Partner with us in Prayer

MTS provides prayer points from apprentices, trainers, churches, and ministry partners around Australia, and around the world. Please support us in prayer as we seek to multiply gospel workers through ministry apprentices.

Tuesday 29 April 2025
Dear Lord, We thank you for Ben Mansfield training an apprentice at Southside Presbyterian Church, QLD. Please grow him in faith, godliness, perseverance and love with a steady commitment to entrusting the gospel to many reliable apprentices who will be qualified to teach others. Amen.

Wednesday 30 April 2025
Dear God, We thank you for our MTS donors who lovingly support the vision. Thank you for their big hearts. Amen.
Thursday 1 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Be stirring the hearts of your people to commit to praying for MTS and for your kingdom. Please be graciously reminding us of our need for you in all things, but especially in ministry. Amen.

Friday 2 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Please bless MTS Passing the Baton Conference today, with Speakers Wei-han Kuan and Toby McIntosh. We are thankful for the experienced Victorian trainers who will help challenge, inspire and enable gospel workers all across Victoria to own the MTS Vision to see this world won for you. Amen.

Saturday 3 May 2025
Dear Father, We thank you for the MTS Board Directors. Please keep them dependent on you alone for salvation and hope. Please guard and grow them in unity, gospel partnership and vision as they serve MTS in this governance role. Amen.

Sunday 4 May 2025
Dear Lord, We are thankful for Stephen McKay, who serves in the staff role of Director of Operations and Pastoral Development. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him and his family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Monday 5 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Please help Antony Dandato as he leads Zimbabwe’s MTS Movement (MAT). Help him to pray fervently, plan well and be financially supported by generous partners in Australia. Bless him by growing the number of ministry apprentices trained up in Zimbabwe. May Zimbabwe train apprentices in such a way that many go on to be MTS Entrusters. Amen.

Tuesday 6 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for Russell Smidt, who serves in the staff role of Director of Training. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him and his family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Wednesday 7 May 2025
Lord God, We are thankful for Ben Pfahlert, who serves in the role of National Director. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him and his family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Thursday 8 May 2025
Father, We thank you for the SA Entrust conference happening today. Speak powerfully through your servant Peter Adam as he encourages Pastors in South Australia to Entrust the gospel to the next generation. Be with James Hoey and Clare Merkel as they seek to encourage SA Gospel workers. Amen.

Friday 9 May 2025
Lord, We are thankful for Becky Cockcroft, who serves in the partnership team. We pray for her as she is due to have her third child anytime now. Please keep her and bub safe in these last days of pregnancy and birth. Help her and Isaac adjust to a family of 5. We thank you for new life and pray for your guiding hand over this big adjustment for the Cockroft family. Amen.

Saturday 10 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for Carmel Vincent, who serves in the staff role of Training and Events Coordinator. Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her and her family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Sunday 11 May 2025
Dear Lord, Please be working in the hearts of delegates (people considering gospel work) for MTS conferences this year. Bring an overflow of potential gospel workers to the various recrutiing conferences happening around the country in 2025. Amen.

Monday 12 May 2025
Father God, We are thankful for Jodi Taylor, who serves in the staff role of Executive Assistant to Ben Pfahlert. Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her and her family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Tuesday 13 May 2025
Dear God, Grow the MTS movement throughout the world by your power. As the movement expands into new chapters throughout the globe, keep all involved dependent on you alone. Amen.

Wednesday 14 May 2025
Dear Lord, we thank you for the many Entrusters we have in our MTS network. We thank you that they are encouraging past apprentices who have become trainers. We thank you for them living out the 2 Timothy 2:2 mindset. Amen.

Thursday 15 May 2025
Heavenly Father, We are thankful for Juliette Antoon, who serves in the staff role of Registrar. Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her with everything she needs for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Friday 16 May 2025
Dear Lord, Please bless MTS Champions who are keeping ministry training on the agenda in their churches and networks. Give them perseverance and passion in their task, and encourage them by spreading their conviction to others. Amen.

Saturday 17 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for Rohan Blandford, who serves in the staff role of Operations and Support Administrator. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him with everything he needs for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Sunday 18 May 2025
Lord God, We are thankful for Lisa Lee, who serves in the staff role of Donor Relationship Manager. Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her and her family with everything she needs for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Monday 19 May 2025
Dear Lord, Thank you for the gathering of gospel workers for the Reach Australia Conference in Erina and Gosford (NSW) this week. We thank you for the RA team who are running the conference. Please help MTS at this conference to support and encourage gospel workers to take their next step to become gospel trainers.

Tuesday 20 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for those who pray continually for MTS and for the spreading of your kingdom across the world. Sustain your faithful people and be close to them. Amen.

Wednesday 21 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Thank you for the many MTS In Focus events being held in partnership with churches and ministries across Australia. Please bring many who are considering gospel work, and those seeking to train up the next generation of gospel workers to these nights, and may they be inspired and equipped to take the next steps on this path for your glory. Amen.

Thursday 22 May 2025
Lord God, We are thankful for Juliette Lee, who serves in the staff role of Events Administrator. Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her with everything she needs for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Friday 23 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Please bless Tim Thorburn as he coordinates the MTS Movement in Western Australia. Give him wisdom and insight Father. Help him to build a large and passionate team “to win the world for Christ by multiplying Gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships.” Amen.

Saturday 24 May 2025
Dear God, As it says in Psalm 119:33-35, teach us the way of your decrees, that we may follow it to the end. Give us understanding, so we may keep your ways and obey them with our whole hearts. Direct us in the path of your commands, for there we find delight. Amen.

Sunday 25 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Thank you for all the MTS volunteers who work tirelessly in various roles throughout the movement. May their efforts glorify you. Fill them with your sustaining grace and love. Amen.

Monday 26 May 2025
God of endurance and encouragement, please grant us to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together we may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Tuesday 27 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for Clare Merkel, who serves in the staff role of Partnership Developer (MTW-MTS). Please keep her dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide her and her family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Lord God, We are thankful for James Hoey, who serves in the staff role of Director of Partnerships. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him and his family with everything they need for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Thursday 29 May 2025
Dear God, Please bless Jack Hamer as he coordinates the MTS Movement in South Australia. Give him wisdom and insight Father. Help him to build a large and passionate team “to win the world for Christ by multiplying Gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships”. Amen.

Friday 30 May 2025
Dear Father, We are thankful for John Thomas, who serves in the staff role of People and Strategy Manager. Please keep him dependent on you alone for salvation, hope and endurance in gospel ministry. Please provide him and his family with everything he needs for life and godliness to the glory of Jesus and salvation of his people. Amen.

Saturday 31 May 2025
Heavenly Father, Take all the prayers lifted up to you throughout this month and work your will through those who trust you! Thank you that you do not withhold your mercy from us. Thank you that your love and faithfulness is with us always. Be enabling all your people to depend wholly on you. Amen.

 

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