Note: This video was produced for Operation YouTube, an evangelistic outreach designed to share the Gospel with the internet through the YouTube world.

Steven Curtis Chapman and Family on GMA 08/06/08

Steven Curtis Chapman and family appeared on the Good Morning America show (ABC) on August 6, 2008, as well as Larry King Live (CNN) on August 7, 2008 to discuss the loss of their daughter, Maria Sue, and the famiy’s struggles since that tragic event in May. In spite of their loss, or mayhap because of it, the Chapman family has and continues to move forward with a faith in Jesus Christ that is worthy of imitation. Please continue to pray for the Chapmans, but also learn from their example of glorifying God in times of grief, and preaching the Gospel all the more, relying on God for strength and grace to get by.

This is the first [Re]Con post, putting you in touch with helpful resources and challenging pieces to further and encourage your discipleship as you seek to live in a manner worthy of the Gospel.

My good friend, Tim Sweetman, a board member of Regenerate Our Culture, rebelutionary and well-known blogger, has just been published by Focus on the Family’s Boundless Magazine with his article No Little People. In looking at the reality of how “small” we can feel in the presence of “great men and women of God”, Tim shows us how even the smallest people have the great privilege of being tools in the hands of God, if we but submit to Him and His will. So, be sure you get over to Boundless and read this article, and work at applying it to your attitude and actions!

[Re]Connected on the Rebelution Conference

As some of you may be aware, and as many of you are not aware, I will be attending the Rebelution’s “Do Hard Things” Conference in Gaithersburg, MD on July 26, 2008. It is my hope to have some video footage with some thoughts, perspectives and maybe some special guests on the conference and how it relates to our discipleship. But this isn’t all on me. There are some things that you can do, as well:

1. Pray for the advance of the Gospel. There will be many teens at the conference, some of whom have never heard the Gospel and some who really don’t let it change how they live. It needs to be our primary concern that the Holy Spirit would work through the Gospel’s centrality and power to transform them.
2. Pray for the continued discipling of parents and youth. Conferences are a lot of fun, but that’s not really the point. It should be our hope that all the fellowship, listening, worshiping, and book-buying that happens will be a launchpad for new avenues and inroads in discipleship for believers as they are challenged by Alex, Brett, and their father, Gregg.
3. Pray for insight that will be an aid to [Re]Connected. I would be remiss if I did not expect this conference to benefit the ministry and expansion of [Re]Connected in its content and development. Matt and I need much wisdom and direction, continually, in order to see this fulfill God’s will and serve the Kingdom, as we hope to do.

Thank you, in advance, for your prayers. God bless!

In the Gospel,

David Ketter