Week 2 of Learning the DNA of Harvest

Another great week of classes. This week we learned about how the 4 pillars are practically played out in the life of Harvest church. A reminder of what the 4 pillars are.
1. Proclaiming the authority of God's Word without apology (2 Timothy 4:2)
2. To lift high the name of Jesus through worship. (John 4:24)
3. Believing firmly in the power of prayer. (Eph.6:18)
4. Sharing the good news of Jesus with boldness (Eph.6:19,20).
Harvest is very intentional about making sure that each of these pillars is lived out in the life of the church. Each Sunday we have been here we have heard the Word of God preached with passion. The worship teams do a phenomenal job of leading the people into worship. Prayer is woven through everything that Harvest does. Lastly, we have witnessed the heart that so many in the church have to reach the lost. I have had several occasions here where we have spontaneously have stopped our visits with other believers and have taken sometime to pray for lost souls whom they are witnessing to.
The culture of Harvest can be summed up by saying that it is a place that is marked by clarity, simplicity and urgency. Everybody knows why Harvest exists. There is no confusion as to what the purpose of the church is here! Their focus is to glorify the Lord by fulfulling the great commision while living out the great commandment. Our obedience to the great commision and the great commandment is revealed in our lives as we Worship Christ, Walk with Him, and Work for Him. People are invited to worship Christ weekly through the Sunday morning services, they are encouraged to walk with the Lord through weekly small groups and they are challenged to work for the Lord using the gifts that God has given to each one of us.
I am so excited to have the opportunity to plant a Harvest church in Calgary! Please be in prayer that the Lord would raise up a group of people who have a like vision. Believers who long for the church to equip the saints that they might grow to be more like Christ as they reach out to a lost world (specifically a heart for Calgary (and surrounding area). May the Lord be exalted!

Here is a picture of the crew of guys in the Harvest Training Center minus Bryan Payne (he was in Texas celebrating the birth of his son Caleb during our camping trip to Michigan).

From left to right...David Jones (oversees training center), Me, Ian Hales (planting in Ontario), Mark Schuller (destination unknown) and Jeff Terrell (planting in Kansas City)