Have you ever been walking through the hallway in your high school, through the quad at your college, through the park or standing in line at the coffee shop… and you hear that still small voice asking you to walk over to that guy or girl sitting all alone? You can see they are hurting, it’s written all over their face. You know it’s the Holy Spirit speaking to you.

Rather than making a “beeline” for them, praying quickly that the Lord provides a way for you to have a conversation with them about Jesus Christ, you think to yourself, “How would I start a conversation? What would I say, what if he or she asks me a tough question… What if they laugh at me?” Just as quickly as that still small voice asked you to speak with them, the opportunity is gone, they left.

I don’t know about you, but I want to do my best to take every opportunity that I get to tell others about Jesus Christ and His amazing love for us…

I want to invite you out to be a part of the 2010 G3 Training Program. This is a one-on-one personal evangelism training program… We don’t sit in classrooms watching a video, we don’t do “role playing” and we don’t start a book club and read all about it… We believe the best way to learn how to do something is to get out and do it!

We have a team of student leaders from Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California that will be coming out to partner with local high school and college-aged guys and gals. We will go to local hot spots in your community, looking for opportunities to talk to people about Jesus. The guys and girls from Southern California will do all the talking, it’s an “observation” opportunity for those who participate.

I can promise you this:
Every night that we hold a G3 training session in the Chicagoland area, people are going to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Some seeds will be planted. Some will be watered, some will fall by the wayside… but for some, it will be harvest time, some people will even pray to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.

Will you be there?

I encourage you to watch the G3 promo video here, if you’re a student and you want to be involved in this, talk to your pastor. If you’re a youth/college/young adult pastor and you would like to get more info, shoot me an email or give me a call!

God Bless you,

Scot Camden
Harvest Crusades
Scotc@harvest.org
951.543.2657

The G3 program is a training program in one-on-one personal evangelism, focused on meeting those in our communities who are lonely, hurting, and lost; who have not accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and who may not even know who He is and what He has done for us.

Be a part of Chicago Harvest!

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San Diego Cityfest With Luis Palau Launches Area-wide Season Of Service

Luis Palau Prepares More than 600 Business and Church Leaders for Five Months of Service

San Diego CityFest with Luis Palau includes a five-month Season of Service and a culminating two-day world-class festival. The outreach launches next week as Luis Palau addresses more than 600 community, business, and church leaders on March 1 and 2.

At the March 1 event, the County Board of Supervisors will declare 2010 the official Season of Service in San Diego. City of San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders will be in attendance to show his support. Palau will share the vision of county-wide service with area church leaders, preparing them to lead their communities in the Season of Service effort. Along with Palau’s teaching and encouragement, long-time San Diego resident and international leader Dr. Ken Blanchard will teach his world-famous Lead Like Jesus seminar. Both will be present Tuesday night to cast the vision again for area business leaders.

The Season of Service, an historic partnership between area churches, businesses, and civic agencies to serve the community, will show the city an unprecedented display of compassion and love. The first SOS was launched in Portland, Oregon, in 2008 and produced 109,000+ service hours and engaged 25,000+ community volunteers. San Diego’s SOS will emphasize the areas of homelessness, hunger, schools, military, and mentoring. It is expected to exceed Portland’s success and will provide several opportunities for individuals and church groups to serve at “high impact events.” The first of these events, Sleepless in San Diego, will take place on April 24 in conjunction with the San Diego Rescue Mission.

Culminating the Season of Service will be a two-day world-class festival showcasing top contemporary Christian artists, adrenaline-pumping action sports demonstrations, a Family Fun Zone featuring VeggieTales® characters, and much more. Past Palau festivals have attracted tens of thousands of people, including 225,000 in Houston; 200,000 in Minneapolis; 300,000 in Fort Lauderdale; and 800,000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Luis Palau festivals are free, family-friendly events that have drawn more than 8.5 million people since 1999.

Chicago Churches are meeting to plan fall evangelistic outreach at Allstate Arena.

