Tuesday Night Revival
October 1, 2001
Andrew Taylor was discouraged about his congregation. He'd planted Northpoint Community Church in Fishers, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis, several years earlier. The church had grown in numbers, but Andrew's concern was for its spiritual depth. The congregation, made up of "good, nice people," was comfortable with the climate. Andrew was not. Like so many pastors, Andrew wanted to turn up the thermostat. He wanted for his congregation a hotter faith. He wanted to see them grow passionate about their walk with Christ. He wanted them often on their knees in prayer. He wanted more for his people than pleasant moments on Sunday morning. The pastor shared his frustration with his father, also a minister. Andrew's dad recommended he read Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala. The story of Cymbala's church, the Brooklyn Tabernacle, further enflamed Andrew's desires. But it also frustrated him. Brooklyn Tab's Tuesday night prayer meeting is legendary. Nearly 3,000 people pack the sanctuary for three hours or more and cry aloud for their drug-riddled, prostitute-infested community. And who hasn't heard of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir? Led by Cymbala's wife, Carol, the award-winning choir has influenced church music around the world. The church is definitely on fire. But how could Andrew do that— without Grammy awards and reformed drug addicts? He struggled to minister to a small Indiana congregation. It hardly seemed the stuff of Brooklyn Tab. Then Andrew heard about the Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire Conference. He determined to go. After the book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire was published in 1997, Brooklyn Tabernacle got bombarded with letters and emails pouring in from church leaders across the country. "People are hungry for renewal, for ...
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