Pethers Prayer Points – 4th September 2019

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4th September 2019

Welcome to my latest, and what will be my last PPP.
Don’t’ worry, I am not leaving the ministry!

The reason that this will be the final Newsletter sent as Pethers Prayer Points is that the growth of The Rooftop ministry means that there are so many stories to tell that I want you to hear and so much that needs prayer! This is especially true now that we are now coming close to, what could be a remarkable MOMENT THAT LEADS TO A MOVEMENT – The Rooftop GLOBAL ENCOUNTER taking place on 10th October 2020 in up to 100 countries around the world.

The potential for this unique event is so great that we have decided that all communications that we send from now until the GLOBAL ENCOUNTER will feature this event. As such, from next time, I will be sending GLOBAL ENCOUNTER NEWS which will include regular updates on what is happening with The Rooftop around the world as we approach this unique event.

I will also include a ‘Personal Section’ where I will continue to share some more personal/family news and prayer needs.

Since I last wrote things have been pretty non-stop!
Over the past couple of weeks I have been meeting with a number of pastors in my home ‘city’ of Chelmsford as I am keen that the GLOBAL ENCOUNTER in 2020 will be launched from where I live. It is a wonderful part of God’s sovereignty that Chelmsford is ‘The Birthplace of Radio’ and from the city that began global mass communication I will launching a global event that will envision and equip Christians to join Jesus in His Mission.

It dawned on me during a meeting with a pastor in Chelmsford that the GLOBAL ENCOUNTER is something quite remarkable. I guess that I have been communicating this vision for such a long time that I have forgotten how big this could be. After I had shared the vision of the GLOBAL ENCOUNTER, the pastor looked at me across the table and said “This is a big deal…This is a really big deal”. He continued: “There is nothing else like this happening in the world, this is unique, God could do something amazing through this”. I pray that He is right and that all the glory goes to God!

I have spent the last few days in Los Angeles meeting with a number of Hispanic pastors and leaders in preparation for The Rooftop Latin America Summit that will be taking place in early November 19. As is so often the case, I was amazed to see the ways that God had gone before me and led me to the people that He wants to be a part of what He is doing through The Rooftop. We now have a really good group of people working together in preparation for the Summit.
On Sunday, I preached at three Hispanic churches in different parts of LA. It was such a thrill to see many people responding to the challenge to Join Jesus in His Mission.

Coming Up:

Over the next couple days I will be completing the first module of the Joining Jesus Discipleship Processthat will be used across Africa. This module consists of 12 sessions that focus on the Mission of Jesus and how, as leaders, we can join Him in that mission and equip the church to do the same.

I would really appreciate your prayers in relation to ‘Joining Jesus Africa’ please pray:

  • That God will inspire me to write the materials that can be used to accelerate a disciple-making movement across Africa.
  • That the Pioneers who use the materials will be used by God to equip disciple-making disciples and that this will lead to multiplication of disciple-making disciples.

On Thursday I will be leading Session 1 Of the Joining Jesus online coaching for pastors across Arizona, please pray that God uses this session to help the 17 pastors that will be online to really grasp the true mission of Jesus.

On Saturday I will be at The Rooftop international Council Meeting in North Carolina. With the focus now turning very much towards The Rooftop GLOBAL ENCOUNTER, we have many exciting and challenging things to consider and seek God for. Please pray that we will hear the Lord’s voice and pray also for Stephen Gaukroger, the chairman of the council, that God will use him to lead the group effectively.

On Sunday morning I will be preaching at Big Bone Baptist Church in Union Kentucky and then at 6pm leading a Rooftop Encounter for churches across Northern Kentucky at the Garden of Hope in Covington KY overlooking Cincinatti. Please pray that God speaks through me in the morning and that the ENCOUNTER in the evening is transformational for many Christians as they seek a fresh vision of God’s heart for the lost.

On a personal note, I would appreciate prayers for Lynn, she is in the process of changing jobs and would appreciate your prayers as she says goodbye to her current employers (something she never finds easy) and begins to get ready for her new role.

Thanks so much for your prayers and support.

In Jesus,

Dennis

THE ROOFTOP WOMEN NETWORK SEMINAR IN MOMBASA

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Women Pastors and Leaders came together for a 3 day seminar in Mombasa, Kenya, to share how to reach out to other women on Evangelism, Discipleship, involvement of women in the Rooftop Mission of  JOINING JESUS IN HIS MISSION.

