Many of you have responded with a resounding "AMEN!" Already over a dozen people have come in with comments for this group. You do not want to play church, but be the church.

And this group is under the radar right now. I have invited those who have expressed interest in this type of thing and long to see His Kingdom come.

And so the meeting is Friday night and Saturday the 18 & 19th of August. At that gathering we will decide on the next one. Many of you will be in Mt. Snow the few days before it. Bless you!

One of the immediate comments, said that we needed a central post area where members could go if their email died or such. They have recomended a calendar as well. We will build that shortly. That is because some can not make it and we will be readying for the next meeting.

We will soon have a section on our website at PCF but until then, please use this if you are interested in commenting or catching up with things.

I will be posting more pertinent information as to the location, etc.

Also, we will post "bullets" so that you can see what is happening and how it is coming about. I devoted a lot pf tday to praying about this and building the "shell," so that people will know what is happening and how they can participate.

In response to that, I am going to "invite" you to post comments and introduce yourselves to one another through this ,ethod, called blogging. You will find the previous letters there as well. You will receive a letter from Blogger.com inviting you as a member. Your not returning this letter does not keep you from being a member, just unable to write and comment.

Please remember that this group is by invitation only and until after the first meeting, there will be no way to "invite' so to speak. The main goal is to build freindship and relationship so that we can work together.

I will add to this as we go.

WOW!

I am using a new email program. What was the shortcut "Save" is now "Send" and I am getting very frustrated. WOW-wait a second. Maybe it is not enough to be saved, but you need to be sent as well!!! Sorry for the half finished letter, but I assure you people will not be sent before their time!!! Or will they?

WOW!!!


All ready we are at a place of WOW! So many have written and said this is something I feel drawn to. Below is the basis of a vision I had in year 2000 during an extended fast. Those that have known me for years will recognize the little bits. I am really encouraged by your letters. Imagine a group of people drawn by the Holy Spirit bringing forth the Kingdom in power and in might. I can tell you that we are going to see the end of comfort zones and enter the POWER zones. As a matter of fact, I am thinking that is exactly what we are going to see. We are going to see cities and towns transformed to zones of POWER, much as Amy Semple McPherson saw in her place of prayer with an "electricity" that even the public felt as they walked by. So, keep your eyeWOW!s on "Zones Of Power!"

Those of you who have written, it is an encouragement to me. We will be finalizing plans. Tina does need to hear from you so we can arrange food. Thank you for blessing us with your prayers and your words.

Lee



I wanted to share what the beginnings of this were. January 2000. I have made notes in CAPS.

Vision

In January 2000, the Lord gave me a vision, that I believe revealed the Father's heart for His church in New England and around the world. In that vision I saw many lonely leaders, who were just waiting for a dad to come along side.

Who were these people? Many were emerging leaders, but there were many who did not have the ability or the connections to receive from the wisdom of a spiritual "dad". While some of that was self imposed, the isolation often was real. I saw many churches that struggled for lack of resources, directions and giftings.

In that vision I saw a network of life. The Lord put it upon my heart to bring together 3 men who I see as fathers to the church. Each one provides oversight to existing churches. Each has proven work and the results are good fruit.

I contacted them and arranged for a meeting in March. Each one agreed, despite the distances that had to be covered.

Those three were; . At that meeting there were three others including myself. Below you will see the notes from at that meeting. Our meeting took place in a home constructed in 1760. And as one pointed out, we could easily envision members of the then, upcoming Revolutionary War discussing strategy, much as we discussed strategy for the war for souls.

A vision recorded at our first meeting was that of a net. The apostlic oversight was the outer cord of the net, and the knots were tied by the unity of the church leaders, the working of apostleship.

THIS WAS ATTEMPTED ONCE BUT THROUGH MAN'S OPPOSITION I WAS PUSHED ASIDE AND THE VISON FAILED IN THAT SEASON AND WAS ABORTED.

Mission statement

To see God's kingdom; united in the Spirit and built through relationship, fully supplied and strengthened by networking.

The purpose of our quarterly meetings is to seek the face of God for our New England area (our Jerusalem), develop relationships between church leaders, provide secure and wise influence and to serve one another.

