Calling All Wild, Praying Women!
by Tambi Swiney, Spiritual Emphasis Team Coordinator at The Next Door
In May 2002, three women met together to pray about the way a vacant building owned by First Baptist Nashville could be used to minister to Nashvillians in need. A few weeks later, a dozen women gathered for the same purpose. By the end of the summer, over 200 “wild, praying women” were seeking God’s will for the building then known as the Anchor Home. God answered our prayers and called us to create a ministry that would serve women coming out of incarceration. The building at the corner of 8th Avenue South and Demonbreun is now known as the Downtown Ministry Center and houses The Next Door and Christian Women’s Job Corps-Nashville. The Next Door has served over 280 women since we welcomed our first resident in May 2004. Today the ministry is supported by over three dozen local churches of various denominations and a range of corporate partners, foundations, and local universities, as well as over 200 missions-minded individuals.
Linda Leathers, Executive Director of the Downtown Ministry Center, has issued a call for the wild, praying women to gather once again to prayerfully seek God’s direction for the future of The Next Door and the proposed Freedom Recovery Community. On Tuesday, April 3, all interested prayer warriors - women and men - are invited to gather in the second floor dining room at the Downtown Ministry Center at 7 p.m. to hear an update from Linda and to pray together for this ministry. If you were one of the original wild, praying women or you are someone who is interested in learning more about this ministry, we invite you to join us and bring your friends. We thank God in advance for answering our prayers.
Also in the March 26, 2007 Issue of The Evangel
» Frank and to the Point
» Pastor’s Sunday Morning Bible Study
» Who Do You Think You Are?
» Personal Evangelism Training
» Do You Have a Passport?
» April Staff
» Parents Night Out is April 13
» Calling All Wild, Praying Women!
» Luis Palau CityFest
» Easter Schedule
» Easter Devotional
» Crow's Corner
» Building Bridges Prayers
» How Fast Can You Find Deuteronomy?
» Upcoming Events
» This Week in Worship