 

Latino Leaders Training – US

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John Whaley, The Rooftop Pioneer US, writes:

On Saturday, August 24, I had the opportunity to introduce The Rooftop Core Materials and Process to a group of Latino pastors and leaders in Hickory, NC. This is a group being equipped to plant Latino churches in the Hickory area by Miguel and Silvia Lopez who led a church planting movement in Cuba before coming to the States. In a few weeks, we will begin meeting weekly to walk through The Rooftop Process together. Pray for these leaders and for The Rooftop as we continue developing relationships with Latino leaders in North, South, and Central America.

Pethers’ Prayer Points – 30th June 2019

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Welcome to my latest Pethers Prayer Points.

As you read this PPP you will see that your prayers and support are needed greatly!

We are reaching more people in more countries and have the opportunity to expand a disciple-making movement that spreads across the globe.

It is difficult to explain, in just a few words, all of the things that are happening as The Rooftop continues to make an impact across the world. The growth and potential of this ministry is such that we are now focusing on a ‘God-sized vision’ that will, we believe, result in us making 1,000,000 new disciples in 100 countries over the next 5 years.

As you read this you may be thinking ‘Hallelujah’ or ‘Has Dennis gone crazy?’ (or something in between!) So, let me provide some context for this vision.

We are focusing on this God-sized vision because He is opening doors and providing us with opportunities that make this outcome ‘Huge but achievable’ because He is doing it.

Central to this vision are the Rooftop Pioneers that are working so hard to share the vision of The Rooftop both in the countries where they live and also in neighbouring countries. In September we will be commencing the ‘Joining Jesus Disciple-making Process’ in 14 countries across Africa. This process will be used by our Pioneers to equip pastors and regional leaders to make disciples who make disciples. It is very likely that this disciple-making process will be taking place in more than 20 countries by the end of 2019.

As I have communicated with the Pioneers in Africa about this, I have been receiving so much exciting feedback, here is just a little:

Nestor Ndizeye
National Pioneer, The Rooftop Burundi

Personally, I will begin to gather Churches and leaders of churches in order to show them our work in The Rooftop Ministries publicly, our vision, mission and our statement of faith. All of that will be analyzed in a seminar of 2 days, and I will choose a coordinator and the coordinator will choose a group of 12 as you mentioned in the name. All of that will be done in all 18 provinces of Burundi.

Josoa Emmanuel
National Pioneer, The Rooftop Madagascar

First, what we are going to do is to translate all The Rooftop documents in Malagasy (deadline – end of august) in the beginning of September, all the committee should have all docs in Malagasy and read it till the end of September. I will go to Tamatave (370 km from the capital) to train pastors in that area (about 56 pastors, from different denominations)

Phillip Mudzidzi (Rev.)
National Pioneer, The Rooftop Zimbabwe

I found the time at the Summit, impressing the more on my heart to reach out to church leaders, pastors and believers through the Mobile Discipleship School. I am planning and have already shared the vision with some of the leaders here and they are finding it in touch with the needs of the church in order to grow disciples who in turn will make disciples both from the people in church and those without. I have looked ahead and planned that we can start with people in Gweru, Bulawayo and Harare. We will be having groups of 12 people following the pattern Jesus used for a more personal touch with the disciples. I hope to have the first groups from these areas start on the 1st of September 2019 and meeting them every month for two days each time for six months. So we hope to complete the first groups of disciples End of February then we graduate them with certificates.

In addition to these responses, I have also been talking with Elijah Valcarcel, our Pioneer in Sierra Leone who is heading soon to the regions in the south of the country to make disciples among the ‘Never-Reached’ people who live there. I have also been talking with Theos Ntambwe, our Pioneer in D.R. Congo about the process being used to equip leaders-in-training at the Bible School he leads. The opportunities in Bible schools across Africa are numerous and I am excited at the possibility of Disciple-making being at the heart of equipping leaders of churches.

The disciple-making movement is also spreading across South Africa, Namibia, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Liberia, Nigeria and Ghana as well as into neighbouring countries.

As well as the expansion that is already taking place and now accelerating across Africa, we are soon to have The Rooftop Latin America Summit. It appears that we will have 12 potential National Pioneers coming together from South and Central America and the United States (home of around 60,000,000 Hispanic people). At this summit we will appoint pioneers who will be equipped to communicate the vision of The Rooftop and begin disciple-making movements in the countries where they live.

There is so much more to say about plans in relation to the GLOBAL ROOFTOP ENCOUNTER on the 10th October 2020 as well as expansion of The Rooftop in the US and UK and many new doors opening in Europe and Asia. I will provide a little more detail on these, next time!