These meetings are the result of a meeting held in March 2000 where 6 leaders came together in a New Hampshire home to discuss the viability of a network of ministry for New England. After hours of discussion, it was determined that not only was the Godly need there, but that during the whole time, the word, "but" had not been uttered once. That ideas came forth freely and built upon one another. Flowing freely.

Our quarterly meetings will offer the opportunities for an often isolated church leadership, to come together through existing relationships empowering them to forge new relationships.

The meetings will provide opportunity for those who desire to see the New England region( and beyond) taken for God, networked so that strong areas can aid in weakened areas, meeting the needs of the Kingdom.

Our next meeting will be February 3rd at The Village Church in West Swanzey. There will be a time of fellowship beginning at 11am. At 12 noon will assemble to pray and to see what is on God's agenda.

This meeting is part of what will be an ongoing process of leadership relationships, care for the emerging leader and ministry supply of gifts and resources.




How to join

This "net" is built by relationship. To "join", one must have relationship with someone involved. It is not a "club" but a gathering of leaders who want to see our "Jerusalem" impacted for the Lord. There will be no charge, dues or fees. What the Lord has freely given we must give. Each location has been kind enough to provide their location and buffet luncheon.

There are no "dues", but the building of relationships. Many will utilize the bigger "pool" of giftings and talents to further the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus.

If you happened upon this website or were directed to us, please contact me for further information;


Our first meeting, May 27th, 2000 was successful.


Notes from March 23rd, Apostolic Networking

General thoughts: a historic occasion

God is doing a new thing.
This includes breaking down the competitive in the hearts of leaders

Note: isolation exists in leaders as an attitude that is justified
Needed: healing and repentance that will allow pastors and leaders reaching out to each other in love.

Apostolic Networking: relatively a new concept and movement among leaders
Apostolic Networking: a natural progression of development resulting from current relationships

Apostolic ministry not Lord's over God's inheritance but bondservants to the church.
Prayer needs to intensify:
in order to bring forth the true revelation and implementation of apostolic reformation
to understand and build new models for training of emerging leaders
to identify and release resources, both spiritual and natural
to allow ministry to move from points of strength to supply the points of weakness
to enable leadership to flow in this reality
to promote vision that will fulfill the cause of Jesus Christ in the NE
to reveal and focus God given assignments
to establish right relationships for right purposes in right ways
to be enabled to bring forth fruitfully and purposefully the apostolic blessing

Possible name identity:

The real challenge is how is something like this facilitated?

This concept is an alternative and addition to what the Lord has already established and is not meant to
be exclusive or the only thing that is happening. There needs to be a built in philosophy that pervades
the network that avoids spiritual pride and denominationalism. Networking would provide a place for
freedom of purpose to flow without control based on a free market society where all benefit as much as
they determine is right for them. Give and take based on willing hearted and free will principles.

The net needs to be designed to provide social relevance, meet real needs and build provide powerful
recourses that practically meet the needs of the culture and society with God's provision.

The net is an organism not an organization in it's essence, though there will need to be organization to
facilitate it's function.

Two existing status quos that will be changed through apostolic reformation:
Denominationalism and Individualism

A new model for relationships and ministry resources based on the Internet.

Each leader and ministry has access to the net from their local position
The apostolic network provides the backbone for the communication to flow through relationships
Each website (ministry represented) is distinct, yet linked to other websites
Relationships become the knots of the network, tied on purpose for the extending of the Kingdom.
No one owns the net, but it belongs to all, parts of it defined by many site managers and contributors
Meditation on this model will provide further understanding of the freedom and availability of
networking

Apostolic networking is a recognition of what already exits and a further embracing of it.



What does apostolic networking look like?

Some identifying traits of :

It's alive - a community of relationships rather than an organization of relationships that are:

Enabling
Life giving
Instructive and prophetically accurate
Relevant
Productive
Provisional
Inspirational
Relationship orientated and based
Releasing
Safe
Open - transparent and real
Non-violating of individual distinctives and vision perspectives
Non-competitive
Cooperative
Non-demanding
Values time
Easily accessible

is designed to be consistent with the Kingdom principles of:

Vision enlarging An open future Reproduction (easily reproduced on any level) Encouraging support systemModel providing Challenging Life changing Respectful of current existing networks (groups, movements and such) Brings healing to existing networks so that they can flow within their own network and flow in enlarged circles of other networks

Provides:

Forum
Fellowship
Perspectives
Cross-pollinating
Flexibility for local emphasis and local flavor
Strength from agreement and unity for reaching the region with the gospel

Implementation:

Leadership provided by influence rather than by administration (consistent with the internet
model)
Built on existing and forming relationships.
Begins by ministering to the Lord in prayer so that He may form and shape the net through the
knotting of relationships.
Quarterly prayer meetings with invitations to all existing leader relationships in the NE to attend.