FOR UPDATED INFORMATION

Abundant Life World Outreach Chicago Illinois
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Arlington Countryside Church Arlington Heights Illinois
Armitage Church Chicago Illinois
Bethel Community Church Chicago Illinois
Bible Baptist Church Romeoville Illinois
Brainard Ave Baptist Church Countryside Illinois
Calvary Chapel Elk Grove Schaumburg Illinois
Calvary Church Naperville Illinois
Calvary Memorial Church Oak Park Illinois
Canaan Community Church Glenview Illinois
Chain of Lakes Bible Church Lake Villa Illinois
Chinese Christian Union Church Chicago Illinois
Christ Bible Church Chicago Illinois
Christ Church of Lake Forest Lake Forest Illinois
Christ Church of Oak Brook Oak Brook Illinois
Christ Community Church St Charles Illinois
Christ Deliverance Church Chicago Illinois
Christian Life Church Mt Prospect Illinois
Church of the Resurrection Wheaton Illinois
City Church Chicago Chicago Illinois
College Church Wheaton Illinois
Community Christian Church Naperville Illinois
Community Fellowship Church West Chicago Illinois
Crossroads Community Church Aurora Illinois
Crossroads Community Church Carol Stream Illinois
E V Free Church Wauconda Illinois
E V Free Crystal Lake Crystal Lake Illinois
Elgin E V Free Church Elgin Illinois
Evangelical Church Winning All Chicago Illinois
Evanston Bible Fellowship Evanston Illinois
Faith Center Rockford Illinois
Faith Church Grayslake Grayslake Illinois
Family Christian Center Munster Indiana
Fellowship Church Carol Stream Illinois
Fellowship M Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
First Baptist Church Elgin Illinois
First Baptist Church of Wheaton Wheaton Illinois
First Church of the Nazarene Lemont Illinois
Fox Valley Church West Dundee Illinois
Full Gospel Church Evanston Illinois
Glen Ellyn Bible Church Glen Ellyn Illinois
Golf Road Baptist Church Des Plaines Illinois
Grace Bible Church Elmhurst Illinois
Grace Church of Dupage Warrenville Illinois
Greater St John Bible Church Chicago Illinois
Hanmee Church Itasca Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Dekalb Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Franklin Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Gurnee Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Mokena Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Naperville Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Palos Heights Illinois
Harvest Bible Chapel Rolling Meadows Illinois
Highland Fellowship Church Elgin Illinois
Lawndale Community Church Chicago Illinois
Living Hope Church Elk Grove Village Illinois
Lombard Bible Church Lombard Illinois
Meadow Baptist Church Rolling Meadows Illinois
Midwest Bible Church Chicago Illinois
Montrose Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Moraine Valley Church Palos Heights Illinois
New Community at Chicago Evanston Illinois
New Covenant Fellowship Elgin Illinois
New Hope Community Church Mt Prospect Illinois
New Jerusalem Bible Church Chicago Illinois
New Life Church Palatine Illinois
New Life Community Church Chicago Illinois
New Life Covenant Church Chicago Illinois
On the Edge Ministries Wheaton Illinois
Open Door Fellowship Lake Barrington Illinois
Our Savior EV Free Church Wheeling Illinois
Park Community Church Chicago Illinois
Parkview Christian Church Orland Park Illinois
Plainfield Christ Community Church Plainfield Illinois
Providence M Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Riverwoods Christian Center St Charles Illinois
Rose of Light M Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Salem Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Second Baptist Church Elgin Illinois
Skokie Valley Baptist Church Wilmette Illinois
South Park Church Park Ridge Illinois
St Johns Lutheran Church La Grange Illinois
St Pauls Bible Church Chicago Illinois
The Bridge Community Church Des Plaines Illinois
The Chapel Grayslake Illinois
The Chapel Libertyville Illinois
The Chapel Mundelein Illinois
The Moody Church Chicago Illinois
The Orchard EV Free Church Arlington Heights Illinois
Trinity Baptist Community Crystal Lake Illinois
Trinity Vineyard Christian Fellowship St Charles Illinois
U-Turn Christian Center Melrose Park Illinois
University Bible Fellowship Chicago Illinois
Uptown Baptist Church Chicago Illinois
Urban Rock Community Church Chicago Illinois
Village Church Barrington Illinois
Village Green Baptist Church Glen Ellyn Illinois
Warehouse Church Aurora Illinois
Wayside Cross Ministries Aurora Illinois
West Suburban Community Church Elmhurst Illinois
Wheaton Bible Church West Chicago Illinois
Willow Creek Chicago Illinois
Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington Illinois
Winnetka Bible Church Winnetka Illinois
Winnetka Congregational Church Winnetka Illinois
Zion Covenant Church Naperville Illinois

Plan to come and bring a friend.

PRAY INVITE BRING

Host:
Greg Laurie
Type:
Music/Arts – Concert
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Friday, September 24, 2010 at 7:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 9:30pm
Location:
Allstate Arena
Street:
6920 N. Mannheim Road

Mike McCartney, a NFL coach, scout and personnel executive for 17 years and son of Colorado Coach Bill McCartney, will speak on the Topic of “Football & Faith” in Lombard at a Straight Talk Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:30–9:00 a.m. morning breakfast.

