Welcome to the initial Nehemiah Network Newsletter!

The Nehemiah Network has a legacy of uniting the Church around

community service and outreach. Our desire was that as churches

gathered together to serve and share the light, the light of the service

of individual churches when gathered together would serve as a bea-

con to the community, of the tangible love of Jesus. The natural ex-

tension of the church’s service to the community is to connect

churches and Christian ministries to not only meet needs during

planned seasons of service, but also to meet the needs of those in the

community on a regular

and consistent basis. The

Nehemiah Network is

pleased to be partnering

with churches and minis-

tries of the community to

provide state of the art

technology that allows

members to volunteer

and serve as they are led

and called. We believe that the ability to connect those in need with

those who have the ability to serve on a real-time basis, will change

how the church responds, and in a way similar to the church’s

beginning in Acts.

We connect with churches in Central Arkansas and want to share

how God is working in our communities. Pastors and Christian lead-

ers are uniting to pray, serve and work together to advance God’s

Kingdom. Congregations and believers are coming together to dem-

onstrate the love of Jesus to those in need, and sharing the Good

News in their daily lives. “Living as the body of Christ” is occurring

whether they are members of a large or small congregation, whether

they meet within four walls on Sunday, or in a neighborhood, place of

work, or small group throughout the week.

It is especially encouraging that there is a growing spiritual revival in

our community. Not only are

pastors gathering to pray on a

monthly basis, but believers from

many churches are coming

together for community-wide

Evenings of Prayer. These

evenings of prayer, praise and

worship have been held in (Continued on page 2)

Connecting

through:

Prayer

Service

Initiatives

In our next issue:

Prayer events

Service opportunities

and Meet the Need

Fatherhood Initiative

Partner Profile

News from the Network...

Newsletter July/August 2011

Volume 1, Issue 1

Upcoming events:

July 21st, Pastor’s Prayer

Connection

July 28th, Called to Teach

September 8th, Evening of

Prayer at Fellowship North

Get in on your calendar now!

February 27-29th, 2012,

Pastor’s Prayer Summit

The Nehemiah Network is a relational network of

pastors and Christian marketplace leaders uniting and

strengthening the Church in Central Arkansas to live

and serve as The body of Christ in our community.

hosting a seminar, Called to

Teach, sponsored by several

churches. This workshop is

designed to encourage teach-

ers in the community to ef-

fectively share and rely on

their faith in a school setting.

Additionally, those who at-

tend will receive a certificate

for continuing education

credit.

The Nehemiah Network also

sponsored a research project

investigating church and

ministry involvement and

impact in K-5 Education. The

focus of the research was

how churches and believers

can, and are, having an im-

pact on literacy and reading

at grade level. The Phase 1

findings are shared on the

Initiatives page of our web-

site. Phase 2 will explore

how churches might imple-

ment the effective practices

that were identified.

Education Initiative

We’re on

the web and

Nehemiah Network

Phone: 501-244-2661

Fax: 501-244-2609

E-mail: twheelis@nehemiahnetwork.org

Website: NehemiahNetwork.org

PO Box 164407

Little Rock, AR 72216

1724 Bishop Street

Little Rock, AR 72202

Please go to

nehemiahnetwork.org to learn more and to register!

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Through our connection with

church pastors, we are also

learning how God is moving in

their congregations. Through

these relationships, common

ministry directions, church

needs and community service

initiatives have surfaced. The

Nehemiah Network has made

the commitment to support

those initiatives based on the

capacity of our resources.

One such initiative is in the

area of Education. Currently,

we have two efforts involving

Education. The Network is

September, November, March, May and July with 200 to 900 joining together to pray for our community and the Church.

You, and all in the community, are invited to the upcoming Evenings of Prayer planned for September 8th and November

17th.

Joy is when you have the assurance that you are working in concert with God’s will. What is apparent is that God is work-

ing in our community, and our churches are seeking His will and working alongside Him. Please visit our website and like

our page, Nehemiah Network, on Facebook to stay connected as we share how the Church in Central Arkansas is living as

the body of Christ.

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