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Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Description
Welcome to the official ACTIVAT3 Conference Application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android & Windows Mobile.

This app is your guide to the annual ACTIVAT3 Conference in Washington, DC. With devotions, news, local information, Twitter feed and messaging built in. This app is for more than just a conference, it is for an ongoing movement!


You will definitely be connected!

WiFi Internet is required for iPod touch & some iPads.

For more information about the Tapestry Church, please visit:
http://www.tapestrychurch.com/


Features

This app has:
- A devotional
- Video clips
- Tweets about the latest news for the conference to keep you connected.
- A messaging area where you can communicate with the lead team during the outreaches while out and about.
- Area info such as hotels, parking, restaurants and Conference Schedule.

- Facebook & Twitter Sharing
- News & Updates
- Resources & Links
- in App Facebook & Twitter Pages

With MUCH more to come (AFTER THE CONFERENCE!!!!!)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The ACTIVAT3 Conference Location is GREAT and SO ARE THE PEOPLE!!!!!

Hey Guys,

 

I just went on the walkthrough with Jon, Melly and Daeho and I have to tell you… I LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!! It is going to be so much fun to be with you guys there worshiping Jesus and learning about the Kingdom together. I know that so many of us are in so many different places right now and a lot of us face trials, issues, struggles and distractions, but this is truly going to be a time where we can come away and worship and experience GOD together and then go give it away!

 

I am so blessed and encouraged after hanging out with the staff at Chevy Chase Baptist where we are meeting for this event. WHAT AMAZINGLY PRECIOUS hearted people! You should hear their stories of how they brought this building back! The church was closed 14 years ago when they came and now it is a living, breathing, spirit filled space. I love the way it feels. And it is SO BEAUTIFUL!


I love the heartbeat of their leadership. I LOVE JESUS more for having met Mrs. Maureen! She is the pastor’s wife, works the office and is the Minister of Music or Worship Leader. SHE IS AWESOME! Hearing her story just lit me up!

 

So, I just wanted to give you an update and let you know that everything is going well for this and you all are going to LOVE IT! They have so many other churches and ministries there too. There is the Baptist Church that meets at 1pm, they have SOZO DC, there are the Healing Rooms and they have the Gate DC, (a church), as well as this cool “Washington Worships” weekend event that I want to start signing up for. Worship teams can sign up for one of the watches and they go through Friday night and all day Saturday! HOW COOL IS THAT?


So, this space is great AND THESE NEW FRIENDS ARE GREAT! I LOVE THEM! WOW! Parking may be interesting, but we can always take the Red Line!

 

Love you guys!

Blessings!

pd

                                 

Dustin Hedrick

Lead Pastor

 

www.tapestrychurch.com

 

Monday, July 25, 2011

Just a Thought | An OLD Emaill Review from pd

Hey Guys,

 

I just got a note from Yireh reminding me of one of the old emails I sent out a year ago. It is really pretty good and encouraged me today, which is funny since often I don’t reread my own stuff. However, I wanted to forward the chain back to all of us and say that this is a great reread! ;)

 

Have a great week!

 

Dustin Hedrick

Lead Pastor

 

NOTE FROM YIREH:

 

 

Hey PD,

 

Re-reading some of the old stuff and just wanted to encourage you today how much it continues to speak to me. Keep at it pastor, the sheep are growing! 

 

Lots of love,

YRM

 

PD’s OLD EMAIL:

 

Hey Guys,

I will be sending a more formal Thread email later about a topic that Devin has encouraged me to review. It will be about “De-Teching” & being a physical minimalist in order to be a spiritual giant.

But, before I send that, I came across this message by Henry Blackaby and wanted to send it today. I wanted to remind us to every time we read Scripture, stop and ask Poppa to speak to us. Every time we hear a sermon, ask Poppa to speak to us personally about it. And I mean, literally stopping before we listen, read or whatever and say, “Poppa, please speak to me and apply this to my life…”

And then just during the listening or reading, literally focusing in and asking yourself over and over during the exercise, “How does this apply to me?”

