Prayer Requests for the Week of August 31—September 6

1. Pray that Labor Day weekend will be a wonderful new beginning for many churches across our land. As children have returned to school and parents have returned to more normal routines, pray that we all will return to the Lord our God with joy and deep faith.
2. Pray for John as he continues to seek God’s grace to live well physically, spiritually and emotionally. Pray for Anita who shares the life and labor of ACT 3 with him. Pray for Stacy, who manages the office and administration of the mission.
3. Pray for our ACT 3 Luncheon Forum series that begins again on September 15^th. Information available online at www.act3online.com.

Prayer Requests for the Week of August 24—30

1. John will travel to Michigan later this week to share in a time of prayer and fellowship with the leaders of the National Revival Network, a group he has worked with for many years. The primary purpose is prayer and encouragement. Pray for journey mercies and a rich time of blessing in the Lord’s presence.
2. As we come to the end of summer, and the beginning of the new school year, everything begins to change in the flow of life for most of us. Pray that new donors will support ACT 3. Pray also that our faithful donors will continue to help us in the fall. Typically things improve for our ministry between now and January 1. Pray that this would in fact happen in 2009.

Prayer Requests for the Week of August 17–23

1. John will take a week off for vacation this week. Pray for rest and spiritual renewal for both body and soul.
2. We have been able to meet our reduced payroll because of the generosity of many of you who support this ministry with generous gifts. We remain in need of your gifts to operate and to, hopefully, retire our debt and return to our full budget in the months ahead. Pray for wisdom to make good choices about our financial needs week-by-week.

1. John is home this week and taking some time to rest and enjoy the last days of summer before Labor Day and a busy Fall. Pray for time to relax, recuperate and refresh, both physically and spiritually.
2. Anita helps John day-to-day with editing and various tasks. Pray that God will refresh her during these days as well.
3. Pray that our printing jobs will be complete this week so we can mail several different resources to those on our mailing list. These will also be put on our Web site so make sure you go to www.act3online.com too.

Prayer Requests for the Week of July 27–August 2

1. John is writing this week. Pray for rest and physical and spiritual strength to do this work well.
2. John is meeting with the publicist from Zondervan on Tuesday afternoon to prepare a video for the promotion of his book, Your Church Is Too Small (March, 2010). He is also meeting with a national ministry coordinator on the phone to potentially partner a Chicago event.
3. Pray for our giving at the end of the summer. We have fallen behind in recent weeks and need a good month to be able to pay our bills and our salaries. Recent gifts have helped but more is still needed.

1. John will travel to Virginia this Thursday to speak to a regional gathering of the University Bible Fellowship. He speaks Friday evening and travels home on Saturday. Pray for safety, strength, spiritual power and rich opportunity for private fellowship and mutual encouragement in the kingdom of God.
2. John will be writing blogs and articles in the early part of this week. Pray for self-discipline, strength and clarity of mind.
3. Our financial needs are more pressing at the end of July. Pray that God will provide what we need. Any help that you can give right now will help us meet our general expenses in these slower months of summer.

Prayer Requests for the Week of July 13–19

1. John is in Dallas the first three days of this week. He will be meeting with board chairman Michael Craven, talking to friends and donors and planning for some future events. Pray for health and safety in travel.
2. John will be sharing lunch with Stuart Briscoe, in Wisconsin, on Thursday. Pray for both men as they re-connect after many years. Stuart had a great influence on John during his college days and his first years in pastoral ministry in the 1970s.
3. Summer giving is slow. We need you to continue to pray and give as you have the means and opportunity.

Prayer Requests for the Week of July 6–12

1. John will lead the Fellowship of the Cross this Saturday morning, July 11, at 8:30 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream. All men are welcome. Information is available at www.act3online.com.
2. John will be in Dallas July 12–15. A special evening for friends will take place Sunday evening in Frisco, Texas. If you are a supporter of ACT 3, and would like to attend this private gathering, you need to contact John directly.
3. Continue to pray for our summer funding. Our resources are very modest and our need grows in the summer as some donors give less during these months. 

Prayer Requests for the Week of June 30—July 5

1. John has recovered nicely from his recent foot surgery. Pray now for complete pain-free use of his right foot in the coming weeks.
2. John will be in California this week, meeting with some Christian leaders and attending a medical seminar on coping with chronic illness. Pray for God’s direction and for his healing.
3. Pray for our financial needs during the summer months. This is always the most difficult time for ACT 3. So far we have been able to make it from pay period to pay period on a greatly reduced budget and payroll. Pray that God will supply for us and that we can manage what we have during this time.

Prayer Requests for the Week of June 22–28

1. John continues to recover from foot surgery this week and has a lighter schedule outside of his home office. He will be writing and completing several important ministry projects. Pray for physical recovery and strength to write.
2. Summer giving is still important. Please pray that our donors continue to keep us in their prayers and support.

Prayer Requests for the Week of June 15–21

1. John had surgery on Monday, June 15, on his right foot. Pray that this surgery corrected a longstanding problem that creates quite a bit of pain in his lower foot region. This procedure was a corrective one for a surgery done four years ago that seems to have not been done correctly.
2. John will be resting and writing at home this week as he recovers from the surgery on Monday.
3. Pray for Stacy Kifer, our administrative assistant, as she oversees the day-to-day operations of ACT 3.
4. Pray for our financial income during the summer months.

1. John will preach this coming Sunday, June 14, at Faith Community Reformed Church in Stickney, Illinois. The worship is at 10:00 a.m. and the church is located at 6825 W 40^th Street.
2. John is continuing work on an essay on the doctrine of the church in the theology of Professor John M. Frame for a volume of essays to be published in late 2009. His goal is to finish this work by June 22. Pray for this writing project.
3. Work is ongoing in writing a script for a DVD that will tell the ACT 3 story. Pray for the producers and the narrator and all that will go into this project. Filming was completed in April.
4. John will spend several days near Peoria (IL) this week with some dear friends at a monastery. Pray for his time of rest, prayer and fellowship.
5. Please continue to pray for our summer financial giving. This is the time when we need all our friends to help us more than ever. Gifts can be sent to: ACT 3, P. O. Box 88216, Carol Stream, IL 60188, or online at www.act3online.com.

1. John will be meeting with several Christian leaders this week and needs prayer for these private conversations.
2. John completed the final edits on Your Church Is Too Small: Why Unity in Christ’s Mission Is Vital to the Future of the Church last Thursday. Now the macro-edits, and then the text edits, will done by editors at Zondervan in May and June. The book will be 208 pages. The cover design was completed a few weeks ago. Pray for the steps that ensue in coming months.
3. Following the ACT 3 board meeting we are re-branding our mission so that we can more effectively communicate our purpose and goals. Pray for work being done on this important writing.

1. John speaks this Friday evening, May 29, at University Bible Fellowship in Chicago. This will be his second address in a two-part series on the place and importance of the Apostles’ Creed.

2. John leads the final spring ACT 3 Breakfast gathering at Mt. Greenwood Reformed Church in Chicago at 8:30 a.m. on May 30. You can register at registrationdisplay.asp?regID=23 if you would like to attend this free event.

3. John is finishing his final macro-edits for the book, Your Church Is Too Small: Why Unity in Christ’s Mission Is Vital to the Future of the Church (Zonderevan, March 2010). These final rewrites should be sent to the editor on Wednesday of this week. He has one more writing deadline for the summer. A chapter for a festschrift to honor Professor John Frame is due by July 1. Pray that these two projects will be completed so that new ones can be undertaken.

4. Following our recent board meeting we are working on issues related to “branding” and communicating the ACT 3 vision and mission. A video about John and ACT 3 will also be made this summer. Filming took place several weeks ago and now scripts are being completed and editing is underway. Pray for all this work.

1. John is not speaking or preaching this week. He will be editing and writing at home. Pray for strength to complete the macro-edits on the book Your Church Is Too Small: Why Unity in Christ’s Mission Is Vital to the Future of the Church (March, 2010).

2. Major work is being undertaken to follow up the recent ACT 3 Board meeting. A Capital Funds Campaign is being developed along with work on our vision and mission statements. Please pray as this work progresses over the next few weeks.

3. Please pray for our summer financial needs. Summer is generally a difficult time and last year set us back rather dramatically. We need your support. You can help us by going to www.act3online.com or by sending a gift to: ACT 3, P. O. Box 88216, Carol Stream, IL 60188.

1. John will be editing and revising the final copy of his book, Your Church Is Too Small: Why Unity in Christ’s Mission Is Vital to the Future of the Church, this week. The macro-edits are vital to get the page count right and to smooth out the final work. John is also researching/writing a chapter for a festschrift for Professor John Frame.

2. John will preach this coming Sunday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m. for New Hope Community in Streamwood. New Hope is pastored by John’s son, Matthew.

3. The ACT 3 Board has a conference call follow-up board meeting this Thursday evening. Some major decisions from the board retreat of last week need to be completed.

4. John has several meetings this week with Christian leaders. Pray for these men and their various places of leadership.

1. The annual board meeting of the ACT 3 board takes place Monday, May 4, through Wednesday, May 6. Please pray for our eleven board members and their travel and work together. Pray that we will be given wisdom to complete the mission God has given to ACT 3. Pray that we will know how to manage our financial resources in difficult times. Pray that these men and women will give wise counsel to John and our mission together.

2. Michael Craven, the chairman of our board, will speak on Wednesday, May 6, at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream. This ACT 3 Luncheon is on the subject: “Uncompromised Faith: Overcoming our Culturalized Christianity.” You are welcome to attend this event. You can sign up online at www.act3online.com/registrationdetailform.asp?regID=15 or by calling (630) 221-1817 during business hours.

3. John will speak this Saturday morning, May 9, at another ACT 3 Breakfast. The message is: “My Three Conversions: A Journey to Trinitarian Missional-Ecumenism.” This one will be at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream at 8:30 a.m. Everyone is invited but you need to sign up online at www.act3online.com/registrationdetailform.asp?regID=21 or by calling (630) 221-1817 during business hours.

4. John preaches this coming Sunday, May 10, at 10:30 a.m. at New Hope Community in Streamwood, Illinois. This is the church planted and pastored by Matthew Armstrong, John’s son. Everyone is welcome to visit. You can find information at www.act3online.com/CalendarDetail.asp?id=7951 or by calling (630) 221-1817 during business hours.

1. There will be an ACT 3 Breakfast this Saturday, May 2, at Village Bible Church in Sugar Grove, Illinois. John will speak once again on: “My Three Conversions: A Journey to Trinitarian Missional-Ecumenism.” Everyone is invited but you should register online at www.act3online.com or call our office at (630) 221-1817 during business hours.

2. This is also another writing week. Completing the essay on the church for the John Frame festschrift is the major goal. Work on a book on the Trinity is also underway this summer.

3. Pray for our summer giving. We need donors to remember this mission during the normally slower summer months. As the economy reels in uncertainty and deep recession we must pray that we will be faithful to those ministries that God has given to us to support. Please pray for our donors and pray about whether you should help us.

1. John will teach “The Theology and Practical Use of the Apostle’s Creed” this Friday evening at 7 p.m. at University Bible Fellowship in Chicago. This message, the first of a two-part series (the other one will be on May 29), will explore the origin, meaning and use of the Apostle’s Creed. It will be videotaped and a set of these will become available in June. Pray for this new series of messages as they could potentially impact many people and congregations.

2. There is an ACT 3 Breakfast this Saturday, April 25, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream. This event is free but you must register online at www.act3online.com. John will present the message: “My Three Conversions: A Journey to Trinitarian Missional-Ecumenism.”

3. A week of writing will also fill John’s calendar April 20–25. Please pray for time and clarity.

1. John is preaching this Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. at Village Bible Church in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Pray for this flock and for Pastor Tim Badal and the other pastors at Village. This is a healthy church with a great vision for the mission of Christ. Pray that the elders and people continue to pursue God with all their hearts.

