain, “More of you, Lord.”
Craig Springer
Holiness is for this generation.
Miriam Swaffield
Evangelists shouldn’t be concerned with an impressive fire but a sustainable one.
Miriam Swaffield
You can’t separate holiness and mission, awakening, or revival.
Miriam Swaffield
The Holy Spirit changes things in the world… it isn’t just to keep you pure.
Miriam Swaffield
You shouldn’t worry about your kid going to the the university because they may lose their faith. You should pray that the university is scared because your kid is showing up with great faith.
Miriam Swaffield
Holiness may not seem like a word for today. But we’re not going to rename it, we’re going to reclaim it!
Miriam Swaffield
Jesus ate with a whole bunch of people who would never make it to a church welcome dinner. He joined them where they were – with the disarming presence of God.
Miriam Swaffield
Jesus isn’t intimidated by sin. He’s a God who comes all the way to us.
Miriam Swaffield
“I’d rather be a 50-year old that has lived the story that a 30-year old that can tell them.”
Miriam Swaffield
“Holiness is not what you do but who He is.”
Miriam Swaffield
Pastors have a tendency to whitewash their lives as they stand before their congregations. We need to stop that.
Jack Deere
Going underground with sin is bad… it flourishes there.
Jack Deere
Sick homes don’t have friends. Sick homes have secrets.
Jack Deere
A prayer to grow in passion for Jesus: “Father let me love the son of God like you do.”
Jack Deere
Don’t rejoice in your commitment to Jesus, this will lead you to become self-righteous. Rejoice in Jesus.
Jack Deere
There are five aspects to the movement of the church and the gospel: 1) Apostle, 2) Prophet, 3) Evangelist, 4) Shepherd/ Pastor, and 5) Teacher, but the modern churches primarily zeroes in on the last two. We need all five for the church to thrive.
Alan Hirsch
Paul planted the Gospel, not churches. Jesus builds the churches.
Alan Hirsch
If you take out the “one who is sent” you will have a church that doesn’t move forward or grow.
Alan Hirsch
“Prophet” is mentioned around 100 times in the New Testament. It’s not just an Old Testament thing. When the covenant is broken the prophets step in and call for repentance. We need this for the church.
Alan Hirsch
Apostles, Prophets, Evangelist, Shepherds, Teachers: which one does the church not want or need? Why do we seem to try to function in the ministry model of Jesus with only two primary roles?
Alan Hirsch
You can’t say your church isn’t an apostolic ministry – the church is the one sent! You can’t say you don’t believe in evangelism – you can’t outsource that. If you are Christian or a Christian church, you believe in evangelism. Same with each of these five areas.
Alan Hirsch
“Where you are is not who you are.”
Romal Tune
We’d rather stick with the pain that we know rather than face the process of dealing with the pain.
Romal Tune
It’s not fighting for what you want, it’s about surrendering to what God already has for us.
Romal Tune
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Churches are fighting for 40% of Christians instead of the whole blue oceans of people who aren’t yet connected.
Michael Beck
Every church can be attractions and missional!
Michael Beck
We have sown apathy in the western church and we’re now managing decline. We need to repent of apathy towards God.
Jon Tyson
You’re in revival, why keep praying? To fend off lukewarmness.
Jon Tyson
How much more of a crisis will it take for the western church to realize that the need is right now – right in front of us. If something doesn’t happen now, we’re in trouble.
John Tyson
Pray outloud for revival in your heart, home and church.
Jon Tyson
Pray for depression and anxiety to leave and for fire to come. Fire of the heart, the home and the church.
Adults, Pastors, Moms and Dads: Don’t just say to students, “Woohoo, great job!” stay in the trenches with them, praying and serving together.
Miriam Swaffield
Give college students opportunities to serve. Open the pulpit. Hand them the mic. Work and serve alongside in humility, learning from and supporting one another.
Miriam Swaffield
“Praying my ceiling would be your floor.”
Mentor to College Student
We don’t need to pray for rain – it’s already raining. The day of Pentecost it began raining and never stopped. The Holy Spirit is being poured out. What we need is an awakening.
JD Walt
Seedbed was not a hunting preserve for Asbury Seminary, it’s a national park for the kingdom.
JD Walt
There is an enormous gap between the church of today and the church of the New Testament. We need to close that gap.
Timothy Tennet
Jesus touched the lepers. He didn’t catch their disease. The lepers caught His health!
Timothy Tennet
We will get the awakening we sow for.
JD Walt
Why did it become fashionable in the church to think it’s something we endure? Church is a place we enjoy God and ourselves. Enjoy yourself!
Bishop Swanson
We’ve been telling the story, but we’ve been telling it without power.
Bishop Swanson
We’ve been telling grandma’s story, John Wesley story, revival story, we need to tell how god has changed our lives – our story!
Bishop Swanson
It’s not enough for the next generation to intellectualize this, they want to experience God’s power, see it and know it’s real.
Bishop Swanson
The reason we don’t go into certain situations is because we don’t really believe God is with us or can bring change.
Bishop Swanson