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NOTE: this is now a past event.  Thank you to all who attended Dr. Leman’s presentations.  Please consider leaving a comment to let us know how it went, what you learned, etc.

The day with Dr. Kevin Leman is only twelve days away.

- posters – bulletin size flyers -

This coming Sunday is the last Sunday available to promote these opportunities in the congregations of the Church:

From 1:00-2:30 p.m., after a time of worship, Dr. Leman will speak to men on the topic “Sheet Music, Creating a Symphony in Your Marriage [or future marriage]” at the Reg Lenna Civic Center on West Third Street in Jamestown.

From 6:00-8:30 p.m. all adults, married couples, single men and single women, are welcome back to the Civic Center for a rewarding and inspiring evening of worship and hearing from Dr. Leman on the topic, “Making Sense of the Man or Woman in Your Life.”

There is also a breakfast with Dr. Leman that will take place from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Falcon’s Nest in Falconer. Pastors, you must make a reservation for this by calling Mark Summers at 716/499-4459 or e-mailing him at Be sure to let Mark know if you will be accompanied by your spouse.

The breakfast is free. The 1:00 o’clock event for men is free. The evening event ticket cost $15 for individuals and $25 for couples.

Bring your colleagues from work. Bring your neighbors. Bring others from your Church congregation. Let’s fill up the Civic Center and have some good laughs while we learn and grow together!

Prayer Letter #20

22 July 2010

Dear Prayer Partners of The Better Place, In all of our prayers which are truly partnering with God for God’s purposes to be fulfilled, we are engaging in spiritual warfare. Our prayers are battering rams against the strongholds of a spiritual enemy. The results of such partnership praying are not always immediately evident. The walls of Jericho appeared to be just as strong and impenetrable after six days as they were after the first day of marching around the city, but it is a good thing the children of Israel did not quit on the sixth day.

Jesus taught his disciples to always pray and not give up (Luke 11:5-10 & 18:1-8). I want you to know that your faithfulness in prayer makes an eternal difference.

Thank you for praying for the workshop on Grand Island and for the spring Agape Prayer Ministry School. God showed up and abundantly blessed in both places. One participant at Grand Island wrote, “My expectations were more than met. It showed how my prayer ministry could be more effective by myself or with others.” – Of course, all the questions that arise as we consider something as truly serious and as huge as prayer ministry, can never be covered on only one day, or even two. I yearn for the day when we will have the campus God has given the vision for, where people will be able to gather for days at a time. But, thank God for what we can do now … and what I always celebrate about these events is the unity that is engendered in answer to our Lord’s prayer in John 17. – Yes, we can be the answer!

The unity of the Church was again moved forward in May because of the National Day of Prayer and the Global Day of Prayer events that The Better Place organized. This is Kingdom work being accomplished! And the second session of the 2010 Regional School of Prayer was mightily blessed by the presence of God. One participant at the School took time to write a letter afterward that included the following:

“Thank you so very much for sharing of yourselves at the School of Prayer I attended two weeks ago. I had been looking forward to it for months and it far exceeded my expectations. When I told my sister who lives in New Jersey about it, she wanted a copy of my notes (I hoped you wouldn’t mind) and a copy of your book when it comes out (as do I). … Our prayer coordinators group had a fantastic time praying through your guide to corporate prayer on the 14th and hopefully we can share this with more in the church. I’m praying about whom to approach to form a prayer triplet. [Our pastor] and I are motivated to see our church become a House of Prayer.”

By the way; the book has now been published. This is a big answer to your prayers! The official release date is the 1st of September. That is when anyone can order it from Christianbook.com or from Amazon.com, but you may order copies from me right now and help to support The Better Place in the process. I will attach an order form for those who receive this letter by e-mail. I will enclose order forms for those who receive this by post.

One ministry under the umbrella of The Better Place is the Chautauqua Lake Men of Integrity. As you pray, please keep in mind a big event they have coming up. They will be bringing Dr. Kevin Leman to Jamestown, NY on Saturday the 16th of October. Dr. Leman will meet with pastors and their spouses for breakfast that morning. Then there will be a time for men only that afternoon starting at 1:00 at the Reg Lenna Civic Center. The topic will be “Sheet Music! Creating a Symphony in Your Marriage.” That evening, also at the Civic Center, starting at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Leman will present the topic “Making Sense of the man or Woman in Your Life.” This will be for any adult; married or single.

