July-August 2020 Prayer Prompter

July 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• July 11 — Healthy Boundaries 101 Training for Pastors, Ohio Conference Office, Kidron
• Leadership Development. Pray for the volunteers and creativity for a newly formed Leadership Development Resource Team. Current members are Danae King, Dick Barrett, Joel Shenk, Miriam Zehr, Rebecca Kauffman, Tony Doehrmann, and Shawn Hilliard.
• LifeBridge Community Church, Dover — Dan Hooley, interim pastor
• Lockport Mennonite, Stryker — Steve Heatwole, pastor; Matt Weaver, associate pastor
• Maple Grove Mennonite, Hartville   
• Maple Grove Mennonite, New Castle — Cheryl Vanatsky, pastor
• Eldina Nussbaum — Gifts Discernment Ministry

July 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Vision. Pray for the Conference Visioning Process, which will be led by Howard and Cathy Wagler and Dick Barrett.
• Martins Mennonite, Orrville — Shawn Hilliard, pastor
• Midway Mennonite, Columbiana — Matthew Peterson, pastor
• Millersburg Mennonite   
• Oak Grove Mennonite, Smithville — Doug Zehr, pastor;  Miriam Zehr, associate pastor
• Hardaye Ramjit — Gifts Discernment Ministry

August 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Aug. 13 — Leadership Team Meeting
• Leadership Development. Pray for the Leadership Development Resource Team as they gather ideas for raising potential pastoral candidates from within our congregations and seek ways to partner with institutions that may be helpful. (Team members are Danae King, Dick Barrett, Joel Shenk, Miriam Zehr, Rebecca Kauffman, Tony Doehrmann, and Shawn Hilliard.)
• Oak Grove Mennonite, West Liberty — Alex Dye, lead pastor; Andy Stoner, interim associate pastor
• Orrville Mennonite — Bill Seymour, pastor
• Peace Mennonite, Elyria — George Dunn, interim pastor
• Primera Iglesia Menonita, Fremont — Tony Ortiz, Jr., lay leader
• Marilyn Rossiter — Gifts Discernment Ministry

August 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Aug. 27 — Ministry Development Team Meeting
• Vision. Pray for the Visioning Process led by Howard and Cathy Wagler and Dick Barrett.  Especially pray that God will guide participants to clarity on a church planting initiative.
• Salem Mennonite, Elida — Paula Snyder Belousek, pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Waldron, Michigan — Conrad Mast, interim pastor
• Salem Mennonite, Wooster — David Hargrave, lead pastor; Joel Miller, associate pastor
• Sharon Mennonite, Plain City — Jared Chase, pastor; Walter Campbell, associate pastor
• Larry Short — Gifts Discernment Ministry

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. — Psalm 143:1

Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.

May-June 2020 Prayer Prompter

May 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Planting Peace Churches.  Please pray for persons from Ohio Conference congregations to respond to God's call (and that of Ohio Conference leadership) to join others in working together to encourage the planting of peace churches.
• Agora Christian Fellowship, Columbus — Richard and Rebecca Bartholomew, pastors
• Beech Mennonite Church, Louisville — Matt Reed, pastor
• Berlin Mennonite Church, Berlin — Jeff Hochstetler, family life pastor; Ernie Hershberger, visitation pastor
• Bethel Mennonite Church, West Liberty — Rebecca Kauffman, pastor
• Ginny Cress, Conference Salary and Benefits Committee

May 16-31 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for:

• Leadership Development.  Please pray for Ohio Conference leaders who are giving special attention to developing pastors and congregational leaders for our future.
• Central Mennonite Church, Archbold — David Elkins and Ramon Lianez, pastors
• Community Christian Fellowship (church plant), Rio Grande — Dale Geiser, pastor
• Cross Connections (church plant), Strasburg — Jason Rissler, pastor
• Crown Hill Mennonite, Rittman — Thomas Dunn, pastor
• Alvis Pettker, Gifts Discernment Ministry chair

June 1-15 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for: 

• Planting Peace Churches. Please pray that a group of leaders will develop a fruitful working relationship in order to find and encourage church planters in Ohio Conference.
• Fairpoint Mennonite Church, Fairpoint — Darrel McVay, pastor 
• First Mennonite Church, Canton — Sean Swanson, pastor
• Friendship Mennonite Church, Bedford Heights — Alvis Pettker, pastor
• Gilead Mennonite Church, Chesterville  
• Good Shepherd Mennonite Church/Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor, Archbold — Israel Aguilar, pastor
• Lois Bontrager, Gifts Discernment Ministry

June 16-30 ~ Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth for: 

• Leadership Development.  Please pray that many will respond to the nudge of the Spirit to consider congregational leadership, especially pastoral leadership.
• Huber Mennonite Church, New Carlisle — Wendell Slagell, pastor; Abel Cuellar, youth pastor
• Inlet Mennonite Church, Wauseon — Gary and Sandy Stuckey, interim pastors  
• Lafayette Christian Fellowship, Fresno — Patti Malenke, lay leader
• Lee Heights Community Church, Cleveland — Vicki Pruitte-Sorrells, pastor
• Barbara Kauffman, Gifts Discernment Ministry

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness; answer me in your righteousness. — Psalm 143:1


Prayer Prompter can be found on the Ohio Conference website: http://bit.ly/OhioConfPublications. Compiled by Dan Hooley, Prayer Coordinator, Ohio Conference of MC USA, danhooley@sbcglobal.net.