Prayer
Prayer and Intercession Ministries of
Mariners Bethel Global Methodist Church
Liz Heintzelman (liz2glory@gmail.com)
Prayer Point Person/Team Coordinator
Prayer Room Ministry
In the life of the church, the Prayer Room functions as a War Room — a place where spiritual battles are fought and won before they ever manifest in the visible realm. Just as military commanders gather in war rooms to plan strategies, believers gather in the Prayer Room to align with God’s purposes, intercede for the lost, and seek His intervention in every area of ministry. A church’s Prayer Room is not simply a quiet space; it is the central command post, the hidden furnace, and the birthplace of victory. When believers consistently gather there, the impact reaches every sermon, every outreach, and every soul.
Monday through Saturday, the Prayer Room Coordinator schedules one or two prayer warriors who have been trained in Prayer Room Ministry to intercede with prayer requests submitted by church members for at least one hour per day in the Prayer Room.
Marty Quillen (martyquillen@mediacombb.net)
Coordinator
Janet Freeman (janetfreeman992@gmail.com)
Coordinator
Congregational Prayer Ministry
Congregational Prayer is literally praying to God on behalf of the entire congregation in Sunday worship services. Let’s face it, it’s hard. You must go into it realizing that it’s not something you can do as casually as a personal prayer. So, congregational prayer should have a holy burden. It’s natural for there to be a burden and trembling about congregational prayer, and it’s even stranger if there isn’t. The congregational prayer leader is the one who stands before the Lord on behalf of the entire congregation. So, the congregational prayer leader is the one who fulfills the duties of a priest in the Old Testament (Leviticus 9:15-22 and Leviticus 19:21-22).
Each Sunday, the Congregational Prayer Coordinator schedules prayer warriors who have been trained in Congregational Prayer Ministry to lead congregational prayer during the Sunday worship services.
Diane Donohue (didonohue@aol.com)
Coordinator
Consecration Prayer Ministry
Consecration in the Bible refers to the act of setting something or someone apart for the exclusive service of God. Theologically, consecration is about setting apart for a sacred purpose. This concept is foundational to the holiness of God’s people and is seen throughout both the Old and New Testaments. The Hebrew word for consecration is qadash (קדש), which means “to sanctify” or “to set apart.” The Greek term in the New Testament is hagiasmos (ἁγιασμός), which refers to holiness or sanctification.
Each Sunday, the Consecration Prayer Coordinator schedules two or three prayer warriors who have been trained in Consecration Prayer Ministry into teams, and each week a designated team leads a prayer to consecrate the preacher, the congregational prayer leader, the scripture reader, the praise team, and the choir before the start of the Sunday worship services.
Jeanne Pekar (coord1@yahoo.com)
Coordinator
Diane Donohue (didonohue@aol.com)
Coordinator
Care Prayer Ministry
The care prayer ministry is Sunday mornings in the pews. The goal is to have members trained and placed throughout the sanctuary in Sunday worship services who can meet and identify prayer needs. It is a divine appointment when a person in need meets a person who believes in the love and the power of God. This ministry is not about us. It is about the people who come in our doors each week. God is waiting and wanting to use you to build His kingdom! You are that miracle who prays and brings Jesus into their hurts to begin healing. We listen to their needs and ask Jesus to address those needs. The visitors feel ministered to and that you care for them, and that Jesus is working on their problems.
The Care Prayer Ministry is a beautiful way to serve—by simply being present on Sunday. Every Sunday, before the worship service begins and after the worship service ends, members of the care prayer team approach new visitors in the sanctuary, greet them, talk to them, listen to their current needs and offer them prayer.
Joan O’Day (joan.oday@mchsi.com)
Coordinator
Carolyn Christenbury (cesc7211@gmail.com)
Coordinator
Prayer Shawls Ministry
People would take Apostle Paul’s handkerchiefs or aprons, lay them on the sick or demon-possessed, and healing or deliverance would occur (Acts 19:11–12). Paul’s handkerchiefs or aprons remind us that God can use ordinary things to demonstrate His extraordinary power. The miracle was not in the fabric but in the presence and authority of Christ, carried through faith and the Spirit.
