PANELIST

Jonathan Friz,

10 Days of Prayer Movement, Global Family Prayer Room & NE Alliance

Jonathan is the visionary and founder of the 10 Days movement (2004-present).  Based on the 10 “Days of Awe” on the Biblical calendar from the day of Trumpets to the day of Atonement, 10 Days is an annual opportunity for united prayer, repentance, and humility before God.  

10 Days has grown from just a small seed of faith to an international prayer movement with over 500 locations in 2020 joining in a “Global Upper Room”.

Jonathan also serves as the Coordinator for the New England Alliance (2009-present).  The Alliance is a 6-state relational network focused on promoting prayer, revival, and evangelism in a spirit of John 17 unity.  

Jonathan is driven by a desire to see Jesus receive the answer to His prayer in John 17, “Let them be one as we are one.”  His function within the Body of Christ is often catalytic, initiatory, and connective moving in response to the voice of the Holy Spirit with risky faith, love for the saints, humility, and hopefully a good sense of humor.

He has an undergraduate degree in philosophy and liberal arts from St. John’s College, Santa Fe (2004) and a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (2009). He and his wife Cassi have been married 19 years.  They are small-time farmers living in western Massachusetts and are blessed with 3 boys and 3 girls.

Dr. Mamdouh Riad, 

Leader of The Glory of God on Cape Cod Network of Churches.

Dr. Mamdouh Riad is a retired physician who lives on Cape Cod.  He is the founder and Director of The Glory of God on Cape Cod, a ministry that has a vision of pursuing the glory of God/Manifest Presence in our midst and the subsequent outbreak of revival by pursuing unity among pastors and churches, walking right with God, and multi-church United intercessory prayer.

Ron & Kathleen Verna, 

Senior Pastors of Crosstown Church International & founders of Purespring Institute

Pastors Ronald and Kathleen Verna are a dynamic apostolic-prophetic team with over three decades of ministry experience, dedicated to transforming lives, communities, and nations through the power of the Gospel. Together, they co-founded PureSpring Global Commission in 1994 as a strategic missions base for equipping five-fold leaders to impact culture. They also planted and currently pastor CrossTown Church International, a vibrant urban missional congregation in Boston, Massachusetts.

Pastor Kathleen Verna, a fourth-generation minister, serves as President of PureSpring Global Commission and founder of PureSpring Institute, where she has developed over a dozen courses and trained leaders in prophetic and apostolic ministry. Kathleen also holds a Masters of Management in Organizational Leadership and a Masters of Ministry.

Pastor Ronald Verna, a trained engineer turned apostolic visionary, is a passionate church planter and systems thinker. Ronald has played a pivotal role in shaping community and church leadership initiatives. He has served as Senior Pastor, collaborated with Boston-based organizations like the Black Ministerial Alliance, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiatives and United Pentecostal Ministerial Conference, and holds leadership roles in global apostolic networks such as the Kingdom First Network and Kingdom Equippers Network.

Married for 36 years, they are proud parents of an adult son and remain deeply committed to their mission of strengthening families, raising future generations, and transforming lives through the Gospel.

Greg Johnson,

Executive Director Revive New England

Greg is a teacher, preacher, coach, pastor, and prayer leader whose ministry calling is to help prepare the Western Church for spiritual renewal. 

 Greg served college students with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship for two decades. In addition to his role with Revive New England, Greg serves as the Pastor of Prayer and Renewal at Sanctuary Church in Providence, RI. He has an M.Div from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church. 

Greg lives in Providence, RI with his wife, Sarah, and his two sons, Noah and Silas. In his spare time, Greg enjoys playing and writing music, cooking, biking, and kayaking. 

Rev Gabrielle Beam,

Apostolic leader and Pastor of the River Church CT 

Gabrielle Beam is the Pastor of Mary of Bethany Anglican Mission and works with many pastors and ministry leaders on the forefront of revival breaking out in Connecticut and the Northeast. In addition, she is the co-founder of Saturate Bridgeport – a work focused on the re-evangelization of urban spaces, and building unity in the body of Christ, Rise to Read – a work focused on eliminating early childhood illiteracy, and most recently RESPONSE, a global prayer movement which was launched as a local movement on May 14, 2020.

