Highlights from 2011

Here are only a few highlights from an exciting 2011...

• For the third year, we operated the Boiler Room in uptown Greenville. Our missionary staff and interns were able to host an average of 15-20 hours of corporate prayer meetings per week - not individual prayer shifts, but “two or more gathered” in Jesus’ name (Matthew 18:20), either in devotional or intercessory worship and prayer.
• Hosted the spring 2011 Secret Place Internship with two part-time interns.
• We continued to host theBurn, a monthly extended (at least five hours) gathering of non-stop vertical worship and prayer for eastern North Carolina. One goal for 2012 is to grow the length and attendance at theBurn.
• We partnered with intentional and strategic prayer for missionaries and ministries such as Building Hope Community Life Center, Hope of Glory Ministries, Elevate Campus Clubs, Certain Hope Ministries, Mike and Rebekah Gervasi (YWAM), Will and Joanna Luper (Christian Educator’s Outreach), as well as local pastors, student ministers and government officials. We provided “air coverage” of prayer for the “ground war” of evangelism and justice, sometimes praying strategically on-site before events. The results of our united efforts were many people putting their faith in Christ and the continuing transformation of cities.
• A recent Daily Reflector article indicates that the crime rate in Greenville dropped again in 2011, as it has the past three years. This is an ongoing answer to our prayer that God’s kingdom would come in Greenville as in heaven.
• A few dozen pastors and local leaders united in the courtroom of the Pitt County Courthouse on October 31st and asked for God’s rain on the Halloween festivities. That night, rain literally came and the typical party scene was a ghost town - some of the bars even closed early!
• Students, ministers, young adults and others continue to walk into 6:22 events, find a place of refreshment and encounter the presence of the living God, being changed from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18)!

God's love setting hearts free at theBurn!

Last weekend 6:22 hosted its first Burn of 2012! It was one of the largest, most powerful and unique Burns we have ever had. The Burn was a part of a larger weekend called Renaissance 2012, with an emphasis on stirring creative arts in the Christian community. With that in mind, all of the Burn worship leaders brought their own original songs and arrangements. No Hillsong or Jesus Culture covers. ;) The result was that worshipers from across eastern North Carolina united to release the region's indigenous sound of worship non-stop for six hours! I know of at least NINE churches represented, with attendees from at least SIX cities. It was beautiful.

The night began with Sonnet, Harmony Church's worship band, offering original arrangements of acoustic hymns. This was a great way to begin the night with a heavy emphasis on Jesus Christ, the Gospel and the cross laying a foundation without any hype. Hearing dozens of voices lifted to sing verses of hymns, accapella at times, helped create an atmosphere of united worship.

Boiler Room favorites, Divine Obsession followed with a passionate time of praise and worship. During their set, Cory and I felt led to share about how God's love casts out fear (I John 4:18), and we felt like God was releasing His love over people to set them free. One of my favorite moments was at the end of a song when Stephanie Gardner began to prophesy to the gathering through song. God was calling His children back to Him - emphasizing His unconditional love for us. Returning to God's love would be a theme throughout the night.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. I John 4:18

Next Nathan Storey, of Raleigh, NC, led a brief acoustic folk worship set. Towards the end of his set, a young girl named Kaylen shared a poem that God had given her during worship. She felt like she was one of the ones that God was wanting to set free from fear so that she could be all God made her to be. After sharing a heartfelt poem, we all let out a shout and stood to sing a chorus of Nathan's song that says "Love will come back for us...."

Kevin Gardner of Goldsboro, NC followed with a passionate worship set starting with "I Know You Love Me" - again emphasizing God's love for us!

Michael and Sara Thorsby of New Bern, NC led a sweet time of acoustic worship, with Sara playing flute on a few songs! This was a very refreshing set to simply soak and rest in God's presence.

Michael Etheridge played next and his set began to stir joy and freedom in the room. The crowd had thinned out some at that point (as it was getting later into the night), but those that remained were there to WORSHIP! Worshipers danced and shouted as Mike sang "You love is all I need....."

Ray Hartsfield, Beaty Bass and I finished off the night with a few more hours of worship, ending with a simple prophetic song.... "return to your first love".

"I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars; and you have persevered and have patience, and have labored for My name’s sake and have not become weary. Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent. Revelation 2:2-5

theBurn will continue in a monthly basis on the 2nd Friday of the month at the Boiler Room from 7pm until 3am.

January Happenings in the 6:22 Community

After a few weeks of silence, 6:22 is about to begin bustling with life again. There is a lot going on in January, so please bear with us as we lay it all out for you. As always, please check the calendar on our web site for the latest details on events and scheduling.








The Boiler Room re-opens Thursday, January 5 from 9-10:30am and Friday night, January 6 from 7-9:30pm. The hours for the Boiler Room this semester are not finalized, but we will announce the schedule Friday night and post it on our Facebook and Twitter next week.

