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ecumenical bridges

A couple of weeks ago I had the honor of receiving an invitation to a gathering of Austrian ministry leaders. This organization is called the roundtable for Austria. The organization has worked for the last couple of decades to try to reconcile much of the pain caused by centuries of religious conflict. Leaders from almost every denomination, tradition, mission organization, and para-church ministry working in Austria are represented in this group. Ultimately, members of this group have committed to put aside their difference in order to focus on a singular mission, fulfilling the Great Commission.

I definitely didn't realize how big of a deal it was to be invited to this until I sat down and started talking with some of the members of the roundtable. As I was sitting hearing stories from guys who had been in ministry for decades, I was approached by one of the leaders of the group and asked to speak during the general session. this was a bit intimidating for reasons previously discussed, but was a great opportunity to share with them about the concert ministry, especially with an upcoming concert featuring Fireflight on the horizon.

Please keep this organization in your prayers. They are working in some pretty incredible ways to reconcile the pain caused by centuries of misunderstanding and to work together to bring Jesus to the people of Austria.

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