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The following serve on the Executive Committee of America's National Prayer Committee:

Gary Bergel
Gary is the president of
Intercessors for America. He is a gifted speaker and writer; among his favorite topics is the role of prayer in the history of the United States.

Negiel Bigpond
Negiel Bigpond is the director of Native American Prayer Network. A gifted pastor, worship leader, and intercessor, Neigel's vision is to see intercessors from Native American tribes across North America come together in prayer. Negiel is also president of
Two Rivers Native American Training Center.

John Bornschein
John Bornschein is the Executive Director of the National Day of Prayer Task Force which oversees the
National Day of Prayer.

Kathy Branzell
Kathy Branzell is the founder and Chief Executive Officer/President of Fellowship and Christian Encouragement (FACE) for Educators, which is an Interdenominational Christian ministry serving public, private and home educators.

Vonette Bright
Vonette Bright founded Campus Crusade for Christ with her husband, Bill Bright. It was through Vonette's tireless efforts that Ronald Reagan proclaimed the National Day of Prayer would be observed annually on the first Thursday in May. Vonette also founded the National Prayer Committee.

Dave Butts
David is Chairman of the National Prayer Committee and also president and founder of
Harvest Prayer Ministries, which helps to encourage prayer in churches. Dave has served, and continues to serve, in numerous leadership capacities, and on Boards of Directors and committees, such as the Denominational Prayer Leaders Network.

Kim Butts
Kim serves as the editor for Harvest Prayer eMessenger, and develops resource materials. She is on the Advisory Committee for PrayKids! Magazine. Kim is also the author of The Praying Family.

Barbara Byerly
Barbara is the former national president of Women's Aglow Fellowship International and prayer coordinator for the World Prayer Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Pat Chen
Pat Chen is the president of First Love Ministries International, a prayer ministry based in San Ramon, CA.

Rev. Dick Eastman
Dick Eastman, the president of America's National Prayer Committee, is the international president of
Every Home for Christ, a global ministry of prayer and evangelism that seeks to take a printed or recorded gospel message to every home in the world. Dick is the originator of "The Change the World School of Prayer" that has taught more than 2 million Christians in 120 countries principles of individual and corporate prayer. Dick has authored 17 books and manuals on prayer and evangelism, among them: The Hour That Changes the World, No Easy Road, and Beyond Imagination: A Simple Plan to Save the World.

Jonathan Graf
Jon Graf is a vice- president of
Harvest Prayer Ministries overseeing the Church Prayer Leaders Network. He was the founding editor of Pray! magazine and was formerly the the managing editor of Discipleship Journal and the editorial director at Christian Publications. Jon is the author of The Power of Personal Prayer and The Personal Study Guide to A.W. Tozer's The Pursuit of God.

Dr. Norval Hadley
Dr. Hadley serves as a chaplain at the Quaker Gardens in Anaheim, CA. Dr. Hadley joined the National Prayer Committee in the early 1980s when he was director of prayer ministries for World Vision.

Jeff Noel
Jeff serves as the Vice-President of Teaching Ministries for
Harvest Prayer Ministries. He provides oversight to the staff as well as leading prayer seminars in local churches. Jeff also serves as the National Coordinator for the National Prayer Committee. Previously Jeff served for thirteen years as co-minister and then as Senior Pastor with First Christian Church in Marshall, Illinois and has served in several other churches.

Dr. Dana Olson
Dana is director of
Prayer First, the prayer mobilization ministry of the Baptist General Conference and is the chairman of the Denominational Prayer Leaders Network.

Rev. Earl Pickard
Earl Pickard is the national director of Prayerworks, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International. He also currently serves as the chairman of the Wichita (Kansas) Prayer Movement, and is a member of the Spiritual Warfare Network. In his role with
Prayerworks, Earl conducts seminars, conferences, and retreats on prayer.

Dr. Glenn Sheppard
Glenn Sheppard is president of International Prayer Ministries . IPM is an interdenominational organization whose purpose is to train, equip and mobilize believers to pray for personal revival, spiritual awakening and world evangelization. A founding member of the National Prayer Committee, Dr. Sheppard served as Senior Associate for Prayer for The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization for eight years where his responsibilities included training and motivating Christians worldwide to pray for world evangelization. Prior to beginning International Prayer Ministries in 1986, he served as Special Assistant in Spiritual Awakening for the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is an ordained Baptist minister and has spoken in over 100 countries on six continents and all 50 states. He and his wife, Jacquelyn, travel, teach and speak on prayer and personal spiritual growth worldwide.

Jeremy Story
Jerremy currently serves as the President of Campus Renewal Ministries , a national ministry serving as a catalyst to convene students and college ministers in united prayer and action to transform college campuses and exalt the lordship of Christ among every student.
 
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