We are also excited to be offering the Boiler Room facility to those in the community for city-wide prayer gatherings, worship band practices, campus ministry meetings, and other special events in the coming months.













theBurn will be next Friday, January 13th at the University Church of God at 2215 B Stokes Road Greenville, NC 27858 from 7pm-2am. Seven hours of non-stop vertical worship and prayer! Worship leaders will include Beaty Bass, Matthew Lilley, Divine Obsession, Kevin Gardner, Nathan Storey, Thorsby, Sonnet, Michael Etheridge and Ray Hartsfield. theBurn has partnered with a larger event this weekend called Renaissance 2012 (see below for more info).

After January's special event, theBurn will be the 2nd Friday of each month at the Boiler Room from 7pm-3am. If you are a worship leader interested in commiting to play at theBurn monthly, please contact us at info@622ministries.org.

12 Days of Fasting for 2012
Greenville and eastern North Carolina are invited to unite in twelve days of fasting for 2012 January 9-20th. The fast will conclude with a night of worship at Greenville Christian Fellowship (see below). For more information on fasting, visit IHOP-KC's Fasting Guidelines and Information.

City-Wide Prayer
A few community leaders are hosting a city-wide prayer gathering next Tuesday, January 10th at 7pm. This will be an informal time of united prayer and worship for believers from all churches to pray for unity in our city and for the new year.

Renaissance 2012
RENAISSANCE 2012 is a two-night celebration of original Christ-centered music in eastern NC. Its purpose is simple: 1) to establish an atmosphere of bold, gospel-centered creativity in the new year 2) to unify Christian artists from across eastern NC, regardless of style. This event is being hosted by University Church of God in Greenville, NC and will be totally free for attendees. theBurn will be Friday, January 13th from 7pm-2am (as mentioned above). Saturday will include The Commission (January 14th @ 2pm) and the Caesura Surrender CD Release Show! (January 14th @ 7pm). For more details, visit the Facebook event page.

Worship Night at Greenville Christian Fellowship
Friday, January 20th the 6:22 community will be joining with Greenville Christian Fellowship for a night of worship and intercessory prayer at 7pm led by Beaty Bass, the GCF worship team and Matthew Lilley. GCF is located at 1407 Evans St, Greenville, NC 27834.

The Apprenticeship Series: Learning to Be With Jesus w/Greg Burnett
Greg Burnett came to speak to our community this fall and his message left some of us hungry to dive deeper into what he shared. Greg has offered to join us on the 3rd Saturday of January, February and March from 9am-noon to give us some time to flesh out these ideas. Join us on Saturday, January 21st for the first of these meetings.

What kinds of people are our churches producing today? Is there extravagant kindness, overcoming gentleness and persistent self-control? With Christlikeness as our standard as well as the mandate to do "everything" Jesus told his disciples to do, we should soberly weigh the promises of God anew. The only way forward to these ends is to be with Jesus and learn to receive His love, His power and His mission in a continual way. These 3 workshops will provide a context to examine the ways of God and begin to learn the means by which we can live with Him consciously every day.

Greg Burnett is a leader in the body of Christ based in the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. His experience includes working in the areas of city-wide transformation, day & night prayer and becoming disciples of Jesus.

Spirit-Led Worship Workshop

Go beyond just playing songs and learn to flow with the Holy Spirit into deeper realms of God’s presence. Learn to linger, flow and get lost in worshiping Jesus for hours! This workshop will provide a biblical and practical workshop for worship leaders, musicians and singers about following the Holy Spirit in praise and worship.

Saturday, December 17, 2011 Noon - 3:00pm Greenville Boiler Room

Lunch will be included. Instrumentalists may bring their instruments. A drum set, a keyboard, and guitar/bass amps will be provided.

Topics will include...

• hearing God's voice
• freedom from fear
• excellence
• spontaneous worship
• singing Scripture
• developing spontaneous choruses
• singing prophetic oracles
• singing prayers
• prophetic instrumentation
• flowing as a team

Consider an End of Year Donation

Here's an idea of what a donation to 6:22 Ministries can do. Please prayerfully consider giving at the end of 2011 and making a monthly commitment beginning in 2012. Visit the donate page on our web site to give now!

One-Time End-of-2011 Contribution

• $25 will provide a new floor lamp for the Boiler Room
• $50 will provide our bi-annual web site hosting costs
• $100 will provide a new vocal microphone in the Boiler Room
• $150 will provide our bi-annual PO Box bill
• $250 will provide our bi-annual insurance bill
• $500 will provide a new laptop for the Boiler Room
• $1000 will provide a new keyboard for the Boiler Room

Monthly Commitment

• $25/month will help provide basic supplies & toiletries for the Boiler Room
• $50/month will provide a love offering to one of our monthly Burn worship leaders
• $75/month will provide our phone and internet costs at the Boiler Room
• $100/month will provide love offerings for TWO monthly Burn worship leaders
• $250/month will provide the utility costs for the Boiler Room
• $500/month will provide everything listed above!
• $1000/month will provide the rent for the Boiler Room

Please give online today! You can also mail a check to 6:22 Ministries, PO Box 1786, Greenville, NC 27835.

Contributions are solicited with the understanding that the board of directors of 6:22 Ministries has complete discretion and control over the use of all donated funds, based on the IRS tax laws.