Overall Heart
My number one goal and priority is to love Jesus with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength: to put the first commandment first place in my heart. As a result, ministry to the Lord through day and night worship and prayer is a primary focus for me. The desire is to build resting places for the Lord in cities. In addition, I feel called to strengthen the body of Christ in their devotional life and to unite believers at the feet of Jesus. I want to help believers increase their love for Jesus and their enjoyment of Him.
Resting Place
I started a ministry called Resting Place. Our goal is to be a people and a place for Him. We want to grow people in loving Jesus with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength. In addition, we want to build a resting place for the Lord through day and night ministry (worship and prayer) to Him. At its heart, Resting Place is a House of Prayer. We have a prayer room that meets Mon-Fri noon-2pm that unites believers to minister to the Lord together.
An initiative of Resting Place is called Incense & Offering. Incense & Offering is a monthly night of extended united ministry to the Lord. We gather believers for a night of worship and prayer, usually lasting 5 hours, and have worship leaders from different churches lead an hour of worship and prayer. Our goal for each month is to minister to the Lord, host His presence, and cry out for His inheritance.
We also host a weekly night of worship, prayer, and Bible discussion in our home. Our goal is to grow a community around the presence of Jesus and teach people how to minister to Him, host Him, and grow in devotion to Him.
If the House of Prayer or day and night ministry to the Lord is new to you, or you want to understand more about what a House of Prayer is and the heart behind it, click the button below to read a document that I have created to help answer your questions.
Understanding the House of Prayer
Ohio Coordinator for Awaken the Dawn
Outside of leading Resting Place, I am the Ohio coordinator for Awaken the Dawn. Awaken The Dawn is a grassroots movement of day and night worship, prayer and missions. Beyond the events, we are a nationwide family with the shared value of hosting the presence of God, leading to a third great awakening in America and the nations. As state coordinator, I mobilize Ohio for events of day and night worship and prayer, and gospel proclamation. In 2025, I mobilized Ohio for Communion America.
Resources
Finally, I create resources to strengthen the body of Christ in devotion to Jesus. I have published one book on fasting called Fasting: Drawing Near to Jesus and Engaging with His Heart. I have two other books I plan on writing in the near future: one on loving Jesus and the other on day and night ministry to the Lord.
Other
I will preach whenever I am invited somewhere. In addition, I try to be at and help with any unity events that fit within the mission and vision God has given me.
Family
My wife Sarah and I have been married since 2018. We are both from Cleveland, but met in college at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Our story is full of the faithfulness of God. We have one beautiful little girl. We love the presence of Jesus and believe He is endlessly worthy of our attention, affection, and love. We would love to connect with you to share our hearts with you and hear yours.
Giving by check:
Make checks payable to “Modern Day” and mail to P.O. Box 535578 – Grand Prairie, TX 75053** Include a note with my name (Tim McClaren) so that it gets directed to me.
mcclartd@gmail.com