By Leanne Friesen, Executive Minister of CBOQ
And Then They Prayed.
What do we mean by that?
How did we move from pencils to prayer?
This year, the theme of Assembly invites us into something deeper, not just planning, not just visioning, but seeking. Because before anything else comes next… we need to ask:
Where are we now?
What is God doing among us?
And what is He calling us into?
Instead of rushing to answers, we are choosing to begin somewhere else. We are choosing to begin with prayer.
What would it look like if hundreds of us came together, not just to listen, not just to decide, but to truly seek God? That question is shaping this year’s Assembly.
Together, we will create space listen to scripture, reflect on prayer, sit in silence, worship and respond, and pray both individually and corporately. Not as a formality, not as a transition, but as the foundation.
This theme is grounded in the story of the early church. At every critical moment of uncertainty, decision, mission, they did something simple and profound: they gathered. And they prayed. Prayer wasn’t an afterthought.
It was their starting place.
Scripture reminds us that where two or three gather, God is present. So what happens when hundreds gather with one purpose and that is to seek Him together? We believe something powerful can happen. Not because of a program. Not because of a plan. But because God meets His people when they seek Him.
This Assembly is not just something to attend. It is something to enter into. A space to listen. A time to seek. A moment to be formed together.
So come and pray with us. And let’s discover what God has for CBOQ next.
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