Over the past year, our staff and Session have prayerfully sought the Lord's direction for the next decade of ministry at Second.
This summer, we invite you to join us in praying over four general areas of ministry—worship, reach, grow, and share—as we seek God's leading for our future together. View our prayer statements below to guide you.
This August, we will gather for two special Sundays in August to conclude this season of prayer and begin taking the next steps in our 10-year strategic plan.
- On August 16, we‘ll introduce our church’s vision for the next decade through a special morning of worship, a combined Sunday School gathering, and an evening service of prayer and communion.
- Then, on August 23, we‘ll focus on how each of us can live out that vision during morning worship and at an evening Engagement Party designed to help you discover meaningful ways to Worship, Reach, Grow, and Share.
Worship
We pray to be a church growing in number and ethnic diversity joyfully ordering our lives around the means of grace—God’s Word, prayer, and corporate worship.
- Psalm 95:6–11
- Acts 2:42–47
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- Revelation 7:9
Reach
We pray to be a church whose members seek the Shalom of Memphis and raise up worshipers worldwide by leading our neighbors at home and abroad into a personal relationship with Christ through evangelistic conversations and compassionate acts of service.
- Jeremiah 29:4–8
- Matthew 5:16; 9:36–38
- Matthew 28:18–20
- Romans 10:14–15
Read a Devotional on Reach by Brian Lewis
Grow
We pray to be a church of Jesus followers who are being formed into His likeness, growing in our devotion to God, to God’s people, and to God’s Kingdom, and making disciples who do the same.
- Deuteronomy 6:1-9
- Acts 2:42
- Romans 12:2
- II Timothy 2:2
- Hebrews 6:1
Share
We pray to be a church community that generously shares our time, spiritual gifts, financial resources, and physical spaces, using our campus as a welcoming hub for worship, outreach, and spiritual formation.
- Haggai 1:4–14
- Malachi 3:10
- Romans 12:10; 15:1–3
- I Corinthians 12:28; 16:1–4
- II Corinthians 8:16–21
Prayer Resources
View a prayer card [ PDF ] to guide you in prayer this summer.
Read an article from Pastor George that reflects on setting the Lord before us as we pray.