by Rebecca Montgomery | Aug 14, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Today our staff had a prayer meeting specifically for David’s Tent. We just spent about an hour and a half waiting on the Lord, asking Him for vision and language for the tent this fall. What’s the specific call for this year? What does he want to do through our time there? It’s all about worship, it’s all because he’s worthy, but beyond that what does the Lord want to release through the tent? What are some strategic ways for us to pray? All these are questions we were asking the Lord, and He was answering!
It was a really encouraging time of corporate unity in prayer. Honestly, it was just a really fun prayer meeting too! I left so excited for David’s Tent to start this fall! It’s 41 days away and I just can’t wait. The Holy Spirit is stirring up such joy in my heart. I know you’re probably anxious to hear what the Lord was speaking to us today, but you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer. :) We’re still praying as a staff and solidifying specific language to what the Lord is speaking. Soon we’ll be releasing new videos and blogs calling people to come this fall, so keep a look out! Please keep us in your prayers, and seek the Lord with us for His heart for David’s Tent this fall. It’s going to be amazing, because Jesus is amazing and it’s all about Him. May He be glorified in every single second of worship this fall!
Becca
PS. 40 days of 24/7 or 1,000 hrs of worship is 3,600,000 seconds. In case you wondering. :)
by Rebecca Montgomery | Aug 10, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Lexi, our booking manager, has already booked over a quarter of the total slots for David’s Tent DC this fall! She’s been doing an amazing job getting people plugged in and scheduled to lead worship. She’s already booked over 130 of the 500 2 hr time slots and more and more emails keep coming in every day! People are coming from literally all across the nation to worship!
Last fall we saw this too, as people from all 50 states came to worship and 166 different bands led worship. We had expressions that ranged from gospel choirs, to punk rock, to hymn-sings to latino bi-lingual worship and so many more! That right there is to me one of the most amazing testimonies of David’s Tent. Last fall’s event possessed a unity that I’d never seen before. If the response that we’ve gotten this year already is any indicator, this fall is going to match, if not far surpass, last year in the wide variety of styles, peoples and denominations that are gathering together to sing Jesus a 40 day love song. I consider myself so privileged to be able to be there all 40 days and hear people’s hearts being poured out to the Lord day after day, hour after hour, in so many different sounds and ways. I wish I could explain to you how amazing it is but no amount of words could do it justice. You’ll just have to come and see!
<enter shameless plug here> If you want to lead worship during one or more of the 2 hr worship slots send Lexi the booking genius an email at: worship@davidstentdc.org. We still have spots available, but move quick and send us an email! They’re dwindling fast. If you aren’t a worship leader, come anyways! We’d love to worship with you at the tent this fall. </end shameless plug>
See you this fall,
Becca
by Rebecca Montgomery | Aug 7, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
This week has been a bit of an unusual one here at the David’s Tent office. Most of our staff and students are in Lancaster, PA attending a Circuit Riders school and absolutely seeing their lives and the region forever changed! The rest of us are manning the 24/7 prayer room and continuing preparations for David’s Tent this fall. The smallness of our group has meant that we’re each pulling long hours in the prayer room ministering to the Lord, but it’s so worth it. Every time I’m in there I seem to go so much deeper into the Father’s heart and I know it’s the same for the rest of our staff too.
My time this afternoon in the prayer room was especially rich. I really felt the Lord challenging me with the question of where my emotional “barometer” is set. What’s my default emotion? Is it joy? Gratitude? Am I defaulting to the place of faith, or one of fear? It was a really good question for me to ponder. I realized it’s time to set the barometer a little higher in the place of joy, faith, love and gratitude! I want to set a new normal in my life of abundant joy and unstoppable faith. It’s times likes these in the prayer room that are so refreshing and sustaining.
I’m excited for the rest of our staff to come back, but there’s been something so sweet about these days going after the Lord with just a handful of people. There’s just nothing quite like it.
Becca
by Rebecca Montgomery | Aug 2, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Today is a Friday.
Friday’s are awesome.
Every Friday afternoon from July-September we have music lessons! Someone that was heavily involved in nightwatch at David’s Tent last fall offered our staff and students music lessons this summer and it’s been amazing! We have people who have never played an instrument before learning to worship Jesus with instruments as well as people who are improving their already amazing skills at music. And on top of that, we’re all getting theory and vocal lessons too! Ah, I’m so blessed. I’ve been asking the Lord for music lessons for the past couple months and he’s provided!
The music lessons have really taken our David’s Tent community into a place of deeper worship. It’s given so many people tools to worship Jesus on their own. I personally am learning the keyboard and I’ve seen my times of prayer and worship get so much more rich and intimate as I’m exploring new realms of music with Holy Spirit. Hopefully by the time the tent rolls around this fall I’ll be able to carry a two hour set by myself on the keyboard. I really want to play the piano in the middle of the night at the Ellipse this year! So, that’s the goal, and with that being said–it’s time to go practice.