If we do that and then journal our results, I think we would be amazed to see what Poppa speaks. We can even do this with news, current events and/or experiences in our day to day lives. For instance, “Jesus, what are you doing in Haiti right now and how can I help You?”

You get it? I mean, you may not always find relevance, but at least you can keep the conversation with God the Father, Jesus and Spirit open and available. It may help you even make better sense out of the challenges and trials in life. And you know, I have found it is fun to connect the dots. It’s like life is a huge puzzle and I am always trying to put the pieces together. I mean, the truth is that EVERYTHING has a purpose. I just have to see what that purpose is and maximize the potential.

Hope that makes sense…

Blessings!

pd

The Penetrating Word of God

Day-by-Day

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. (Heb 4:12)

Does God’s word ever cause you discomfort? When you read the Bible does what you read make you uneasy? Do you find when you listen to sermons, that the Scripture seems aimed directly at you? You are experiencing the reality that the word of God is alive and can read your thoughts and judge your intentions.

When God’s word speaks to you it is always for a purpose. God knows your heart and knows what you need to do to bring your life into conformity to Christ. If you have a problem with sinful talk, the word that comes to you will address the tongue. If you are struggling to forgive, God’s word will confront you with His standard for forgiveness. If pride has a stronghold in your life, God’s word will speak to you about humility. Whatever sin needs addressing, you will find you are confronted by God’s word on the matter.

One way you can escape the discomfort of conviction is to avoid hearing God speak to you. You may neglect reading your Bible and stay away from places where it is taught. You may avoid those whom you know will uphold the truths of Scripture. The best response, however, is to pray as the psalmist did: “Search me, O God, and know my heart” (Ps. 139:23). Regularly allow the word of God to wash over you and find any sin or impurity (Eph. 5:26). Always make the connection between your life and what God is saying to you through His word. Make a habit of taking every word from God seriously, knowing that it is able to judge your heart and mind.

 H Blackaby

 

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Prayer has begun | Vineyard Pastors Pray!

Something pretty awesome is happening as we head into this event now. Vineyard Pastors from all over the US have been connecting with us and saying that they are praying for this event. This is NO SMALL THING! From TN to CA, it seems there is a stirring around the Vineyard and the stories we are hearing of similar revival and passion being stirred up in churches is amazing.

 

It seems like there is no end to what GOD is doing. Once I get a more full picture, I will start posting some of their encouraging words here along with links to their churches.

Let’s keep the prayer coming, the unity growing and the passion stirring.

Blessings!

pd

 

Dustin Hedrick

 

Friday, July 15, 2011

Robby Dawkins from Furious Love the Movie

Robby Furious Love from robbydawkins on Vimeo.

Spiritual Honor & Duty | Oswald Chambers

I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians . . . -Romans 1:14

Paul was overwhelmed with the sense of his indebtedness to Jesus Christ, and he spent his life to express it. The greatest inspiration in Paul's life was his view of Jesus Christ as his spiritual creditor. Do I feel that same sense of indebtedness to Christ regarding every unsaved soul? As a saint, my life's spiritual honor and duty is to fulfill my debt to Christ in relation to these lost souls. Every tiny bit of my life that has value I owe to the redemption of Jesus Christ. Am I doing anything to enable Him to bring His redemption into evident reality in the lives of others? I will only be able to do this as the Spirit of God works into me this sense of indebtedness.

I am not a superior person among other people- I am a bondservant of the Lord Jesus. Paul said, ". . . you are not your own . . . you were bought at a price . . ." (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Paul sold himself to Jesus Christ and he said, in effect, "I am a debtor to everyone on the face of the earth because of the gospel of Jesus; I am free only that I may be an absolute bondservant of His." That is the characteristic of a Christian's life once this level of spiritual honor and duty becomes real. Quit praying about yourself and spend your life for the sake of others as the bondservant of Jesus. That is the true meaning of being broken bread and poured-out wine in real life.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Preparing with Prayer



As you prepare your heart to be set on fire at the ACTIVAT3 Conference in a few short weeks, we want to encourage you to DIG IN and really spiritually prepare before coming. There are specific things we can be doing before we come together that will only make the anticipation higher and the expectancy stronger.

