PRAY FOR THE CCCC
RON HAMILTON, CCCC CONFERENCE MINISTER
The first Guiding Value of the CCCC is a “culture of believing prayer and intercession”. We provide the annual CCCC Prayer Calendar to help us remember to pray for the ministry of the Conference. There are several key issues in the CCCC at this time that need our prayer support.
The proposed name change, introduced at the 2024 annual meeting, will be voted on at the 2025 meeting. An entire business session was devoted to this matter in 2024 and the same space will be given to this matter in 2025. The Board of Directors proposed a name change to “Centerpoint: A Biblical Congregational Conference” in April 2024. The leaders held two open forums prior to the 2024 annual gathering and one more at the gathering. There were two non-binding votes taken at the 2024 meeting. The first vote was to change the name of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. This vote passed by acclamation. The second vote was to change the name of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference to Centerpoint Biblical Congregational Conference. This vote was approved by a ballot vote of 100 “yes” votes to 29 “no” votes, with one abstention. A proposal to amend the constitution to change the name was presented at the end of the business session. The proposed amendment will be voted on at the 2025 annual gathering. A two-thirds favorable vote of the delegates is required for adoption.
We ask you, as members of the Conference, to prayerfully consider this proposed name change. We have planned an extended business session on Wednesday, August 6, for this vote. We encourage member churches to discuss this matter with their members and instruct their appointed delegates how to vote on the proposed name change.
We also need to pray for the appointment of Rev. Dr. Marc Gauthier as the next Conference Minister. After a careful search process, the Board of Directors unanimously approved Marc as the nominee for this position. We need to pray for Marc and his wife, Christa, as they prepare for this new venture. They plan on relocating to Minnesota in September to serve in this important role.
It is also important for us to intercede for our member pastors and churches as they minister in the season of Lent, Holy Week and Easter. The Gospel message is summarized in 1 Corinthians 15.
“For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures…Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:3, 57)
This season provides many opportunities to proclaim the Gospel message in public services and in our private conversations. Let’s join in prayer that the Gospel will bear much fruit and many lives will be transformed by the work of the Spirit.