PATH was a vision Dr. Small carried in his heart for three decades – to see prayer teams crisscross the nation, meeting at its geographic center for a Solemn Assembly. Then, to replicate that model in every county and city in the nation, until believers are at home with a desire to see a great awakening. Path is an opportunity for believers and leaders to connect in simple, earnest, passionate prayer for the only hope our nation has – that God will intervene, in behalf of His own purposes, and send a revival to the church and a spiritual awakening to the culture.

The good news is that God has done this for us in the past – we have seen great spiritual awakenings that changed the direction of the nation and altered its very ethos. Now we need another divine intervention, one that awakens spiritual and moral sensibilities and confronts the nation with the reality of a living, sovereign and holy God. Such spiritual epiphanies don’t happen in a vacuum. They are associated with prayer, with brokenness, with deep repentance, with some kneeling form who thereby declares God to be the only solution. That’s why I am a part of this virtual prayer effort.

Garry Bryant also serves as Vice-President of PATH and chairman of the Board. He was the driving force of the first nation-wide PATH event that drew 3,000 to the geographic center of the nation for a 6 hour prayer gathering covered by CTN (Christian Television Network) and CBN. Teams invested 20,000 miles in prayer treks across the nation conducting 350 prayer rallies.

Garry also serves as the Executive Director of Evangelism USA for the IPHC. He has served as a pastor, state denominational executive, and now, as a member of the Executive Leadership team of the IPHC. His ministry goal is to raise up the body of Christ in effective ministry to carry out the Great Commission.

Garry carries a passion to see the Church become a House of Prayer for all Nations and to be a part of a fresh spiritual awakening across the United States. He and his wife LaDawn reside in Bethany, Oklahoma.

Joe felt called to bring Prayer at the Heart into existence at the same time that several others from different Christian denominations and geographies were inspired to with the same idea. That inspired Douglas Small, Garry Bryant and several others. Through their efforts to launch the Prayer at the Heart, they met and Prayer at the Heart was born.

Joe Soltis is a successful serial entrepreneur, CEO of one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, and investor in several businesses.

He and his wife, Becky, have 6 wonderful children. Becky and Joe also lost a son, Ben, late into a pregnancy. Out of that loss, Joe founded several purpose-driven businesses with the central mission of helping others, helping teammates, helping customers and patients, as well as giving back to help those in need. Joe is a firm believer in using business as a tool to help and serve others and give back. Joe has been quoted on Forbes, featured in Entrepreneur, LA Weekly, Influential, and featured in dozens of business publications on purpose-driven business. He believes that the winners of business in the future will be those that run purpose-driven businesses that do good and do well.

Joe is a strong believer in loving everyone, helping everyone, and offering hope and love to everyone, especially those that need it most. He is a Catholic who believes in Christian unity across all denominations and walks of life. “What people need most is hope. They need to know that they are loved, have value and have a purpose, and their life can be filled with love, meaning, and hope. People need to know that they are beautiful in the eyes of God, and they need to know the fact that they have the same limitless value in the eyes of God as everyone else – no matter what.” Joe also believes in a great future: “I have no doubt that we as a people and as Americans have great challenges ahead of us, perhaps greater than we have ever faced as a nation and as a people, yet I believe in people and I believe in the limitless love and unfathomable mercy of Jesus. I believe to the point of knowing that America’s best days do indeed lie ahead of us, and those days will be found when we unite under the love of an ever-loving God and a love of our neighbor as we ought to love our own sister and brother.”

John Miranda, Chief Operating Officer of Alphaport, Incorporated, co-founded the company with his wife, Rosella, in 1999. Alphaport originated as a service company offering science and technology educational programs to students K through 12. Today, Alphaport is an Aerospace engineering technology company providing product and services that range from Propulsion Systems for Commercial Space Vehicles to Safety Contracts across the country.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a master’s in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Dayton and subsequently held manufacturing lead positions at General Electric (GE) Aircraft Engines and GE Nuclear.

John is extremely passionate to be involved with an Industry/Education Movement co-laboring with leaders from the seven mountains of key societal impact to transform Education.

Reagan Wilbanks holds a B.A. in Theology with minors in Philosophy and Business and brings experience in both ministry and marketing. His vocational path has included roles in sales and marketing, as well as pastoral leadership in both church plants and large congregations. Throughout his ministry, Reagan has taught extensively on prayer—through sermons, devotionals, staff and congregational prayer gatherings—and remains passionate about deepening the Church’s commitment to a life of prayer.

He and his wife, Eden, have been married for over five years and are raising two young children with a third on the way. Reagan enjoys travel, hiking, reading, antiques, and exploring the intersection of faith and business.

Gerard has served as the first full-time Executive Director of Prayer at the Heart for three years. He is the former Executive Director of Alpha USA, minister, evangelist, author, motivational speaker, and former banking executive. Long has over thirty years’ experience of bringing resources together to achieve a stated goal and, from his own encounters with God and deep brokenness, he has a passion for another awakening.

In 1980, Long had a powerful encounter with God that birthed his desperation for an awakening. After much prayer, he surrendered a promising athletic career and his business, hearing the call to move to London. There, he served as a co-pastor of a newly planted church and worked as a banker with HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world.

