a community gathering of worship & prayer
August 6, 2023 • 6pm
Hosted At:
OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Pensacola Campus
Charlie Ward
As a distinguished professional athlete, a coach for Florida State University, and a father of three—Charlie Ward knows what it takes to be a champion in the realms of sports, community, and family.
In college, Charlie was a stellar quarterback in football and an equally impressive point guard in basketball at Florida State University (FSU), earning him the Heisman Trophy, an award given in recognition for the most outstanding players in college football. After college, Charlie experienced a dynamic athletic career, playing for teams such as the New York Knicks and serving as the assistant coach for the Houston Rockets.
Today, Charlie funnels his sports and coaching expertise into students, serving as a full-time high school basketball coach at Florida State University High School in Tallahassee. Charlie’s life-long mission is to challenge people to embrace the arduous process that leads to success. Emboldened by this mission, Charlie and his wife, Tonja, went on to establish The Charlie and Tonja Ward Family Foundation, a foundation focusing on supporting disaster relief efforts and youth character development through sports and the arts. Come out on August 6 as Charlie Ward will challenge you with a game plan for success, inspiring productivity and a commitment to the habit of hard-won perseverance.
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PRAYER WEEK
We invite you to join us for our annual week of prayer for our Escambia & Santa Rosa County schools. We will start on Sunday, July 30 to pray specifically for our teachers during our Sunday services & Connection Groups. We will then have a daily prayer focus each day that week that we can unite our prayers around. The week will culminate in a communal Worship & Prayer time on Sunday, August 6.
As we unite in prayer we are believing that the Spirit of God will fight back against the spirit of darkness and evil that is trying to take over our schools! We’re inviting you to join us in this endeavor to see our schools covered by Christians that are united in prayer.
July 30 - Praying for Teachers*
July 31 - Praying for Bus Drivers
August 1 - Praying for School Board and Superintendent
August 2 - Praying for Parents
August 3 - Praying for Support Staff (Cafeteria Workers, Janitors, Grounds Keepers, Etc.)
August 4 - Praying for School Administration
August 5 - Praying over Campuses**
August 6 - Praying for Students*
August 6 - Prayer & Worship as Community†
* Corporate prayer happening at partnering churches during church services.
** Prayer happening at school locations. Please contact school principals for permission.
† Join together in worship & prayer at 6pm at Olive Baptist Church
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Prayer Week Challenge
One thing is for sure, prayer changes things. We know that the school system has many battles it is fighting. There are leadership obstacles, curriculum obstacles, ACLU obstacles, and so much more. Beyond that, our schools are full of students who, unbeknownst to them, are in the middle of a spiritual war for their lives and their futures. With everything the schools are fighting, we as Christians don’t believe the spiritual war should be one of them. We believe it is time that Christians unite together as we take a stand and pray for our students, faculty, and leadership in the public school system. I’m asking for you to join me as we Unite In Prayer to seek spiritual change and resource Christians to take action for tangible long-term impact in the lives of our students and staff in our public school system.
Malcolm Thomas
Pastor / Former Escambia County School Superintendent