Recent Blog Posts from Pursuit NYC
Jan 15, 2019
One of the questions that I get asked the most is how can someone learn to hear the voice of God. I believe that is actually one of the most important and pressing questions that can be asked today, especially given the times we are living in. Today, any and every voice can have a platform thanks to social media. There’s more noise, distraction, and opinions than ever before. In such a climate where the world is constantly fighting for our attention and our allegiance, we need to hear God. Without His voice, we have no anchor, compass, or hope. And with such a great need, we couldn’t stand idle. We had to act. We had to give. We had to train and equip. Above all, we had to obey God. Hosting God’s presence and hearing His voice are foundations to who we are and why we do what we do as a ministry. In everything we do, we want the presence of God to be at the center and we want our actions to be in response to what He’s saying. One of the things we felt like God was saying was that we were to help people in this pursuit of learning to hear God’s voice. In response and in faith, we hosted our very first workshop this past Saturday! Leading up to it, we faced tremendous opposition and spiritual warfare, but as always, God proved faithful. It was an honor to partner with Catalyst Agape Church to host this all-day workshop. We had people come from all different backgrounds and from all over the region,... read more
Jan 8, 2019
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:38-42 The weekend had been circled for over a month, and it couldn’t have arrived at a better time. I was just coming off a brutal stretch of traveling and working mixed with holiday busyness, where I just knew I needed this. One of the rhythms I wanted to set in my life was to regularly go away on personal retreats, but it had already been a year since my last one. The past year had been marked with tremendous growth and fruit, but also difficult tests and trials. A change of pace and scenery to slow down and rest was imperative. But honestly once I got to the retreat center, I found it extremely difficult. My greatest temptation was to capitalize on the momentum of the previous year and get work done. It was to plan and strategize for the sake of ministry. Yet the whole goal of the... read more
Dec 26, 2018
Our ministry began with an invitation to dream with God and dare greatly for Him. There was a green light from the Lord to go after the things He’s placed in our hearts. He didn’t give us a map, but rather a compass to keep following Him as He leads. As such it’s been an incredible journey with both ups and downs. There have been times of being stretched beyond what we’re used to and even being tempted to throw in the towel. Yet with each step and in every season, we’ve seen God come through time and time again. If I’m honest, the greatest temptation I’ve faced since beginning Pursuit NYC was to quit. I’m so thankful that the Lord prevented us from doing such a thing! Because on the other side of pressing through and persevering, we’ve seen God do the incredible and the impossible. I believe with all my heart that we are now just scratching the surface of all that God has for us. We are starting to get a glimpse of His promises coming to pass. Although we are now getting ready to enter into our fifth year, 2018 felt like the first. It was the first time we did a full year of monthly gatherings. It was the first full year of our leadership team. Pursuit NYC is now an officially registered organization! (Another first!) It was the first full year of consistently delivering podcasts and blogs. (The hardest first, haha!) We launched many new projects and endeavors such as a training and gathering for leaders, a team for volunteers, consistently providing a... read more
