Bethsaida Visaya
Intercessory Prayer Lead
Step Up Church | Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Beth Visaya is a founding member, Elder, and Intercessory Prayer Lead of Step Up Church, faithfully serving with a deep commitment to prayer, spiritual encouragement, and the well-being of the church family.
From the early days of Step Up Church, Beth has been part of the church's journey and continues to serve as a spiritual encourager and prayer leader. Her ministry reflects a simple but powerful conviction: a strong church is a praying church.
A Heart for Prayer
At the center of Beth's ministry is a passion for prayer and a desire to see people draw closer to God.
She believes prayer is not simply another part of church life—it is the foundation from which ministry, leadership, worship, evangelism, and discipleship flow.
Through intercessory prayer, Beth seeks to stand in the gap for individuals, families, leaders, ministries, and the church as a whole.
Her heart is to continually bring the needs and hopes of the church before God, trusting Him for wisdom, direction, strength, healing, provision, and transformation.
“Prayer is where we surrender our plans, seek God's heart, and trust Him with the outcome.”
Serving as a Founding Member
As a founding member of Step Up Church, Beth has been part of the church's story from its earliest days.
Founding a church requires faith, perseverance, sacrifice, and a willingness to serve through every season. Beth's continued commitment reflects her desire to see the church remain faithful to its calling and centered on Jesus Christ.
Her journey as a founding member has given her a unique perspective on the importance of prayer, unity, faithfulness, and community in the life of a growing church.
She understands that every season of ministry requires people who are willing to pray, serve, encourage, and trust God.
Serving as an Elder
As an Elder, Beth provides spiritual encouragement and support to the Step Up Church family.
Her leadership is rooted in servanthood and a desire to help people grow in their relationship with Jesus.
She seeks to encourage believers, support pastoral leadership, pray for the congregation, and contribute to a healthy and unified church culture.
For Beth, leadership is not about position or recognition. It is about being available to God and to His people.
The Ministry of Intercession
As Prayer Intercessory Lead, Beth helps champion the ministry of intercessory prayer at Step Up Church.
Intercession is the practice of bringing the needs of others before God and praying with faith, compassion, and perseverance.
Beth believes that there are moments when people need someone to stand with them in prayer—when they are facing uncertainty, hardship, important decisions, family challenges, spiritual battles, or seasons when they simply need to know that someone is praying for them.
Her ministry seeks to remind the church that no prayer is insignificant when it is offered to God in faith.
Building a Culture of Prayer
Beth desires to help cultivate a culture where prayer becomes a natural part of everyday life.
She encourages the church family to pray:
Before making decisions.
Before beginning ministry.
When facing challenges.
When celebrating victories.
When seeking direction.
When carrying burdens.
When interceding for others.
And simply because God is worthy of our attention.
Her vision is to see prayer move beyond scheduled meetings and become a lifestyle for the entire church family.
Praying for the Church
Beth carries a heart for praying for the overall spiritual health and direction of Step Up Church.
Her prayers include the church's leadership, ministries, volunteers, families, children, youth, newcomers, community outreach, worship, discipleship, evangelism, and future generations.
She believes that every ministry needs prayer and that every leader needs people who will faithfully stand with them before God.
Her desire is to create a prayer covering around the church as it continues to grow and pursue God's purposes.
Praying for People
Beth understands that behind every ministry are real people with real stories.
People experience joy, grief, uncertainty, breakthroughs, disappointment, success, loss, hope, and countless other seasons of life.
Her ministry of intercession provides an opportunity to bring those realities before God.
Whether praying for an individual, a family, a ministry leader, or the wider community, Beth seeks to pray with compassion and faith.
She believes prayer is one of the most meaningful ways the Church can love and support people.
Prayer and God's Word
Beth's approach to intercession is grounded in a desire to seek God's will and align prayer with His Word.
She encourages believers not simply to bring requests to God, but also to listen, reflect, surrender, and seek His direction.
Prayer is both conversation and relationship.
It is an opportunity to bring our hearts to God while allowing Him to shape our hearts according to His purposes.
