The Better Place News

Here is some information regarding the Agape Prayer Ministry School to be held in the Cattaraugus / Chautauqua / Warren region: The school will be held Friday and Saturday the 8th & 9th of October 2010 at the Wesleyan Church in Warren, PA.

All first-time attendees must have their pastor’s approval to attend the School. (The pastor’s signature of approval is required on all registration forms). If your pastor has questions, please let me know and I will be glad to send out an information packet or suggest an area pastor he or she could call to discuss the Agape Ministry. [Roy Miller, 716-488-9918 or roy@thebetterplace.org].

A Registration Form and the accompanying Profile Form may be printed from this site. A School Schedule is also available for printing.

Please return your Registration and Profile as soon as possible. Applications must be postmarked by the 21st of September. Registration is $65 for individuals who have not previously attended an Agape School. [A $5 late fee will be assessed for registrations postmarked after the 21st of September.]

Purpose: The goal of the Agape Prayer Ministry School is to equip Christians to sensitively and compassionately minister the freedom of Christ from the bondages of sin and Satan, thus freeing more and more people to live in the fullness of Christ and to minister to others the fullness of Christ. The training experience includes foundational scriptural teachings on the healing of wounds, breaking of bondages, forgiveness of sins, confession of sin, receiving God’s forgiveness, and spiritual warfare. There are also three ministry sessions during the School where participants have the opportunity to observe and directly participate in the Agape ministry pattern. Ideally, each participant observes one ministry session as a prayer backup, receives a ministry session him/herself, and serves as a prayer warrior in a prayer vigil during a third session.

Key Points of Preparation: All trainees must be born-again in Jesus Christ and be peacefully open to the full workings of the Holy Spirit.

Before attending, participants should read Healing for Damaged Emotions, by David Seamands.

Description of the School: The School is an intense two-day experience running from 8:00 AM until 9:00 PM on Friday, and from 7:45 AM until 6:00 PM on Saturday. Please make every effort to arrive at the School in a rested condition. The dress in the School is casual and modest. Please bring your Bible and a notebook. Plan your schedule to be able to stay for the total School.

Teachers & Trainers: The people involved in teaching the sessions of the Agape Prayer Ministry School are pastors and lay people from various congregations of the Church, who have participated in and have been certified by the Agape ministry as supervising leads and teachers. They are recognized as qualified because of their gifting, experience, and their on-the-job training in a number of Agape Prayer Ministry Schools.

Your partner in the adventure,

Roy L Miller

Here is some information regarding the Agape Prayer Ministry School to be held in the Cattaraugus / Chautauqua / Warren region: The school will be held Friday and Saturday the 23rd & 24th of April 2010 at the Park Church in Sinclairville, NY.

All first-time attendees must have their pastor’s approval to attend the School. (The pastor’s signature of approval is required on all registration forms). If your pastor has questions, please let me know and I will be glad to send out an information packet or suggest an area pastor he or she could call to discuss the Agape Ministry. [Roy Miller, 716-488-9918 or roy@thebetterplace.org].

A Registration Form and the accompanying Profile Form may be printed from this site. A School Schedule is also available for printing.

Please return your Registration and Profile as soon as possible. Applications must be postmarked by the 7th of April. Registration is $65 for individuals who have not previously attended an Agape School. [A $5 late fee will be assessed for registrations postmarked after the 7th of April.]

Purpose: The goal of the Agape Prayer Ministry School is to equip Christians to sensitively and compassionately minister the freedom of Christ from the bondages of sin and Satan, thus freeing more and more people to live in the fullness of Christ and to minister to others the fullness of Christ. The training experience includes foundational scriptural teachings on the healing of wounds, breaking of bondages, forgiveness of sins, confession of sin, receiving God’s forgiveness, and spiritual warfare. There are also three ministry sessions during the School where participants have the opportunity to observe and directly participate in the Agape ministry pattern. Ideally, each participant observes one ministry session as a prayer backup, receives a ministry session him/herself, and serves as a prayer warrior in a prayer vigil during a third session.

Key Points of Preparation: All trainees must be born-again in Jesus Christ and be peacefully open to the full workings of the Holy Spirit.

Before attending, participants should read Healing for Damaged Emotions, by David Seamands.

Description of the School: The School is an intense two-day experience running from 8:00 AM until 9:00 PM on Friday, and from 7:45 AM until 6:00 PM on Saturday. Please make every effort to arrive at the School in a rested condition. The dress in the School is casual and modest. Please bring your Bible and a notebook. Plan your schedule to be able to stay for the total School.

Teachers & Trainers: The people involved in teaching the sessions of the Agape Prayer Ministry School are pastors and lay people from various congregations of the Church, who have participated in and have been certified by the Agape ministry as supervising leads and teachers. They are recognized as qualified because of their gifting, experience, and their on-the-job training in a number of Agape Prayer Ministry Schools.

Your partner in the adventure,

Roy L Miller

First Regional Concert of Prayer in 2010

The first of four Regional Concerts of Prayer that were scheduled for 2010 took place at the Falconer Wesleyan Church in Falconer, NY on the 27^th of January.

Unity was celebrated as people from several congregation of the Church came out on a snowy evening to join their hearts in concerted prayer.

Segments of the concert of prayer were led by host pastor Steve Strand, Busti Church of God pastor Roy Ferguson and retired United Methodist pastor Ray Linza. Music was provided by members of the host congregation. The Better Place Director, Roy Miller, welcomed people at the beginning and made announcements about future prayer events at the end.

The next regional concert of prayer will be the Global Day of Prayer gathering on the 23^rd of May in Russell Diethrick Park in Jamestown, NY. Then, more traditional concerts of prayer are scheduled for the 28^th of July and the 27^th of October. For more information you may call Roy Miller at 716/488-9918. You can also find Dr. Miller’s email address upon our Staff Page.

Prayer Workshop will be on the 20th of March – 9:00 to noon at Christ-First UMC: The title for the workshop: “I Want Men to Pray” (Based on 1 Timothy 2:8) Topics to be covered will include:

• Jesus, Our Model
• Prayer Partners
• Leading at home and in the world

Update from Jamie Sposato

Dancing and Clapping at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer

A team has begun planning for the 2010 Global Day of Prayer gathering in Jamestown, NY. This team includes Scott Waterman and Mary Hinsdale from The Better Place Board and also our Better Place Director, Roy Miller. They have reserved the ball stadium at Russell Diethrick Park in Jamestown for this event.

Worship Leaders at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer

The stadium seats 3,000 people. The plan is to gather for worship from 9:00 – noon on Sunday the 23rd of May, 2010 and catch the wave of worship and prayer that will be sweeping the globe that day.

Dancing at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer

As plans are progressing for 2010, here is a look back at the 2009 gathering that was sponsored by The Better Place: This event took place at Potter’s Terrace in downtown Jamestown.

Worship at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer

Approximately one hundred people from a dozen congregations participated. Music was provided by members of the North Main Street Church of God.

Prayer Huddle at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer

Throughout the afternoon, individuals led in prayer from the stage, small groups prayed together, pastors brought words of encouragement and challenge and, for about half an hour, all participants took time to prayer-walk assigned areas of the downtown.

Leecroft Clarke at the 2009 Global Day of Prayer