A WEEK OF ENCOURAGING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PRAYER, WORSHIP, and OUTREACH

Awake, awake!
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city!
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Shall no longer come to you.
- Isaiah 52:1

GET INVOLVED

EXALT'23 is a ministry of Rockwall United - a collaboration of churches and ministries in Rockwall County working together to see the community changed through unity, prayer, and engagement.

For a full week in April and May, believers will gather each morning to pray for specific areas within the community and then go out into the community to pray for those areas (and hopefully people as well).

An effort like this can only happen with the dedicated involvement from the local church and local believers. Find out below different ways you can get involved with this special week of events.

When you choose to get involved, we challenge you to bring the next generation alongside you and teach them to serve the Kingdom of God so that they are fully prepared to "take the baton" and run with what God is doing.
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"...that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me."
--John 17:21

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Volunteer, prep, AND PRAYER meetings

Monthly Volunteer Meetings
Location
Church of Prayer
3023 I-30 Frontage Road
Rockwall, TX 75087
Dates and Times
Plan, Prayer and Worship
2nd Tuesday of Every Month at 7:00 PM
January 9th,  February 13th,  March 12th,  April 9th
All are welcome
Monthly Prayer Meetings
​Location
Cornerstone Church
1565 Airport Road
Rockwall, TX 75087
(Prayer Room Entrance)
Dates and Times
Pray for EXALT'23
1st and 3rd Tuesday of Every Month at 7:00 PM
February 6th & 20th,  March 5th & 19th,  April 2nd & 16th
​All are welcome
Monthly Pastor/Ministry Leader Meetings
January 18th
February 15th
March 15th
April 19th
St. Benedicts
Cornerstone Rockwall
Location TBD
Lime Media
Praying for Families
Praying for Media, Arts& Entertainment
Praying for Medical
Praying for Business

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Share and Gather Team
The Share and Gather Team are the foot soldiers of our task force.  They are the ones carrying the Exalt 2022 vision and running with it to share with those in our community and inviting them to come out and telling them how they can be a part of this citywide gathering.
Safety and Security Team
The primary focus of the Safety and Security Team is to maintain order and ensure the overall safety and well-being of all individuals in attendance.  Although we do not anticipate any unwelcomed interruptions, the police, security officers and EMT professionals who will be on location and prepared to handle any law or health related incidences.  
Business Outreach
The Businesses Team will contact and connect with local businesses to share the vision of Exalt 2022 to enlist their financial partnership to help cover the rental expenses of the stadium and other related costs for stage equipment, as well as food, marketing and promotional costs.
School Outreach Team
The School Outreach Team encourages Christian educators and Christian organizations within the school system in our community to get involved.  We envision leaving a legacy from one generation to another generation how to invoke the power and presence of our God in our city.
Marketing Team
“And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?”  (NLT) Getting the word out about National Day of Prayer Exalt 2022 is paramount to the overall success of this encounter.  The marketing team is tasked with developing media kits for distribution, as well as creating audio and video promotions that will innovatively give websites and social media platforms, print and digital magazines, newspapers and newsletters the voice needed to sound the trumpet in our city.     
Hospitality Team
Providing attention and care to those who will be serving is the focus of the Hospitality Team.  Not only will our volunteers depend on this team to provide refreshments, food and water, but those who attend will also depend on this team to greet them with smiling faces and the love of God as they give directions to all who enter the stadium.
Worship Team
This team consists of worshipers who will come together to yield their instruments to release a sound in the earth that will get heaven’s attention and usher in the fragrance of the Lord. Worship responsibilities are varied and included stage setup, sound, and serving one another as a team. 
Prayer Team
There are two ways to be involved on the prayer team:
1) Pray for the events during the week of EXALT'23.
2) Be a part of the prayer ministry team on Friday evening at the stadium where you will be available to pray with people individually who request prayer.
Registration and Tickets
This team will help to coordinate the pre-registration and on-site registration that is required for attendees to get into the stadium for the Friday evening prayer and worship. Team members will also work the gates of the stadium to take tickets from everyone who has pre-registered.
Greeters and Ushers
Greeters and Ushers will be located around the stadium to help welcome the community and direct people to the open seating area.
Stadium Setup Crew
The setup crew will help prepare the stadium for the Friday evening prayer and worship gathering. This could include helping to set up staging, water stations, volunteer spaces, t-shirt distribution, etc. 
Stadium Teardown Crew
The teardown crew will be there to help tear down and clean up the stadium after everyone leaves. This could include picking up trash, packing up registration and volunteer areas, or moving items out that were brought in.

