The PrayerPDX team would like to help encourage prayer in your local church or ministry.  Together we can lay a foundation of prayer in the city to see breakthrough in the spiritual realm, awakening among those yet to be saved, and to empower individuals towards the work of the Kingdom.

The following team leaders are available to speak at services, conferences or other engagements; teach workshops on various aspects of prayer and worship; or help set up and establish prayer rooms and prayer teams in your church or neighborhood. 

​We suggest an honorarium be given for their time in order to help keep these prayer leaders free to minister across the city, but it is not required.

James Autry began praying for spiritual awakening in 1979, when a group of YWAM'ers visited his home church, First Baptist Church of Camilla, GA.  While attending Belmont College in Nashville, TN, he led a weekly prayer gathering in the Bell Tower, which is now a center of Holy Spirit activity on campus.  When he and his wife, Susan arrived in Portland in 1996, he launched daily early morning prayer on KKPZ 1330 AM and soon become the Oregon State Coordinator for the National Day of Prayer (1st Thur in May).  Since then, he has led numerous prayer groups, taught at many prayer conferences and began prayerwalking downtown Portland every Saturday morning (7am-9am) in Sept 2015.  James is available to share his story and teach on prayerwalking and praying for spiritual awakening. 
Phone: 503-515-5647   
Email:  jamesautry@servingourneighbors.org

Renee Boucher is the director of the Transformation Network, a ministry devoted to day and night prayer that brings about transformation and justice on the Earth.  She is the founder of the Portland International House of Prayer, AKA  Downtown House of Prayer, a ministry that not only brings together the body of Christ for strategic prayer, but has been a catalyst to launch prayer movements throughout the Northwest.  Her leadership in the area of prayer was forged on the streets of the city of Portland, where she ministered to homeless youth for many years.  Renee also serves on the USA National Leadership team for 24-7 Prayer and facilitates USA missions for this organization, focusing on systemic injustice issues found across our nation.  She is available to mentor/coach leaders, help train prayer facilitators, lead workshops and retreats, assist in establishing prayer rooms, or lead teams on "prayer as mission" trips.  She would love to share her story and teaches on many subjects including: establishing prayer teams in the church, day and night prayer, prayer walking, praying the scriptures, historic movements of prayer and spiritual awakening, identifying redemptive gifts in a city, intercession, church unity and city wide prayer.      
​Email:  247prayer.pdx@gmail.com

Dr. Scott Burns is a pastor, teacher and scholar. Born and raised in Scotland, he moved to Portland in 2006 to attend Multnomah University where he earned his Masters in Divinity. In 2016 he was awarded his doctorate at Talbot Theological Seminary. He is passionate about discipleship and spiritual formation, with particular interests in prayer, developmental spirituality, and the role of weakness in spiritual transformation. He teaches regularly at churches in the Portland area, and has a wealth of experience setting up and running 24-7 prayer rooms in local churches. He leads a nonprofit that providing discipleship and leadership training in India, where he also serves as adjunct faculty at a Theological Seminary. Scott has a wealth of experience as a practitioner and teacher and is available to assist pastors and ministry leaders as a mentor, coach and speaker.
Email:  drscottburns@gmail.com

In 2016, Raymond DeSilva gathered public service employees from across Multnomah County to hold a healing space event to discuss and organize in response to racial injustice at the hands of law enforcement, as well as violent retaliation against police. Subsequently, in response to the epidemic of police shootings of African American men, Raymond established InCity Worship in 2017.  InCity Worship is an annual worship and prayer series of intercession spaces that aspires to build trust, reconciliation and healing where there has long been a significant racial divide. His work is grounded in the spirit of unity, and he holds an unwavering belief in the need to value and elevate the disenfranchised through prayer and conference presentations. Raymond has earned a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication (2008) and Master’s degree in Spiritual Formation (2011) from George Fox University. He also completed a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate (2019) from Cornell University.  Raymond is available to support and develop justice-based prayer strategies, and to foster relationships across diverse communities. Additionally, he is available as a mentor/coach and speaker.
​Email: raymond@portlandsoundcheck.com

