Overland Park Mayor's Prayer Breakfast
Past speakers
*Click on name to listen to their presentation
2020 - Jeff Kemp*
2019 - Tass Saada*
2018 - Harold Finch*
2017 - Michael Franzese*
2016 - Dayton Moore*
2015 - Dan Mears*
2014 - Mark Whitaker*
2013 - Pat McCown*
2012 - Brian Holman*
2011 - Pam Morgan*
2010 - Karen Kornacki
2009 - Goran Hunyak
2008 - Brian Bannister
2007 - Brig Sorber
2006 - Dr Bernard Franklin
2005 - Robert Rogers
2004 - Gracia Burnham
2003 - Jerry Molnar
2002 - Richard Fenstermacher
2001 - Carol Kent
2000 - Charles Jones
1999 - Tom Osborne
1998 - Ted Sprague
1997 - Albert Diepeveen
About Our Speaker - Matt Manzari
I fell in love with water sports at an early age. I started wakeskating and before I knew it, I was sponsored by Nike and traveling the world doing what I loved at the age of 15! It seemed my career was established, and I knew what I would do for the rest of my life! However, God had other plans and began to work on my heart. Out of nowhere, I started sensing He was calling me into ministry. Feeling unqualified, I fought this calling for about two months. I told God if this was truly His leading, then He had to give me confirmation by sundown that night. If I had confirmation, I would drop everything and pursue ministry. I honestly didn’t expect anything to happen, but I could finally go to sleep with a clear conscience. One hour after praying this prayer, while on the phone with a friend, he randomly told me that he knew I would be in ministry from the day he met me. I had never told anyone about what had been going on, and now a friend calls me out of the blue saying I need to be in ministry. Needless to say, I hung up the phone, broke into tears, and found myself enrolling in school to study Theology.
Read more of Matt's story HERE.
History of the Mayor's Prayer Events
In 1973, Homer Anderson (the man Homer’s Coffee House is named in honor of) proposed a plan to begin Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts in cities throughout Kansas and Missouri. Homer visited with mayors throughout the region and asked them to let Kansas City CBMC sponsor Annual Mayor Prayer Breakfasts in their cities.
Over the next few years many such events were begun. Other CBMC areas followed our lead and began Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts as well. Nationally, CBMC sponsors Mayor’s Prayer Breakfasts in St Louis, Houston, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Los Angeles, and many other cities.
The purpose, then as now, was to present the claims of Jesus Christ to the business and professional community in a non-threatening and open environment. The guidelines were that there would be no mention of political parties or denominations. We would discourage politicians and clergy from speaking and the main speakers would be business people or athletes who had had a significant encounter with Christ.
The Overland Park Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Committee
Incoming Chairman
Jacob Swisher
Outgoing Chairman
Tom Van Dyke
Outgoing Ticket Sales
Sheryl Block
Program
Rick Boxx
OP Chamber of Commerce
Tim Holverson
Rosco Halsey
Bill Ryan
Rich Bott
Sean West
Special Arrangements and Administration
Sue Huff
Hosts
CBMC's Gary Tenpenny
UB Women's Kimberly Wright
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