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May 23, 2017  Dear Phil, Hard to believe that the summer is on us and 2017 is almost half over! But that's where we are. Over the summer, with all that is going on and a change in schedule, it is easy to slack off in our prayer life. We encourage you to use this time to either strengthen your ability or learn to pray the Scriptures. Praying God's Word back to Him is easily the most powerful method of prayer we have in our arsenal. This issue of "Connected" will give you some insight and help in that practice. 27 Reasons to Pray the Word By Kim Butts Praying Scripture is powerful and effective because: 1. Jesus is the Word.(John 1:1-2, 14) 2. It is the example of Jesus. (Matthew 4:1-11) 3. It is the example of the early Church.(Book of Acts; Acts 4:23-31) Read more . . . Why Should We Pray the Word? Tiece King shares in a short video, what praying the Word has meant to her. Ty is the author of a Pray the Word series of books (See Below).  Why Pray the Word? Great Resources to Help You Pray the Word HPM produces 5 resources that challenge, encourage and equip users to pray Scriptures. All of them have multiple copy discounts so they can be used in a small group or entire congregation. If you are not already familiar with them, we encourage you to purchase a copy of each. Pray the Word: 90 Prayers That Touch the Heart of God provides powerful Scripture-based prayers that will open your heart to the purposes of God in your life. More than just written prayers to recite, these prayers will just be a starting point to stimulate you toward a deeper level of prayer. For More Information or to Purchase Pray the Word: 31 Prayers That Touch the Heart of God. A shorter version of the 90 prayer book. This resource is especially designed for a church to use in a month-long prayer initiative. For More Information or to Purchase Pray the Word for Your Church offers 31 prayers to pray over the various ministries of your church and over your congregation. It also includes a 21-page journal to get you into a habit of praying regularly for your church and ministries. For More information or to Purchase   Solid Foundation is a little 48-page booklet (with deep discounts for quantities purchased) that teaches both the why and how of praying Scripture. An excellent resource to give to an entire congregation. For More Information or to Purchase Praying Like Paul: Learning to Pray the Kingdom for Those You Love uses just the prayers of the Apostle Paul to teach you how to pray for spiritual growth in the lives of those you love. For More Information or to Purchase

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August 2016 Volume 14  No 4 Dear Phil, Hard to believe the summer is almost over! Soon September start-ups will be happening. Do you have the resources you need? Let me highlight three things in this issue that will help you encourage prayer in your church: 1. Check out "Roadmap to a Praying Church." This is a new focus of ministry for Harvest and the CPLN that seeks in a more personal and deliberate way to help churches become houses of prayer. 2. With the election soon upon us, we encourage your church to pray through the 40-day prayer initiative Desperate for Change, Sept 30 - Nov 8. In an effort to make it accessible to all churches, we have reduced the price 60%! 3. If you live in the Midwest or East, we encourage you to consider attending our annual Midwest Prayer Conference, Oct 21-22 in Columbus, Ohio. Blessings on you as you continue being a catalyst for prayer! Jon Graf President, CPLN In This Issue Scripture Prayer Guide for a Praying Church Prayer Tip: Praying Men Praying God's Purposes for Your Church I've Seen the Future Roadmap to a Praying Church Scripture Prayer Guide for a Praying Church By Alvin VanderGriend This prayer guide is intended for any church that wants to become fully devoted to prayer. The Church that Jesus planted in Jerusalem was "devoted to prayer" (Acts 1:14, 2:42, and 6:4). That is what He intends for every church today.   Read More... Prayer Tip: How to Develop a Core of Praying Men in Your Church Pastor Rich Laskowski and Christ Community Church of Brazil, Indiana, have recently started an ingenious way of getting a good core of its men to pray for the church. At their April men's breakfast, Pastor Rich shared on the importance of men praying and then asked his men to commit to doing something every Sunday morning, five minutes ahead of the worship service.    Read More...  Praying God's Purposes for Your Church God's purposes for His people are clearly outlined in Scripture. When we pray according to those purposes, we are praying the very desires on God's heart for His Church. Use one or more of these 36 scriptural principles to pray for your church: Read More...   I've Seen the Future and It's Filled with the Glory of Christ! By David Bryant Note: This is a blog post describing TOGETHER 2016, which took place on the Mall in Washington D.C., on July 16, 2016. Please don't miss reading this! You will have great hope for the future generations! "There are moments when God's people come together and God does something that can heal, change, define a generation. At the end of the day, there's only one King [Jesus]." Nick Hall Read More . . .   Empowered to Pray -- Midwest Prayer Conference We are excited to hold our annual Midwest Prayer Conference in Columbus, Ohio, October 21-22. Dave Butts and Jon Graf will be our featured speakers for this event held at Worthington Christian Church in Columbus. A few features: A pre-conference mini-conference on Friday from 9-3 -- "Roadmap to a Praying Church" $25.00 A Friday night opening Rally to Pray for America (open to the public) Main Conference: Friday 7 p.m. - Saturday at 4 p.m. $45, CPLN member $36 (earlybird rates: $36, CPLN member $28) Register for both or either event. For More Information     WANT TO BECOME A HOUSE OF PRAYER? LET US HELP YOU CREATE A ROADMAP! Most churches know prayer is important, and they both want to disciple their people into meaningful prayer lives and they want to make prayer more important in the life of their church. But they simply do not know how to get from Point A to Point B. Harvest Prayer Ministries and the Church Prayer Leaders Network want to come alongside your church to help you develop a roadmap that will guide your church to becoming a House of Prayer for all Nations! Click here for more information! Quick Links Harvest Prayer Ministries Prayer Resources Church Prayer Leaders Network (CPLN) Prayer Connect Magazine Connection Daily Prayer Devotions RESOURCE SPECIALS TO HELP YOU PRAY FOR AMERICA IN THIS CRUCIAL HOUR! Desperate for Change is a 40-day, scripture-based, prayer guide that will focus your prayers on God's purposes for our nation. Each day provides a thought, a Scripture and a prayer that will fuel the user's prayers for America. Use it as a daily devotional, or we suggest having your entire church or group pray through it 40 days prior to the election. Pray fromSeptember 30th until November 8. (Note: guide can be used anytime, even after the elections.)   Regular Price: $5.00 Sale Price: $2.00 100 or more: $1.25 each 1000 or more $1.00 each TO ORDER   Inviting God into the Process is a 16-page, scripture-based, non-partisan, pocket-sized booklet that will help target your prayers for our elections in 7 key areas. Put this in the hands of everyone you know.   Regular Price on 1 copy: $.99 Sale Price: $.75 each Regular Price on 10-Pack: $7.99 Sale Price: $5.99 Regular Price on 100-Pack: $59.99 Sale Price: $49.99   Click on Sale Price of Amount You Want to Order