Becca
Ps. Are you interested in nightwatch too? Email nightwatch@davidstentdc.org to sign up for a two hour acoustic time slot!
by Rebecca Montgomery | Jul 31, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog! My name is Becca and over the next several months I’ll be updating this blog regularly with stories, testimonies, updates and videos about David’s Tent from a personal point of view. Check this blog often to find out what’s happening behind the scenes at the David’s Tent DC office and hear stories of how the Lord is moving in Washington, DC!
My husband Ryan and I have been on staff with David’s Tent DC for about a year and a half now and we’re so excited about David’s Tent happening again this fall! Preparations are in full force here at the office and every day I get a little bit more anxious for it to get here already! I just can’t wait to worship with you all! Last year over 166 different worship teams and over 10,000 people from all 50 states and over 20 nations came and worshipped with us on the White House Ellipse. That’s amazing! The unity that was seen at the tent last year on a national level was astounding. We’re praying that this year all 50 states would be represented again and that the word would spread and that even more people would come. Not because we want a name for ourselves or even because we just want to have a really awesome event, but simply because Jesus is worthy of our worship. He’s so worthy of a nation gathering to praise him every fall. Lets make it a part of our culture as America that every fall we gather together to praise the name of Jesus–simply because he’s worthy. Invite all your friends, make a road trip out of it and come out to Washington, DC this fall for David’s Tent! September 24- November 5th. I hope to see you there!
Becca Montgomery
by Ryan Montgomery | Jul 8, 2013 | 24/7 worship, house of prayer, News Update
We are so excited to announce that David’s Tent will be returning this fall, from Sep. 24 – Nov. 5 on the White House Ellipse! Here’s a word from our founder Jason Hershey:
Dear David’s Tenters, It’s time to start setting new “normals” in America and in Washington, DC that boldly state: This is just who we are now! And, how can we (you, your friends, David’s Tent DC), have a hand in resetting the culture of America…? God has startled me with a Revolutionary Thought: a 40-day worship altar unto Jesus — on behalf of America, in Washington DC — ANNUALLY: Just because He is Worthy! We had a miracle moment with David’s Tent 2012 when the National Park Service (NPS) invited this 40-day worship volcano onto the White House Ellipse. We were asking for permitting for a local park some distance away — they suggested the Ellipse location by the White House! Then, at the end of last years David’s Tent, one of the Rangers from NPS asked me a question: “Have you considered making this an annual event?” She then went on to counsel me on how to be sure to get the permit for another year! Last year during David’s Tent, a new White House Christmas tree was planted on the ellipse. (The old one had died.) Every year there is a huge White House Christmas tree lighting ceremony and people from all over the nation flock to the Ellipse to see this tree during the weeks following. It’s just part of the culture of America and Washington, DC. In like manner, we believe it is on the heart of the Lord to make David’s Tent an annual part of the culture of America. As I’ve pondered making this an annual event, Paraclete (Holy Spirit) has confirmed to me that David’s Tent is about redefining a lifestyle of Presence-Centeredness for America! This isn’t about a one-year urgency or desperation for the Lord. It’s about a “new normal” being set: “In America, we celebrate Jesus 40 days every fall in our Capital, Washington DC! This is just what we do now! This is who we are as Americans that love Jesus! Our culture is changing! We are calling America to joyfully gather, with all hope and trust in our hearts, and express to Jesus that our first love is simply Him! Just Praise for 40 days! The oval altar (the Ellipse) by the oval office! Let’s vote for Jesus as Lord by enthroning him on our praise 24-7 for 40 days (Psalm 22:3)! Let’s redefine the primary purpose for our Capital to be a gathering place for the nation to praise the name of the Lord (Psalm 122:4)! This is a revolution worth dying for! Only for the Lamb! His Presence must be central in our Nation! Help us raise the tent again! He is still worthy of it all! Jason Hershey |
__________________________________________________ We are beckoning the nation’s worship leaders to come to DC as a congress of worship. We believe there are to be worship teams that represent – at some point during the 40 days – each of the 50 states! Come as a royal priesthood and minister to the Lord on behalf of your state and on behalf of America! 1. To sign up or to receive information on leading worship from the main stage, scheduled in two-hour time slots, switching on the odd hour, email worship@davidstentdc.org. 2. Night-watch – The night-watch is unplugged and is particularly anointed. There is a city ordinance that disallows amplification from 9pm-7am. But, the worship goes on! We have a good old-fashioned strings-and-hammers piano along with hand drums and acoustic guitars. We figure David didn’t have electricity and He still got it done! Due to the uniqueness of acoustic sets and the draw of an intimate time with Jesus during the night-watch we have set up an email address specifically for those jealous to lead worship during the night hour. nightwatch@davidstentdc.org |
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