quarterly prayer conference

We thank the Lord for leading the East Bay Churches in pursuing "the up-to-date truth" according to the ministry of the age in a definite way since February of last year. We are endeavoring to take the way of constitution by practicing Pray-Reading, Studying, Reciting and Prophesying (PSRP):

• Pray-Reading (P) is to exercise our spirit to touch the living Word in the written Word and have the divine reality, the processed Triune God as the applied word, infused into our being. 
• Studying (S) is to exercise our mind of the spirit for the truth to get into us through our mentality, our understanding.
• Reciting (R) is to retain the understanding through the shining of the truth for constant and long-term nourishment. To practice in this way, we will have an accumulation of the truth and become persons continually under constant nourishment.
• After PSR, we will then be able to prophesy (P) and know how to present the truth to others, not merely to inspire them or to stir them up but to make them solid and constituted with the truth.

We will pursue and practice together every Saturday. For this coming year, may the Lord "Teach us then to number our days/ That we may gain a heart of wisdom" to redeem our Saturday mornings to buy the truth. The Zoom link will be emailed prior to each meeting.

Next session:

August 8, 2026 

The lessons on shepherding over the last several years have truly been a blessing to the churches, and our brother's feeling is to make a turn and even an advancement to build on those lessons in a new series in which he will cover the many aspects of the small groups. We are full of rejoicing that the Lord will continue to shepherd and perfect the saints in Northern California through these fellowship times with brother Minoru. 

The format will be similar and will be on Zoom from 10 am - 12 pm approximately once a month. 

If an outline will be used, printed copies will be available on the front porch of the meeting hall Thursdays before each session. Outlines can not be distributed electronically.

During the June 13 session in the Lessons on Small Groups series with our Brother Minoru, he recommend 3 books to the saints for further prayer, reading, and consideration:

--Fellowship Concerning the Urgent Need of the Vital Groups
--The Training and the Practice of the Vital Groups
--1993 Blending Conference Messages Concerning the Lord's Recovery and Our Present Need

These books are available electronically on ministrybooks.org. Printed versions are also available on livingstream.com.

May the Lord make all the saints in Northern California full of vitality and full of fruit-bearing, overcoming the deadness of Sardis and the lukewarmness of Laodicea!

You'll find the Zoom link and other information here: NorCalchurches.org

We are pleased to announce that we will gather together again this Labor Day weekend (September 4–6, 2026) in Burlingame, California, for the Northern California Churches Blending Conference. We are looking to the Lord with the full expectation of His out-poured blessing upon our time together.

The saints who have attended in previous years can testify of the rich enjoyment and genuine sweetness of our time together in person as we meet with saints from other localities throughout Northern California. Whether in the meetings, the Saturday afternoon picnic, or even fellowship during the breaks, we find our hearts uplifted by the joy of being with other saints, whether we have known them in years past or are meeting them for the first time.

Please let your local brothers know if the cost of staying at the hotel is an issue; there are provisions to assist any families in need. Also, we remind the saints that childcare is available for every meeting for children from kindergarten through 6th grade. There are also separate meetings for young people, and in the Chinese and Spanish languages.

We warmly encourage all who are able to attend the conference to do so in person so that we may participate fully in the fellowship, ministry, and blending of the Body. Epistle to the Ephesians 4:16 reminds us that “the operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.” We believe that every saint’s presence and portion will contribute richly to this time.

In order to further promote the blending together of the saints, we would also like to strongly encourage everyone—including those living in the immediate Bay Area—to consider staying at the conference hotel, if possible. Details regarding hotel room reservations will be provided as soon as they become available.

Where:

Burlingame Hyatt Hotel

1333 Old Bayshore Hwy

Burlingame, CA 94010

When:

September 4–6, 2026

The conference will begin Friday evening, September 4, and conclude early afternoon on the Lord’s Day, September 6. Additional details concerning the schedule and hotel will be shared in a forthcoming email.

May the Lord richly bless our coming together for His purpose and testimony.