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CHRIST THE KING PRAYER GUIDE

CTK Staff (from Melonie Kemp, Executive Pastor)

Hello Prayer Warriors,

I have a very specific and important request to share with you.

As many of you know, Shawna Walton will be retiring next month after faithfully serving at CTK for over two decades. Her leadership, heart, and deep commitment to our mission have left a lasting mark on this community, and she will be deeply missed. Shawna is truly a tough act to follow, and we are so grateful for all she has poured into this place over the years.

As we prepare for her transition, we are actively searching for a Pastor of Operations to join our team. This individual will be stepping into a critical leadership role—overseeing three dynamic teams made up of highly skilled operational and financial specialists.

Would you join me in praying for this?

• Please pray that God would lead the right person to us—someone with wisdom, humility, and a servant’s heart, who can guide these teams well and help carry the vision of CTK forward with strength and grace.

• Let’s also lift up Shawna in prayer—asking God to bless her richly in this next chapter of life as she spends more time with family, friends, and continues doing what she loves most: serving the Lord.

Thank you for standing with us in prayer. We know that God is faithful to provide exactly what we need, exactly when we need it.

I’m so thankful for all the ministry work that laid the foundation for this Easter season. What a powerful and beautiful journey we’ve shared together! As we move forward, I want to take a moment to pause and celebrate the many ways God has been moving in and through our community. From our Lent Prayer & Worship Gathering, through the Holy Week Gatherings, Good Friday, and Resurrection Sunday—we have seen hearts awakened, burdens lifted, and lives touched by the transforming love of Jesus.

Whether you were praying behind the scenes, serving faithfully, showing up with open hands and hearts, or extending invitations of grace to your neighbors—you were part of something deeply sacred and eternally significant. Thank you.

As we look ahead, I invite you to join me in praying for Alpha, our course designed for those who are exploring faith or new to following Jesus. Pray that hearts would be open, conversations would be rich, and that many would come to know the love and truth of Christ in a personal way.

Thank you for continuing to stand in prayer and faith. God is doing a beautiful work among us, and I’m so grateful to be in it with you.

With deep appreciation and expectancy,

Melonie

Connections (from Angel Finsrud, Connections Pastor)

• Wow! God is good. Not only was it wonderful to see many people who do not always attend church walk through our doors on Easter, but we also know that it was virtually impossible to not feel seen. We launched our new connection point, deployed over 20 greeters at each service, helped people find their seats and even served an early morning light breakfast which resulted in people mingling and connecting before church even started. In our ministry, we do not often get to be the ones leading people to Jesus, but instead, we get to create an environment where people feel not only welcomed, but wanted, so that they feel safe and are open to an encounter with Jesus. It was an absolute pleasure to deploy 128 volunteers in hospitality over the weekend. Please pray that our volunteers will have experienced something compelling that helps them take their next steps into deeper relationship with Jesus. 

Worship & Creative (from Anna Claire Forney, Creative Coordinator)

• We had such a sweet Easter season as a team! Lord, thank you for the eight willing vessels that shared their testimony on stage during our many Easter services. Thank you for the teams behind the scenes and on-stage who were willing to give up their time to rehearse and contribute to our Good Friday & Easter services. Thank you for the resources CTK provides for meals so that we're able to commune together as a team. Thank you for all the abilities that you give Brian, Grant, Ben & Ive to lead our team(s) so well. And Lord, thank you for helping all the many pieces & details come together in the end! God is good, God is able, and Easter season at CTK is the BEST!

Adults (from Julie Burleson, Lead Adults Pastor)

• The Adults team this month is celebrating the Easter response time, and all of the people we got to follow up with after, as well as the launch of Alpha! We are excited to take next steps with people as they journey with Jesus.

Young Adults (from Jake Hruza, Young Adults Pastor)

• We’re celebrating the incredible response to Alpha, so many young adults have signed up to explore faith in community! It’s been equally exciting to see others willing to serve as table leaders with young adult mentors. We’re thankful for their willingness to spend 8 weeks in an intergenerational context and to enter into foundational conversations about their faith.
• Please pray for the young adults attending Alpha, that they would experience meaningful, Spirit-led connections with other generations in our church. We'd love to see the Holy Spirit use these relationships to bring a deeper/fuller sense of community and friendship to the people who have signed up for Alpha.
• Also, please pray for young adults at CTK who are not yet connected. Pray that the Holy Spirit would draw them into authentic relationships/mentorships and that they would find a place to grow in faith and be equipped to live out the calling on their lives.

UNITED / Students (from Josh Lease, Students Pastor)

• Praise God for the amount of new students connecting to our high school ministry in the past month! We've had over a dozen new students!
• Praise God for the new small group launching consisting of freshman girls, pray for them to gather consistently
• Praise God for bringing Shayna Woods, our new Admin, to our team!
• Praise Him because so many students got into reading God's word this past month! Pray they continue to encounter Jesus in scripture.

Kids & Family (from Duane Weaver, Children’s Pastor)

• Praise our Father who sends workers into the fields ready for harvest; He was faithful, and many wonderful volunteers went above and beyond to love the children who came to us during the Easter season. The classes were full, and imaginations were activated as children pondered what it would have been like to lose their friend and teacher, Jesus, and then experience the wonder and joy of seeing their Savior resurrected from the dead. Pray that the children will experience friendship with the living Jesus today. Pray also that some of the wonderful Easter volunteers will want to join our team of regular volunteers.

Blessing (from Nathan Ford, Outreach Team Director)

• It is so evident that the Spirit is going before us each step of the way with the Postal Food Sort service project. Vendors stepping in and being willing to lend or donate tools and materials we need. People in and outside of the church are getting excited to participate in helping reduce hunger in Bellingham. It's been an incredible time of getting to see so clearly God moving in the hearts and hands of everyone involved so far.

Global Missions (from Tracy Hull, Global Missions Director)

• Praise God for His faithfulness and provision! The people of CTK responded in a generous way during March Missions Month and far exceeded the giving goal for this year's evangelism focused projects in Thailand, Italy, India and South Asia! 
• Please pray for our CTK Partners as they administer the projects, and for open heart for all those who will hear the name of Jesus proclaimed.