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October 2016 Volume 14  No 5 Dear Phil, It is hard to believe that we are less than six weeks away from the U.S. elections. Probably due to the choices we have, there is a growing groundswell of prayer for the nation. . . and I believe it will continue to rise even after the elections. As people's uncertainly and desperation increases, prayer will increase as well. As a prayer leader, you will want to be ready for this increase. Should special prayer meetings be called? Can you put good resources in the hands of those from your church or prayer group? We are excited to offer a new online prayer guide, "Prayers for First Responders," for you to use. You can currently copy it or share it online, but in a few months we will also have a nicely designed version for sale in packs of 50.   We are also excited to finally launch my new book, Restored Power. More information is in this newsletter, including a link to read a chapter and a link for purchase information. This is an excellent resource for prayer leaders, pastors and church elders or deacons.   Blessings on you as you continue being a catalyst for prayer! Jon Graf President, CPLN In This Issue Prayer Guide for First Responders Taking the Fear Out of Corporate Prayer Midwest Prayer Conference Prayer Guide for First Responders By Dave & Kim Butts This prayer guide is intended to help a congregation, families or individuals focus on praying for those who give of themselves to our communities each and every day. They need our prayers all year long! Click here to get the free guide!   . Taking the Fear Out of Corporate Prayer Most churches struggle with corporate prayer. Pastors and prayer leaders teach and exhort and encourage believers to pray; however, when a prayer meeting or gathering is called for, very few people show up to "lift their voices together in prayer." Here are some practical suggestions for increasing attendance and reducing the fear factor that prevents participation in corporate prayer: Click here to find out how to motivate and excite hesitant, fearful... Midwest Prayer Conference Last Chance to Register at Reduced Rate October 3rd is the last day to register for the Midwest Prayer Conference at the earlybird rate. We will be holding "Empowered to Pray," our annual Midwest Prayer Conference in Columbus, Ohio, October 21-22. Dave Butts and Jon Graf will be our featured speakers for this event held at Worthington Christian Church in Columbus. A few features: A pre-conference mini-conference on Friday from 9-3 -- "Roadmap to a Praying Church" $25.00 A Friday night opening Rally to Pray for America (open to the public) Main Conference: Friday 7 p.m. - Saturday at 4 p.m. $45, CPLN member $36 (earlybird rates: $36, CPLN member $28) Register for both or either event. For More Information

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March 21, 2017  Dear Phil, Thanks for your work in trying to grow prayer in your church. We are delighted to be able to walk this journey with you. Please let us know how we can help! This issue of "Prayer Leader OnLine" offers some help and encouragement in an area of prayer that is largely neglected in many churches today--praying for missions and missionaries.  Passionate Prayer for Missionaries Is Biblical--How Is Your Church ... By Jon Graf   As a kid, I dreamed of playing left field for the Boston Red Sox. Hall of Fame player Carl Yastrzemski (Sox's left fielder from 1961-1983) was my hero. But alas, my dream never got off the ground--the organized Little League teams in my neighborhood played on Wednesday nights.  As a pastor's kid I had to be somewhere else on Wednesday nights--prayer meeting. While I wasn't always excited to be there, I do remember times when missionaries--often ones who had visited our church on tour--were lifted up in prayer. There always seemed to be a little more excitement, a little more passion when we were praying for missionaries. Read more . . .  Resources to Help Encourage Missions Prayer To help encourage and equip you or your people to pray more on target and with more passion for missions, here are two resource suggestions: Prayer Connect -- Missions Pack. This is a 2-issue set of past Prayer Connect magazines that focus on missions. "As the Waters" and "Ask for the Nations" will powerfully challenge you that prayer for missions is essential for completing the Great Commission. Both issues have theme-related Bible studies, making these excellent for small groups or a Sunday School class. Regular Price: $12.00 Our Price: $4.99 CPLN Member Price: $4.49 For More Information or to Order An Insider's Guide to Praying for the World is set up weekly segments, with each of the 52 weeks offering information and prayer requests for a nation, a region of the world, or an important issue. Written by Brian Stiller who is the Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. You will gain new insight into nations and the world in which we live that will enable you to pray more powerfully and on target! Regular Price: $14.99 Our Price: $13.49 CPLN Member Price: $12.99 For More Information or to Order DONATE TO CPLN

Harvest Prayer Ministries, P.O. Box 10667, Terre Haute, IN 47801