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And Encourage Pastors’ Prayer Groups In Cities And Communities Across
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#036 PRAYER-DRIVEN CHURCHES by
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
Pastors who truly believe in the power and primacy of prayer
*Have
Pastors who recognize the need to sacrifice the time to meet with other pastors
for the sole purpose of praying:
.For one
another
.For each
other’s congregation
.For the
community
*Have
Pastors who lead in prayer by calling out those called to serve in prayer:
.Prayer
Ministry Team Leaders and Members
.Prayer
Coordinator for the Congregation
.Prayer Leaders
for Children, Youth, Classes/Groups...
*Have
Pastors who:
.Read
several books a year on prayer
.Attend
prayer conferences and workshops
.Participate
in prayer summits and retreats
*Have
Pastors who understand the difference between personal prayer and strategic
prayer
*Have
Pastors who know the different dynamics of leading prayer for:
.One-To-One
(personal ministry)
.Small
Groups (Lighthouses, Sunday School Classes)
.Large
Groups (Concerts of Prayer)
*Have
Pastors who are learning how to partner with those called and gifted to serve the
Body of Christ in intercession
*Have
Pastors who involve their congregation in prayer - even on Sunday mornings
*Have
Pastors who train people to pray for those who respond to his Sunday message
*Have
Pastors who are prepared to put aside their sermon so that the Holy Spirit may
continue to prompt prayer and praise among the congregation *Have Pastors who
expose them to:
.National
Day of Prayer
.America’s
National Prayer Committee
.National
Pastors’ Prayer Network...
Epaphras...is
always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of
God, mature and fully assured. Colossians 4:12
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
members who attend prayer training:
.Workshops
.Seminars
.Conferences
*Have members
who learn more about prayer through:
.Bible
Study
.Reading
books
.Cassettes
/ Videos
*Have
members who expect every gathering of the church to begin with a season of
prayer (“We pray until the Holy Spirit says we are done; 5 minutes or 5 hours”)
*Have
members who pray for one another before, during, and after the church
meeting;
whenever someone expresses a need or whenever the Spirit prompts *Have members
who participate in:
.Prayer
Meeting, or
.Prayer
Group (intercession), or
.Prayer
Team (ministry)
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
meetings to pray for:
.The
members of their church
.The
pastoral staff and leadership team
.The
schools in their community
.The
families in their neighborhoods
.The
public officials: civic, police, fire, education, commerce *Have meetings to
pray for:
.Reconciliation
among nations, generations, denominations
.The nation
.The nations of the world
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
leaders who incorporate prayer into every meeting:
.Elders
.Deacons
.Trustees
.Committees
*Have
leaders who include prayer when training:
.Teachers
.Small
Group Leaders
.Ushers /
Greeters
.Council
Members
.Youth
Directors
*Have
leaders who schedule planning and prayer together
Night
and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is
lacking in your faith. 1Thessalonians
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
Intercessors who are called by God to an extraordinary commitment to prayer
*Have
Intercessors who are so good at listening, that the Lord speaks to them:
.Regarding
their own personal life
.Regarding
the life of the Congregation
.Regarding
the needs of the community
*Have
Intercessors who recognize the authority of the Pastor and accept the responsibility
of praying for him and his family on a regular basis
Pray
continually. 1Thessalonians
Prayer-Driven
Churches...
*Have
children who have been taught to pray:
.For their
playmates and schoolmates
.For their
teachers
.For their
future wife/husband
*Have
youth who have been given freedom to
.Create and
lead their own prayer meetings
.Initiate
prayer gatherings at school
.Plan
Concerts of Praise & Prayer for several youth groups *Have families that
talk to God together:
.At the
dinner table
.On the
living room floor
.By the
children’s bed at sleep time
*Have
choirs that sometimes spend as much of their rehearsal time praising the Lord in
prayer as they do in song
*Have
Sundays when the entire congregation is dismissed to prayerwalk the neighborhood
“Lord,
enable us to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer...that
we may pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and
requests” Romans 12:12; Ephesians 6:18
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