(You must be a guest of someone coming-please do not just "show up". See form.)

YOU CAN SEE MY ROOTS ARE TO SEE PEOPLE CHANGED, HEALTHY AND WHOLE. THIS VISION HAS MORPHED SOME, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT IS TO SEE HIS KINGDOM COME.

I NEED HELP. THIS REQUIRED MUCH.

SO, WHILE IN THIS DAY AND AGE THERE WILL BE GREATER EMPHASIS ON DISCIPLING PEOPLE WHO ARE QUITE FRANKLY, SICK OF CHURCH, IT IS ALL A LOT THE SAME.


BLESSINGS,
LEE

Not The Last

Folks:

I have already received a number of "I can not make it-but include me the next time" letters. We are going to be doing this regularly as we send this team into cities and to different locations for training.

Just keep writing me!

Blessings,
lee

A Special Time Together

Dear Friends:

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus!

This is an unusual time in our history. As we look across the nations of the world, we see the injustices of religiosity and the methods that are carried out by it. We feel the pain of war torn countries and their people. Even now as we sit on the brink of World War III, the question is "who will go?"

Without getting into detail in this letter (Though feel to write me for the details!) , I have dragged my feet hard the last year. Not wanting to be part of anything that does not give life or sustains people. I have always told people God will meet you when you step forward, but He has no reason to meet us with out placing that foot forward.

The last year brought me heartbreak with the death of one of my unsaved friends. Yesterday, as I read a letter about the seriousness of a brother's illness, I was quickened in my heart about the seriousness of our calls, our destinies and our hearts.

Many of you are familiar with a dream I had many years ago, about bringing teams to New England and pushing out darkness and establishing the Kingdom. For many reason, only attributable to man, that dream died a senseless death. It was aborted. But it is also clear in the scriptures that unless a kernel of wheat fall to the ground and die, it can not bring forth life and life abundant. Dreams need to die, that they might become alive by the power of Him.

Here's the deal...If you are receiving this, it is a special invite. It is for you and your spouse(where applicable.). It is not for your friends. It is because you are my friend and you add value to my life and your place in the Kingdom being established is important. You are from NY, CT, MA, SC, WA, VT & NH. Some are presently leaders and some in the workplace. The reality of it is you have been part of a conversation with me over the years that lead me to this.

This is because I think you might have a desire to see His Kingdom come here in New England and that the flames of revival would rise high and move into all the nations. Because you do not want to play church, but you want to be the church. Because while meetings are good, you want the meeting in the street, the mall or your workplace, to dwarf what happened in "church." You care about your inheritance, both in this world(The pre-Christian) and in the next. You want relationships that will last til we all get to see His face. You want to be with like minded people.

So, I am planning a meeting(God-I hate that word.), a gathering of brothers and sisters to come together to pray and to worship. To love on one another and to be encouraged. Out of this will come a place of training for the unsaved. A team to go about New England and to the world. We will be having concentrated weekends throughout the year. Places of food, fun and fellowship. Not another strategy-but a going forth. Many of you are gifted with gifts that I can not fathom but they are important to what is coming and getting ready to shake. Worship and prayer, dance and devotion. We want it all.

For a lot of you, you may come from a place of previous revivals. When you come to Vermont, there is only one documented revival here in Vermont and it was here in Springfield. (If you care to read about it visit, www.pocafministries.org)

Please write me back if you are interested. Please write me back if you are not. But get in touch with me! Out off this group we will form teams to travel to places needing and requiring prayer. And I have organizational people invited. That should help you! Me-I throw a party with purpose.

The dates will be.....8/18 Dinner 8/19 Meeting All Day
There are motels in the area. We will work out the food. But let me know if this is for you!

We love you!