2012 jdm prayer partner eNews
Posted By Jeffrey Dean On 01.12.12 @ 15:18 In uncategorized | Comments Disabled
NOTE: I usually do not post our monthly Prayer Partner eNews letter to my blog. However, I realize some of you do not receive our monthly eNews. Therefore, I am posting it here hoping you will take the time to read and pray for JDM in 2012.
Dear Friend,
I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas with your family. Once I finished our last event of 2011 on December 4th in California, I was home in Nashville for the remainder of the month and enjoyed spending time with Amy and the girls. December is a month of outreach for our family, as we open our home by hosting several parties for our church, our friends, our daughter’s friends, and for those who live in our neighborhood. It has become an annual opportunity for us to visit with friends, make new friends, and to share the love of Jesus with those in our community.
19th Year Of Ministry
2012 begins my 19th year of ministry! This weekend is our first event of 2012 and the first of 17 events we presently have scheduled over the next 3 months. This first event is at Deep Freeze at Covenant Harbor Camp [1] in Wisconsin, which is also our first event with this organization. Pray for God’s favor as we begin this ministry year and a new partnership with Covenant Harbor.
Post-Event Partnerships
You’ve probably heard me say before how important follow-up is to us. Our partnerships with both Back To The Bible Ministries [2] (BTTB) and the Dawson McAllister Association [3]enable us to remain on the forefront of post-event outreach and follow-up by offering teen’s daily support and discipleship. I am meeting with our friends at BTTB to discuss ways that will position us to reach even more teens in 2012 with goTandem [4]. As you know, this is the most accessible and relevant post-event tool we have ever offered teens.
In late fall of 2011, I was in the studio recording 2-minute devotionals for Fenex, the new Internet radio station of the Dawson McAllister Association launching in 2012. I will be back in the studio with them again in a few weeks. You are aware that we already partner with Dawson’s ministry to offer post-event follow-up to teens via the Hopeline [5]. Please pray:
- both of these partnerships remain strong in 2012;
- for creativity as I continue to write and record for Fenex;
- for the counselors and encouragers at the Hopeline and goTandem; and that
- teens find help, hope and salvation through the Hopeline and goTandem.
New Ministry Development Director
You may be aware that in November, Kimberly Klaver, our Ministry Development Director, stepped down after 6 years of ministry with JDM. Kimberly was a huge asset to JDM. She helped us develop many strong relationships with churches, organizations, schools and JDM supporters. We are sad to see her go and we will miss her! But, I am thrilled to tell you that we have a new member of our team. Rich Blackburn joined the JDM family last month. He has extensive experience in sales and is a 20+ year veteran of youth outreach as a pastor and teacher. Rich is a longtime friend of the ministry and of me personally. Please pray:
- for God’s favor as Rich talks with prospective churches, schools, camps and conference sponsors about partnering with JDM;
- for God’s protection on Rich’s office, family, finances and health.
Pray For JDM In 2012
Psalm 27:11 NIV says, “…lead me in a straight path”. I am praying that God will lead me and JDM on a straight path throughout 2012 as I stand before teens everywhere and proclaim His love and truth. Please pray:
- as we have each year, that God will give us the opportunity to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ to more people than we ever have in previous years;
- God continues to open the door to take us to new places and bring new partnerships;
- for God’s favor on JDM financially;
- for new and continued support from JDM partners. The online and post-event outreach we do isn’t funded by our speaking engagements alone. We rely heavily on the generosity of our supporters;
- that our books and resources continue to impact lives;
- that God immensely blesses those who bless us financially; and that
- God uses our podcast, blogs, Twitter and Facebook to reach teens everywhere!
Additionally, our new website has launched! Check it out at Jeffreydean.com [6] I have also just completed writing a new book for graduating seniors: The Graduate Handbook and am working to finish a new 40-day teen devotional. More to come on both of these books soon!
Thank you for praying for Jeffrey Dean Ministries. It’s going to be another great year of ministry,
Jeffrey
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URLs in this post:
[1] Covenant Harbor Camp: http://www.covenantharbor.org
[2] Back To The Bible Ministries: http://www.backtothebible.org/
[3] Dawson McAllister Association : http://www.thehopeline.com/CSDefault.aspx
[4] goTandem: http://www.jeffreydean.gotandem.com
[5] Hopeline: http://jeffreydean.com/help/
[6] Jeffreydean.com: http://www.Jeffreydean.com
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