12/03/2021
“I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one” John 17:21
A little over a year ago we hosted an event called “One Church” at the depot square in Gallatin, TN. We sent out letters to many area church leaders asking us to join us and gather together to pray for revival. We believed that unity was the precursor to revival. We watched as people of all ages got on their knees in humility to petition the throne of grace for a move of God. This was the heart of revive movement, and it still is. It was beautiful.
A few months ago the Lord revealed that what He was doing was bigger than just “revive” and this micro movement we had started. In fact it wasn’t about us at all. What we had envisioned happening on a micro level through us God could see on a macro level involving much more than just us. In September, India Somerville Goostree met with Mark Lancaster (the pastor of One Stone Nashville) and Grant Pemberton (the pastor of the Vineyard Nashville) and learned that they were letting their own unique ministries DIE so that something NEW could be born in UNITY.
In the midst of this meeting the Lord made it obvious that everything we had wanted to do through revive, HE was going to do in the Kingdom through this NEW thing. This NEW thing is called “UNITE.”
In January 2022, Unite will officially be born through the joining of these churches and ministries. We are already seeing the miraculous and are amazed at what God is doing as so many leaders humble themselves to make it all about HIM, not themselves. Unite will be a team led church, filled with sons and daughters operating in the fullness of their callings and gifts by the Holy Spirit’s power.
True unity requires a cost. There is a price to be paid…. a laying down of the old wineskins and embracing the new. There is a letting go of our plans for His ultimate purpose to build the church.
We hope you will follow along on the journey with us as we die to self and choose unity over mediocrity. It is normal, average and fleshly to stay in our ministry silos and keep the status quo. It is holy, humble and heavenly to join together in unity with Christ’s church, His bride. To follow unite, check out Unite Church.
It takes a death to be revived, and we believe God is about to bring true revival personally and corporately as His children choose to unite.
Thank you all for the prayer, love,
Friendships and service that you provided to see God move through this ministry. We know He is not done working and we are excited see what He will do next.