2. John will be working on a chapter on the doctrine of the church for a festschrift to honor his friend, Dr. John Frame. John Frame is one of the great conservative and Reformed writing theologians of our time and a humble, godly man who has touched many Christians with his thousands of pages of writing. Pray that John can write well and also honor his friend.

3. John may attend the annual Calvin Society meeting in Grand Rapids this week. Pray that he makes a good decision and if he goes he has travel mercy.

4. As we draw near to summer two special concerns become more pressing for ACT 3: (1) Our annual ACT 3 board meeting is May 4–6. (2) Our giving often suffers during these months. Pray that the board has a great meeting and that we adjust our plans to the resources that God provides and that people will continue to support this mission.

1. This is Holy Week. Pray that all Christians everywhere will reflect powerfully upon this greatest of all weeks in human history. Pray that Christ will revive his people as they consider the mysteries of their faith more deeply.

2. Pray for John as he preaches this Good Friday at Mt. Greenwood Reformed Church in Chicago. Anyone in the area is welcome to attend. Information is available at www.act3online.com.

3. Pray for John as he leads the first meeting of The Fellowship of the Holy Cross, this Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream. Information on this new men’s ministry is available at www.act3online.com.

4. Pray for our continued needs for support.

1. John is home writing this week. Pray that he completes several major projects that need to be completed by, or shortly after, April 1.

2. The first of a series of ACT 3 Breakfast meetings takes place this Saturday, April 4, at 8:30 a.m. at Blueberry Field Restaurant in South Holland, Illinois. We invite everyone in the area to attend. Pray that we will reach many friends of ACT 3 and make many new friends. John will give his message titled: “My Three Conversions: A Journey to Trinitarian Understanding of Mission and Unity.” You can sign up online at www.act3online.com or by calling our office at (630) 221-1817 during business hours.

3. We continue to need faithful donors to stand with us during these challenging days. If you are not already a donor, would you please help us? If you are a donor would you pray for others to join you in this commitment?

1. John will speak in Dallas, Texas, March 25-29. He will be teaching in several different venues as well as meeting privately with several leaders. There will also be an ACT 3 Friends Evening this Sunday, March 29, at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Plano. Pray for friends, both old and new, to attend. Pray for a great response to John’s presentation titled: “My Three Conversions: A Journey into Trinitarian Mission and Unity.” Contact us for more information if you live in the Dallas region.

2. Pray for the completion of an essay on the role of women in ministry that must be given to the general editor of the book by April 1. John has been working on this 5,000 word chapter for some time and needs to complete it before he leaves for Texas.

3. Pray for John, Anita and Stacy—their physical and spiritual well-being. The three of us lead ACT 3 from two homes in Carol Stream, Illinois. Anita works at home editing John’s writing and Stacy oversees the day-to-day operation of ACT 3 from her small home nearby.

1. John speaks this Thursday to a group of pastors in Rockford, Illinois. Pray for these leaders who represent many different churches and a wide group of denominations.

2. John will be working this week on an article for a new book that includes the stories of Christian leaders who have changed their mind about the role of women in the church. Pray for grace to complete this writing soon.

3. The financial needs of ACT 3 are always a concern. Please pray for our daily needs to be met. If you are not already a donor, it would be a great help to us if you became a supporter.

1. John returns from vacation late this week. Pray that he has a restful and refreshing week and that the family is safe in travel as well.

2. Saturday, March 14, is our first of six Chicago area ACT 3 Breakfast meetings. This first one is hosted by First Presbyterian Church in Aurora and begins at 8:30 a.m. If you would like to attend please sign up on our Web site or call our office. Pray for all those who come and for the overall development of ACT 3 in the coming months.

3. Pray for Anita, who cares for the Armstrong home and edits for John. She continues to invest time in her 93-year-old mom and in her grandchildren.

2. John will be present for the ACT 3 Luncheon Wednesday, March 4 at 11:45 a.m. at the Carol Stream Holiday Inn. Pray for Dr. Vincent Bacote who will speak on “The Surprising Neocalvinist Mandate for Diversity” at this event.

3. March 6–13 will provide some vacation time. Pray for rest and relaxation.

4. We continue to receive just enough money to cover our much-reduced budget. (We cut the budget by 25% six months ago.) We still need your help in major ways. Please pray and give as you have the opportunity.

1. John returns from California today. Pray for travel mercy and health. The week ahead includes writing and personal counseling. John also celebrates his 60^th birthday on March 1.

2. John will join his friend Norman Shepherd, tomorrow afternoon, in an open forum at a seminary in Indiana. Pray for a fair and generous dialogue about theological issues that Norm will present and we will discuss with students and faculty.

3. Pray for our continued financial needs. We truly operate from week-to-week and your gifts are very important to us.

1. John will be at New Hope Community Church (RCA) in Shafter, California, this weekend (February 19-23). He will be meeting with some RCA leaders and encouraging this new church plant. The Pastor is Rev. David Moorhead, one of John’s very best friends for more than three decades.

2. Pray for the work being done this week to print and mail the March-April issue of Viewpoint. If you have not signed up you can get it for free as a print copy or online, or both.

3. Pray for our continued operational needs. We are presently meeting our greatly reduced budget, but like similar ministries our needs remain substantial in these difficult financial times. Every gift truly matters.

1. John is home this week and not preaching due to the cancelation of the planned trip to Mt. Hermon (California). He will use this extra time to write and develop some new ministry plans.

2. Pray for our financial needs. We continue to run behind our budget and live on a reduced income and spend far less. Every gift truly matters to us in a deeply personal way. We give thanks to God for all who give. Pray for our donors and for new donors as well.

1. John was scheduled to speak this weekend (February 7), and early next week (February 8-10), in California. As the economy has increasingly impacted various ministries, some conferencing events have been canceled. This was the case with regard to the pastors/wives retreat to be held at Mt. Hermon. After some prayer I decided to forego the trip entirely and stay home to write and prepare for some important future events.

2. John will be working again on the essay on the role of women in the church. The goal is to finish this chapter by mid-February.

3. Our financial needs are currently met but we have cut all salaries and general budget to reach this point. Please pray as we seek to manage what God provides for us as well as possible.

4. Zondervan has changed the schedule for the publication of John's book: Your Church Is Too Small. It will now be released March 1, 2010. This was a disappointment at first, but it allows more time to prepare various ways to promote the book before it comes out next year. John will meet with the Zondervan staff to work on this plan in early March.

1. John has several one-on-one meetings with pastors this week as well as a faculty meeting of the evangelism staff at Wheaton College Graduate School.

2. John will speak Friday evening, January 30, in Louisville, Kentucky, at a special forum held at Walnut Street Baptist Church. Information is available on our calendar at www.act3online.com.

3. John will speak on Saturday morning, January 31, at Sojourn, an urban church in Louisville that is young and intentionally missional. His subject is apologetics for missional Christians. Information is available on our calendar at www.act3online.com.
   

4. John is developing a plan for a new men's fellowship in the Chicago area that would promote deeper spiritual formation and discipleship. Details will be forthcoming.

1. John preaches this Sunday, January 25, at Thorncreek Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. Pray for this church, which is without a senior pastor a the present time. Pray for John's ministry to the congregation. He is preaching from Mark 8:22–25, "I See Men As Trees Walking.”

2. John has several important meetings in the Chicago area this week. Pray that each of his private meetings will encourage those he meets with and bring blessing to leaders of the church.

3. John has an executive committee meeting, by teleconference on Thursday, of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Pray for him and this group of Christian leaders.

4. Pray for work on a 4,000 to 6,000-word chapter for a Zondervan book titled: How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership: Evangelicals and Biblical Gender Equality (2010).

1. John has several meetings this week with Christian leaders. He also travels to Washington, D.C. for a meeting hosted by Prison Fellowship that is intended to draw together leaders of various renewal movements across North America. This meeting is January 15–16. Pray for the several hundred leaders who will attend and for John's strength and safety in travel.

2. Writing remains a daily part of the work of ACT 3. Pray for John as he reads, researches, blogs and writes for print publication.

3. We have cut several items from our budget and cut our payroll by 25% in September of 2008 in order to operate in accord with our actual receipts. It is imperative that we be good stewards. Your gifts genuinely help us continue the mission of ACT 3. We have no other means of support. All gifts given for speaking go directly into the ACT 3 account as well so we literally depend on every dollar designated to ACT 3.

1. John will preach this Sunday morning, January 11, in the two worship services (9:00 and 10:30 a.m.) of St. Paul Evangelical United Church of Christ in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Pray for the pastor, Rev. Brandon Woosley, the congregation and the services. St. Paul is a generous supporting church of ACT 3.

2. John is involved in a teleconference call executive committee meeting of the board of IRD (Institute on Religion & Democracy) this week. Pray for this ministry and this meeting.

3. John is writing two essays for books edited by other authors. Pray for the work on these two articles. One is on women in the church and the other on the mission of the church.

4. A prayer of thanks for all the gifts given by our friends who support us. Our year-end giving was not as large as in the past but the Lord graciously provided some needed help. Thanks to all you prayed and gave.

1. Pray for John as he rests over the Christmas vacation period. This is a wonderful time in which ministry slows and time with family can happen in a wonderful season.

2. Pray for our year-end financial appeal as we near December 31. Each year this appeal is the one single time in which so much happens to help us minister effectively in the year ahead and catch up to some expenses form the year being completed. (We operate on a calendar year budget.)

1. John continues to write and rest during the month of December. Pray for his physical and spiritual strength.

2. Pray for the year-end mailing and the financial response to our needs.

1. John is home this week, recuperating from the busy teaching week and writing on two short projects that are for two different books to be published in 2009. Each of these essays are to 3,500 to 5,000 word articles that need careful attention to detail. Pray for this work.

2. Please pray for health and strength to continue the mission of ACT 3 day-to-day. John will see his physician this month for a semi-annual visit and update.

1. John is teaching a class on "Evangelism and Apologetics” this week at Wheaton College. The class meets each day, Monday–Friday, from 1:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Please pray for students and teacher both.

2. Pray for our mailing this week of the year-end CD sent to everyone who is on our mailings list for the past two years. This is over 1,000 people and we need many to listen and give as the Lord leads them in the last month of this year.

1. John is enjoying a special family reunion gathering with the Armstrong family, which includes his brother and sister-in-law and their three married children and their kids. Along with John's two married children and his grandchildren this makes for a family first at Thanksgiving in Chicago. The whole gang will be here from Wednesday evening through Sunday morning this week.

2. Pray that we are enabled to receive enough support to make our reduced payroll for November 30.

3. Pray that our year-end mailing of a CD and a message from John seeking the support of our donors will be blest with answers to prayers for our financial support.

1. John is preparing this week to teach a class in apologetics at Wheaton College, December 1–5. Pray for the 13 students and his work on new material and lesson plans.

2. John will preach this Lord's Day, September 23, at Peace Christian Reformed Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Contact Mr. James Johnston if you desire information (319) 366-3515.

3. ACT 3 is still running behind budget. We cut the budget by 25% in September and still need direct answers to prayer to meet payroll every two weeks. You help is critical to us at this time. Pray for our financial needs.

1. John is writing a chapter for a book on the role of women in the church. This book will be edited by Dr. Alan Johnson, a former professor of John's at Wheaton. The book will feature of number of Christians, men and women, who share their own story of how they changed their mind about the ministry of women. The book will be published in 2009 by Zondervan. Pray that he can complete this autobiographical chapter in the next few weeks.

2. John is preparing to teach his class in missional apologetics at Wheaton, December 1–5. Pray for preps and study. Pray for the 15 students who will be in this intensive class. Pray for John as he gets to know these students, shares in their lives and grades their work.