Dennis Fuqua received his Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Divinity degrees from Multnomah University. He served as a pastor of Peninsula Christian Fellowship in Gig Harbor for 25 years before beginning work with International Renewal Ministries (IRM). In 1989 IRM (under the direction of Dr. Joe Aldrich) gave birth to the Pastors Prayer Summit movement. Now Dennis helps shepherd this movement which has spread to at least 40 states and 30 nations. He not only facilitates Prayer Summits for pastors in cities, but also for congregations. He speaks often on topics related to both individual and corporate prayer, in congregations, conferences, and retreats.  Dennis has authored many articles and three books: Living Prayer: the Lord’s Prayer Alive in You, (2010/12) United and Ignited: Encountering God through Dynamic Corporate Prayer (2012) and Experiencing Live and Power through Biblical Meditation (2015). His passion is to see the church relate in the best possible way to God, to itself, and to those who have not yet placed their faith in Jesus Christ. He is a member of America’s National Prayer Committee and Mission America Coalition. Dennis and his wife, Marilyn live in Vancouver, Washington. They have four adult children and ten grandchildren. He loves the Pacific Northwest, playing golf, watching sports, late 60’s music, God, and being with his family; though not necessarily in that order.  Dennis is available as a coach/mentor to leaders of prayer, as well as to lead retreats, speak at conferences, workshops or at church services.
​Email: dennis@prayersummits.net

Dr. Mark Jones and his wife Susan have four grown children.  Mark is an Elder at Mannahouse in Portland Oregon, where he oversees Prayer Ministries as the Prayer Pastor.  He teaches Ministry of Prayer at Portland Bible College as well as various adult education classes in church.  He has passion to see people experience an authentic relationship with God through the 40 Day Worship Challenge. He has written a curriculum used to accomplish this.  Amazing stories have come from individuals who commit to spending the first 15 minutes each day in quiet listening prayer.  Mark has been in private practice as a family dentist since graduating from Oregon Health Science University in 1983.   He has also written a book entitled Cultivating Prayer and Intercession in the Local Church, City Christian Publishing.  Mark is encouraged when people and churches increase their prayer life and is available as a speaker and coach.  
​Email: Markandsusanj@gmail.com

Lisa Saunders, is the Pastor of McLoughlin Heights Church of God in Vancouver and Executive Director of FaithBridge, LLC.  She has been ministering to women in the Portland area for almost 20 years and uses her own personal journey of recovery from an abusive and toxic relationship, that left her emotionally depleted with two children to raise on her own, to inspire women to reclaim their life and heal.  Lisa is a Certified Peer Support Specialist in Adult Mental Health and an ordained minister who deeply loves her community.  For 20 years, she worked at Self Enhancement, Inc., an African American youth development organization as the CEO’s Project Manager.  Lisa is a community advocate, who is passionate about race, equity and the effects of gentrification on African-Americans in the Portland metro area.
Email:  lgm1221@gmail.com​

Dr. Francisco Miranda was born in Nicaragua and raised in Miami, Florida. He came to Portland for Naturopathic Medical School in 2012 where he met his wife Dorothy and completed his medical training at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington. Dr. Miranda was brought up in prayer at El Rey Jesús (King Jesus Ministries) in Miami where he served on the intercessory team under the mentorship of Prophet Ana and Apostle Guillermo Maldonado. He later moved to Pasadena, Texas for chiropractic college and served as the youth pastor at ClearPoint Church. While in Texas, he founded his first non-profit called Christian Chiropractors for God where he began taking medical and missionary teams to Managua, Nicaragua to serve children and families surviving off scraps in the municipal trash dump.  Dr. Miranda has preached and ministered throughout Central and South America and has traveled to nearly 30 countries. During his undergraduate studies at Florida International University, he began building a 4,000 ft2 medical clinic in Nicaragua that will serve the community through his non-profit Nature Care. He is passionate about cultivating prayer, raising up leaders and watching the people of God connect with the supernatural presence of God. Dr. Miranda and his wife attend Mannahouse where they serve in Prayer Ministries under the leadership of Dr. Mark Jones.
Email:   Godlistens01@gmail.com

Kerri Weiland resides in Sherwood, Oregon with her husband of 26 years.  They have three young adult daughters that are each pursuing their calling and relationship with Jesus.  Prayer is and has been the anchor of the family's life.  Kerri values the body of Christ and loves to teach, lead, collaborate and pray in our city, region and throughout the nations.  Kerri has helped  led  retreats and workshops in the Greater Portland area focused on prayer and unity in the body of Christ.  She is available to teach, mentor, coach or lead in any area as she seeks to serve churches and individuals throughout the Northwest.  
Email: Kerriweiland@gmail.com