How to Pray for the 2026 Conference

"Prayer is complicated because it seems like we aren't doing anything, but it's also tricky because it's a humble act.  We must regularly humble ourselves before God's mighty hand and cast our cares on Him."  Tony Merida

Prayer is hard.
Prayer is essential for Gospel ministry.

When we view prayer as just another church ministry program, it becomes a burden or one of many different options. 

When we understand that prayer for the believer is like breathing for every human, we recognize that it is absolutely necessary for life, not an option.

Our lives need to glorify God. Being dependent upon Him for everything is one of, if not the best, ways to do this. Prayer shows our dependence upon God. 

Here are some prayers for the conference and the time leading up to the conference. 

• Pray the weekend would help churches by glorifying God, focusing on the Bible, and providing practical ministry tips

• Pray for  Jeremy Kimble, the keynote speaker and Cedarville professor.  Here is a lecture Dr. Kimble taught on prayer - https://www.cedarville.edu/media/video-player/1_owbjh42f

• Pray for the over 50 workshop speakers.

• Pray for those from your church and other churches who attend the conference.  Pray that they would be encouraged and helped in the ministries.  

• Thank God for Calvary Baptist Church's willingness and ability to host the conference.

• Thank God for the volunteers who help with planning, set up, serving snacks, clean up, and so much more.  

The How to Attend a Conference post is about Prayerfully Plan, Prayerfully Go, and Prayerfully Share - https://grchurchministriesconference.blogspot.com/2025/10/how-to-get-most-out-of-conference.html

How to Promote the Church Ministries Conference at Your Church

The purpose of the Church Ministries Conference (https://grchurchministriesconference.com) is to encourage and equip those serving in and through the local church.  We want the weekend to be theological (God-glorifying and Bible-focused) and practical.

Here are some very practical ways you can promote this year's conference (and next year's conference March 12 & 13, 2027).

• Share the Bridge Fellowship Podcast about the conference

• Share the workshop introduction videos from the CMC Facebook page (www.facebook.com/church.ministries.conference) or YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@churchministriesconference)

• Among specific ministry volunteers, share relevant workshops that could be helpful.  There are several different ministry tracks.  See the graphics below.

• Personal example that would be helpful for next year.
• This winter, Dave Rodgers, one of the CMC Planning Team members and associate pastor at Trinity Baptist Church, taught a discipleship class.  During the February classes, the conference was promoted by highlighting workshops connected with that week's discipleship topic.

For downloaded graphics and the PowerPoint, 
go to grchurchministriesconference.com/resources/