3. Pray for our work on the ACT 3 year-end mailing. We are doing a CD this year rather than a letter. The CD will include Steve Brown's address at our anniversary on September 5 as well as an update from John on the present and future of ACT 3. Make sure you let us know if you want this CD if you are not a current donor. We will send it to everyone who requests it, donor or not.

1. John will seek to relax a bit this week after completing the manuscript for the book, Your Church Is Too Small. The book is scheduled to be mailed to the publisher this week. Pray now for the editorial and marketing steps that will come in the months ahead. A lot is still to be done but much of it is now done by the publisher working with John on an occasional basis.

2. John will begin work on two chapters promised for edited volumes to appear in 2009. He will also begin work around Thanksgiving on a book on the relational Trinity and how the truth of Trinity shapes and forms our Christian lives together.

3. Continue to pray for health and strength. John is attempting some new measures to address his ongoing health issues with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. His physician is deeply involved in reading the newest research and is willing to try new things to help. Please pray.

1. John has been working to complete the book Your Church Is Too Small. He should finally finish the last draft this week and then the text is put into a completed electronic file and sent to the publisher. The stress related to this project has been immense lately. Serious writing began in May. After several setbacks the finish line is near. Pray that he will finish the book this week and that it will be sent to the publisher by Monday, November 3.

2. John will preach this Saturday, November 1, at 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 2, at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m., at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream. The sermon is titled: "Come Celebrate the Great Feast” (Revelation 21:1–9).

3. During the recent economic downturn in our country ACT 3 has also experienced a drop in some giving. Churches and individuals are still giving but a few of the one-time gifts we depend on have stopped. Please pray that we can make up this loss. We have made a 25% spending cut across the board and the Lord continues to keep us all in good spirits as we adjust.

1. John is home writing this week. Pray for final proofs and new projects both.

2. John will lead an ACT 3 Luncheon this Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream, IL. Dr. Alan Johnson, a professor of John's in college, will speak on the subject of: "How I Changed My Mind About Women in Leadership.” If you live in the Chicago area and would like to attend sign up on the Web site at www.act3online.com or call the office at (630) 221-1817.

3. Remember that John writes blogs almost every day and you can read these at www.johnharmstrong.com. Many topics and ideas are discussed on these posts.

4. Continue to pray for our work on the new ACT 3 DVD project.

1. John will be home writing this week. He is completing the final chapter in his book, Your Church Is Too Small, and working on some smaller projects.

2. John will also attend the Ancient Evangelical Faith Conference in Chicago this week, October 9–11. Pray for his time with various leaders and speakers.

3. Pray for our continued financial efforts to establish a solid monthly support team. This is needed more than ever. We are specifically seeking churches who will support us. If this ministry has been a grace to your congregation help us get support where possible.

4. John will speak this Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. to the World Christian Fellowship at Wheaton College.

1. John will be home the first half of this week and then visiting family in Alabama at the end of the week.

2. John is almost done with the book, Your Church Is Too Small. The goal is October 1 but this could get pushed toward the end of this week or next. Pray that he can finish soon. When this is completed there are several chapters to write for volumes edited by others, including a chapter for a volume dedicated to Professor John Frame and an essay on the role of women in the church, along with plans for a book on the relational Trinity which is likely to come next.

3. Scripting on the ACT 3 Story (DVD) is still underway and filming will likely be completed in October. Pray for this process. We hope to have this DVD for anyone who wants one by December.

1. John is home this week and needs to write. The past few weeks have been exceptionally full and a slower week is most welcome.

2. John will preach this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Thorn Creek Reformed Church, South Holland, Illinois (www.thorncreek.org).

3. John moderates the Christianity East and West Forum this Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Glen Ellyn. This is a major ACT 3 event and is open without charge to anyone who wants to attend.

4. John is almost done with the book, Your Church Is Too Small. The goal is October 1. Pray that he can finish during this busy month of September. When this is completed there are several chapters to write for volumes edited by others and then a book on the relational Trinity is likely to come next.

5. Scripting on the ACT 3 Story (DVD) is underway and filming will likely be in October. Pray for this process. We hope to have this DVD for anyone who wants one by December.

1. John returns from New York today. Pray for safety and physical strength as he travels home.

2. John will preach this Saturday (5:00 p.m.) and Sunday (9:15 a.m. and 10:45 p.m.) at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream, Illinois, www.lcotm.org.

3. John speaks this Wednesday in chapel at Wheaton College at 10:35 a.m. If you are local you can hear this service on WETN radio, 88.1 FM. You can also access it as a rebroadcast on Wednesday evening on the college Web site at www.wheaton.edu.

4. John and ACT 3 will host Brother Yun, the Chinese underground pastor whose story is internationally known in his book, The Heavenly Man, this weekend. We have an ACT 3 Event with Brother Yun at the Lindner Conference Center at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 20. We also have an event with the World Christian Fellowship at Coray Auditorium in the Beamer Center at Wheaton College (www.wheaton.edu) at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 21. A worship service will also feature Brother Yun at Village Bible Church (www.villagebible.org) in Sugar Grove, Illinois at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, September 21. This unique opportunity should not be missed if you live in the Chicago area. See our Web site for further information. Please pray for all these events.

5. John is almost done with the book, Your Church Is Too Small. The goal is October 1. Pray that he can finish during this busy month of September. When this is completed there are several chapters to write for volumes edited by others and then a book on the relational Trinity is likely to come next.

6. Scripting on the ACT 3 Story (DVD) is underway and filming will likely be in October. Pray for this process. We hope to have this DVD for anyone who wants one by December.

1. John will lead our first ACT 3 Luncheon meeting this Wednesday, September 10, at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream. Information on this event and how to register is available online at www.act3online.com. Dr. Michael Quicke, professor of homiletics at Northern Baptist Seminary, will speak on "Preaching As Worship.”

2. Please keep praying for our video project. We hope it is completed this month.

3. Pray for our upcoming ACT 3 Sunday Evening Forum on September 28. It is titled: "Christianity: East and West” and will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Glen Ellyn at 6 p.m. Details will be on the Web site and also mailed soon.

1. Our "Friends of ACT 3 Evening” will take place this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Barrows Auditorium of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. We welcome all to come. It will help us if you sign up online or by calling (630) 221-1817. Our speaker is Steve Brown of Key Life. A fellowship time will follow. Invite friends to join you to share in a great celebration of teaching and praise.

2. Please keep praying for our video project. We hope it is completed this month.

3. Pray for our first ACT 3 Luncheon meeting that takes place on Wednesday, September 10, at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream. You can register online at www.act3online.com. The first speaker is Dr. Michael Quicke on the topic of "Preaching As Worship.”

1. John will not speak this week.

2. This will again be a writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small, which should be completed this week. John is also writing a chapter for another Zondervan book on the ministry of women in the church. This will also, hopefully, be completed this week.

3. Summer is still a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us please do so.

4. We hope to complete the video project in the next month. Please keep praying for this work.

1. John will not speak this week.

2. This will be a writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small, which is near completion. John is also writing a chapter for another Zondervan book on the ministry of women in the church. This will also, hopefully, be completed by Labor Day

3. Summer is always a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us please do so.

4. We hope to complete the video project by September. Please keep praying for this work.

1. John will preach this Sunday, August 3, at Fox Valley Christian Reformed Church in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

2. This will be a full writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small. The draft has virtually been completed. Now various edits and reader responses are being factored into rewrite and the editing process. One of the hardest parts of this process is to pick what should be cut and consider what should be added, if anything.

3. Summer is always a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us, please do so this week or next.

4. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool. Our hope is to being filming this year.
   

1. John will preach this Sunday, July 27, at Intown Community Church (PCA) in Atlanta, Georgia. He will also have several personal meetings with friends of ACT 3 and seek to make new friends for the ministry. After the ministry of the weekend he will get to see his favorite baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, play the St. Louis Cardinals at Turner Field.

2. This will again be a partial writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small. About 90% of the draft has been completed.

3. Summer is always a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us please do so this week or next.

4. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool.
   

1. John will return from San Diego today.

2. This will also be a partial writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small. About 75% of the draft has been completed.

3. Summer is always a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us, please do so this week or next.

4. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool.

1. John will be in San Diego later this week. He will be speaking for several informal gatherings to present the mission of ACT 3 in that area. Details will be available on the Web site.

2. This will also be a partial writing week for John. Continue to pray for the work on Your Church Is Too Small.

3. Summer is always a challenging time for us financially. If you can help us please do so this week or next.

4. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool.

1. John does not preach this week but will spend time with family and continue writing. The book, Your Church Is Too Small, is developing well and about 2/3 of the first draft is now written.

2. Intensive writing requires physical strength and infrequent interruptions. Please pray for this to happen.

1. John speaks this Sunday evening, June 29, to the Trinity International Baptist Mission in Carol Stream. This is a small strategically trained team of young adults who are building churches among various ethnic groups in the area. The lead pastor was a student of John's a few years ago.

2. This will be a writing week for John, which requires physical strength and infrequent interruptions. Please pray for this to happen.

3. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool. It is hoped that John can go to Phoenix for a day in order to story-board the plan and begin the script writing.

1. John preaches this Saturday and Sunday at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream, Illinois. The Saturday service is at 5:00 p.m. and the Sunday services at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m.

2. This will be a writing week for John, which requires physical strength and infrequent interruptions. Please pray for this to happen.

3. We are developing a new video on the ministry of ACT 3. Pray for scripting, taping and production of this important tool.

1. John will speak this coming Friday evening in Bloomington, Indiana, at a dialog between the Christian East and West. This ecumenical forum is being sponsored by several churches and is hosted by an Orthodox Church in Bloomington. Along with John will be Father Jon Braun, a priest of the Antiochian Orthodox Church.

2. John will be continuing to write this week. Pray that the summer will be used well to complete several important projects.

3. ACT 3 has decided to make a DVD that tells our story in ten minutes. Scripting is underway and then production in June. Pray for this whole process.

1. John will preach this Lord's Day at 9:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. This congregation is waiting for the arrival of their new pastor who begins his ministry on June 15. John will continue to serve the church in the interim and also preach the installation service on June 15.

2. Pray for the May President's Letter that will be mailed this month. It presents the financial needs of ACT 3 to by both mail and email. It is one of only two such letters we send all year. Please help us if you can by donating at www.act3online.com when you can. Please help us if you can.

3. Pray for several foundation gifts that we have sought in recent weeks. We do not generally get money from foundations, but such gifts can be the difference between everything being very tight and giving us the liberty to grow and pay all our bills on time.

1. John will preach at 9:30 a.m. this Lord's Day at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. Pray for the church as they prepare to welcome their new pastor in the next few weeks and as he settles into this new pastoral charge.

2. Pray for the mailing of our annual President's Letter to everyone on our mailing list, both email and regular mail. This is one of only two appeals we send annually regarding our financial needs. It is always an important time for ACT 3. If you would like to give you can use our secure online giving feature at www.act3online.com. We do need your support.

3. Pray for John's writing and counsel during this week. His goal is to complete a book manuscript by July and to then be able to take a few weeks off to relax. This requires a lot of advance writing to make this time possible.

1. The annual Board of Directors meeting of ACT 3 is Monday through Wednesday. There are eleven members of our board and they come from the Chicago region as well as Ohio, Texas, Georgia and California. Pray for their travel and safety and for an excellent meeting.

2. John will preach this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois.

3. John continues to work on the book he hopes to finish writing this summer. Pray that after the Board meeting this week he can get back into this work with much freedom.

1. John and the staff are preparing for our annual full Board of Directors meeting this week. Pray for the planning of our agenda, preparation of financial reports, etc. Pray that we will be able to prepare for this important gathering, May 12-14.

