Featured Speakers:
Jim Schettler
Kurt Skelly
Worship Leaders:
Dan Vaughn and PA Team
Ed Mohr
Advance Moderators:
Harold Vaughan
Stephen Vaughan
When is the Men's Prayer Advance?
January 29-31, 2026
Where is the Men's Prayer Advance?
Parkway Church On The Mountain
3645 Orange Ave NE
Roanoke, VA 24012
What is the Men's Prayer Advance?
Every Advance features heart-directed preaching, heart-felt congregational worship, and heart-to-heart fellowship. We have no axes to grind and no agendas to promote. Our singular purpose is a spiritual encounter with the living Christ.
This Year's Theme:
It was the heavenly flame that consumed Elijah's sacrifice... Jesus baptized people with the Holy Spirit and fire... Fiery tongues rested on those men and women in the upper room... Our God is a consuming fire! All these references to FIRE are more than mere symbols—they mark the crying need for fervency and zeal in our day!
There is no incense without fire, and no prayer without passion. Praying “fire” is the greatest need in this generation, and we must covet this heavenly blaze. Only those who are AFLAME can bring light to the pervading darkness.
Breakout Seminars & Themes
More Details Coming Soon...
Lodging and Meals
You are responsible for your own accommodations and meals. We recommend you secure lodging sooner rather than later.
Lodging Suggestions:
- Main Stay Suites @ Valley View (Coming Soon)
- Best Western @ North Roanoke (Coming Soon)
- Comfort Inn @ Valley View (Coming Soon)
- Best Western @ Valley View (Coming Soon)
Tentative Schedule
(subject to change - see the Advance schedule given at check-in for actual times)
- Thursday – 10am – 1:30pm – check-in
- Thursday – 1:30pm – 5:00pm – Sessions
- Thursday – 5:00pm – 7:00pm – Dinner (on your own)
- Thursday – 7:00pm – Session
- Friday – 8:45am – 12pm – Sessions
- Friday – 12:00pm – 1:00pm – Lunch (on your own)
- Friday – 1:45pm – 4:45pm - Sessions
- Friday – 4:45pm – 7:00pm – Dinner (on your own)
- Friday – 7:00pm – Session
- Saturday – 8.45am – 11:30am – Sessions
Testimonies
"So out of the 18 men who attended the Prayer Advance, 2 of them are giving up nicotine and 1 is giving up weed. Please pray for them!"
"What a great blessing we had this weekend at the Men's Advance... some of the best messages I have ever heard. I learned a lot...
It was truly a blessing to be there!!! God's Presence was there!!!🙌🏻
It was absolutely wonderful! Praise GOD for the help we got!!""Awesome Prayer Advance! We had 1 college student get saved🙌. As we gathered for group prayer on Friday night one of our 18 year-olds prayerfully wept over the sin of 2 of his friends. In less than 5 minutes he got a text from one of those friends that said, “I am ready to change my life”! Hallelujah 🙏🏻"
"Brother Harold....this year's MPA was absolutely awesome! And we had a young man in our group that got saved on the way home!"
"What a great weekend! Our 16 men were bonded together in open, honest, and God-filled hours of prayer!
"Thank you for the Prayer Advance. It was convicting, challenging, and refreshing. I left better than when I came. Blessings! "
"This was my 21st Advance and this year was the best. Such a good spirit moving every session."
"Thank you for a great Prayer Advance . I call it a 'power wash for the soul'"
"The Advance has been such a help to our men. God has clearly spoken to all our hearts, and helped both of the men that came with me. The spiritual growth in the past 48 hours has been visible."