Pray for our COMMUNITY

Churches
The Church unites all believers in the proclamation of faith in Christ Jesus. There are many denominations and practices, but one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all. (Ephesians 4:5-6)

​A healthy church is a powerful tool God uses to bring people into salvation and a community that continues to spurn one another on in the faith. We need to cover our churches in prayer, because there are many distractions that can prevent a church from living in the fullness of God’s design.
Government
In the days Jesus spent on earth, there was tension within the local Jewish leaders concerning the overlying occupation by the Roman government. History records several uprisings and rebellions against the Romans during the same time period, however, Jesus’ teachings primarily revolved around the Kingdom of God. The book of Mark records the now famous words that Jesus uttered “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, render unto God what is God’s” to show that government has a use, but it is not our savior and cannot compete with our allegiance to Christ Jesus.
In our country, our government has many sectors that perform many tasks. Local government influences the buildings and schools that populate communities State government influences the operation of businesses and the roadways to get to them. Federal government influences the relationships with other nations for international commerce and military aide for our allies.
The ‘forest’ of government is full of ‘trees’ that are the individually elected and appointed officials who are tasked with representing the interests of their constituents and seeking wise counsel to make decisions to lead our country forward.
Education
Education is an investment into the future, and a unifying connecting point for each person. The Apostle Paul used this universal fact to convey the spiritual truth of ‘growing up’ in Christ-like wisdom and letting go of childish ways. (1 Corinthians 13:11)

There are endless avenues for young people to receive an education: public school, private school, homeschool, and formats that mix elements of each. Not to mention the many opportunities for extracurricular activities.
Parents and caretakers need wisdom from the Lord to make the right choice for their children to receive education that aligns with the truth of Scripture and helps them fulfill the plans the Lord has for them. Students need to know they were created by God with value and that their Creator has a purpose for them. Instructors need endurance to faithfully teach pupils in God-honoring lessons.
Business
Since the beginning of time, divisions of labor and trade of goods and services has been a consistent occupation for people across every era and time period.
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 A workplace is anywhere work is performed—both outside and within the home. We see in Scripture that Moses was a government leader, Deborah was a judge, Paul was a tentmaker and Mary and Martha were homemakers.

Each of these heroes, boldly followed the call of the Lord, even in their different positions. There is no exclusive job title necessary to be used by God. It is a JOY, not a JOB, to be obedient to God to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind and strength, love our neighbor as ourselves, and go into all the world and make disciples. 

Each person is created in the image of God and holds inherent dignity, and as His creator, God calls each person to work as if working as a representative of Christ. Therefore, both our place of work and our heart’s position at work need to reflect our dignity and obedience to God. A God-honoring business can be a great benefit to employees and the community, and a person who honors God in each task through the day speaks a testimony of faith.
Medical
Media
As people populated the Earth, God poured creative talents into people for different works that would benefit them and glorify the Lord. Today, people with these creative gifts make up the Arts, Entertainment, and Media spheres. The average American consumes an astounding amount of media each day: entertainment television, digital games, social media, news, and music. These influences shape the things we think about, the words we say, and the way we see others and treat them. It takes prayer to discern what media influences will keep the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts acceptable and pleasing to God. (Psalm 19:14)

The people who make TV shows, report the news, and perform in shows need our prayers. They are filled with God-given talents and abilities and need the Lord to guide them in using their gifts to glorify Him. Some need to experience salvation, while others need a faith community to surround them with support. Thousands of Christians who work in arts and entertainment are fighting to infuse wholesome and uplifting content in our culture, while Christians in the media sphere work hard to honor the God of Truth through truthful news reporting.
Arts & Entertainment
Family
The family is the first place we learn about God and create expectations for how to form relationships. Healthy families provide a strong foundation for children to grow into mature adults and model the love of Christ by sacrificially serving one another.
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When the foundation of family is shaken through tragedy, trauma or broken trust, the foundation for life is shaken right along with it. Divorces, work/life imbalance and lack of loving support can profoundly shape the rest of a person’s life, even if the painful event occurred decades prior/ Christ shared in the sufferings of family troubles while He walked on Earth: the leaders of Nazareth rejected Him as the Son of God, refusing to see Him as more than “Joseph’s son.”
There are timeless challenges such as joining lives as a married couple and raising children, and there are the new challenges of navigating family dynamics in an age of the social media barrage of opinions and connections.

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