– As you continue to pray, here are a number of thing to keep knocking on heaven’s door about (see Luke 11 again). Some of the items on this list have been here for a long time, but your persistence will bring the answers God wants to give:

• Speak to the “mountain” which is the wealth stored up for the righteous and direct it to The Better Place for the building of our campus, endowments, staff salaries and related monetary needs.
• Three more members for The Better Place Board
• The Board as they meet on the 18th of September
• The third session of the 2010 School of Prayer on the 25th of September
• A workshop that I will lead at the Fredonia, NY United Methodist Church on the 2nd of October. Two topics will be covered that day; “Why We Can Pray With Authority,” and “Prayer Walking”
• The fall Agape Prayer Ministry School in Warren, PA on the 8th and 9th of October
• The Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity day with Dr. Kevin Leman on the 16th of October; pray for Dr. Leman’s safe travel and protection, for the financial underwriting of this three-part event, for hearts preveniently prepared by the Holy Spirit to receive what God will say and for everyone to be present in each of the three venues who God wants to be present.
• For the book, My Gospel, to be used to strengthen believers in their faith and to encourage believers to partner with God more knowingly to see His Kingdom come
• Please keep the day-to-day and week-to-week ministries of The Better Place in your prayers. There are regular requests for help in several ways by e-mail, the Healing Rooms are open every Monday, a number pastors prayer groups gather weekly, there is a growing call for on-line ministry through blogging and Facebook.
• For me as I preach in local churches on many Sundays
• For God’s steady guidance and perfect timing in all things related to The Better Place

Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer!

Your partner in the adventure,
Roy L. Miller

Director, The Better Place, Inc.

Roy@TheBetterPlace.org 716/488-9918

Employer ID #83-0362390 NYS Charities Bureau Reg. #20-49-47

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MEN OF INTEGRITY

I WANT MEN TO PRAY

WORKSHOP

The Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity sponsored a morning-long workshop on prayer on Saturday the 20th of March 2010. This Workshop was held at Christ-First UMC in Jamestown, NY. The theme verse for this Workshop was 1 Timothy 2:8, “I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing”.

The Director of The Better Place, Roy Miller, led the men through an interactive time of learning. They dug deep and shared openly as they took an honest look at the purpose of prayer and God’s call to every man of true faith to intercede in prayer just like Jesus. We are called to do the same things Jesus did, but to do the same things Jesus did we must do the same things Jesus did. There is no shortcut. Jesus fasted, Jesus was a man of prayer, and Jesus died to himself. To do what Jesus did we must do what Jesus did.

The men also learned about partnership in prayer, spiritual leadership in the home and in the world. The morning flew by as the men discussed these various aspects and applications of prayer. They all left better equipped and motivated to “get on their knees and fight like men”. The only regrets at the end of the morning – as is so typical of these events – were that the time had expired so quickly and that the men who did not attend missed a very good thing.

The next event that will be sponsored by the Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity is a breakfast and program on Saturday the 1st of May. This will be held at the Healing Word Ministries Church of God on West Third Street in Jamestown. Call Pastor Leecroft 716/868-7699 to register or to get more information. – You can also read about this on the Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity page on this web site.

Chautauqua Lake Men of Integrity Report on January Breakfast

When the Leadership Team for the Chautauqua Lake Region Men of Integrity (CLRMI) asked themselves, “What is the difference between the breakfasts that we offer and any other men’s breakfast in a local church?” the answer was immediately obvious: Unity!

When the men of the region gathered at First Covenant Church in Jamestown, NY for the January 2010 CLRMI breakfast, about sixty men were in attendance. More important that that number, however, was the fact that over fifteen different congregations were represented. One group of seven men sitting around a table were pleasantly surprised, as they introduced themselves to each other, to discover that they represented seven different congregations.

After breakfast, the men move from the basement fellowship hall up to the sanctuary of the church building. There worship was led by some of the men from the First Covenant Church. Before Rev. Adam Rohler, of First Covenant, shared an inspiring and challenging message, Jamie Sposato, representing the CLRMI Leadership Team, presented an overview of the purpose of CLRMI and provided a synopsis of upcoming events. – The next event on the calendar is a morning workshop on prayer titled, I Want Men to Pray. This will take place at Christ First United Methodist in Jamestown, NY on Saturday the 20^th of March, 2010. The speaker/presenter will be the Director of The Better Place, Roy Miller. For more information on this contact Leecroft Clark at 716/868-7699. You can also find Leecroft’s email address on our Staff Page.

from Jamie Sposato