Pastor Gabrielle is an ordained Pastor in both the Anglican Communion and the non-denominational Church. She brings over twenty years of effective intercessory and prophetic prayer, compassionate ministry, church leadership and mentoring, and has ministered to thousands, including lay leaders and pastors, regionally and internationally, and is a member of the Board of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Bridgeport & Vicinity as its Chaplin.

Gabrielle holds a Master of Divinity and a Master of Sacred Theology from Yale Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from California Polytechnic State University.  Beyond growing up in the church, being a former student-leader in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, and working as a missionary in India, Gabrielle’s background includes corporate management, contract negotiation, membership in the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG/AFTRA), and training at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Washington, D.C.

Gabrielle is married to her best friend, David, and with him has two adult children, all three of whom continue to be the greatest joy of her life.

Raffoul Najem,

Apostolic leader of CCFI Network of Churches.

Apostle Raffoul Najem was born in Beirut, Lebanon. He became a believer in 1971 through a Foursquare Church missionary. He is a graduate of Life Bible College, class of '74. He immigrated to the United States in 1976 and was ordained by Middle East Gospel Outreach Ministries in 1980, and by Faith Christian Fellowship International in 1994.

In 1982, he co-founded Community Christian Fellowship (now CCF Ministries), one church in many locations. Rev. Najem is the co-founder and the board president of Community Christian Academy, providing families with a solid Christian education for over 30 years. Rev. Najem also co-founded the Citywide Ministries Network of the Greater Lowell Area -a movement of unity and solidarity for churches in the area.

As a visionary, he has traveled to the nations proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God for the past 40 years. Having an apostolic calling, Rev. Najem is a mentor and a father to over 50 pastors and Christian leaders across the globe who seek to transform and influence the world with the message of the Kingdom of God.

He serves on the council of Christ Covenant Coalition founded by Bishop Joseph Mattera, and he is the president of Somebody Care New England. Rev. Najem moves under the authority and power of the Holy Spirit with a message that is practical, relevant, and life changing.

He is the father of three adult children, Jennifer, Laura, and Joshua, and the proud grandfather of two lovely girls.

Dr Elijah Kim,

President of Pathos International, Founder of Grain of Wheat College and leader of Emmanuel Gospel Center.

Dr. Elijah Kim, whom God has placed among the leading spiritual influences of New England for such a time as this labors for Unity Among Churches, Church Without Walls, Intercessory Prayer, Power of Revival, Beauty of United Worship each resonate and emanate from Dr. Kim.

Dr. Elijah Kim ministers in Korea, Philippines and Asia. He studied the decline of European churches, Islam and Judaism in England. He came to Boston in 2004 where he worked as the Director of Vitality Project at the Emmanuel Gospel Center. Dr. Kim taught at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is president of Elijah International World Mission Institute and president of Pathos Foundation.  He’s authored several books and is a key convener in the greater Boston area.

Edouard Pichette II,

Founder of Together Advancing the Gospel RI and Board of Directors of Vision New England

 
● BA Biblical Theology
● MA Executive Leadership

Ed and his wife, Sly, have three children and reside just outside Providence, Rhode Island. His entire family is passionate about Jesus and His people.

Throughout his undergraduate program at Northpoint
Bible College, God stirred his heart for the unity of the family of God, which eventually propelled him into a full time focus on connecting, uniting, and activating
Christ’s Church. His journey with the Lord has seen
him through youth ministry, missions work, pastoring a church, foster care and increasing dependence on God at each step.

He currently serves as the Executive Director of
Together, an organization that serves a network of
churches in the Rhode Island region, working together
to foster a movement of renewal.

Pastor Frank Mwebesa,

Pastor of His Voice ministries, Intercity Prayer Altars Network, America Reset 

Apostle Frank Mwebesa is the founder and overseer of His Voice Ministries Intl. INC and Intercity Prayer Altars Network, a mandate that he received from the Lord in 2006 to call on all the peoples, nations, tribes and tongue, to turn away from their wicked ways and solely return to the Lord and Seek His Face and proclaim His sovereignty over the nations and specifically cities of the earth through prayer.