2. John will preach this coming Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. The church called Matt Waterstone to be their new pastor and he accepted the call. He is to be installed on June 15. This is a wonderful time for the church and John will preach through June 15, including Matt's installation service. Please pray for all involved and for the future of this old church that has a unique opportunity to become a great missional and transitional church.

3. Summer is always a huge challenge for missions like ACT 3. Giving slows and bills do not stop. Pray for us and please give if you can. We need your help!

1. John preaches this Saturday and Sunday, May 3–4, at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream. The services are at 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9:15 a.m. on Sunday. These are the two first communion services that John and Anita have been working on for the past six weeks with 21 fifth graders.

2. John will be in Plano, Texas (suburban Dallas), today through Wednesday, April 30. He is meeting with Michael Craven, who serves on the ACT 3 board, and with Michael's board, on which John serves. He is also meeting with several friends of ACT 3 and working on donor development. Please pray for these important meetings. It is vitally important that we expand our donor base this year.

3. Pray for travel to and from Dallas and for John's preparation for the forthcoming ACT 3 board meeting, May 12–14.

1. John preaches this week in New Bern, North Carolina, on Monday and Tuesday in a special series on spiritual awakening with several churches. He also preaches this coming Sunday at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, in the 9:30 a.m. worship service, April 27.

2. John will travel home on Wednesday, April 23, and asks for prayer for that day. Travel is often arduous and health suffers accordingly. Pray both for strength and mercy in travel.

3. John will take part in a Billy Graham Center Evangelism Roundtable, April 24-26, after he returns home. Pray for this wonderful, concentrated event which is near home.

1. John preaches this coming Sunday at Faith Evangelical Bible Church in New Bern, North Carolina. This will begin a three-day conference on spiritual awakening with a group of churches in that region. Pray for travel mercies and speaking with true Holy Spirit unction.

2. John and Anita are helping teach and lead a 5^th grade first communion class for 21 children at the local Lutheran Church. This class meets each Monday through April 28. On May 3-4 John serves first communion to the students from this class. Pray for them as we teach and encourage these young people in their journey of following Jesus in faith.

3. John has several appointments this week with ministers and friends of ACT 3. Pray for these meetings and for the grace and wisdom to serve and minister well.

4. On Wednesday John is the guest on the Steve Brown, etc. show. This radio broadcast will be available on our Web site shortly after it is taped.

1. Today and tomorrow John will attend the board meeting of the Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington, D. C. Please keep the staff and board of IRD in your prayers.

2. John will preach this Sunday, April 13, at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, at 9:30 a.m.

3. John and Anita have been teaching a first communion class for fifth graders and this ends next week. Please pray for John and Anita (and their friend Anne who is working with them) and the children.

4. Pray for the continued donor support work of ACT 3. If you can help us you could donate at www.act3online.com.

1. John continues to recover this week from foot surgery. Please pray for complete healing and the proper use of his right foot.

2. John will preach this Saturday at 5 p.m. and again at 9:30 and 10:45 at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream, Illinois.

3. Pray for continued writing this week on the book: Your Church Is Too Small. Some of the material given over the past few weeks in the ACT 3 Weekly articles parallels the themes of this book.

4. Pray for our annual President's Letter that is mailed around May 1. It will be written soon and is one of our two mailings to donors and potential donors of ACT 3.

1. John will enjoy a one-day prayer retreat this week. He will also be working on the preparation for the ACT 3 Forum this coming Sunday evening, March 30.

2. The ACT 3 Forum this week will be at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church and will feature John and Father Tom Baima on the meaning and importance of the Lord's Supper. Father Baima will present the Roman Catholic view of the Mass and John the Reformed understanding of the Supper. The time is 6:00 p.m. and the information is on the Web site at: www.act3online.com.

3. John will preach this Sunday, March 30, at 9:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois.

4. John will undergo a foot operation this week, on March 26 at noon. Pray that this second operation will correct two problems that have persisted for well over three years. A previous operation, over two years ago, did not solve the problems.

1. John will lead a number of services during Holy Week, March 17-23. First, he will speak and lead a Maundy Thursday Communion service at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream at 7:00 p.m. on March 20. Then on March 21 he will preach to a combined service for several congregations at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, also at 7:00 p.m. Then he preaches on Easter Sunday morning at First Reformed Church as well.

2. Pray for our various audio ministries. We are seeking to create a new podcasting service that sends a new sermon, lecture or interview out each week. These audio files will also be on our Web site so anyone can listen. In addition, we have built a small studio desk in John's basement so he can do live radio talk shows on an ISDN line, which provides the sound quality of studio live, not a telephone connection. This will greatly expand our ministry through the media.

3. Pray for all the Friends of ACT 3 who recently received our special Friend's CD which included the funeral service of John's mom. This will also be online eventually.

4. Pray for our ACT 3 Board as we prepare for our annual meeting May 12–14. We will be adding three new members at the meeting this year and saying good-bye to one very faithful member who has served for many years and now needs/deserves a break.

1. John will teach a class on ministry for Steve Brown this Tuesday, March 11, in Orlando. He will also visit friends on the campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. Pray that this day on the campus will be drenched with blessings and the renewal of friendships and possible new ones as well.

2. John will travel home this week and needs journey mercies and grace to remain strong physically.

3. Pray for the upcoming ACT 3 Forum at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church on Sunday, March 30, at 6:00 p.m. John will have a dialogue with Father Thomas Baima on the subject of the Eucharist. This unique evening will allow the Catholic view of the Mass and the Reformed view of the Lord's Supper to be contrasted and compared in the spirit of Christian love and conversation.

4. Pray for Stacy Kifer who manages our office affairs and oversees the administration of ACT 3 day-to-day. She also works with her husband in running a martial arts school and needs strength to stay on top of various tasks to be done.

1. John will be going on vacation this week. Pray for rest, relaxation and profound recovery from a busy time and season. Pray for travel mercies and grace for body and soul.

2. Pray for the last minute writing and completion of projects before John goes away so that he can take a complete rest from the routines of the ministry.

3. Take note of our forthcoming ACT 3 Forum on March 30 at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church. This evening will include a dialogue on the Lord's Supper between Father Thomas Baima and John Armstrong. Everyone is invited. Check the Web site for details.

1. John comes home this week from California and works on some new writing projects, including his book, Your Church Is Too Small. Please pray for recovery from a long trip and strength in body and mind to write.

2. Our new ACT 3 Friends CD should be mailed very soon. Pray for the completion of this project. It goes to very donor from 2006 to the present. Soon after it is mailed it will also available online. This CD includes a message from John to our friends as well as the funeral service of John's mother from November, 2007.

3. Our next ACT 3 Forum will be March 30, at 6:00 p.m., at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church. The topic is: The Lord's Supper: A Catholic and Reformed Dialogue. John and his friend, Father Thomas Baima, will share the evening. The event is open to all and there is no charge. Watch our Web site for information.

1. John will speak several times this coming week, all in California. He speaks on Wednesday, February 21, to ministers in Solano County, in the North Bay area of San Francisco. Then in the evening he does a Q & A dinner with some church leaders. On Friday evening, February 22 he speaks at a home meeting, at Mt. Hermon, with friends of ACT 3. Finally, on Sunday, February 24, he speaks at City Church in San Francisco. Please pray for these public meetings and for travel and strength.

2. During this busy week pray for Anita and the ministry at home. Pray for our financial needs as well. Pray for our board as we will add three new members at the annual meeting in May.

3. Pray also for Sean McCallum, our Webmaster. Sean covers a number of things for ACT 3 and he has become a real friend to the ministry in the process.

1. John returns from Alabama today and will immediately begin more writing on his forthcoming book on the Church. Please pray for a good week of writing and study.

2. John will preach this Sunday morning, February 10, at 9:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois.

3. Pray for work on our Web site. We are seeking to add many more audio and video features to the site. We have also created a mini-studio in our basement for direct live radio and Internet interviews. Pray that the set-up is completed this week.

1. John will lead an elders' retreat for Southwood Presbyterian Church (Huntsville) in Fort Payne, Alabama, this Friday night and all day Saturday. He will also preach at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Madison, Alabama, on Sunday morning. Pray for travel and ministry both.

2. Pray for the financial needs of ACT 3. We ended 2007 well, but the need for new and faithful donors is always a day-to-day issue. You can help us ay www.act3online.com.

3. John has been writing a lot more on his blog spot and you are encouraged to read these blogs and pray for this writing: www.johnharmstrong.com.

1. John will speak this Thursday and Friday at the Anglican Mission in America winter conference in Dallas, Texas. He will also meet with a young leaders network in the AMiA. Pray for his plenary session, his seminar and this private meeting for discussion.
2. John will also meet with several potential new donors for ACT 3. Pray for board member Michael Craven as he arranges meetings and shares time with John.
3. John will also preach on Sunday, January 27, at Trinity Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Plano, Texas. His friend, John McCracken, is the pastor at Trinity. This will be John's second visit to Trinity.

1. John will be responding to year-end donors this week and writing on several projects. We give thanks for the wonderful year-end giving of many of you who helped us exceed our goals for the year.
2. John preaches this Sunday at First Reformed Church (RCA) in South Holland, Illinois, in the 9:30 a.m. worship service. He will be assisting First Reformed Church by preaching there more often in the next few months as the church continues to seek for a senior pastor. This is where John and Anita are members.

1. John will preach this coming Saturday and Sunday, at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, at Lutheran Church of the Master on Kuhn Road in Carol Stream.
2. Our year-end giving campaign is not over. Some will give significant gifts at the beginning of the New Year, so your giving is still needed in this first week of January! Please help us end the year strong and financially prepared for 2008.

1. John will celebrate Christmas with his family in Illinois this week and then preach on Sunday morning, December 30, at Auburn Avenue Presbyterian Church in Monroe, Louisiana. He will also attend the Independence Bowl in Louisiana where he and his brother will see Colorado play Alabama in college football.
2. Pray for our year-end giving this week. A strong week will help us complete 2007 successfully and allow us to develop our mission well into 2008. This last week is often the most important single week we have all year in terms of overall giving to ACT 3. We appreciate your gifts!

1. John is home this week reading and writing. He will also see several people in mentoring and relational contexts.
2. John will preach this Saturday evening at 5:00 p.m. and at 9:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at Lutheran Church of the Master (ELCA), located at 580 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream, Illinois.
3. Pray for work on book projects and for John's health to improve while he is at home.

1. John is home this week and in much need of rest and recovery. Pray for strength and physical recovery.
2. John is trying to write some this week and clean up his office and library a bit. He is also involved in a few lunches and mentoring situations.

1. John is home this week and working on a new book. He will also attend the Ancient-Future Faith Conference at Northern Seminary, November 30–December 1. Readers are encouraged to attend this excellent event as well.
2. Pray that every reader of this material will enter into a blessed season of Advent in the weeks ahead, not simply a carnal, commercial Christmas celebration.
   

1. John will be writing this week and returning from the Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, early in the week. This is a great study break that is used for personal refreshment and new energy spiritually and intellectually.
2. John will not be preaching for several weeks and thus this is a time to regroup and write more. Pray that he will be enabled to do this over the months of November–December
3. Pray that all who read this weekly editorial will enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving this week.

1. John is writing and reading this week. Pray for complete recovery and for strength to write a great deal over the course of the next several months.
2. John will also in several personal meetings with friends of ACT 3 that take time and strength. Pray for these visits as he will be home more over the next few months.
3. John will travel to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, late this week for the annual Lincoln Forum event and the Remembrance Day events in the historic town of Gettysburg.
4. Pray for preparations for a new course to be taught at Wheaton in 2008 on the misssional church evangelism.