Care and love of knitting and crocheting have been combined into a prayerful ministry that reaches out to persons needing comfort and solace. Shawls are created and given to persons undergoing medical procedures, as a comfort after a loss, during illness or recovery.
Marty Quillen (martyquillen@mediacombb.net)
Coordinator
Deb Hitchens (debdushuttle@yahoo.com)
Coordinator
Altar (Healing) Prayer Ministry
Healing played an essential part in Jesus’s three-year earthly ministry. In fact, along with teaching and preaching, it was one of his three major activities. But what happened after Jesus died, rose, and ascended into heaven? Did his ministry of healing come to an abrupt end? Definitely not. It merely assumed a different shape. Now Jesus’s healing ministry, like his preaching and teaching ministry, continues on earth through his body, the church.
Altar (Healing) Prayer Ministry is built on teamwork. Two or three people will work as a team to pray for each guest. Each team stands at the front of the room and waits for a guest to come for prayer. When a guest comes forward to be prayed for, a team asks the guest what he/she would like you to pray for, especially for healing of physical sickness or inner healing of emotional wounds. The team also prays for the guest to experience the Holy Spirit’s outpouring and also pray for any special prayer requests the guest may have.
Jeff Heintzelman (beartrap108@yahoo.com)
Coordinator
Healing Prayer Conference/Event
The healing ministry to which we are called is not primarily our ministry but Christ’s. What we are called to do is to participate in the ongoing healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus has been raised from the dead. He is now more alive than ever. And not only did his resurrection mean the resurrection of his body; it also meant the resurrection of his ministry. Jesus has his own resurrected, ascended ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing to do. And he intends to do it though us—his body, the church. We believe that Jesus Christ heals through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Each year, the Prayer and Intercession Team brings in an outside speaker with an anointing for prayer and healing, or the team partners with Aldersgate Renewal Ministries to host a Healing Prayer Conference/Event and minister to those in need of prayer and healing.
Liz Heintzelman (liz2glory@gmail.com)
Coordinator
ALPHA Prayer Ministry
For someone who has never experienced the love of Jesus, prayer can change everything. God so loved the world that he gave his only son (John 3:16)—this is good news for everyone. And when we pray and invite the Holy Spirit, the love of God is poured into our hearts. Suddenly, the message of God’s love is not just for the whole world but now is uniquely for you. By the Holy Spirit, we encounter the living Jesus and his love becomes real in our lives. The ALPHA program is dependent on the presence of God because only God can open people’s hearts. And when we pray, we have the promise of God’s presence.
In September each year, the prayer warriors serves on the prayer team and coordinates prayer at the ALPHA program, both ALPHA Adult and ALPHA Youth. During each ALPHA session, the prayer warriors will be surrounding every guest, host, and helper with prayer. Our prayer warriors will be interceding behind the scene in the Prayer Room, lifting up all that God is doing.
Liz Heintzelman (liz2glory@gmail.com)
Coordinator
Prayer and Spiritual Education
To ensure that prayer becomes second nature to all members of our church, the Prayer and Intercession Team teaches them to pray by providing educational opportunities and training. The disciples of Jesus Christ asked Him to teach them to pray (Luke 11:1-4). The disciples didn’t ask Jesus to teach them to preach nor to heal. Many members of our church have a fear of prayer because they have not been taught to pray. If the Jesus’ disciples need to be taught to prayer then our church members also need to be taught to pray and need to practice praying.
The Prayer and Intercession Team offers prayer and spiritual education studies throughout the year as part of Mariners Core teaching curriculum, for training and equipping prayer warriors, and for exploring and developing a more intimate relationship with our Jesus Christ.
Liz Heintzelman (liz2glory@gmail.com)
Coordinator