Apostle Frank has been involved in setting up prayer Altars unto the Lord in many cities of the United States of America originating from New England his assignment base.

In collaboration with other prayer warriors, he has activated a serious grass root prayer movement and revived churches back to a place of prayer to the glory of God. Through this call, Apostle Frank has seen many dwindling churches come back to life and most especially a great improvement in the spiritual environment with pockets of revival spreading across New England the previously called the “grave yard of the gospel”.

Apostle Frank is also the Founder and overseer for God’s Remnant conferences for the Youth and Young Adults that have seen hundreds of youths and young adults of all walks of life receive salvation and others recommitting their lives a new to the Lord.

Dick Kiernan 

NH Alliance, 603 Gospel Challenge, & NE Alliance

Has labored for unity in the Church for years and helped mobilize communities in evangelism, discipleship, and compassion outreach.  For 7 years he's served as coordinator of NH Alliance and been involved for 34 years, 15 years lead Alpha in New England, 13 years served Catholic renewal in the Diocese, 7 years as a school teacher, and is currently working on a global disciple making team mobilizing pastors and network leaders to shape the culture of the Church back to effective disciple making.  He's passionate for John 17 unity in the Church and a father of 5 adult children. 

Dr. John Eckhardt

Dr John & Linda Eckhardt have been married 43 yrs and has been in ministry for 46 years. They have 3 adult children and 7 grandchildren.

In 1985 he was commissioned to establish a mission-base hub in Maine, Stauron Ministries.  His Life themes are:
•The Father’s heart.
•The glory of Jesus and His Ekklesia.
•Elders seated in the gates.
•Koinonea: Kingdom partners. 

John leads a Prophetic/Apostlic Council of Elders (PACE).  This council convenes a larger group of God-fearing elders, the Maine Elder Coalition (MEC).
As a long time regional leader there are several other long term Initiatives in progress such as:
Rebuilding the Gates Initiative: with a mission is to connect 7 Mountain leaders in the 12 regions of Maine, and things such as the Maine Prayer Alliance: whose mission is to mobilize and train intercessors.

John also serves as a regional converner in Maine for the New England Alliance.

Sue Salameh,

Pastor of Lighthouse Christian Church VT, Director of Vermont Prayer Force, Apostolic Council 

Sue was a sold out missionary from a young age. She served in YWAM for over four years leading her to the Middle East where she served in a number of countries. It was there that she met her Jordanian husband and together they planted three churches and were involved in a number of other ministries for ten years.They had three children who are now all married, with five grandchildren.

Sue return to America and came back to her home state. For the pass 15 years she has been senior pastor at the Lighthouse Christian Church in the capital of Vermont. She carries a mandate to see revival and transformation in her region and state. Director of the Vermont Prayer Force she is training and raising up intercessor in her state. She also leads Statehouse prayer meetings and hosts regional meetings for the state. 

In addition to her other responsibilities, she also provide leadership for an apostolic council and help facilitate the Vermont Pastors Gathering—a statewide initiative that fosters unity, encouragement, and strategic collaboration among church leaders across Vermont.

 Andy Needham - 521 Collaborative

Andy Needham is a connector and catalyst for churches and ministry leaders. He serves as Executive Director of the 521 Collaborative, a movement of networks and churches in New England focused on revitalization and multiplication.

 Kelly Fassett & Devlin - Unite Boston

Rev. Kelly has served as the Executive Director for UniteBoston since 2012 and has been the catalyst for UniteBoston’s bridge-building work throughout Christians in the region. She has a certificate in Christian Foundations from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. She also graduated with her Masters of Divinity in Global and Community Engagement at Boston University in 2019, with certificates in Religion and Conflict Transformation as well as International Mission and Ecumenism. Drawing on her expertise in conflict transformation, she consults with diverse congregations and organizations to facilitate ‘Kingdom conversations’ and structured gatherings that align collaborative mission with shared organizational goals. Kelly and her husband Andrew are both ordained ministers with the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts and live in an intentional Christian community in the Dorchester area. They have two daughters named Abigail and Elyse and enjoy spending time outdoors.

