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.

Monday 1 April 2024
Thank you Father for the 42 men and women who are new to training apprentices in these past 12 months. We praise you for their humble commitment to winning the world for Christ by multiplying gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships. Amen.

Tuesday 2 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Ben Staunton training an apprentice in Darwin, NT through the evangelistic ministry: ConnectNT. 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 3 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Lynette Cain and Maggie Ha training apprentices in Rooty Hill, NSW. Please grow them 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.

Thursday 4 April 2024
Dear Lord, We ask that people in churches nationwide will be passionate about reaching the world for Jesus, and that they would consider preaching the gospel of Jesus to the world as their vocation. Amen.

Friday 5 April 2024
Lord God, We continue to pray for the AFES “Meet Jesus” national evangelism initiative. May it continue to connect local Churches with AFES and each other across our nation, so that many will hear about Jesus for the first time. Amen.

Saturday 6 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Ben Smart who oversees apprenticeships in Shenton Park, WA. Please grow him in faith, godliness, perseverance and love with a steady commitment to entrusting the gospel to many reliable trainers and apprentices who will be qualified to teach others. Amen.

Sunday 7 April 2024
Lord, Thank you for all those who heard your gospel through their local church today. Please be working in the hearts of those who don’t know you. May many people turn to you through the power of your Gospel working in their lives. Amen.

Monday 8 April 2024
Dear Lord, In light of the death, resurrection and ascension of your Son Jesus, we pray that your hand will always be guiding the mobilisation of new apprentices, and that we will see more and more people undertaking ministry apprenticeships with a view to moving into full-time gospel service. Amen.

Tuesday 9 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Ronaldo Sanchez and Ben Olof Soderlund training apprentices in Curtin, ACT. Please grow them 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 10 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Mark Roberts continuing to train and having a new apprentice in 2024 in Wollongong, NSW. 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.

Thursday 11 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Neil Castle and Patrick Donohoe training apprentices in East Melbourne, VIC. Please grow them 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.

Friday 12 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Paulus Budiman training an apprentice in Bull Creek, WA. 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.

Saturday 13 April 2024
Dear God, May you bless the upcoming Reach Australia conference in May. Please encourage, challenge and grow the church leaders and teams attending with a zeal for evangelism and discipleship. Amen.

Sunday 14 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Tyler Swartzentruber training an apprentice in Shenton Park, WA. 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.

Monday 15 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for John Hyunh training Ads at St Stephens Surrey Hills, VIC. 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.

Tuesday 16 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for the Senior staff at AFES, thank you for their love for the gospel as they train, equip and mobilise campus groups around Australia to proclaim Jesus and his Lordship. We pray that you sustain them in this mammoth task. Amen.

Wednesday 17 April 2024
Dear Lord, We thank you for Andrew Laird (Canberra, ACT) and his recent move to oversee the City Bible Forum ministry there. Please settle Andrew and his family quickly as he helps believers in workplaces mobilise evangelism. Amen.

Thursday 18 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Chris Barnes training Jesse in Baranduda, VIC. 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.

Friday 19 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Allan Blanch and Jill Connor training apprentices in Dubbo, NSW. Please grow them 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.

Saturday 20 April 2024
Dear Father, Thank you for the Vocational Bible College (VBC) and their training of everyday people to be disciple-makers. Please uphold Andrew and his family in faith, godliness and endurance as he leads the college and steadily shares Jesus from one person to the next. Please raise up more men and women from diverse backgrounds to win the world for Christ. Amen.

Sunday 21 April 2024
Dear Father, We pray for the upcoming MTS Challenge conference in Melbourne (3 May). Please help Peter Adam proclaim the truths in your word, please be with the workshop leaders as they help pastors and ministry leaders in Victoria. May many people attend and be challenged to think about how they can play their part in building your kingdom through gospel work. Amen.

Monday 22 April 2024
Dear Lord, Help the various denominations to constantly re-evaluate their ordination pipelines. Help them to keep what is useful and help them to jettison what is not. Lord, please grow the number and quality of denominational Pastors in Australia. Amen.

Tuesday 23 April 2024
Father, We pray for Church Pastors and leaders, that God would continue to sustain them, give them rest and new energy to continue to serve God’s kingdom in light of the difficulties they and their Churches face. Amen.

Wednesday 24 April 2024
Lord God, Please be raising up great evangelists in the church today. Give your people a heart to share your good news and the gifts to explain the gospel clearly. Amen.

Thursday 25 April 2024
Dear Father, We thank you for the men and women serving in Defence Chaplaincy at home and on deployment. Please uphold their faith, godliness and safety. Please give them many opportunities to speak warmly and winsomely of Jesus in a way that brings comfort and hope to all. Amen.

Friday 26 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Craig Langstaff training an apprentice in Wollongong, NSW. 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.

Saturday 27 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Stew and Susan Playsted training apprentices in Lismore, NSW. Please grow them 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.

Sunday 28 April 2024
Dear God, Please bless the leadership, and Church Planting endeavours, of Scott Sanders (Reach Australia), Andrew Katay (City to City), Al & Kathy Stewart (FIEC) and Adam Ramsay (Acts 29). May they recruit, train and sustain many, many godly church planting singles and couples. Lord, we pray that under you, many thousands of churches across Australia will be planted. Amen.

Monday 29 April 2024
Dear God, Help us to have unwavering trust in your timing and to wait patiently for you to work. As it says in Psalm 40:1, ‘I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.’ Thank you for hearing our cries. Amen.

Tuesday 30 April 2024
Dear God, We thank you for Kathy Notley training an apprentice in Northbridge, NSW. Please grow her 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 1 May 2024
Father, As Pray in May commences today, be stirring the hearts of your people to commit to praying for MTS and for your kingdom every day this month and beyond. And be graciously reminding us of our need for you in all things, but especially in ministry. Amen.

Thursday 2 May 2024
Dear Father, We are thankful for MTS Board Directors meeting today. 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.

Friday 3 May 2024
Heavenly Father, Please bless Victoria’s MTS Challenge Conference today, with the Speaker Peter Adam and all those involved including Reach Australia, AFES and CMS Victoria. May many be challenged today to consider and act upon winning the world for Christ. Amen.

Saturday 4 May 2024
Dear Father, We are thankful for Brett Douglas – 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.

Sunday 5 May 2024
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.

Monday 6 May 2024
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.

Tuesday 7 May 2024
Dear Father, 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.

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