Broadcasting Prayer
In 2018, PROJECT PRAY coordinated two regional
conferences.
Pentecostals Pray
Small-Town Pastors Conference
In May, six denominations joined together for the For decades, the mega church has been celebrated, but
unique Pentecostals Pray Conference in Eastern North 80 percent of America’s congregations are small and many
Carolina. Pastors, prayer leaders, and intercessors attended of those are rural. The median Sunday Morning attendance
this conference hosted at the International Pentecostal across the nation is 75. A church of 350 is a large church in
Holiness Church NC Conference Campus in Falcon, NC (just the 90th percentile. America is a nation of small churches
north of Fayetteville). Coordinated by P. Douglas Small, led by bi-vocational pastors – and they need help!
under the banner of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches In October, PROJECT PRAY, the North Carolina
of North America, the Pentecostals Pray Conference Southern Baptist office for Bi-vocational Ministries, and
provided opportunities for vision and training as well as Church of God Prayer Ministries sponsored a conference
resources to launch a missional prayer movement. in Asheboro, NC for small-town, rural church pastors and
The conference began with a Prayer Experience on
their spouses, along with key congregational leaders.
Friday evening, led by Pastor Carter Conlon, pastor at Times Lester Evans, Bi-vocational Ministries Leader for
Square Church in Manhattan, an interdenominational BSCNC in North Carolina, Steve Sells, a specialist in church
church with over 10,000 people in attendance, representing revitalization and church health, and Joe Wright, Executive
over 100 different nationalities. Pastor Conlon has always Director for the Bivocational and Small Church Leaders
demonstrated a passion for prayer, which is evidenced by Network, partnered in planning this multi-denominational
his gathering of 50,000 believers from many denominations conference. Hosts included: Boyd Byerly, Pastor of Sunset
to pray for one hour in the middle of Times Square. Avenue Church of God; Neal Jackson, Pastor of Beulah
Jeff Farmer, President of the PCCNA and Doug Small Baptist Church; and Travis Scott Pastor of Sandy Creek
led plenary sessions on Saturday which also included a full Baptist Church (site of Sandy Creek Log Church) where a
day of workshops. Breakout sessions were offered in six revival from 1755-1758 rocked central North Carolina and
tracks focused on: pastors; prayer leaders; intercessors; birthed as many as a thousand churches.
prayer
evangelism-mission;
prayer; The workshop themes included prayer, evangelism,
and men, women and children praying. The workshop church health/conflict, leadership and discipleship. Special
speakers and selections were astounding. Topics included: workshops were offered for lay leaders and pastoral spouses.
priority of prayer in a pastor’s life; finding God’s will; The conference inspired and informed, equipped
rooftop praying; spiritual mapping; establishing a prayer and encouraged, but most of all, lit a fire for revival and
dialogue in your city; teaching children to pray; praying for awakening in pastors, sharing vision and hope that God can
unreached people groups; prayer life of an intercessor; and use them to spark a national spiritual awakening! o
establishing a family altar. o
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