{"id":385,"date":"2010-07-23T15:55:48","date_gmt":"2010-07-23T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottcochrane.com\/?p=385"},"modified":"2010-07-23T21:51:27","modified_gmt":"2010-07-23T21:51:27","slug":"the-harvest-is-plentiful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottcochrane.com\/index.php\/2010\/07\/23\/the-harvest-is-plentiful\/","title":{"rendered":"Recapturing the Zeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last December I took a group of 12 Canadian pastors down to Willow Creek in Chicago for a week of mentoring. On our last day we were able to huddle up with Bill Hybels for a Q&A session, and it was in that setting that a pastor from Edmonton asked a question which would spark a new day for The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cBill,\u201d he began, \u201cWhat do you see in the North American church that causes you greatest concern?\u201d<\/p>\n

Without hesitating Bill shot back, \u201cThe church in North America has lost its zeal for evangelism.\u201d<\/p>\n

In one sentence Bill was able to articulate a concern that has been gnawing at me for years. And in conversation with Canadian church leaders from coast to coast I\u2019ve been hearing the same thing over and over: the Church, while making many great strides in many areas, seems to have lost its sense of urgency around evangelism.<\/p>\n

Seeking to draw attention to this trend, The Leadership Centre Willow Creek Canada has partnered with our friends at Power to Change<\/a> to bring Erwin McManus<\/a> to Canada to explore the openness to the gospel in this country.<\/p>\n

Erwin will be presenting his findings during a Canada-only session at this year\u2019s Global Leadership Summit, but today I want to give you a sneak peak as to what this unique session will be all about.<\/p>\n

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The good news? Canadians have never been more open about their desire to address deep spiritual longings.<\/p>\n

I believe we are about to see a renewal in intentional spiritual conversations that will lead to an explosion of evangelism. I can\u2019t wait to see what God has in store.<\/p>\n

What do you think it will take for the Church in Canada to recapture its \u201czeal for evangelism\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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