We believe that ‘God is able’ and that through The Rooftop ministry 1,000,000 disciples could be made in 5 years.

That’s why we need your prayers and support!

Our key need is funding!

As the Pioneers expand the disciple-making movement across their countries and beyond, funds are required that will enable them to travel to cities and regions, to arrange gatherings of pastors and leaders, to translate and print materials.

Our costs are always kept to a minimum and we spend very little on administrative costs. You may find the following two facts interesting:

  • Over 95% of our funds are spent on Pioneers delivering ministry.
  • In Africa it costs less than $10,000 per-country-per-year for The Rooftop movement to make disciples who make disciples.

As you will have seen from the brief comments from some of our Pioneers in Africa, they are ready to go NOW and need funds that will make this possible.

PLEASE WOULD YOU:

Pray specifically that God will touch the hearts of people that He wants to use to provide funds for this ministry so that we can make disciples across the world.

Prayerfully consider becoming a financial partner:

To Donate to The Rooftop please visit our website www.therooftop.org and hit the DONATE button.

If you are already a regular financial partner, please would you consider making a special gift in addition to your, much appreciated regular support.

If you are not a financial partner, please would you consider becoming one! You may want to make a special gift or, if possible, become a regular donor.

Our Pioneers are reaching people who are beyond the walls, equipping Christians to reach people beyond the walls and ensuring that those who are reached are equipped to reach others. Please will you partner with us so that we can make 1,000,000 disciples over the next 5 years.

If you have any questions, or would like to talk with me in more detail, about becoming a financial partner please feel free to email me personally at dennispethers@therooftop.org

Thanks so much for your prayers and support.

In Jesus,

Dennis

The Rooftop Pioneer Namibia reports……

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The Lamb of God Baptist Church, home church of The Rooftop Pioneer in Namibia, has been able to distribute the food to their local community. The Rev Lukas Ndjamba says that God has blessed our Church, to help the community.

The Rooftop begins in Liberia

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I am very grateful to the Lord for His Faithfulness. Since my return to Liberia, I have started the Rooftop activities. I am presently involved in the following:

I have formed an acting advisory Board and will be explaining the activities and vision of the Rooftop to them soon. I have started to train my church members as I want them to the first Rooftop Ambassadors.


In addition, we are also involved in personal evangelism which resulted in the recent baptism of new converts.

We plan to launch both personal and large scale evangelism by September after they have first-hand information about joining Jesus in His Mission through the Rooftop.


I am also visiting churches to share the vision of the Rooftop. Gradually, we are making progress.

I am encountering a lot of challenges as it relates to communication. I am appealing to you to please help to raise funds in order to purchase a phone for use here in order to my work effective and efficient. This will help me to access Facebook, WhatsApp or Messenger in order to get information from other Rooftop members and you all.

Thank you all so much and may the Lord be our strengthen as we all fulfil Kingdom assignments.

The Rooftop Nigeria

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Emmanuel Ejinma, The Rooftop Pioneer, Nigeria reports:

Thank God for the grace to lead these young men through the foundational teachings of the Christian faith (step 1) Pray the Lord to make them disciples that will make disciples.

THE ROOFTOP EVANGELISM SEMINAR AT WAMASA-KINANGO, KENYA

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PASTORS AND LEADERS FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHURCHES CAME TOGETHER FOR THE ROOFTOP MEETING ON HOW TO CONDUCT EVANGELISM EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CHURCHES AS THEY JOIN JESUS IN HIS MISSION

Rooftop Kenya, Training Children’s Ministry workers.

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Boniface Ojode, The Rooftop Pioneer Kenya reports:

Praise God servants today I had a privilege to train children ministry workers on how to teach children effectively the word of God.It was amazing seeing children workers recommitting themselves to join Jesus in His mission and reaching out to every child for Christ. The session will be conducted monthly. Glory to God.

Pethers’ Prayer Points – 9th July 2019

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Welcome to my latest Pethers Prayer Points.

I am sorry that you have not heard from me for a while! This PPP is a little longer than usual as it covers a few weeks of activity – it is definitely worth the extra couple of minutes that it will take to read it, so please READ ON.