1. John will be speaking this Wednesday evening in Newport Beach, California, to a small group of the Friends of ACT 3. He will also attend the Kuyper Business Summit in Dan Diego, sponsored by the Center for Cultural Leadership. Then, on Sunday October 28, he will speak at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach. Pray for this week in southern California.
2. We recently had several new donors sign on to ACT 3 support via our secure Web site donation feature. We pray that many more will use this feature to make us a part of their regular giving. Pray for our donors and consider becoming one if possible.
3. Pray for John's mom, Marie Armstrong. She broke her hip tow weeks ago and at nearly 92 is recovering with great difficulty. Her mental acuity is almost gone and her physical life is in serious decline now.

1. John will preach this weekend at Faith United Church in Winthrop, Minnesota. He will also visit Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis on Sunday evening and have breakfast with the leaders on Monday.
2. John will attend the classis meeting of the Illiana Classis (Reformed Church) this Thursday. He is a minister in this classis and asks you to pray for the meeting and the ministers and elders who attend. The meeting is in DeMotte, Indiana.
3. John will have a limited time to write this week and needs physical and spiritual strength to do this work. Pray for that strength and for the work that needs to be done during a week that includes travel and speaking.

1. John will be at the board meeting of the Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) in Washington, D.C. today. Pray for this meeting and his travel home.
2. John will also speak on Thursday at Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama. There is a private early morning meeting and a noontime luncheon that is open to all of our ACT 3 friends in North Alabama. You can call the church to sign-up for this luncheon. John will also be visiting family.
3. Pray for our continued financial needs. Pray also for our "Friends Fellowship” on October 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Egglectic Cafe, located at 145 N. Hale Street in downtown Wheaton. You must sign up to attend this event and you can do this online or by calling (630) 221-1817. Everyone is welcome but please sign up.

1. John will preach this coming Sunday, September 30, at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, in the morning worship service.
2. Pray for our special "Friends Dessert” evenings. We had scheduled one for this Tuesday, September 25, but we canceled it. The one "Friends Dessert” we will have is now Tuesday, October 16. Please call or email our office if you would like to come. We need a firm count for preparation.
3. John will be grading papers and completing a recent class he taught last week at Wheaton. Pray for this work and the final writing being done.
4. Pray for our continued financial need. A church in California recently contributed $5,000 to us, which was one of our largest gifts this year. We need more such gifts in coming weeks.

1. John teaches his class "Apologetics in Modern and Emerging Contexts" this week at Wheaton Graduate School. Please pray for strength, clear thinking, and a great class. Pray students come alive under the teaching and grasp the value of the material and the learning experience.
2. John does another interview on the Steve Brown, etc. program this Friday at 11:00 a.m. CST. Pray for Steve, his staff, and John. This program will be available on our Web site soon after it is recorded.

1. John will preach and teach at Kuyper College (Michigan) and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary this week. He speaks on Monday at Kuyper College and Wednesday at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Please pray for his public messages at both schools and his numerous private conversations with students and faculty. Such mission trips are very important in promoting the very vision stated in this week's ACT 3 Weekly.
2. Pray for John's travel by car and for safety and alertness, as well as rest while he is away from home.
3. This Sunday evening, September, 16, is our final ACT 3 Forum for 2007. It will be at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. The information is on our home page. Pray for all four men who share in this dialogue: Father Baima and Father Barron, and Rev. Armstrong and Rev. Sandlin. Pray that the good news will be heard and believed by all who are gathered, both Catholic and Evangelical, redeemed and unredeemed.

1. John is home this week. After Labor Day he will be writing and meeting with several people. He preaches on Sunday evening, September 9, at Seventh Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
2. Pray for Sean McCallum our Web master. He does a great deal to help our mission, above and beyond the work he is paid to do, using his own time to assist us.
3. Pray for our upcoming Roman Catholic and Evangelical Dialogue to be held Sunday evening, September 16, at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Information is on our home page. If you would like cards to give to friends to invite them, let us know.

1. John will be visiting his mother in Alabama this week. He will also be doing some writing and resting both. Pray for journey mercies and grace to serve and honor his mom.
2. Our efforts to secure a broader and stronger financial base continue on through the summer. If you have not yet joined in this effort, you can do so by using the secure donor feature on our Web site. I need you! Please give as generously as you can.
3. Pray for our upcoming ACT 3 Forum on September 16, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Information is on our home page at www.act3online.com. Pray for this very special dialogue on Catholic and Evangelical Christianity and the future of ecumenism.

1. John will take a study week and begin some new writing assignments. He may also, if time permits, visit his mother in Alabama sometime before Labor Day.
2. Pray for the financial needs we have at the end of summer. This is very often our slowest and hardest time financially, and we need your support now as much as ever. Please donate on our secure Web site.

1. John is home this week, not preaching or teaching. He will have several meetings with friends and take some time to relax after a very busy summer of travel and speaking.
2. John, Anita and Stacy all need your prayer as they write, edit and work to make this little mission work well. Pray for each of them personally.

1. John will be home this week and hopes to take some time off to relax a bit after a busy travel schedule from May through July. Pray for rest, refreshment and personal spiritual renewal.
2. Pray that the nearly 2,500 people who receive the ACT 3 Weekly this week will read it carefully, and that God will lead many of them to become donors and help us reach our vision.
3. Pray for the blog ministry that John has on a daily basis at: www.johnharmstrong.com.

1. John will preach this Lord's Day at First Presbyterian Church in River Forest, Illinois (PCUSA). The church is located at 7551 Quick Street, in River Forest, 60305.
2. John is home this week and writing as well as completing the final donor letters to be mailed this month. This month-long project has been quite time consuming but remains very important to ACT 3. Please sign up to help us at http://www.act3online.com/giving.asp if you would like to help.

1. John attends a NavPress authors meeting this week to discuss new ideas for writing and publishing. This will be in Colorado Springs at the Navigators headquarters. Pray for safety in travel and for strength and wisdom in the discussions that take place.
2. John completes his series of three messages at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church this Lord's Day, July 29. The services are at 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The first service is at the church, located at 905 S. Kent Avenue in Elmhurst. The second is in the Huizenga Auditorium at Timothy Christian School, located on Butterfield Road in Elmhurst.
3. Daily work on sending letters to all our donors continues each day. Pray for John and Anita as they work on this important project that we hope and pray will help us build a donor base that is solid and faithful. This is needed if we are to improve our resources on the Web and to grow the ministry with the vision the Lord gave to our board in May. You can help us at http://www.act3online.com/giving.asp with a secure donation or a recurring donation using the simple system we have set up there.

1. John will preach this coming Lord's Day, July 22, at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, in Elmhurst, Illinois. This will be the second of three sermons in a special summer mission series he will do for this congregation. Information is available on our Web site at: www.act3online.com/Calendar.asp.
2. John will be home this week writing and meeting with various friends.
3. John will speak at the Midwest Emergent Gathering in suburban Chicago this weekend, July 19-21.
4. Pray for our special personal letters that are doing out to donors, and potential donors, over the summer. This material is being sent in order to build a team of supporters who will sustain the work of ACT 3 month-to-month through faithful giving. Remember, you can give anytime at www.act3online.com/giving.asp. An excellent new donations feature is there and you can give one-time gifts or become a regular donor.

1. John travels home today from a weekend ministry and then teaches an apologetics class later this week for Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship staff in Madison, Wisconsin, June 27 to July 1. This will bring to an end a rather busy month for teaching and travel. Pray for John's strength and that he will have a clear mind and heart to teach well.
2. Pray for the Armstrong family during these busy days. There is a lot that goes on during such times that is not seen by most people. Pray for the tasks and ministries that go on while John travels.
3. Pray also for our financial needs during July–August, often the hardest times for a mission like ACT 3 since giving often declines in the summer. We need your support.

1. John will speak in Charleston, West Virginia, this coming weekend at the farewell celebration for his dear friend, Pastor Thomas N. Smith. Pastor Smith is leaving Randolph Street Baptist Church to become co-pastor of Christ Our King Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Missouri, with Pastor Travis Tamerius, another good friend of John's and ACT 3. John will also be with Shawn Moran in Charleston, who is a board member of ACT 3.
2. Pray for the writing that John will do this week before he travels and speaks at week's end. Pray for work on various personal letters that are being sent to friends of ACT 3 as a result of our May board meeting.
3. Pray for the health of all our staff and for restful times this summer.

1. John will attend the Acton Institute's annual Grand Rapids Symposium this week. He will be writing as an Acton blogger for the event and meeting many young Christian leaders from all over the world. Please pray for travel, rest, his writing and these meetings.
2. Pray for Sean McCallum and his work on the Web site. Pray that we can continue to improve the site and provide the kind of ministry resources that we need to give to our many readers.
3. Pray for the installation of equipment in our home-office that will allow John to do more radio and Internet interviews in the coming months.

1. John is speaking to a small group of ministry friends in Philadelphia this week. He is also attending the annual board retreat for Biblical Theological Seminary in suburban Philadelphia. Prayer for these various meetings, for travel, and for health is important.
2. We are putting the final editorial and design touches on a new "case statement” for the work of ACT 3. This is designed to present our case for this mission so donors can understand why it is important to support this ministry. Pray for the final work and publication of this statement that began at our board meeting in May.
3. John is finishing several day-to-day writing projects before he travels this week and needs strength and a good mind and heart to complete this work.
4. Our financial needs always increase in the summer months since giving tends to slow down. Pray that this summer will be an exception to this normal pattern. We would be grateful for gifts from our online readers who value this ministry personally.

1. John is home the first half of this week studying and writing. Pray for this time of reflection and research.
2. John's family from Alabama and Tennessee will be visiting Carol Stream to enjoy a special family reunion this weekend (June 1-3). Pray for travel safety and a wonderful time of family fellowship for all the Armstrongs.
3. Pray for our follow-up efforts that grew out of our recent ACT 3 Board meeting, May 14-16. We are launching several new ventures that will, we hope and pray, expand our ministry on the Internet and beyond.

1. John returns from Grand Rapids today after some meetings with several friends in ministry. Pray for travel mercies and spiritual and physical refreshment.
2. John will speak at Intown Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Atlanta this Sunday, May 27. Pray for his travel and ministry. This is his third visit to this city congregation. Pray for the church as they call and install a new pastor very soon.
3. Pray for Stacy Kifer, our administrative assistant who runs our office day-to-day and who processes most of the information that comes to ACT 3.
4. Pray for those churches where John has preached already in 2007. Pray that a spirit of renewal and conviction will rest upon each of these congregations.

1. The annual ACT 3 board retreat takes place in Carol Stream this week, May 14-16. Pray for our nine board members and two of our advisory board members who will with the board. Our meeting begins with dinner on Monday evening and ends at noon on Wednesday. We will be considering a number of important issues including our long–range plan for ACT 3 and revisions to our structure of operation.
2. Pray for John as he preaches this coming Lord's Day at Shiloh Community Church (morning) and Seventh Reformed Church (evening) in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Pray for his meetings with several ministry partners in Western Michigan and for travel mercies.
3. Pray our ongoing President's Letter appeal for summer financial support. Please consider becoming a financial partner with us as you pray for ACT 3.

1. John is home this week and preparing for our annual Board Retreat, May 14-16. Pray for the entire board of nine members and the two advisory board members who will also make presentations to our board about our future. We are working on a vision statement that we hope to share with you very soon.
2. Pray for our May President's Letter that was mailed to over 1,500 people and has also been sent to Internet readers and our blog readers. This special appeal for funding is one of only two we make all year. It is especially vital to us as we enter the summer months.
3. Pray for plans for several ACT 3 Forum events we are planning for September and November. A lot of planning and work goes into such events. Information appears on our home page at www.act3online.com.
4. Pray for our Web master and designer, Sean McCallum. Sean has health issues related to his heart and faithful prayer has been a major part of his ongoing life and ministry.

