Thanks!

Thanks Friends for praying for our friends in South Africa. The report is that the officer actually apologized, and the guy they had the incident actually did not even show up for the meeting. Thanks for praying! God is faithful.

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Pray for My Friends in South Africa

Passing this along for some of the Gathering Community currently working in South Africa. Please Pray:

Grace and Peace, Jon

"Hello friends,

I just finished talking to Justin Berger and he has some prayer requests, one of which is time-sensitive for midnight …

site updates are coming

More updates are coming this summer. What would you guys like to see on the site? Send me a message from the contact page....

Violence Rips Apart South Africa

Friends,

I just received this post from our good friend Floyd McClung. Please read this and pray for the people of South Africa.

Grace and Peace,

jon

"It is a sober time in South Africa. Violence has swept through the nation like a wild fire.

I have to tell …

This Summer at the Gathering

Friends!

I feel so blessed to be a part of the Gathering community. For the past few months we've been doing "Gospel Groups" every fourth Sunday night. In place of a sermon all 400 of break into groups of 2-4 and read a chapter of the Gospels together and then discuss …

61: New Location this Sunday (May 11)

For those that will be attending 61 this Sunday, we'll be meeting in the Overland Park Farmer's Market on Marty (just west side of Metcalf) between 79th and 80th.

Worship will start at 10:15am. Spread the word.

thanks!
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jon shirley practices for american idol

It looks like we made it, jon. It looks like we made it.

Hey, go ahead. Sing along. You know you want to:

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Thank You WorshipSource.com!

Jon's song, and title track of the album Heaven Hear Us, was chosen as the song of the month for the month of April on WorshipSource.com. Worship Source is a website dedicated to connect worship leaders across the US. We are honored to be included in the vanguard of men …

ziway + belo

On Tuesday, Jon & Alissa departed for Ziway, Ethiopia with several folks from Heartland Community Church. They are visiting sponsored kids with Food for the Hungry.

Part of the group is exploring another community called Belo. Both areas are home to sponsored children. …

The Latest!

Hey Friends! Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted a blog. Life has been happening at such a fast pace [tis' the season], but great things are happening. Many of you guys know that the Gathering has been going through some changes. Isaac, my long time friend and …

House Church Tour - late spring of 2008

Hey Friends! I am contemplating planning a "House Church Tour" late this Spring ['08]. If you, or anyone you know, is excited about our ministry and would like to have us come to your town, and your home. Let us know by emailing us here at www.jonshirley.com . We'll …

Sweet Phoenix!

Friends! Many of you guys know that a few of us from the Gathering ventured off to Phoenix, AZ just s short week ago. I think I have concluded that I'll be going to Phoenix every February, if not just to thaw out from these Mid-West winters. This Southern boy is just …

Sweet Phoenix!!!!!

Friends! Many of you guys know that a few of us from the Gathering ventured off to Phoenix, AZ just s short week ago. I think I have concluded that I'll be going to Phoenix every February, if not just to thaw out from these Mid-West winters. This Southern boy is just …

blog updates

announcemente numero uno --
we've added (and are adding...) some additional functions to the blog. hopefully you'll be able to dig thru archives a little bit better as jon continues to blog this year.

announcemente numero dos --
if you're dorky enough to read in RSS, …

Ethiopia

Well...where to start?

Alissa and I [along with seven other friends] have just returned from 10 days in Ethiopia on a "vision" trip with Food For the Hungry, an organization that we at the Gathering have united with to sponsor children orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Ziway, …

Worship, Prayer, Justice and American Idol

In the Year that King Uzziah died [you know the story], a prophet named Isaiah had the privilege of an incredible encounter with God, and in the end, God had just one question..."Who will go for us?" [You can find the whole story in Isaiah chapter 6 in the …

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Pray for These Captured South Koreans

I continue to pray for the 21 South Korean hostages being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Their obedience and bravery continues to humble my stubborn allegiance to safety and comfort. More and more I'm convinced that without a solid theology of persecution and …

Unable to be Bought

I found this passage this evening...enjoy.

If someone really does not care whether they live or die it is hard to threaten them. If our identity lies in whose we are, and not just who we are, then even loss of reputation will only be a temporary setback. The need to …

South Koreans Freed

By Yousuf Azimy
Wed Aug 29, 10:07 AM ET

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents freed 12 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day after reaching a deal with Korean and Indonesian negotiators on the release of the 19 Christian volunteers.
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