International Team

Pete Greig is a writer, pastor and teacher. He serves as the International Team Leader of
24-7 Prayer. Some of his books include "Red Moon Rising," ‘The Vision" and "God on Mute." Pete is also the director of prayer for
Alpha International and the pastor of prayer and Holy Trinity Brompton in London. He is fond of hiking, sailing and Asterix comics and lives in Guildford, England with his wife, Sammy, and their two children.
national Leadership Team
Dana Hernandez is our National Prayer Leader. She loves seeing people restored by the love and presence of God. A University of Georgia graduate, she has spent the majority of the last nine years of her life discipling college students, mobilizing prayer and globe-trotting with the Holy Spirit. She was part of the Campus America national team and is excited to see what God is doing in the rest of the nation. Her favorite things are being Hispanic, deep conversations with good friends over coffee and all things Jesus.
Joe Steinke is our National Communities Leader
. He is happily married to Angela. They have two daughters and three sons. Joseph and Angela have extended their embrace to welcome many other young people to come live with them over their 25 years together. The national and international scope of nurturing the fields of new faith communities and leadership development landed Joe and Angie in Kansas City in theafter a 30 year history in Madison, WI. The vibrant young
Kansas City Boiler Room has become the resource hub for their current work. They look forward to a fruitful maturing of their mentoring work as they reorient to life in KC.
national staff

Rachel Wegner oversees our media and journalism
. Rachel grew up in western Michigan in a quiet, small town on the shores of Lake Michigan. She went on to attend Oral Roberts University, graduating in 2007 with a degree in journalism. She made the move to Kansas City, Missouri in May 2009 to join the 24-7 Prayer USA team and became an active member of the
Kansas City Boiler Room. She has a passion for telling stories and finds an outlet in doing so via writing, photography, music and art.

David Blackwell helped to pioneer and lead 24-7 Prayer USA, Campus America and the Kansas City Boiler Room. He and his wife Molly originally hail from Chicago, Illinois and have two sons, Sam and Will. He is a storyteller, preacher and catalyst for prayer and mission to once again marry. The Blackwells love creating space for others to enjoy fun, food (good food, at that) and fellowship.
Amanda Siebold helps lead our justice initiative. She grew up outside of Chicago, spent seven years in Kansas City and now calls Boston home. She has been working with survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking for eight years and loves helping them rediscover their true identity in Christ. She is constantly amazed by God's ability to bring beauty from ashes. Amanda is part of the international Just 24-7 team and, as part of her role, is helping pioneer what the marriage of prayer and justice will look like within the 24-7 Prayer USA family.

Katie Cornick is our campus connector. (Bio coming soon.)
board of directors
Jon Petersen is our Board Chair and National Sponsor. He grew up in Japan, raised his three children in Amsterdam, and now lives high in the Rocky Mountains, USA with his wife Mindy. After 30 years of helping to plant simple churches on three continents, he now traverses many nations encouraging 24-7 communities and mobilizing cities in prayer, unity and strategy. He is President of CityForce and supports the work of 24-7 Prayer in USA and Canada. Jon loves sushi and secretly dreams of one day driving his very own snow-plough.
Trent Sheppard is a collegiate minister, teaching pastor and the author of
God on Campus: Sacred Causes and Global Effects (IVP). He lived and worked in the U.K. for eight years with YWAM and he travels widely to teach in student settings that stretch from Austin, Texas to Cairo, Egypt. Trent is married to Bronwyn, who recently completed her M.A. in International Development and is also a trained doula. They have two children, Miréa and Blaze. For more on Trent (who really likes it when his wife speaks Turkish), visit his
InterVarsity Press author’s bio page or hear him teach at
Wheaton College Chapel in Illinois or
STATUS in Florida.
Roger Nix been the lead pastor of Believers Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 2001. He and his wife Donna were founding members of
Impact Productions, leading and pastoring a traveling community of artists for 18 years in 30 different nations. He leads Believers Church with the vision of seeing the radical transformation of people, communities and cultures by the spirit of God. Roger and Donna's greatest missional community is their family—Joel (21), Anthony (13) Julia (9) Blue, (42 in dog years), and Puff (14 in dog years).
Christine Westhoff has been a pastor, teacher, writer, and itinerant minister for over 17 years. She and her husband Craig have traveled and ministered in several nations, including Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Greece, Macedonia, England, Germany and others, where they work with churches through on-going relationship to build and equip the body of Christ. The Westhoffs live in Tulsa, Oklahoma with their two teenage son and pastor a lively house church. They are also an active part of Believers Church, where Christine works in spiritual direction, inner healing and teaching.