1. John will sign books on Saturday morning, at 11:00 a.m, May 5, at the Wheaton College bookstore. This is in conjunction with the college's commencement activities. His son, Matthew, will also receive his M. A. degree on Saturday afternoon.
2. John is writing a chapter for a book on imputation and justification. Pray for this work during May.
3. Pray for the President's Letter that should be mailed this week. Your donor help is profoundly needed to keep this ministry strong.

1. John is speaking at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary this week, to the Anglican Mission in America Northeast Pastors network. Pray for his three addresses and the ministers and students who will hear him preach the Word.
2. Pray for the preparation and mailing of our annual President's Letter on May 1. This letter is one of two we send each year that helps us meet our budget.
3. Pray for our upcoming ACT 3 Forum on May 6, with Dr. Chuck McGowen. Check our Website for information.

1. John speaks in Dallas this coming weekend, at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Pray for his meetings with the church and with various friends of ACT 3. Information is available on our Website.
2. Pray for the financial needs we have in late April. We are in a cycle where the need is once again greater than the present income. We need your prayer and your support if you can help us.
3. Pray for Stacy Kifer, who assists John day-to-day in the work of ACT 3. She is an invaluable office administrator.

1. John is home this week and has a limited schedule of private meetings. The first three days are study days. Thursday afternoon through Saturday noon is the annual theology conference at Wheaton College.
2. Pray for work on our annual President's Letter that is mailed in early May. Pray for our donors and friends who support us in various ways. Pray that God might add new donors to our growing list of supporters.
3. Pray for Anita as she edits John's work and assists in the day-to-day work for ACT 3. Pray for her health to remain good and her care-giving for her aged mother.

1. John will be home this week for Easter Week. Pray that he will be able to enter into the joy of this holy week with much freedom and delight. Pray the same for yourself.
2. Pray for the ministry of the ACT 3 Weekly. It continues to grow in readership each week. Please do send it to others and encourage them to subscribe as well. This is a major part of our ministry and we ask you to pray that it will impact many lives deeply.
3. Pray for John's preparation for several classes that he will be teaching at Wheaton College Graduate School in 2007-08. Pray also for his preparation for some new material to be taught in churches this coming fall.

1. John is attending the board meeting of The Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington, D.C., on March 26. Please pray for this board in its vital work on public policy and Christian response.
2. John will also be in Hunstville, Alabama, late this week. He will visit with family as well as speak to men, staff and then elders (three different meetings in one day) at Southwood Presbyterian Church (PCA). Because of this busy travel week both physical strength and spiritual energy are needed.
3. Pray for Stacy Kifer who directs the day-to-day administrative work of ACT 3. Pray for her strength as she manages John's work load day-to-day.

1. John has several meetings this week with pastors and board members. He also has several study days planned for the week. Pray for work on a book that will be related to the unity and catholicity of the church.
2. Late in the week John will be leading a retreat for the Church of the Resurrection, Washington D.C. (Anglican). Pray for his speaking to this congregation and for the worship celebration there next Lord's Day, March 25, at 5:00 p.m.
3. Pray for our financial needs. We had a great beginning to this year but around this time of the year we begin to experience the need for new giving once again. Pray that our hearts will be at rest and that the Lord will provide for us as he is pleased to answer our prayer. Pry for the preparation of the next Friends CD that will be sent soon.

1. John will attend the Association for Church Renewal (ACR) meeting in Washington, D.C., this week. Pray for this two-day gathering and for his travel. Pray for this group as they make plans for a new vision for the future of their joint efforts to encourage renewal in mainline denominations.
2. John will also devote three days to study and writing this week. Please pray for this time and for his strength.
3. Our first ACT 3 Forum of the year "Delivered from Darkness to God's Light: How a Jehovah's Witness Elder Came to Follow Christ” will be this Sunday, March 18, @ 6:00 p.m. @ Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 29W260 Batavia Road, Warrenville, Illinois. The speaker is Ron Nollet. Ron was raised as a Jehovah's Witness and until resigning at the age of 47, served as a pioneer (full-time minister), ministerial servant (deacon) and elder (pastor). He has owned a machine building company for the past 27 years. Since resigning as an elder five years ago and walking away from the religion of his birth, Ron has earned a Bachelor's degree in Christian Counseling from the International Theological Seminary, and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Divinity program. He is currently the pastor of the East Marion Community Church. He and his wife, Adriana, also raised as a Jehovah's Witness, live in Southold, New York, and have three children.
   

1. John is home this week, studying and writing. Pray for grace and physical strength for this demanding day-to-day work.
2.  Pray for Anita as she edits John's writing work. Pray also for her health, her spirit, and her ministry as a mother and grandmother.
3. Pray for our board as we continue to study a vision statement for our future. Pray for David and Joleen Bahnsen. David has been presented to the board to become a new member during our May 14-16 annual meeting in Carol Stream. David is from Newport Beach, California, and brings several gifts and strengths to our team.
4. Pray for our first ACT 3 Forum of 2007. This event will feature Ron Nollet speaking on the subject of: "Delivered from Darkness to God's Light: How a Jehovah's Witness Elder Came to Follow Christ." This Act 3 Forum will take place on Sunday, March 18, @ 6:00 p.m. @ Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 29W260 Batavia Road, Warrenville, Illinois.

1. John is speaking at Reformed Theological Seminary (Florida) in a class taught by Dr. Steve Brown, this Tuesday. Pray for students and teachers both.
2. Pray for John's meetings with several friends at Reformed Theological Seminary as well.
3. Pray for some rest time in Florida.
4. Pray for our board as we process a major vision statement for the decade ahead. This is still in its early stages but more will be published in due time.

1. John will have several meetings with leaders this week and will lead a conference in Largo, Florida, on Saturday, February 24, and preach in Largo on Sunday, February 25. The church is Grace Fellowship Church and information is available on our Web site at www.act3online.com.
2. Pray for the staff that assists John: Anita Armstrong and Stacy Kifer. Pray for their ability to get day-to-day tasks accomplished.
3. Pray for our various friends who get our audio CD which gives a report on our finances and vision. You may also hear this message on our Web site.
   

1. John will be on a private retreat for several days this week. Pray for refreshment and time for prayer, thought and new vision for seeking God and his calling.
2. John speaks on Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Illinois, at a book discussion on his new book, Four Views on Baptism (Zondervan, 2007). This event is a brown bag discussion and includes a book signing.
3. Pray for the ongoing work we do to encourage and support our donors who help make this mission possible. If you would like to know more, you can sign up for the "Friends of ACT 3" e-mails at our Web site www.act3online.com.

1. This is another research, reading and writing week for John. He still asks for your prayer for his CFS and the strength needed to focus mentally and to have the energy to write.
2. Pray for Anita as she edits all of John's writing week-by-week. Pray for her as she manages home concerns, the fun of caring for grandchildren now and then, and serving her aged mother.
3. Pray for our Webmaster, Sean McCallum, and his wife and two young children. Sean was given a new heart (literally) as a teen and needs to continually monitor his condition and his medications. He is a wonderful Christian with a real commitment to this work. Pray that he can manage his time well and that the things that he does on our Web site will help us improve the ministry week-by-week.

1. John is home all week, doing research and writing. He will also be consulting several church leaders and has a dinner meeting with a leader in the Reformed Church in America (RCA).
2. John is working to prepare some new course material on the missional church to be taught to church leaders later in 2007 and beyond. More will be said about this vision as it unfolds but the goal is to create an institute for missional leadership.
3. Our year-end giving was superb. We are grateful to God for this and for all who gave generously. Pray that our budgetary giving does not slow down in 2007 so that we do not get back into a financial ditch if at all possible. Both budget cuts and good management of funds are important, and these steps have already been actively taken by our board.

1. John has two important lunch appointments this week with pastors in Wheaton. He also has a faculty meeting for the evangelism faculty at Wheaton Graduate School. Please pray for these private meetings.
2. John will be writing a great deal more this week and beginning to envision and plan the direction for two new books. Pray for this work.
3. John's health is still up-and-down. Pray for his continued struggle with CFS. (Cf. the ACT 3 Weekly of January 8, 2007, for a fuller explanation.)
4. Pray for our board as we add one new member this year. Pray also for our annual board retreat, June 11-13.

1. Pray for John as he travels and for his family while he is away. Pray for Stacy who directs the office administration and helps John in every way possible.
2. Pray for John as he speaks on leadership this Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m., January 20, for University Bible Fellowship Church in Chicago.
3. Pray for John's strength to read, to research and to write this week. John will be home almost the entire week and needs the physical and spiritual stamina to focus well.

1. John preaches on Sunday, January 14, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He will also participate in the Issachar Project with 23 others gathered in Orange County for several days. Please pray for both these discussions and the preaching ministry.
2. The new book, Understanding Four Views of Baptism (Zondervan) will be released on January 19. You can order one from our Web site the week following. New writing projects are in the works this month. Pray for direction and creative thoughts.
3. Pray for John's preparation of a syllabus and course on "Missional Church Evangelism" to be taught in small groups of 40 later in 2007. This will become a major part of our teaching ministry as the year unfolds. Several other such courses are planned and several other friends will join our ACT 3 faculty to help teach church leaders.
4. Pray for both John and Anita's mothers as they deal with day-to-day health issues. John's mom has had several surgical procedures recently to correct pain from cracked vertebrae. He will attempt to visit her in Alabama again when possible.

1. John will be working this week on research related to a new book and on editing the ACT 3 Online Review, now available on our Web site for free subscription at www.act3online.com. Pray for his reading and writing.
2. Pray for decisions we are making about speaking and teaching in 2007. Invitations have to be weighed prayerfully and we need wisdom about what ACT 3 should be doing.
3. Pray also for our scheduling of Chicago-area events in 2007 which will include a major public forum in September and a smaller symposium that will encourage deeper engagement with the missional church concept.

1. Thanks to all who prayed for us in 2006 and who gave to our mission, especially during our December appeal.
2. John will be home this week with some needed time to rest and enjoy the holiday time. Pray for strength for the New Year ahead.
3. Pray that year-end gifts, which often arrive in the next seven days, will become an abundant provision for us in this last week of 2006.

1. Pray that many readers will support ACT 3 in December, even if they can only give a small gift. Many gifts in these few weeks will make our hearts joyful and our work lighter.
2. Pray for John's health and strength, that he would be renewed and made strong in body and soul.
3. Pray for our children, Matt (our son) & Adriana, who minister with Crossroads of Illinois (www.crossroadsofillinois.com), an outreach to middle school children in public schools, and Stacy (our daughter) and Jason, who operate a martial arts academy and work in the administration of ACT 3 (Stacy).

1. John will be working on getting the next issue of the ACT 3 Review online this week. You can subscribe for free but you must subscribe to get the notices and to read the content.
2. John is reading and writing this week. He also completed the book on the Lord's Supper for Zondervan on Thursday and mailed it to the publisher. This is a note for great praise.
3. John will visit his mom this week as well. She celebrated her 91^st birthday two weeks ago.

1. John preaches this Lord's Day, December 10, at Open Door Ministry of the Korean Presbyterian Church in Elmhurst, at 9:45 a.m. The church is located at 300 East Belden in Elmhurst, Illinois. The service is in English and everyone is invited.
2. The board of ACT 3 meets this evening at 6:30 p.m. Pray for the discussion of a budget for 2007 and for plans for events and ministries ahead of us.
3. John will attend the Call to an Ancient-Evangelical Future event at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, this week. Pray for the two-and-a-half day event, the speakers, and the time John will have with old and new friends.
4. Pray for our mailing of the new Viewpoint and for the annual year-end donor letter that should have been mailed by today. We need to have a strong month of December in our giving to finish the year well.

