Not Ya Mama's Church

On December 8, the Louisiana WMU joined BAGNO once again to participate in the final prayer walk of 2007. The previous five were a blessing both to us and the church and community where we prayed and this one was no different. However, it was different in some regards. God laid it on my heart to pray for Sojourn, the first church planted in the city after Katrina. Their pastor, James Welch, and his core team have put down roots in a part of our city that is one of the least favorable to the Gospel. Magazine Street is a key corridor through what is known as The Lower Garden District. Walk a few blocks down Magazine and its many galleries, boutiques, and coffee shops and you'll see the type of environment that attracts a group of people known as Cultural Creatives. This subgroup of the post modern generation is the target for Sojourn's compassion and Gospel witness. They have spent the last year and a half in this community building relationships and establishing a legitimate presence among their neighbors through The Convergence Center for the Arts. This hard, and necessary work has led them to the point of being ready to begin having worship services in January '08. So it seemed a good time to walk the streets and lift up in prayer Sojourn, James, and the work they have done in Christ's name. Not many churches meet in art galleries but that is exactly where Sojourn will gather together as the body of Christ. Sojourn is reaching out to a segment of our population that is strategically important for the spiritual transformation of New Orleans so please continue to lift them up in prayer.