Transforming the Bay with Christ (they have a new website finally), is a new effort among church and business leaders in Silicon Valley and across the SF Bay Area. This group is seeking to join the work God is starting here by seeking to Unify, Amplify, and Multiply the efforts of churches, business and other leaders are already making. "Skip"…
There are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. ~ 1 Cor 12:6 (ESV) Built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God ~ Eph 4: 12 Scanning across Silicon Valley, my heart yearns for an increased unity among the many Christ…
He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.” ~ Eze 37:3 God is moving in Silicon Valley. He is moving in the house churches, He is moving in the denominations. He is moving is charismatic circles, He is moving among the Bible believers. He is moving among the young, the old,…
Silicon Valley is a springboard to the nations Among the many times I have been praying for revival for Silicon Valley, one theme I kept feeling like God was emphasizing is that this particular area can be a launching pad for revival into many other regions across the world. Silicon Valley is diverse area, mixing local and foreign technology, business…
It felt like God was saying: I want to re-brand Silicon Valley as Revival Valley! The name for this site, RevivalValley.com, is a direct response to a thought I had (or a word I heard depending on how you label God speaking back to us in prayer), while in fervent prayer for Silicon Valley. I was in Honduras on a…
Transforming the Bay with Christ is a newer umbrella group with Pat Gelsinger / CEO of VMware and numerous other high level pastoral leaders (Chip Ingram, Francis Chan, John Ortberg and others) who are seeking to fan into flame hope for revival up and down the San Francisco Bay Area. I am always excited when leaders of various churches, from various streams gather in the Lord's name to see His kingdom expand. Unity of purpose, and love for one another is always a calling card for revival.
Over a year ago, I moved back to Silicon Valley which had been my home over 30 years, God was stirring my heart with a desire for revival to break out in Silicon Valley. As I kept praying and pursuing this in my heart, God kept placing a few topics in my heart that I needed to pursue and write…
Last Sunday, I had the chance to lead the Bible portion of at Firestarters this last Sunday evening. Firestarters is a house church at Mount Hermon, in the Santa Cruz network of house churches, Gathering by the Bay. I shared from John 18: 36 & 37, Jesus before Pilate, leading up to His crucifixion. Even as Jesus is on trial He is revealing truth about His kingdom, and truth about Himself. I made a few other points.
My hope for is for this site to be an easy broadcaster of ideas, encouragements, events and other thoughts regarding God's heart for revival throughout Silicon Valley and the greater San Francisco Bay Area. It will be a personal home base documenting what is going on in me heart, and around me in the works of the Father, the works…
On Nov. 8th, a few of us met for the first prayer meeting, of which is being tentatively called a Homebase meeting, in which we spur each other for Revival in Silicon Valley! We call it Homebase because these meetings are a place to dream Kingdom dreams, to be encouraged by others to go after the dreams in your heart…