Aug 18 2024 Summer 2024 Founder’s Letter Recently we held our Equip training conference. Based on the evaluations, for many it was a time of encouragement, equipping, and renewal in the Holy Spirit. After the conference, as I reflected and spent time in prayer, I felt the Lord draw my attention to Mark’s account of the multiplication of the loaves. Specifically, to observe that afterwards the Lord went up into the mountain to pray (Mark 6:45-46). This struck me in a new way. I realized that after major events, the Lord frequently went off and spent time in prayer interceding. It reminded me of a privilege I had when I used to lead a renewal community and Pastor Richard Wurmbrand spoke to us. His story is recounted in the book Tortured for Christ. Immediately after speaking, Pastor Wurmbrand went off to a separate room and prayed before spending time talking to people. He recognized how important it was to spend time interceding for fruitfulness for the teaching that he had presented to us. After Equip, I experienced the Holy Spirit convincing me of the importance of intercession, not only before events or meetings, as we already practice, but also to follow on afterwards with committed intercession, praying that the Lord produce lasting fruit in the lives of those who participated. Through intercession we can partner with the Holy Spirit to bear fruit, “far more abundantly than all we could ever ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21) Brothers and sisters, if we are to continue to grow as disciples of our Lord Jesus, let us enter more fully into the life of prayer that he offers us in the Holy Spirit! Lord, teach us to pray! Dave Nodar ChristLife’s Founder and Senior Leader Read the Summer 2024 Newsletter
Jun 13 2024 Our New Website is Here! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I am writing to share a wonderful update with you. The new website our team has been working on is now available! Our goal is, first and foremost, to sincerely honor the Lord by providing a practical way of helping Catholics learn how to be and make missionary disciples. The website provides an entirely new way of delivering our ChristLife content as an important way to accomplish that goal, including an All Access Pass for parishes and ministries and free access for anyone to the ChristLife course videos. I want to personally thank our entire ChristLife team, and in a special way Jennifer King and Aster Evenson, who have invested enormous amounts of time and expertise to bring the website to fruition. In addition we couldn’t have done it without the work of Fuzati, our developer. Once again, thank you for all of your encouragement and financial support in the development and launch of the website. May many more be encouraged, equipped and empowered in the Holy Spirit to make disciples for our Lord Jesus! To God be the glory! Your brother in Him, Dave Nodar Founder and Senior Leader