In 2001, on the strength of a powerful word from God and after much prayer, Long and his beloved wife Jeannie, moved their family to New York. They were humbled by God’s rich blessing in every part of their lives.

However, over an eight year period from 2005, Long endured catastrophic suffering in the suicide of their beloved youngest son Alex, his marriage nearly failing and the tragic death of their beautiful daughter Rebecca. In the depth of brokenness, his faith was challenged to the utmost and, journeying on, he now testifies to God’s faithfulness and his amazing love and grace.
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In 2015, through their prayers and tears, Gerard and Jeannie birthed Awakening to God Ministries. Founded on Isaiah 61:1-4, their mission is to comfort the broken-hearted and to share the love and hope of the gospel with those who are suffering in the US and around the world.

Gerard Long now partners with Prayer at the Heart in our desperate cry to God for another awakening.

*Alpha is an introduction to Christianity supported by multi-denominational and non-denominational churches in over 169 countries.

Larry serves as the Director for Revival Road Ministries and Senior Fellow with Project Pray. Previously, he served as the Director for the Journey to Transformation, the training arm of the Sentinel Group, for ten years. Larry is indebted to this rich experience, but sought to expand his ministry and flexibility, so in 2024 he launched Revival Road Ministries. Before joining the Sentinel Group, Larry pastored churches for over thirty years in Chico, CA and Rockville, Maryland, with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He is a graduate of Nyack College and Asbury Theological Seminary. His wife, Carol, and he have been married 49 years and have five adult children and sixteen grandchildren. They reside in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Mr. Neilson is the owner and President of R.B. Pharr & Associates, P.A., a land surveying and mapping firm located in Charlotte, N.C. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. Nuclear Engineering degree and has his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kenan-Flagler Graduate School of Business. He is active in the Charlotte community serving on various committees of the Metropolitan and Dowd YMCA; the Harvest Center of Charlotte and Young Life. He is married to Joy Anne Herrin Neilson and they have 4 children together. Currently, he and his wife Anne are attending Waypoint Community Church and he is a former elder at Myers Park Presbyterian Church having served as Stewardship Chairman, Sunday school teacher, and youth advisor.

Rich Early is a retired executive experienced in capital projects, facilities and site development, facilities management, program management, asset management, utilities management, plant operations, construction management, design engineering, and strategic planning and mergers with deep experience in healthcare. Total construction involvement exceeds $3B, including $1B of healthcare projects. Rich holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a licensed professional engineer. Rich fully committed his life to Jesus at the age of 18 and has been married to Robin since 1977. Robin and Rich have three adult married daughters and two grandsons. He is a member of Central Church of God where he sings with the choir.

Sean O’Neal serves as the General Director of the Church of God Ministry of Evangelism. Prior to being elected to serve as Director he served as Regional Administrative Bishop of the Church of God in California-Nevada 2018-2024 and Arizona Church of God 2014-2018.

Additionally, Dr. O’Neal completed two terms as a member of the International Executive Council (Council of 18) for the Church of God 2016-2022. He also served as Chairman of the Church of God Church Planting Taskforce 2016-2024, and a member of the Church of God USA Missions Board.

The O’Neal’s have led churches as Senior Pastor planting 3 new churches, as well as, leading and pastoring 2 established churches full time and 5 additional churches as interim pastors.

Bishop O’Neal has also served as local church youth pastor, urban missionary to Chicago, State Youth and Discipleship Director, State Evangelism Director and University Professor.

The O’Neals serve alongside Pastor Niko Njotorahardjo and Pastor Raymond Pranoto establishing and operating the Third Pentecost Azusa Street Prayer Tower at Azusa Street in Los Angeles California. Sean
continues to embrace significant commitment to prayer as lifestyle believing prayer is the catalyst for relationship with God and for revival.

Dr. O’Neal is a trained church consultant and leadership, life, and church planting coach. He earned a B.A, M.A. and Doctoral degree from Lee University, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Westminster Theological Seminary respectively.

Sean and Shyrel have been happily married for more than Thirty-Seven years and their adult children include Sean-Michael (Nicole) and Lauren.

John Whaley serves as the Senior North American Pioneer and Executive Pioneer for The Rooftop International. Prior to serving with The Rooftop, he served for 21 years as a pastor and has over 40 years of experience in ministry. Over the years, God has opened doors for John to preach throughout the United States and across the globe in Romania, Germany, France, Poland, Austria, South Africa, and South Korea.

In addition to a passion for teaching the Word, God has also given John a passion for prayer. While pastoring in Alabama, he led a Pastors Prayer Movement across the county through which God brought pastors together across denominational lines to pray and pastor the city together. He presently serves on The National Prayer Committee in the United States. John’s passion is to see every local church awakened to the Priority of Prayer, the Passion of the Father, and the Power of the Gospel. To see pastors in a city come together as one, praying with and for each other as they pastor the city together. To see Christians move beyond the walls of their church buildings, homes, cultures, and comfort zones transforming their city with the Gospel, making disciples
who make disciples. John is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He lives in Hickory, North Carolina and has two children and two grandchildren.

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