Prayer Coaching Spring 2025: Reorienting You and Your Church Toward God

Do you long to build a life-giving church that grows healthy, spiritual, passionate followers of Jesus? Would you like to revitalize your own prayer connection and relationship with God while teaching and modeling how to build that into others, creating a culture of prayer in your own congregation? Are you beginning to realize that church that is done on our own strength is missing the power of the Spirit?

Then the Prayer Coaching Cohort may be for you!

In the spring of 2025, two new cohorts will be offered to pastors, staff, church prayer leaders, and anyone who would like to grow in prayer. These coaching groups will be offered:

Cohort #1 - Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30 pm Central time
January 21, February 4, 18, March 4, 18, April 8, 24, May 6

Cohort #2 - Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 pm Central time
January 22, February 5, 19, March 5, 19, April  9, 23, May 7

For more information, check out this CRC News story.

If you are interested, email Jon Hoekema [email protected] for more information, or register here. 
(If you missed these dates or can't make this time, look for new groups in the fall 2025).

On the fence about whether to join? See what participants from the first group are saying:

Jon Hoekema not only knows about prayer, he lives a life of transformative prayer and models it in his ministry. Having him walk alongside me and others in a small group setting was invaluable. Jon's non-anxious and open approach to his brothers and sisters in a learning community was very rich and inspiring. Plus, I learned a new (to me) model of corporate prayer which is rooted in scripture and has transformative potential. -  Paul
 

I'm glad that I participated in Jon's first prayer coaching cohort. Learning the 4x4 method and hearing the continual reminders that prayer cultures take persistence and patience was very helpful. This is an excellent training for any pastor or layperson interested in being encouraged in their personal and communal life of prayer. I'm so grateful that Jon shared his gifts, skills and experience in this way. - Ashley

The 90-minute sessions with my prayer coaching cohort were so rich. We prayed together in meaningful ways, we practiced ideas that we had read about, and we discussed how to fit specific prayer practices into our personal lives and ministries. I gained a new tool for leading in prayer, I gained new friends, and I gained a reaffirmed commitment to wait on God to act. He is Lord of the Church, he is the Hero in our Story. Glory to God! - Cara
 

Jon's experience, knowledge, and personal journey of growing closer to the Lord through prayer makes the coaching experience worthwhile. It allowed me to think more intentionally about my own prayer life and the prayer culture at my church. The readings and discussions are helpful, but even more helpful--putting the lessons into practice. The coaching has helped me take some more steps forward in my prayer journey. - Dan  
 

The Prayer Coaching Cohort helped me refocus and reorient ministry around what is most important - paying attention to God and what he is doing in our church and our world. I was encouraged by materials, discussions, and opportunities to join together with other church leaders in prayer. - Nicole