1. John is teaching a course in apologetics this week at the Wheaton College Graduate School at the Billy Graham Center. He teaches each day from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Please pray for the approximately ten students that will take this course. Pray for strength and a great connection between John and his students.
2. Afternoons this week will allow for some writing but rest will be needed to carry on the busy day-to-day schedule. Pray for this writing and for good rest.
3. Pray for our annual December letter that goes out next week with our new January–February Viewpoint. We have begun the Viewpoint again and you can subscribe by sending us your address and by making a request to receive it. It will be posted online as well.

1. John and his family will celebrate thanksgiving with the entire Armstrong family this week. Pray for those who travel and for the enjoyment of this special time with an extended Christian family.
2. Writing and editing is the order of the day the first half of this week. Pray for strength to stay on track with several projects to be completed soon.
3. Pray for our work on the newly redesigned bi-monthly newsletter Viewpoint. Anita is doing most of the work in collecting, editing and directing this project. Pray for the designer and for the print process. We plan to have a January–February 2007 issue in the mail in early December. We will also send our annual year-end president's letter in this mailing.
4. Pray for our financial needs. We still have some unpaid bills. We have handled bills and payroll week-to-week, literally. Our hope is that December will be a great year-end giving time as it is most years. Pray with us toward this end.

1. John is writing this week and needs prayer to stay focused, clear-headed and disciplined. He also needs strength as he battles fatigue and mental fog.
2. John participates in the Lincoln Forum this week. It is a time for rest, refreshment and just plain fun. The speakers and the time for conversation are superb. Pray for mercy in travel and in these special days.
3. Pray for work on our newly revised Viewpoint newsletter as well as the annual year-end President's letter which directly appeals for year-end gifts in December, our most important month each year in terms of major funding.
4. Pray for John's mom, Marie, and Anita's mom, Helen. Both are 90-plus and have a number of age-related health problems.

1. John will be engaged in a consultation with Lon Allison, the director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, this Monday and Tuesday. Pray for this advisory team meeting.
2. John will take a special Sabbath retreat (locally) this week. Pray for his time of prayer and meditation as he seeks God anew.
3. Pray for our work on the new Viewpoint newsletter we will send in December with our annual donor appeal letter. This is an important time for us as nearly 25% of our annual need is often met by December giving.

1. This week is our annual conference week. Details are on the Web site at www.act3online.com. Pray for John and all the speakers as they address the subject "The Missional Church and the Kingdom of Christ.” We invite you to join us for any or all of the sessions. Tapes and CDs will also be made available via www.soundword.com.
2. John is writing and editing this week. He is still completing the book on the Lord's Supper.
3. Pray for travel safety this week for John and for refreshing rest during one of the busiest weeks of the entire year. October has been the busiest travel month of the year, which is true each year. This schedule slows down in November-December.
4. God ahs recently supplied enough funding so that we could pay our current bills. We are thankful for this support. We still need your support if you can help the mission of ACT 3. You can donate via our secure Web site feature at www.act3online.com.

1. John is writing this week and if all goes well he will finally complete the manuscript of the Counterpoints book on the Lord's Supper. Pray that this editing might be accomplished and the work sent to Zondervan. The delays on this project have been numerous and completing it would be a great blessing.
2. John will speak this coming Sunday, October 29, at the Church of the King in Santa Cruz, California. This affords him the time to share fellowship with his friend Andrew Sandlin and with several other pastors and friends in that region, including Don Broesamle, a member of the ACT 3 board.
3. Please continue to pray for our financial needs and for donors during this slow time in giving to this mission. Recent gifts from several have helped but the need remains great.
4. Pray for the response to our card announcing the end of our quarterly journal as a print publication. If the number of subscribers who request a refund is small this will help us financially. Pray also for the new Internet version of the journal which we lope to launch in November.
5. Pray for the work on the new version of Viewpoint, our bi-monthly mailing that will be renewed with a January-February issue. If you would like to get this in the mail you need to send us your address. An online version will be posted of each issue.

1. John is writing this week and if all goes well he will finally complete the manuscript of the Counterpoints book on the Lord's Supper. Pray that this editing might be accomplished and the work sent to Zondervan. The delays on this project have been numerous and completing it would be a great blessing.
2. John will speak this coming Sunday, October 29, at the Church of the King in Santa Cruz, California. This affords him the time to share fellowship with his friend Andrew Sandlin and with several other pastors and friends in that region, including Don Broesamle, a member of the ACT 3 board.
3. Please continue to pray for our financial needs and for donors during this slow time in giving to this mission. Recent gifts from several have helped but the need remains great.
4. Pray for the response to our card announcing the end of our quarterly journal as a print publication. If the number of subscribers who request a refund is small this will help us financially. Pray also for the new Internet version of the journal which we lope to launch in November.
5. Pray for the work on the new version of Viewpoint, our bi-monthly mailing that will be renewed with a January-February issue. If you would like to get this in the mail you need to send us your address. An online version will be posted of each issue.

1. John attends the Association for Church Renewal meeting today and tomorrow. Please pray for his presentation on revival to this group on Monday and the discussion and prayer which will follow. This group includes the leaders of various mainline renewal groups and meets twice a year.
2. John will meet with several national Christian leaders in private meetings this week. Pray for these meetings and that fruit will result from them.
3. John speaks three times this weekend at the Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church in Bear, Delaware. Information is available on the Internet for those in the Wilmington/Philadelphia area. This special anniversary celebration also includes Bryan Chapell and Susan Hunt as speakers.
4. Pray for our financial needs. After our payroll last week we had $39 left in our bank account. We are making plans for how to manage our resources and cut further expenditures in coming weeks. You can help us via our online secure donations link on the Web site.

1. John will attend the Classis of llliana at First Reformed Church in DeMotte, Indiana, this coming Thursday evening, October 12. Pray for the classis and for the time John will share with other gospel ministers. He will also meet with several people this week for counsel and personal ministry.
2. John will speak this Saturday, October 14, to the 37th Annual Conference of the Evangelical Church Library Association at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church in Wheaton, Illinois. John's session is titled "Igniting Interest in the Christian Classics” and his seminar begins at 9:45 a.m.
3. Pray for our staff as we work to notify our subscribers that our journal will no longer be available in a print copy. Information should be mailed soon. The final print issue went in the mail last week.
4. Continue to pray for our annual conference, November 3–4, at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. Check our Web site for information and registration information.

1. Pray for John as he speaks with the Reformed and Christian ministers of the South Holland area this Tuesday, October 3, at noon.
2. Pray for John as he meets with the new president of Moody Bible Institute, Dr. Michael Easley. Pray that God would join the hearts of his two servants in a fresh and Christ-centered way that would be mutually edifying and positive.
3. Pray for John's travel to Huntsville, Alabama, this week to see family and friends. Pray for safety and for mercy to serve others, to listen well, and to be a real blessing to many. Pray also for his meeting with Dr. Michael Honeycutt, pastor of Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. 
4. Pray that God would continue to provide the donors and friends we need to pay all our bills. Pray for the Friends of ACT 3 October CD that will be mailed this week to our donors.

1. John will speak this weekend, Friday through Sunday, to Faith Evangelical Church in Hobart, Indiana. Faith Evangelical meets at Christ Community Church, located on the corner of Highway 30 and Route 51 in Hobart. Meetings are Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until noon. Sunday worship is at 10:15 a.m. You are welcome to attend.
2. John will be writing and doing research this week. The primary work is still on the book on The Lord's Supper. Please continue to pray that this project will be completed soon.
3. A decision was made this last week to suspend the print edition of our quarterly journal. Information is available about this on our Web site. Please pray for the work to be done in carry out this decision over the course of the next month or so. The last issue, 15:2, will be mailed very soon.
4. John had several recent medical tests last week that turned out very well. We give thanks.

1. John is at home this week and writing each day. Pray for strength and time management, as well as spiritual grace and clarity.
2. John has a personal meeting this week with the ministerial credentials committee of the Illiana Classis of the Reformed Church in America (September 21) that involves an interview followed by an ecclesial process that leads toward a transfer of his ordination and ministerial standing. Those who lead this meeting, and John personally, need wisdom and guidance from the Lord. Please pray for all involved.
3. We continue to need faithful donors. Pray for our giving partners and please help us in any way that you can. You can donate online at www.act3online.com.

1. John will speak this weekend at Middle Valley Baptist Church in Hixson, Tennessee, just outside of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The subject is "The Missional Church.” If you live in the area you are welcome to attend on Friday evening, Saturday morning or Sunday morning and evening. Middle Valley is located at 7901 Middle Valley Road in Hixson, Tennessee, 37343. Call (423) 842-1911 for further information, or visit www.middlevalleybaptist.org.
2. John will see a physician today regarding his health. Please pray for this visit and the follow-up that will come as a result of this consultation.
3. Pray for our November conference, "The Missional Church and the Kingdom of Christ,” to be held at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, will take place November 3–4. Information is now on our Web site at www.act3online.com. A brochure was mailed to our regular mailing list last week. You can register online or by phone. Please pray for this event and for the speakers and staff.
4. Pray for our financial needs. The ebb and flow of these needs creates pressure in our hearts but we seek to trust God day-to-day. Both your prayers and gifts help us fulfill God's calling upon our lives.
5. The manuscript for the book on The Lord's Supper is almost ready to send to Zondervan. Pray that it will finally be completed this month. Various minor edits and specific details are being completed this week and next. John also met with editors at both Zondervan and Baker this past week to discuss ideas for future writing. Pray for the process of determining what God wants him to undertake in late 2006 and beyond.

1. This week is a designated writing week for John. Pray for his projects on the next journal and the manuscript for the book on The Lord's Supper. Pray for the writing of the ACT 3 Weekly articles as well.
2. Pray that we end the summer with no financial debt. We have been blessed by strong recent giving.
3. Pray for Anita as she helps John by editing all written work.
4. Pray for the printing of our conference brochure this week. The conference is November 3–4 at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois, and features the theme: "The Missional Church and the Kingdom of God.” Information will also go on the Web site this week.

1. John is part of a special gathering today and tomorrow, August 14–15, in which eight pastoral leaders will gather in private to consider how to address the problem of the loss of soul care in contemporary churches. This group gathers near O'Hare Airport. Pray for each person attending and for the Spirit's direction of this meeting.
2. John's health improved in July but recently he has experienced a bit of a set-back. Please pray for rest and good times to unwind properly. The next few weeks should offer such times.
3. The Zondervan book on The Lord's Supper is not completed. We hope that it will be done now by Labor Day. Work on the third issue of the ACT 3 Review continues as well. Pray for these huge writing and editing projects.
4. Give thanks to God for financial support that has helped us get through the summer months. We had a good response to our recent appeal thanks to all of you who helped us. We praise God for this provision.

1.    John preaches at Intown Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Atlanta, Georgia, this week. Pray for his ministry to the church, to the elders when he meets with them, and to pastors on the staff of this church which is faithfully seeking a new pastor to lead their flock.

2.    Pray for various personal meetings that transpire each week. This week John spends time with a number of different leaders in the Chicago area and seeks to write each morning. Pray for both wisdom and physical strength.

3.    Pray for Sean McCallum, our Web master. Sean is very busy, has a young family with two children, and faces a number of potential health challenges since he was a heart-transplant recipient some years ago. He is an important part of our ministry team and we treasure his work both professionally and personally.

4.    Continue to pray for our financial needs over the summer months. We have received two more substantial gifts recently that have helped us a great deal. We are still operating on the edge week-to-week, so your gifts are extremely vital to us. You can make a secure online donation at www.act3online.comanytime.

1. John speaks this week to the board of Good News, the renewal ministry in the United Methodist Church. Pray for his presentation, for the discussion time he will have with this board, and for his personal times with these men and women who faithfully work for the confessional integrity and spiritual renewal of American Methodism.
2. John is still working, day to day, on completing the manuscript for the book on four views of the Lord’s Supper. Because of health, several unexpected interruptions and other related pressures the writing work has slowed down recently. Pray that he will be able to stay focused on this project in August, especially since several outside ministry opportunities will take about half the month.
3. Pray for our continued summer financial needs. At the end of June we were in a deep hole. The response of many friends, including many of you who read our ACT 3 Weekly, has been gratifying and very generous. Pray that we will overcome the last hurdle in August and end the summer in a solid financial position. Your gifts are still very important and welcome.

