PCA STUDENTS ON MISSION

More than 300 of our Prestonwood Christian Academy students have been ministering this week from Bonton in South Dallas to Abilene to the Amazon to Africa. They’ve actually been in six countries on three continents. Over the past few days, I’ve loved hearing about how this has really ministered to them. Our church has a heart for missions and Dr. Larry Taylor, the Head of School, has done a wonderful job of integrating that DNA at PCA.

I was able to meet earlier this week with the PCA Baseball Team. Coach Mike Maack and the boys had just ministered for three days in the Bonton community. It was great to hear their hearts and to see how God had done a work in them through this ministry opportunity in the inner city.

Our students participated in prayer walks and fed the homeless in Bonton, made quilts for a women's shelter, witnessed the dedication of a water well provided by our church in the Amazon and helped dispense eyeglasses to people in villages, shared Christ’s love with orphans in various locations, helped in schools and so much more. It’s been a minimester they’ll never forget.

Cali Kinder, one of our students on mission in Uganda, wrote these powerful words:

My translator, Charles, and I were talking to three different women and one of them was already born again and the other two decided to make professions of faith. Praise God! The born again woman decided to take us to the public school where she teaches and the headmaster allowed us to share with about 80 fourth through seventh grade students the Hope and EvangeCube. After sharing, every kid raised their hand to accept Christ. While we do not know for sure who truly meant it, we have planted a seed in their hearts to seek the one true God... God is doing amazing things here and we are making a difference for Christ in these villages that have never had a group like us.

That day in Uganda, our students and staff and adult chaperones presented the Gospel to more than 230 people and 67 accepted Christ.

To God be the glory!

ERIC METAXAS AT POWERLUNCH ON TUESDAY

Just three weeks into the spring season of PowerLunch at Prestonwood, we’re already off to an incredible start. I’ve been saying this is one of our finest lineups ever, and it’s evident by our guest speaker tomorrow—Eric Metaxas.

Eric is a brilliant writer who has masterfully documented the story of the German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the New York Times Best-Seller Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. It’s a powerful story of martyrdom that you won’t want to miss.

Last week, Carrie McDonnall shared a modern day story of martyrdom. Carrie and her husband, David, along with three other missionaries, were ambushed by terrorists in Iraq in 2004. Carrie was shot 22 times and suffered major injuries. But she says she found God was with her through “the valley of the shadow of death.”

Watch this video.




If you live in the area, come join us tomorrow at noon in the Student Ministry Building. And click here to check out our schedule of speakers.

MEN'S CONFERENCE ON WEBSITE & iPHONE APP

Our Men's Conference is online and on the Prestonwood iPhone app!

I tweeted on Saturday night that this conference was one of the best things we've ever done at Prestonwood. To God be the glory! It was an incredible 8 hours...God moved powerfully and lives were changed! It was a beautiful sight to see more than 3,000 men worshipping and so many making decisions for Christ.

If you attended, be sure to share this link with friends who weren't able to make it. If you didn't attend, I encourage you to view it today.

Check out the website at:
prestonwoodmensconference.org.

Download the free iPhone app at:
tiny.cc/pbcapp

• Tap the "Free Download" button (upper right corner).
• Tap "Install."
• Sign in to your account.
• Tap "OK."

Spring Training ... at Friday Morning Men's Bible Study

I’m excited about the Men’s Conference beginning tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m. And I hope you’ve registered to join us. Learn more here.

But before we get to that, we’re starting a new series Spring Training at Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. Men, this will help prepare us for the Men’s Conference as Jeff Young talks to us about “Fundamentals.”

We’re bringing out the big bats for this. Chris Kouba teaches March 11 on "Signals" ... Jarrett Stephens teaches "Roster" on March 18 ... and I'm batting cleanup on March 25, teaching on "Winning."

Get in the game! Join us at 6:30 a.m. in the Student Ministry Building.

COME GET FED ... PRESTONWOOD MEN'S CONFERENCE (MARCH 4&5)

Men, I hope that those of you who live in the Dallas area have signed up for the Prestonwood Men’s Conference on March 4&5. It’s going to be an incredible couple of days. As I’ve been preparing and talking to some of the men who will either be speaking or giving their testimonies (like Jason Witten and Tony Romo pictured in the studio with me), I’m more excited than ever about the impact this gathering will have on men.

We all need to be challenged ... we all need to be encouraged ... we all need to be fed.

Come get fed.

Praying for Spiritual Revolution in Sudan

Listen to this brief yet powerful message from Pastor David Kaya, with whom we are partnering in Sudan. We are so encouraged by the love and support our church family has shown the people of Sudan; and blessed by all that God is doing through David and his ministry.

GENERATIONS

When I look at our North Campus and think back on how we ended up on these 120 acres of land, I praise God for the vision that brought us here. God is truly doing “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think.” In just a few years on our property at Prosper Trail and the Dallas North Tollway Extension, we’ve experienced incredible growth. We are not only experiencing dynamic growth, it’s also generational growth with every age represented.

Electric with energy, our members are thrilled at the prospect of what lies ahead. And the immediate future includes expansion, actually doubling the size of our existing facility, to help us meet the needs of our burgeoning church family and community and those not yet here. We recently began a new journey with a vision to meet those needs: Generations: Believing. Belonging. Becoming.


This $17.5 million campaign will provide space for all generations from our children to our students to our adults. We believe these buildings will stand for generations as a testament to the glory of God.

We are in a season of prayer and fasting for this journey, and I’ve been meeting with our lay leaders to speak a little more in depth on the expansion and about how God is directing is.

These are the bullet points we’re touching on. We know that God is going to provide and He will do that by showing each person how much to give.

• God knows what the need is.

• He will let you know what part of the need He wants you to meet, if you will sincerely pray and ask Him.

• What He shows you, He wants you to do. He will enable you to do, if you will trust Him and depend upon Him.

• When you give this way, you give primarily from God’s resources and not your own ... and God gets the glory.

• When you do something for the glory of God, you receive the blessing and lives are changed.

We eagerly await all that God will do through Generations.