Rev. Devlin Scott is a relationship leader dedicated to Christianity, committed to diversity and inclusion and passionate about people. As a cultural driver, he seeks to be active in the significant cultural conversations of our day. As a justice seeker, he speaks to the injustices in our society through charitable dialogue and courageous action. As a Gospel Bearer, he seeks to exegete the social climate to find the relevant point to apply the message of hope. Devlin has a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Trinity International University, a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Midwest Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Master of Arts in Bioethics from Trinity Graduate School. Devlin serves as Senior Pastor of NewCity Church, a church plant in Newton, MA. He owes all he does to the unending support of his wife Katie, two sons; Iain (9) and Aldin (6).

 Pastor Steve Magee - NH Alliance, Small Town Summits

Steve is happy to be a goodwill ambassador for John 17 kingdom togetherness wherever the Lord gives opportunity. He and his wife Candy planted Exeter Presbyterian Church in 1994 where they served for 31 years. They continue to encourage others in endurance, fruitfulness, and gospel unity throughout the state and beyond. Steve is part of New Hampshire Alliance which supports churches and renewal ministries in their Great Commission calling. He also comes alongside pastors as a New Hampshire coach for Small Town Summits. 

 Pastor Brad Whipple - NE Awakening Foundation

Pastor Brad Whipple is the founding pastor of Seaport Community Church in Groton, Connecticut, which he and his wife, Debbie, planted in 1989. An ordained Assemblies of God minister, he also serves as Regional Executive Presbyter for nineteen churches in Eastern Connecticut, President of the Great Awakening Foundation of New England, and President of UnityCT. He recently led 110 churches across Southern New England in praying for America on July 4th as part of a nationwide Assemblies of God prayer initiative. With family roots in New England dating to 1632, Pastor Brad carries a deeply personal burden for the region. His ministry emphasizes prayer, Pentecostal renewal, church unity, evangelism, leadership development, and missions. He believes awakening is coming to New England and is committed to preparing churches and leaders to steward it faithfully, effectively, and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

 Joshua Sentongo - Market Place leader - Roosevelt East African Trail

Director of Strategy & Business Development, Roosevelt Africa Trail

 Dr. Bob Doe - Transformation Health Services 

Bob has been married 47 years to his wife Silvia. They have 4 girls and 7 grandchildren. Currently, they live in Cape Cod Massachusetts. Prior to Cape Cod, Bob worked in Lancaster Pennsylvania for Lancaster General Hospital, first in Emergency Medicine and later Urgent Care. Since 1993, he worked part time while doing ministry halftime. He also was the medical director for Lancaster County Prison for 10 years where he developed a spiritually integrated model of mental health authorized by the warden and County Commissioners. Significant reduction of medication use and recidivism occurred in this program. HIs educational background was at Dartmouth College and subsequently Dartmouth Medical School.

In 2013, Bob became a student at Youth with a Mission Kona Hawaii in a medical Discipleship Training School. During this time, he became aware of Loren Cunningham’s dream for a clinic to be formed to serve the Hawaiian people. With a group of other YWAMers, an Urgent Care was established in 2015 and Bob was the founder and medical director for this “kingdom business” served 10’s of thousands of islanders with medical care and healing prayer. He left this clinic in 2023 and has been full time in ministry since then. Currently he leads Transformation Health Services, a non profit created to encourage the development of Christian kingdom health networks in various locations around the world, but including here in Massachusetts. He attends Congregation Leon de Juda in Roxbury. 

 Gary Smith - Alliance NE - Church Planting Director 

Gary has been married to Sue for 32 years. They have four children, three of whom are married. All are walking with the Lord, and the married couples are excitedly talking about starting families.

For 36 years, Gary has served in full-time pastoral and church planting ministry. He has trained and invested in hundreds of church planters and pastors across Canada, the US, Cuba, and Liberia. He is the author of From Dying to Dangerous and serves as Church Planting Director for Alliance New England, Church Planting Multiplier for the Canada West District of the Church of the Nazarene, a consultant for multiple networks, and Senior Master Trainer with Dynamic Church Planting International.

Gary’s passion is to see more people come to Christ each year in North America than pass away, and more churches planted than close—fueling his catalytic, apostolic ministry.