As you may remember, my last communication provided an outline of The Rooftop Africa Summit. Thank you so much for your prayers regarding this, it was an amazing time and enormously significant for the ongoing development of The Rooftop. Below is a brief summary of some of what happened:

• The Summit was attended by National Pioneers from 14 countries across Africa and the passion and enthusiasm of each of them was a joy.
• I was able to outline the vison of The Rooftop to the Pioneers and it was very exciting to see them really grasp it and to engage in numerous conversations with them about how they will be introducing/developing the movement in their country as they seek to equip churches to Join Jesus in His Mission.
• As well as presenting the vision there was a clear focus on the biblical foundation of The Rooftop as well as a strong emphasis on the character of a National Pioneer. This teaching was delivered by Rev Stephen Gaukroger of the Clarion Trust who is the International Chairman of The Rooftop. His input was excellent and so important! No pioneer left the Summit without a clear understanding of The Rooftop and the kind of Christ Follower that they need to be as they pioneer the movement in their country.
• Strong relationships were built among the pioneers and, very importantly, regional leaders have now been recognized for Southern, East and West Africa.
• The Pioneers left the Summit with a passion to develop the movement in the countries where they are as well as to introduce it into bordering countries. It is likely that The Rooftop will be in 20 countries across Africa by the end of 2019.
• We concluded the summit by providing certificates to all the National Pioneers and agreeing together that we would be seeking to make 250,000 disciples across Africa over the next 5 years.

As well as the more ‘formal’ teaching and equipping it was also very exciting to go out into the community with the Pioneers and share the gospel with people that lived nearby. During one afternoon, we were able to lead 5 people to become followers of Jesus.

On a more personal note, one morning as I was walking to the church building where the equipping was taking place, a young ‘Motorbike Taxi Rider’, seeing that I was clearly not a ‘local’ asked if I was a preacher, when he discovered that I was he asked for a bible. The following day, I gave him a bible and then 4 other ‘taxi riders’ asked for bibles. I said I would get one for each of them as long as they let me tell them the story of Jesus when I gave it to them. The following morning, 2 of the riders met with me and I gave them each a bible and told them about Jesus. They both became followers of Jesus! I then gave them the other two bibles and asked them to give these to their friends who did not make it for our meeting. I instructed them to tell their friends about the Jesus of the Bible who they were now following! It is all about making disciples who make disciples.

Following The Rooftop Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, I travelled South East to Madagascar, an Island off of the coast of Mainland Africa and, following an equipping day with The Rooftop Madagascar Board, was able to speak as part of the Launch Celebration of The Rooftop Madagscar. The enthusiasm and excitement for the ministry there was so inspiring.

My last stop was in Uitenhage, South Africa. Chris, Dikana, the National Pioneer for The Rooftop South Africa had arranged a ‘Revival Weekend’ that involved 6 churches from across the city, joining together to seek God’s heart for the lost and to explore how best to ‘Join Jesus in His Mission’. The atmosphere at the meetings was ‘electric’ and the response was truly humbling as so many who gathered cried out to God asking Him to fill them with His passion for the lost. It was also a great encouragement to witness a deep and growing unity among the ‘six’ churches who increasingly spoke of themselves as ‘one church with one mission – THE MISSION OF JESUS’.

That was Africa!

I am now back in the UK and will be focusing on some key things during July, these include:

• Preparation for The Rooftop Latin America Summit taking place 4-8th November 2019 in Panama.
• Meetings with leaders from a number of cities across the area where I live to explore how The Rooftop may be used as part of an ‘Awakening’.
• Completing the ‘Joining Jesus’ Discipleship materials that will be used by our National Pioneers across Africa (and beyond) beginning in September 2019.

Please would you pray regarding the following:

• For all of the Pioneers across Africa that they will effectively develop The Rooftop in the countries where they live (and beyond) and that they will equip Christians to make many disciples who make disciples.
• For funding! Each of the Pioneers in Africa requires some funds that will enable them to travel and host meetings/produce materials to equip leaders and Christians across their countries. The costs of making many disciples is very small-per-disciple but funds are needed URGENTLY. Please pray for God’s provision.
• For me as I complete the ‘Joining Jesus’ materials that are an integral part of the disciple-making movement across Africa and beyond. (These will also be translated into Spanish and used across Latin America in the future).
• For the meetings that I will be having with leaders from across my local area, that God will open the doors that He wants me to go through.
• On Sunday 14th July I will preaching at Gold Hill Baptist Church on the theme of ‘Joining Jesus in His Mission’. Please pray that God will speak clearly and that many will respond to the challenge to ‘Join Jesus in His Mission’.

Thanks so much for your prayers and support.

In Jesus,

Dennis