The Mississippi Baptist Evangelists Conference has now concluded. The 2-day event, held Jan. 30 and 31 at the Northcrest Baptist Church, was held in Meridian for the first time since 1988. The theme for 2011 is "Covering Mississippi in Prayer."
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Covering the State with Prayer in the Public Square.
The Mississippi Baptists are promoting "Covering Mississippi in Prayer." The February 2011 prayer calendar reveals that most of these prayers are held at court houses, city halls and other public places. For example:
- Feb. 1 – Greene County Courthouse, Leakesville.
- Feb. 1 – George County Courthouse Square, Lucedale.
- Feb. 1 – Beach Park, Pascagoula.
- Feb. 3 – Mini Park, Okolona.
- Feb. 3 – Chickasaw County Courthouse, Houston.
- Feb. 7 – Montgomery County Courthouse, Winona.
- Feb. 7 – Carroll County Courthouse, Carrollton.
- Feb. 7 – Carroll County Courthouse, Vaiden.
- Feb. 8 – Pavilion on the Square (Downtown), Batesville.
- Feb. 8 – Yalobusha County Courthouse, Water Valley.
- Feb. 8 – Yalobusha County Courthouse, Coffeeville.
- Feb. 9 – Grenada County Courthouse, Grenada.
- Feb. 9 – Tallahatchie Administrator Office, Charleston.
- Feb. 9 – Tallahatchie County Courthouse, Sumner.
- Feb. 10 – Holmes County Courthouse, Lexington.
- Feb. 10 – Humphreys County Courthouse, Belzoni.
- Feb. 10 – Greenville City Hall, Greenville.
- Feb. 22 – Attala County Courthouse, Kosciusko.
- Feb. 22 – Choctaw County Courthouse, Ackerman.
- Feb. 22 – Noxubee County Courthouse, Macon.
- Feb. 22 – First Baptist Church, Louisville {The only prayer event to actually take place at a church.}
- Feb. 23 – Lincoln County Courthouse, Brookhaven.
- Feb. 23 – Copiah County Courthouse, Hazlehurst.
- Feb. 28 – Booneville City Hall, Booneville.
- Feb. 28 – Iuka Mineral Springs Park, Iuka.
These prayer rallies are organized by a division of Southern Baptists called "Church Growth." According to Steve Stone, Executive Director:
I believe the greatest challenge facing our 2,058 churches is "how are we going to reach the unchurched people in Mississippi?” On any given Sunday, two million people are not attending any church in our state. Over the past years, Southern Baptist churches have not grown numerically in proportion to the growth of our state. To meet this challenge, every Mississippi Baptist must embrace the concept of church growth. Each person must grow spiritually and help their church grow numerically.
The faithful can download "Prayer Warrior Commitment Cards" for the 10,000 "prayer warriors" who will cover the state in prayer before 8:00 every morning.
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