Some things I would recommend:
1 - Take time to reflect and ask Poppa if there are things HE would like to change about you.
2 - Stop and think about the last time you were really on Fire for GOD and ask GOD to help you rejoin HIM there.
3 - Confess anything unconfessed not just to GOD, but to an accountability partner who will push you forward in your life and maturity.
4 - Spend some time really listening to GOD. Ask HIM to let you take part in HIS daily adventures. Tell HIM that you are available all day long for anything HE wants to do.
5 - Try reading this teaching on prayer: Personal Prayer Development
6 - Check out the Wimber section of my blog: Teachings & Articles | John Wimber & Foundational Teachings by John Wimber for church plants

And spend time specifically praying for GOD to move at this event and throughout our region and our churches. We need Jesus to come and with this many people coming together to seek GOD's face, to learn about the Kingdom and how to do the stuff and then to go out into outreach, there is a great likelihood that this area will have an experience it has not had in many years. Revival.

Don't you long inside for the courts of the LORD? Don't you ache for something more?
Don't you burn for passion to take your life over?
Don't you wish there was more to life?

There is!
Come burn with us!
Come let GOD's Furious Love pour over you...

Blessings!
pd

Great News for iPhone FANS!!!!!!

Our iPhone / iPAD / iTouch App is going to be live VERY SOON. We have just completed the first phase and by the time Saturday is here, that little app is going to be sitting in front of the Apple Gurus being reviewed so that you will have the best resources in hand for your conference experience.

We hope these small additions will be a blessing. And it is all FREE!


Links will come soon. We will keep you updated on the approval process.

Blessings!
pd

Android is ALIVE!

















Yes folks, Android is now LIVING AND BREATHING and in TEST mode. So, for this conference, please download the FREE Android application to your Android phone and spend the rest of the ACTIVAT3 Conference connected and in the KNOW!

We will add a live link here in the next 48 hours! So, by Next week, you can already be getting used to the area and if you need help finding hotels and more, well, it is RIGHT INSIDE!

Enjoy!
pd

Android... Here we come little robots!

ACTIVAT3 is about to enter the Android world in a few moments. That’s right, our native Android App for all Android Phones is almost complete. So, if you are an Android user, keep your eyes open. We are making the submission now and we will let you know when it is ready.


This app will make it easier for you to do all the things you need while at the conference. And after the conference is over, there will be a few surprises!

 

We hope you like it.

 

d

Alive on Facebook!

The event is live on Facebook now, however, that is NOT the way to get your tickets. You need to signup for your tickets here:

http://www.eventsbot.com/events/eb463052655

Once you have signed up for your tickets, be sure to do two things:
1 - Print it for the conference in case you need it to get in.
2 - Go back to the Tapestry site and fill out the contact form at the bottom of the page if you intend to be a part of the afternoon outreach, it is super-limited in who can be a part... (http://tapestrylife.org/?page_id=1005)

Can you feel the fire yet????
pd

E-Tickets Are on Sale (AND THEY ARE FREE!)

Hey Everybody,

 

We hope that you are getting pumped about the upcoming conference! We have put the e-tickets live on eventsbot and they are going like CRAZY! We literally have only be truly public with the tickets for one afternoon and night and we are already at ¼ capacity. So, what does that mean? It means that if you know about this event already because we tipped you off, DO NOT WAIT! Get online and get your tickets reserved RIGHT NOW and be sure to print off your e-ticket confirmation in case you need it.


We have only just setup the Facebook Page and Event and we have only just gotten the blog going. The Twitter is live and in the next 48 hours, we will begin to market to all local channels and churches. When this happens, this may go quickly. So, we are just wanting to make sure you know and are able to get yours first.

 

Keep your eyes peeled. We are finishing up:

1 – The FB Page & Event

2 – Our Prayer Strategy & Devotional Blog here

3 – The iPhone, Android & Mobile Apps for the event (That’s right!!!!)

4 – And some special follow up surprises we are working on for all those that attend.


We hope that you are getting excited! DO NOT MISS OUT!

 

Blessings!

pd

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

ACTIVAT3 Conference with Robby Dawkins | SIGN UP NOW!