Supporting Pastoral Leadership
As an Elder and prayer leader, Beth recognizes the importance of praying for those who carry responsibility within the church.
She seeks to support the pastoral and ministry leadership through prayer, encouragement, and spiritual partnership.
Leaders face unique responsibilities and challenges, and Beth believes they need a strong prayer foundation around them.
Her desire is to help create a leadership culture where prayer comes before strategy, dependence on God comes before self-reliance, and God's direction remains central.
Praying for the Next Generation
Beth also carries a heart for the generations coming behind the church.
She believes children and youth need prayer, encouragement, godly examples, and opportunities to develop their own relationship with Jesus Christ.
Her intercessory ministry includes praying for young people, families, emerging leaders, and future generations of the Church.
She desires to see a spiritual legacy passed from one generation to another.
A Church That Prays Together
Beth believes there is tremendous strength when the Church comes together in prayer.
When believers pray together, they are reminded that they are not walking alone.
Prayer creates unity.
Prayer strengthens faith.
Prayer brings people together around a shared dependence on God.
Prayer reminds the Church that its ultimate strength does not come from programs, personalities, resources, or human ability, but from God Himself.
Her desire is to see Step Up Church become increasingly known as a church that prays first, trusts God, and moves forward in faith.
Serving the Vision of Step Up Church
Beth's ministry supports the larger vision of Step Up Church as a Christ-centered, prayerful, evangelistic, discipleship-focused, and multiplying church.
Prayer provides the spiritual foundation for that vision.
Before the church reaches people, it prays.
Before leaders make decisions, they pray.
Before ministries begin, they pray.
Before stepping into new opportunities, the church seeks God.
Beth's role is therefore deeply connected to every part of the church's mission.
The Step Up Call
The message of Step Up Church is an invitation to continually take another step toward God.
Beth believes prayer is essential to every step.
Step up in prayer.
Step up in faith.
Step up in surrender.
Step up in obedience.
Step up in worship.
Step up in service.
Step up in intercession.
Step up and follow Jesus.
She encourages believers to never underestimate what God can do when His people pray.
A Ministry of Faith and Perseverance
Intercessory prayer often requires patience.
Some prayers receive immediate answers. Others require perseverance through long seasons of waiting.
Beth believes that faithful prayer means continuing to trust God even when the answer is not yet visible.
Her ministry encourages believers to remain faithful, knowing that God's timing, wisdom, and purposes are greater than what we can see.
Prayer is not about controlling the outcome.
It is about trusting the One who holds the outcome.
Her Vision for Prayer at Step Up Church
Beth's vision is to see prayer become one of the defining characteristics of Step Up Church.
She longs to see:
A church that prays faithfully.
Families that pray together.
Leaders covered in prayer.
Young people learning to seek God.
Ministries built on prayer.
People finding hope through prayer.
Believers interceding for their communities.
And a church that continually seeks God's direction.
Her prayer is that Step Up Church would never become so busy doing things for God that it forgets to spend time with God.
A Legacy of Prayer
As a founding member and Elder, Beth's ministry contributes to the spiritual foundation and legacy of Step Up Church.
Her service reminds the church that some of the most important ministry happens quietly—often in prayer rooms, homes, small groups, and private moments with God.
The prayers that nobody else hears may become part of the breakthroughs that everyone eventually sees.
That is the beauty of intercession.
Her Heart for Ministry
Beth's heart for ministry can be summed up in one desire:
To seek God faithfully, stand in prayer for others, encourage the church family, and help build a church that depends completely on Jesus.
As a Founding Member, Elder, and Prayer Intercessory Lead of Step Up Church, Beth Visaya continues to serve with faith, humility, compassion, and perseverance.
Her ministry is a reminder that prayer is never merely preparation for ministry.
Prayer is ministry.
It is where the Church seeks God.
It is where burdens are surrendered.
It is where faith is strengthened.
It is where leaders are supported.
It is where families are covered.
It is where the Church discovers its direction.
And it is where God's people learn to trust Him.