CHRIST AWAKENING RALLIES: Multi-church gatherings in a city or community. Rallies involve a blend of Christ-focused worship, testimonies from local leaders to the need for and hope of a Christ awakening, along with a biblical message on the supremacy of God's Son. Rallies conclude with an audience response to the vision through a brief "concert of prayer". The whole event helps introduce a much wider audience to the hope and scope of a Christ-awakening movement.
CHRIST ROUNDTABLES: Informal half-day leadership deliberations, often facilitated in intimate settings. Roundtables encourage Christian leaders (clergy and lay) to share with one another biblical teachings on the supremacy of Christ, grapple with current evidences of the "crisis of Christology", as well as explore opportunities and resources for serving a Christ-awakening where they live.
CHRIST SUMMITS: One-day events that bring together both Christian leaders and dedicated Christian laypeople. Summits explore in much greater depth major themes raised more informally in a "Christ Roundtable". Summits incorporate strong teaching, training tools and small group interaction. They also equip participants to return home as "Messengers of Hope" to foster Christ-awakenings movements.
CHRISTFests: Subtitled "Celebrating the Supremacy of God's Glorious Son for ALL that He is with ALL that We are". This 90 minute worship experience provides a creative, interactive mix of scores of Scripture readings, hymns and songs, along with brief small group prayer times - all designed to guide people through a unique exploration of "the life of Christ from eternity past to eternity future". A Leader's Manual, Program Script and 350 slide Power Point are offered for free download the our web site.
CHRIST CONVOCATIONS: Regional and national assemblies, by invitation only, that bring together top-tier leadership in the Church. A convocation provides significant time for leaders to survey and interpret what God is doing through current Christ-awakening movements. Participants consult on how Church and ministry leaders might collaborate more fully to better serve the movement God is raising up already.
CHRIST COLLEGES: Extended gatherings lasting two to three days, to help Christian leaders study in- depth the whole Scripture's prime focus on the supremacy of God's Son. Colleges also help participants develop creative ways to bring this vision before God's people in all teaching and preaching of God's Word. Colleges provide richly rewarding fulfillments of our ministry's primary mission to "proclaim the full extent of Christ's supremacy" as we "empower others to do the same."
CHRIST INSTITUTES: One or two week residential modules, more academic in nature, that guide leaders through a comprehensive study of biblical Christology. Institutes also assist them in designing life-long methods for using God's Word to serve Christ-awakening movements. Graduates become officially "Associates" of the Christ Institute. Associates are invited to remain strategically linked to each other as they serve (sometimes as a "think tank") emerging Christ-awakening movements.
CHRIST HUDDLES: On-going, small groups convened locally for accountability, study, strategizing and prayer. Huddles are a practical step toward preserving the fruitfulness of other PROCLAIM HOPE! ministries, such as Roundtables, Summits, Colleges. Huddles allow its members to share their growing vision of Christ's greatness and glory, to help one another foster a Christ-awakening among the people each serves, and to intercede for one another's ministries as "Messengers of Hope". Christ Is ALL! offers basic helps to get a Christ Huddle started.
CHRIST RE-UNIONS: Periodic localized reconnections of "graduates" of any PROCLAIM HOPE! event. Re-Unions usually unfold as half days for alumni to debrief latest discoveries in their studies on Christology, to discuss how they are applying what they learned at one of our outreaches, and to pray for each other's efforts to foster Christ-awakening movements where they live.
CHRIST AWAKENING JOURNEYS: A multi-day, concentrated mix of PROCLAIM HOPE! outreaches, offered in multiple venues at different times and various levels within geographical regions or major urban centers. Here Christians have opportunities to interact personally with a "touring team" sent to inspire and serve them. Through a Journey, the team is able to saturate, in short order, a multitude of Christians with a fresh vision for Christ's glory, greatness and majestic reign. Priority is given to engaging with local spiritual leaders (clergy and lay) who are passionate for promoting among their people an awakening to the majesty of God's Son. The goal is to help them become "Messengers of Hope" who can continue to work after the Journey has ended.
MESSENGERS OF HOPE: A term for Christians anywhere who begin to take personal initiative in spreading among other believers a larger vision of God's Son and greater reasons to put our hope in Him. Ultimately, Messengers of Hope are God's key to igniting and sustaining transformative Christ-awakening movements. They provide the "legs" for any Christ-awakening movement - whether local or national. In all of our outreaches, PROCLAIM HOPE! retains one overriding goals: to find and equip as many Messengers of Hope as possible.
CHRIST AWAKENING SERVANT TEAMS:
Small bands of "messengers of hope"
in a local church or other Christian group joined together to form a CAST. A CAST mission vision is quite simple and
easily implemented: "Connect Christians
more fully with the person of Christ by increasing our conversations about the
supremacy of Christ ". This is how a Christ-awakening movement can penetrate
at the grassroots level. A six-page document on our website gives all the
specifics you need to get started.
TOOLS AND RESOURCES: A wide selection of complementary written and audio materials are available on line for free download at www.ProclaimHope.com. In addition, we offer on-going consulting services for churches, ministries, and denominations - all of which is geared toward "proclaiming the full extent of Christ's supremacy and empowering others to do the same."
CHRIST IS ALL! A Joyful Manifesto on the Supremacy of God's Son: This is David Bryant's foundational book (476 pages), and serves as a key follow up tool for all PROCLAIM HOPE! ministries. The book incorporates 3-books-in-1: The first volume overviews the supremacy of Christ. In it Christians discover dynamic new perspectives on the reign of God's Son. Volume two analyzes the "crisis of supremacy" inside the American church, and how it paralyzes our worship and witness for Christ. Volume three outlines practical strategies for implementing anywhere a "Campaign of Hope" that confronts and cures the crisis - and prepares the way for a God-given Christ-awakening movement. A small group study guide (Appendix II) makes it a great tool for corporate study and discussion, especially for those who want to start a Christ Huddle.