THIS IS A FREE E-TICKETED EVENT




YOU MUST REGISTER WITH EVENTSBOT ONLINE TO BE ENSURED A SEAT!!!!

Come out for an awesome event not just for feeding your brain, but releasing your gifts, callings and passion for GOD. If you’ve seen Furious Love the Movie, you have met Robby and maybe didn’t know it. Now, do more than just watch a movie, learn to do the stuff.
The power and Presence of GOD was never meant to be only for a select few who would often throughout history misuse it or distort it. It is natural for each one of us to be supernatural as believers and Christians.

So, why live abnormally anymore tied down by the lie that normal Christianity is boring. Come be stirred by this love revolution. Come learn, be inspired, be released and sent to DO THE STUFF!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!!

ACTIVAT3 | Empowered Evangelism Conference with Robby Dawkins AUGUST 12-14 The Tapestry Church www.tapestrychurch.com
That’s right. Robby Dawkins is coming to the Tapestry and will be doing a conference with us the weekend of August 12-13, 2011. Things are heating up and people are contacting from outside the church and area that are interested in coming and asking about details. So, if you are planning on coming, you need to RSVP ASAP.

Hosted by the Tapestry Vineyard Church

August 12 @ 7pm & August 13 @ 10am – 8pm

Schedule

Friday Night starting at 7 PM
-Worship Night & Opening Service

Saturday starting at 10 AM
- Opening Worship & Training
- Afternoon Training
- Breakout Classes (Pick one of three sessions focused on different areas important to Empowered Evangelism in a local church and personal context with special guest speakers TBA).
- Sending Out
- Outreach
- Return after outreach and dinner on our own to evening worship event and final service
NO MEALS ARE PROVIDED
See our website for restaurant, hotel & parking information
Sign Up Online |






Email | connect-dawkins@tapestrychurch.org
Info Line | (301) 251-4082
Location | Chevy Chase Baptist Church
5671 Western Avenue,
Washington D.C., DC 20015-2952

Metro & Walking Directions

For more information on Robby, go to his website or the website for the movie, “Furious Love” below.

Furious Love Image

The Furious Love Film on partial on YouTube is Here:
Born to missionary parents in Japan, Robby had an early start in ministry. In his father’s church he began a children’s ministry at the age of 12, and became the youth minister at 16 years old. Robby says, “I knew from a young age that God had called me into ministry. My parents say that from the age of 2, I told people that I would grow up and be a missionary.” In many ways that has been the case in Robby’s life.
Robby and his wife, Angie, married in 1992, have pastored the Vineyard Church of Aurora, IL since 1996. They feel God called them to plant in a poor urban community, and continually use “power evangelism” to gather for the church. They estimate that over 50% of current attenders have come to Christ at the Vineyard Aurora, and that almost ¾ of those have come through “power” encounters.
“In addition to starting and pastoring this church, God has called me for the purpose of building up and equipping the local church with power tools for harvesting,” Robby shares. These “power tools” are prophetic ministry, healing, ministry of the presence of God, and deliverance from demonic power. Robby loves to tell literally hundreds of stories of his personal experiences, which include God using him and others he has mentored through the years to see God’s Kingdom “break in” with signs and wonders.
Having been in over 30 countries around the world, God has used him to help build the church internationally as well. He has ministered in many Muslim countries and in 2 of the top 10 most dangerous countries according to Voice of the Martyrs magazine

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OUTREACH INFORMATION

++++++If you wish to be a part of the outreach events during Saturday afternoon where we will be releasing teams out to “Do the Stuff” as seen in the movie, then YOU MUST SIGN UP WITH US by emailing connect-dawkins@tapestrychurch.org and letting us know an exact number of people that you are signing up for the groups to go around the DC area with the outreach teams. Right now we ONLY HAVE SPACE for 100 people.

So, ACT NOW! OR SIMPLY USE THE CONTACT FORM BELOW!

REQUEST MORE INFORMATION HERE:

Please Use this form to contact us should you require any more information about the ACTIVAT3 Conference with Robby Dawkins. We look forward to hearing from you. We will attempt to respond to your request within the next 48 hours.