Why MyTimothy Exists
Every product has a story behind it. Ours begins with prayer—and with a simple question about how a church stays connected to what matters most.
Part One
Why MyTimothy Was Created
It Started With Prayer.
MyTimothy began with a simple conviction: prayer should be at the heart of church life.
Over the years, I have served as a worship leader in different churches and have seen several approaches to sharing prayer requests with a congregation.
At one church, prayer requests were distributed through an automated voice-broadcast system—a recorded message sent by phone to members of the congregation. At another, prayer requests were shared primarily through email.
Each approach helped churches communicate important needs. But I began to see the limitations of communication that was largely one-directional. A phone call comes and goes. An email can easily be missed or left unopened. And even when someone receives a prayer request, there is often no simple way for the person requesting prayer to know that members of their church family are continuing to pray for them.
Over the last several years, I have also had responsibility for overseeing church communications. As we considered additional ways of communicating— including text messaging—I began asking a different question:
What if we didn’t simply find another way to send prayer requests? What if we created a place where prayer could remain at the center of the church community?
That question became the beginning of MyTimothy.
Part Two
More Than Sending a Prayer Request
I wanted prayer to be more than a notification that appears once and then disappears.
MyTimothy was created to give members of a church family a place where they can share prayer needs, return to those needs throughout the week, and let one another know, “I’m praying.”
It creates an opportunity for prayer to become an ongoing expression of community rather than simply another message being distributed.
As that idea developed, something else became clear: the same place that helps a congregation pray together can also help the church stay connected throughout the week.
Pastors can communicate with the congregation. Ministry leaders can remain connected with the people they serve. Small groups can receive updates and Bible study information. Worship leaders can introduce songs. Missions and outreach ministries can share updates. Men’s and women’s ministries can stay connected. Where applicable, youth ministry can use the platform too. Serving, calendar, giving, livestream, and administrative tools support the everyday life of the church.
But those things aren’t where the idea started.
It started with prayer.
Part Three
Why the Name “MyTimothy”?
Despite my own name being Tim, MyTimothy isn’t named after me.
The name comes from Timothy in the Bible.
Timothy served alongside Paul in the work of the gospel. He was a trusted helper—someone Paul could send to encourage and strengthen believers and help churches in their ministry.
That is the idea behind the name MyTimothy.
The app isn’t intended to replace pastors, ministry leaders, personal relationships, or the life of the local church.
It’s meant to help the church be the church.
Part Four
Prayer at the Heart of Church Life
Technology will never create Christian community by itself. People do.
But technology can either become another distraction—or it can quietly help people stay connected to what matters.
My hope for MyTimothy is that it does the latter.
That when someone in the church needs prayer, their church family can come alongside them. That when God answers a prayer, the church can celebrate together. That pastors and ministry leaders have a better way to remain connected with the people they serve. And that throughout the week, members are reminded that church isn’t simply somewhere they go on Sunday.
It’s a community they belong to.
Prayer at the heart of church life. Everything else connected around it.
Tim Juillet
Founder, MyTimothy