Pastor Luis B. Leonor

AMEDAL (Evangelical Ministerial Association of the Merrimack Valley)

Pastor Luis B. Leonor has over 30 years of pastoral ministry experience. He currently serves as Pastor of Fountain of Salvation Christian Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His ministry is marked by a deep passion for prayer and the proclamation of the Gospel. In addition to his pastoral ministry, he serves as President of AMEDAL (Evangelical Ministerial Association of the Merrimack Valley), Director of Social Action for Fountain of Salvation Christian Churches, and a member of the Board of Directors of PASPLAN (Social Action Program for Children). At the heart of his ministry is a desire to serve God and others, working to strengthen the Church and transform lives through Jesus Christ.

 Bishop Joseph Wiaki - American kenyan Association

Bishop Dr Joseph Waiyaki (Ph.D.) is a Christian leader, missionary, healthcare executive, educator, and community servant whose work spans ministry, healthcare, leadership, and community development.

He currently serves as President of the Kenyan American Pastors Fellowship (KAPF), an organization comprising approximately 60 members. He is a member and minister at Community Christian Church Fellowship (CCF), serving under the apostolic leadership of Apostolic Rafael Najem for 30 years. Dr Joseph ministry extends beyond the local church has done missionary work in Dominican, Canada, India and Kenya, countries/regions], where he has participated in church planting. evangelism, Christian leadership development, medical camps, and service to communities.

Dr. Joseph is married to Pastor Ann Waiyaki and together they are committed to family, Christian ministry, and service to others.

Dr Joseph academic background reflects a strong commitment to lifelong learning and multidisciplinary leadership. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), School of Business. Doctor of Ministry (DMin), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Taxation (MST - Accounting), and MDBA. Joseph has also contributed to academic knowledge scholarship forum through the publication of a research paper in a peer-reviewed journal - on the correlation of leadership styles and burnout in skilled nursing facilities.

Professionally, Dr. Joseph has built a diverse career spanning accounting, nursing, and healthcare administration. He is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) and currently serves as an Executive Director (ED), providing leadership in healthcare operations, resident care, regulatory compliance, staff development, and organizational management.

Dr Joseph journey reflects an integration of faith, scholarship, professional leadership, and community service. Whether serving the church, leading healthcare organizations, participating in missionary work, or strengthening the Kenyan-American Christian community, he remains committed to Serving God, family lifestyle, serving communities, developing people, and advancing a legacy of faithful and effective leadership.

Tom & Anne Savastano - First Love Works

Ann and Tom Savastano are ordained ministers, apostolic leaders, and founders of FirstLoveWorks, Inc., a nonprofit ministry committed to cultivating revival, spiritual renewal, and unity in the Body of Christ throughout New England and beyond. Their ministry was birthed through revival meetings they hosted in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 2002–2003, and has continued with a focus on helping people encounter the love of God in Jesus Christ and the presence and power of the Holy Spirit.

Both Ann and Tom are graduates of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, with Ann earning a Master of Arts in Theological Studies and Tom a Master of Divinity. Tom also holds a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary, where he studied as part of the Randy Clark/Global Awakening cohort. His doctoral thesis, Revival Nurtured Through Love: An Investigation Into Sustained Revival in New England, reflects their passion for seeing revival not only begin, but be nurtured and sustained.

In 2019, Ann and Tom were commissioned as apostles through Global Spheres Ministry, further affirming their calling to serve the wider Body of Christ and advance Kingdom purposes across regions and networks.

Their hearts' desire is to see streams of glory coming out of New England and for the godly foundations of our nation to be restored in our time (Psalm 24; Isaiah 59:19; Isaiah 58:12). Through gatherings, prayer, teaching, networking, and the arts, they seek to foster revival, strengthen relationships across denominational and cultural lines, and help position New England as a source of spiritual renewal and Kingdom influence.

Dr James Sideras

Originally from London England, Jaymz has 30 years experience ministering the gospel in over 20 countries. In 2017, God called Jaymz and His family to Boston for revival. Since then, he’s been leading Revive Boston, the annual March for Jesus, and pastors 12D Church in Woburn.