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For reservations or information contact Straight Talk
Call: 630-375-7219
Fax: 847-496-7329
E-mail: STalkWest@aol.com Website: www.Straight-Talk.org

Invitation to Pastors

Churches who have a passion to WinTheCity and want to be part of the Greg Laurie CHICAGO HARVEST Sept 24-26, are invited to the first of many informational meetings for senior leadership people. Twelve of these meetings have been announced for the week of February 22nd at churches in Weaton, Chicago, Oak Brook, Naperville, Glen Ellyn, Palos Heights and Arlington Heights.

If you would like to attend one of these informational meeting and join with 100’s of other Chicago area churches and be part of three days of proclamation of the Gospel, check out our website or call me for further information.

Find out what is happening and plan to participate to reach the lost in the Chicago Area.

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Greetings!

We have now met with more than 100 Chicagoland churches about the community-wide outreach, coming up September 24-26 at the Allstate Arena, and the response has been tremendous. Since 1990, more than four million people worldwide have attended a Harvest Crusades event, with almost 10% of those responding and making a public profession of faith.

Every strong work of God is aided by strong leadership, which is why we would like to ask your church to be a part of this outreach. For this outreach to be truly fruitful, the local churches of Chicagoland need to take ownership of it. The involvement of your congregation, praying for, inviting, and bringing the lost, will be crucial.

The week of February 22-26, we will be holding 10 pastor information meetings at churches throughout the area. We encourage you to attend one of these meetings, which we’ve scheduled at different times and places to make it easy for you to attend. Each meeting will feature the same material, so it is only necessary to go to one. If it is absolutely impossible for you or the senior pastor to attend, feel free to send a representative.

You can sign up your church to participate by visiting chicago.harvest.org and clicking on the appropriate link. If you have any questions, feel free to contact my staff—Ron Case (ron@harvest.org), Richard Garcia (richardg@harvest.org) or Scot Camden (scotc@harvest.org)—for more details or to schedule a personal visit.

We would love to see you and your church participate and help reach the lost.

Information Meetings

We have situated these meetings at different times and different places in an attempt to accommodate people’s schedules. All the meetings will be identical. Please attend any one meeting of your choice from the schedule below.

Monday, February 22 10:00 AM
Church of the Resurrection Anglican, Pastor Stewart Ruch,1825 College Ave Ste 160, Wheaton (630) 653-3888

Monday, February 22 2:00 PM
The Moody Church, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, 1609 N La Salle, Chicago (312) 943-0466

Tuesday, February 23 10:00 AM
Christ Church of Oak Brook, Pastor Dan Meyer, 501 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook (630) 654-1882

Tuesday, February 23 2;00 PM
Fellowship Missionary Baptist, Pastor Charles Jenkins, 45th Place and Princeton Ave, Chicago (773) 924-3232

Wednesday, February 24 10:00 AM
New Life Community Church, Pastor Mark Jobe, 4101 W 51st St, Chicago (773) 838-9470

Wednesday, February 24 2:00 PM
Calvary Church, Pastor Randal Ross, 9s200 State Route 59, Naperville (630) 851-7000

Wednesday, February 24 7:30 PM
Glen Ellyn Bible Church, Pastor Kelly Brady, 501 Hillside Avenue, Glen Ellyn (630) 469-2964

Thursday, February 25 10:00 AM
Armitage Church, Pastor Charles Lyons, 2451 North Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago (773) 384-4673

Thursday, February 25 2:00 PM
Moraine Valley Church, Pastor Pat Peglow, 6300 W. 127th St, Palos Heights (708) 389-1268

Friday, February 26 10:00 AM
The Orchard Evangelical Free, Pastor Colin Smith, 1330 North Douglas Ave, Arlington Heights (847) 392-4840

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::Scot Camden
::Crusade Representative
::Harvest Crusades

::951.687.6595 x.306 office
::951.543.2657 cell
::harvest.org

Preacher’s Kid Opens at Select Theaters Nationwide

The film will open in over 100 theaters in 33 markets which include: Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Detroit, Washington, DC; Philadelphia, Cleveland, Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham, AL; Jacksonville, FL; Albuquerque, NM; Canton, OH; Chattanooga, TN; Cincinnati, OH; Corpus Christi, TX; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Kansas City, MO; Miami, FL; Mobile, AL; Montgomery, AL; Oklahoma City, OK; Orlando, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Portland, OR; San Antonio, TX; Seattle, WA; Tulsa, OK; Virginia Beach, VA.
LeToya Luckett’s big screen debut will come in the Warner Brothers Release “Preacher’s Kid.” The film stars LeToya Luckett who portrays an unworldy young woman named Angie who takes off with a charming actor in a touring gospel play, despite her widowed, preacher father’s warning her not to do so. (PG13)