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DIFFERENCE
Thank you for your willingness to labor at this most important task. The headline said, “Nearly 1 in 4
People Worldwide is Muslim”.
A sub-title asked the question, “Where Have All the Christians Gone?” (Bruce Feiler - FOX-
News.com - September 25, 2009)
This article reported:
“A shocking new study of Americans’ religious beliefs shows the beginnings of a major realign-
ment in Americans’ relationship with God. The American Religious Identification Survey
(ARIS) reveals that Protestants now represent half of all Americans, down almost 20 percent in
the last twenty years. In the coming months, America will become a minority Protestant nation
for the first time since the pilgrims.”
It is not news to most of us that the influence of Christ and the church in American is declining. How
we respond to that realization says a lot about who we understand ourselves to be. If we see ourselves as
victims of our circumstances, then we will be constantly looking for someone to blame and some reason
to complain.
But if we see ourselves as servants of the King, we will respond differently. John describes who we are
this way in Revelation 1:4-6.
“Grace and peace to you from Him who is, and who was, and who is to come, and from the
seven spirits before His throne, and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn
from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.
“To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, and has made us to be a
kingdom and priests to serve His God and Father — to Him be glory and power forever and
ever! Amen.” NIV
Friends, we are a kingdom and priests who serves the One who is the “Ruler of the kings of the earth.”
Our place is not one of cowardly complacence, but of active service.
However, our active service will never win the battle if we depend on our efforts alone. Remember
Luke 5 and Peter fishing all night and catching nothing. That is the result of our best efforts without the
direction and blessing of the Lord. But when Jesus appears, when Jesus instructs and empowers, AND
we obey, the boats cannot contain the catch.
Friends, the need is great. The condition is desperate. We can join the long line of complainers who
want to tell you from the sidelines why things are not as they should be. Or we can enter the fray, giving
our all for the things that really matter.
This Prayer Guide is a tool designed to give some small help to those who are willing to pray. The in-
tent is not to be a coffee table directory of the churches of HOK. The intent is that this would be a
weapon that would be used in the spiritual battle for the glory of our King across this association of
churches called Heart of Kansas Southern Baptist Association.
This Prayer Guide goes out with the desire that it will be used of God to guide us all into more fervent
and diligent prayer for the work of the Kingdom and the King.
First, you will find a guide to the churches and Good Neighbor Centers of Heart of Kansas. Our
churches and pastors are listed with places for you to write specific requests for each church. As you are
made aware of updated requests, or of answered prayers, there is a place for you to keep a prayer jour-
nal. You will also notice a page that highlights the work we have partnered with in Winnipeg, Mani-
toba, Canada.
You can make this prayer guide a tool that you use every day. By keeping it with your Bible and other
devotional materials, as you spend time with the Lord every day, you will have a prayer journal.
Secondly, this Prayer Guide will give guidance in updating prayer needs. At the web address, located at
the bottom of each page, you will be able to get up to date requests and information on previous re-
quests. The intent is that these requests will focus primarily on spiritual needs. It is easy for us to focus
much of our attention on praying for the physical and health issues of our friends and loved ones. While
there is nothing wrong with praying for such matters, the intent of this prayer guide is to focus on spiri-
tual needs in the lives of people, of churches and of ministries.
This Prayer Guide will also offer guidance in the way that you might pray for pastors and for churches.
An effort has been made to point out some specific passages of Scripture which illustrate how we can
pray for our own spiritual well being, as well as that of our ministry leaders, and of our churches. You
will find these guides scattered throughout the book.
Audacity Church
Pastor - Justin Banks
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Calvary
Pastor - Michael Scott
Youth/Music - Jason Ramsey
Cedar Pointe
Pastor - Dennis Burns
Youth - Keil Jacobs
Music - Kerry Baker
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Country Acres
Pastor - Kelly Randolph
Music - Eric Stone
Youth - Michael Savadge
Admin/Education - Vince Harrison
Children - Paulette Middlekauff
Preschool Ministry - Michelle Morneau
Secretary - Tami Spain
Secretary - Linda Borofsky
Finance Secretary - Diane McClary
Maintenance/Janitorial - Eugene Sylvester
Janitor - Isaiah Sylvester
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CrossRoad Community
House Church Elder - Wendell Skinner
Faith
Pastor - Jerry Smith
Music - Jerry Cress
Immanuel, Wichita
Pastor - Dr. Charles Boswell
Singles - Ron Cox
Youth - David Harper
Early Childhood - Jamie Clark
Children - Peggy Welch
Discipleship and Ministry - Gayle Tenbrook
Indian Southern
Lao
Pastor - Lang Sengviley
Associate Pastor - My Sayavong
Youth - Vean Maniseang
Music - Viengzay Phaysom
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Metro East
Associate Pastor - Doug Holt
Education Pastor - John Ulrich
Student Ministry - James Allen
Music - Jason Jolly
Children - Kathy Seley
Midway
Pastor - Ray Emery
Associate Pastor/Music - David Atkins
Youth - Jim Rosendale
Senior Adults - Tom Melton
Ninnescah Valley
Pastor - Don Mace
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Parkview
Pastor - Bruce Hays
Music - Ron Brown
Financial Secretary - Daniel Bass
Secretary - Bea Blair
Pleasantview
Pastor - Don Mayberry
Youth - Brad Beets
Children - Josie Ferstl
Randall Road
Pastor - Jim McQuery, Jr.
Riverview
Pastor - Jerry Elder
Music - Leslie Ellis
Youth - Chris Golden
Admin. Assistant - Martha McFarlane
Shalom Adonai
Pastor - Mike Saffle
South City
Pastor - Pete Dominguez
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Southwest
Pastor - D. Burchfiel
The Mission
Brad Simmons
True Life
Pastor - Norm Duncan
Wichita Korean
Pastor - Sung Kim
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