June 2026 Prayer Letter

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Dear Prayer and Fasting Partners,

                

       In May, I have been speaking at Living Creek Christian Church. The church is preparing to sign a contract on a new piece of property that will give them a new home and provide new opportunities for growth and outreach. It has been good getting to know new friends and I have been able to use 5 important words regularly: Can I pray for you? I have prayed for prodigal children to return to faith, for God to move what appears to be immovable obstacles and for people to see the Father’s hand in challenging circumstances. I love using the gift of prayer. Thank you for using this gift God has given each of his children to bless and strengthen our ministry of starting churches. Your prayers matter and I am grateful for your prayer support for Ignite.

Here are the things I’d like you to be praying for during the month of June:

• Ignite’s Pentecost Offering: Pentecost was on May 24th and for the next few weeks, the offerings taken will be coming in. Please pray that we reach our goal of $50,000 that will be utilized in the starting of daughter churches in and across Chicagoland.

• Parent Churches for Pentecost: This is the second part of the prayer request as we need parent churches willing to open themselves to a daughter. We plan for most of these daughters to be “churches within the church” plants, meeting in the facilities of established churches. These daughters may reach a different ethnic or interest group, while extending the good news of Jesus to the area around the mother church. We are praying for 6 churches willing to become parents. Please join these prayers.

• Gen-Z Training Platform: This web-based training platform is currently being designed by Daniel Hazel (planting a church in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago) and Andy Hamilton, Assistant Executive Director of Ignite. This platform will help a new generation discover ways to reach their peers and learn the essential tools needed for starting churches. The plan will be to launch the platform in the fall.

• Seth Rempel and the Joliet area plant: The Gathering Christian Church is currently meeting twice a month in a small park district facility. Currently, Seth and his team are engaged in disciple-making practices, meeting in small groups for community development and prayer walking different areas of the region. On June 25, he and I will be going to meet with the directors of NCEF (a group of churches who have partnered with Ignite works in the past) to talk with them about helping with funding for The Gathering. Please be praying for this meeting and for the church as they prepare for a fall launch.

Bob Sloniger used to tell me, “Prayer is the battle”, so I thank you for taking up this powerful weapon to help us in the vital work of starting new churches. When you get the opportunity, please use those 5 beautiful words, “Can I pray for you?”                                                                            

                                                                                                         Have a great month of June,    Lance

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