1. John continues to work on his book on The Lord’s Supper. Pray that this work will be completed very soon.
2. John is home all this week and hopeful of getting rest and reading each day. Pray for Anita as she edits John’s work and helps to manage a busy day-to-day extended family along with John’s ministry.
3. Pray for Matthew Armstrong, John and Anita’s son, who serves Crossroads of Illinois, a youth outreach ministry in public schools in Cook County. Summer is an extremely important time for this work of discipleship. You can learn about Matt’s work at their Web sites: www.crossroadsofillinois.comand www.crossroadsyouth.net.   Pray for Stacy, John and Anita’s daughter, and her husband, Jason, as they continue to establish their new business, Superstar Karate, a martial arts teaching academy in Carol Stream, Illinois. Stacy also assists John in the ministry of ACT 3.

1. John will be home this week writing and editing. Pray for good days physically so that he can compose clear ideas in order to put them in writing.

2. Pray for the production of the second issue of the ACT 3 Review, which we hope will be mailed by our mailing service by the third week of August. It is at the print company in Michigan this week.

3. Pray for the continued financial efforts we have made to cover summer shortfalls. We have had a good response, but we still need further donor help.

1. John will visit his mother this week. Pray for the time he spends with her, seeking to show love and honor to her in the right way. Pray that these days will be joyful and truly happy times.

2. John will speak to a small group of friends of ACT 3 in Dubuque, Iowa, this Tuesday evening, July 11. The place will be the University of Dubuque library, room L381. We will begin at 7:00 p.m. We will also have time for questions as well as coffee and desert. The event will end at 9:00 p.m. If you would like to come, please e-mail us or call our office at (630) 221-1817. Everyone is welcome.

3. Pray for John as he writes and works on the forthcoming Zondervan book on The Lord’s Supper. He believes this work can be done by August 1 if his health allows him to complete it.

4. Continue to pray for our summer financial needs. You may help us by donating online or by sending a check to ACT 3, P.O. Box 88216, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. Pray for several churches who are also considering becoming major partners with us in this ministry. We are encouraged in the way God is bringing faithful friends to help us who want to be part of what we are doing for both specific churches and missions, as well as for the church-at-large through writing and resources.

1. John will preach this Sunday, July 9, at 9:30 a.m. in the worship service of First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. This church is the host for our annual conference, to be held November 3-5. Pray for him to declare Christ faithfully as a living testimony of grace and mercy.

2. John will visit with a longtime pastor friend this week who has recently taken a new church ministry in the region. Pray for this dear man and his faithful ministry in a mainline parish where God is plainly at work.

3. Volume 15, Number 2, of ACT 3 Review is at the press now and should be released before the end of July. Pray for the printing and mailing of this issue. We often have problems with the postal service in delivery and work hard to solve these points of frustration for our readers and our small staff

4. Pray for John’s health. Rest helps, but in the end he must develop godly coping skills and true wisdom to live with chronic illness. Pray for Anita and the family as they also are touched by these infirmities. Pray for John’s physician who has become a friend and true care-giver over the years.

5. Pray for our financial needs. We hit the “summer slump” this week, running out of money to operate day-to-day, and could not pay some bills for the first time in over a year. Your help during July-August would be most important to us. You can donate online at www.act3online.com or by mail to:

ACT 3
P. O. Box 88216
Carol Stream, IL 60188

1. John is home this week, reading and writing. His primary goal is to complete the book on The Lord’s Supper for Zondervan. Please pray that this work will be accomplished before July is over.

2. Pray for John’s wife, Anita, who helps John with editing and related ministry projects. She also cares for the home front and a number of family matters, including being a special Grandma Anita to Gracie and Abbie (8 and 4 years).

3. Pray for new planning that goes into future issues of the journal and possible book projects. As John catches up on writing that has been behind for some months, new ideas can begin to surface and get into the writing mix. Pray also for blogs that are written almost every day. See our blog spot at www.johnharmstrong.com

1. John does a Seattle radio interview this week via telephone. Pray for opportunities, like this one, to speak to various listeners.

2. Pray for the continued improvement of our Internet resources and services.

3. Pray for Stacy Kifer, who assists John in the day-to-day operation of ACT 3.

4. Pray for the CD we sent to our donors recently. This is a one of the ways we keep in contact with our giving friends. If you would like a CD, please request it. It includes a sermon John preached this year.

5. Pray for several presentations recently made that may lead us to further funding support for this ministry.

1. The board of ACT 3 has an annual retreat. This retreat takes place from Monday evening until Wednesday morning, June 12-14. Pray for our eight board members who meet during these two days-Wilbur Ellsworth, Mateen Elass, Richard Johnson, Kurt Klippert, Kirsten Tjernlund, Don Broesamle, Susan Taylor and Shawn Moran. Pray that we will sense God’s presence and help and follow the Spirit’s clear guidance for this ministry. Pray for journey mercies for each board member as well.

2. Pray for both Bob and Beth Mulder. Bob recently resigned from our board because Beth will soon face serious heart surgery soon. Pray for her complete recovery and for Bob as he serves and cares for his bride.

3. Pray for John as he writes this week and prepares messages for a retreat for the leaders of the Acts 29 Network next week. Pray also for work on the book on The Lord’s Supper. The second journal of the year is in galley stage and should go to print next week. This is good news since it means we are catching up on projects that were delayed.

4. Pray for our continued development of Web-based ministry. Pray for Sean McCallum, our Webmaster, and for John as he seeks to better utilize this great resource.

5. Pray for our efforts to market our quarterly journal. If you have ideas as to how you can help us let us know so we can work with you as a partner and friend in getting this quality resource to more Christian leaders.

1. John takes part in the board retreat of Biblical Theological Seminary this week. Please pray for his travel and for this two-day board meeting. Pray for President David Dunbar, the faculty and staff, and board members. Dr. Dunbar is a featured speaker for our annual ACT 3 Conference, November 3-4, 2006.

2. John’s health has improved a little bit over the past six weeks. Thanks for your prayer and for the many words of encouragement. Continuing to follow the course of rest and work, mentioned a few weeks ago, will hopefully lead to better health in the coming months.

3. Our May financial appeal has gone well but we have not secured as much as we will need to complete the summer without debt, if the past is an indicator of the present and the future. Pray that God will supply our need and that we will spend wisely and frugally, especially during the summer months.

4. Several of our Internet domain names expired, due to a clerical error in our office, thus we are renewing them this week. If you have tired our blog, www.johnharmstrong.com, and found it not working please bear with us and try again later this week. Also, pray that we can solve this issue as quickly as possible.

1. John is home and seeking to write this week. Pray for the work on The Lord’s Supper book that is due by the end of June. Pray for a restful week in which recovery will take place as stated in the ACT 3 Weekly article today.

2. Pray for our staff, and the local church arrangements committee, as we begin our planning for our national conference, November 3-4, at First Reformed Church in South Holland, Illinois. The theme is the missional church and there will be several speakers and a range of excellent elective seminars this year.

3. Pray for our May fund drive. We still need your support if you have not yet given to ACT 3. You may send a gift via our Web site: www.act3online.com or a check to: ACT 3, P. O. Box 88216, Carol Stream, IL 60188.

1. John speaks today to ministers in New York City. Pray for his ministry and his travel. Pray for his health, that he will be able to recover as quickly as possible from this time in New York.

2. We hope to complete the first stage of work on the journal (15:2) and then give it to our designer this week. This, then, leads to proof pages that must be edited and further proofs by the end of this week. Pray that this project can be completed before the end of May.

3. John is working on completing the manuscript for the forthcoming Zondervan book on The Lord’s Supper. Writing and editing should be done by July 1, and then the text will be given to the publisher for a scheduled 2007 release. Pray for the strength to complete this past-due project.

4. John continues to write blogs every few days. These are various articles and comments posted at www.johnharmstrong.com. We encourage you to check these out.

5. Pray for our continued need for May gifts to underwrite this ministry through the summer. Please consider helping us by a donation. We need your support to continue to serve as faithfully as possible.

1. Pray for the Saturday Seminar mentioned above. John is home writing this week.

2. Pray for the President’s Letter which was mailed last week. We need a generous response to meet our financial needs for the summer months. We are immensely grateful for your donation support. [DONATE]

3. Pray for our board as we plan for an annual board retreat to be held June 12-14.

1. John is home this week, resting and writing. He also teaches on Wednesday, April 19, from 1 to 3 p.m., at Harper College. Please pray for this class, the third of five, and for work on the journal and the book on The Lord’s Supper, which should be finished by June.

2. The annual president’s letter is being written this week and should be mailed next week. This is our most important donor appeal of the year. Please pray for the writing and mailing. This is a major project for our small team.

3. Pray for John’s health as he is very fatigued from travel and ministry stress. He does not travel again for over a month so this time at home is important. His annual physical went well, for which we rejoice, but more rest is needed now. 

1. John is home this week and has several important writing assignments and personal appointments. Pray for both wisdom and for rest. He also teaches the second of five Wednesday adult-education classes (1 p.m. until 3 p.m.) at Harper Community College in Palatine, Illinois. The subject is the Globalization of Christianity and the next Christendom.

2. Easter week is a time for serious reflection and preparation for the great celebration of the event of Christ’s resurrection. Believers should celebrate every single Lord’s Day, but this day is special to the whole Christian tradition so pray that we will all rejoice and be filled with eternal hope.

3. John hopes to write the annual President’s Letter this week. This is our most important donor communication of the entire year. Please pray for this effort and for donations that are needed to support this international ministry. We operate on a rather small budget for all that we do, and we need you to help us if we are to continue the work of teaching, writing and assisting churches!

1. John speaks this Monday evening (6 p.m.) at a forum on homosexuality at Williams Woods College (Disciples of Christ) in Fulton, Missouri. The event features a Presbyterian minister who will advocate homosexual marriage against John’s orthodox views. Please pray for wisdom, grace and clarity in presentation. Pray against the defeat of the forces of darkness that invariably wish to stir up such an event. Pray also for Christian students who need to be strengthened in their faith and for non-Christians who will hear the gospel.

2. John speaks this Friday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m. for the annual Market Place Ministries banquet at the Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel in Coast Mesa, California. All are welcome and the cost is $30.00 per person. Contact the host, David Bahnsen, at DavidBahnsen@msn.com for information.

3. John preaches Sunday, April 9, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California at 10:00 a.m. He also teaches the adult education class at 9:00 a.m. The church meets at Temple Bat Yahm on 1011 Camelback Street, in Newport Beach. Contact Pastor Jim Belcher at jim@redeemerpres.com for more information.

4. John begins teaching the first of five sessions in adult education at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, this Wednesday, April 5, at 1:00 p.m. These two-hour class sessions (April 5, 12, 19, 26, and May 3) are titled: What’s Up? Emerging Trends in World Christianity. If Chicago area people are interested in enrolling in this class, you must be fifty-five years of age or older and you should contact Harper College in Palatine directly.

5. Editing continues on the book John is producing on The Lord’s Supper. The book on baptism has been accepted by Zondervan and is scheduled for a January 2007 publication. First proofs of that book will become available very soon.

6. Pray for our ACT 3 board as we add four new members soon. We meet May 1 and then have a full board annual retreat scheduled for June 12-14. 

7. Pray for the writing of the annual President’s Letter that is mailed in four weeks. This is our most important letter for our friends and donors all year. We do need your continued gifts. You can donate at www.act3online.com or by sending checks to ACT 3 at: P. O. Box 88216, Carol Stream, IL, 60188