Tim Keller spoke about revival. He defined it as the intensification of the ordinary operations of the Holy Spirit; things like converting, anointing, equipping, and assuring. During a revival sleepy Christians wake up, nominal Christians get converted (and their testimonies electrify the church), and skeptical/secular people get attracted.
Just as Elijah prepared the altar and sacrifice to receive the fire of God, so there are things that we can (must?) do to prepare for revival:
1. Extraordinary prayer: kingdom-centered, city-wide, corporate, prevailing.
2. Recovery of the Gospel: the good news is taken off the shelf, dusted off and applied personally.
3. Formal and informal leaders become case studies in revival by sharing their testimonies.
4. Places are provided for people to process their experiences with the Holy Spirit.
5. Creativity: no two revivals are the same; methods change.
Where do we see God working in our diocese? Are we building our altars to make ready for the fire of God? Do we realize that the point is the fire?
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