How To Establish a Prayer Ministry in Your Local Church

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How To Establish a Prayer Ministry in Your Local
Church

• by
• Shalita Williams
• Prayer Ministry Coordinator

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The Prayer Saturated Church

• Mobilizing, Organizing and Motivating Believers
  to Make their Church a House of Prayer
• Communication with the Father is the lifeblood of
  the church.
• Gods tangible presence fills the church out of
  communion with Him will come strategies, plans
  and power to accomplish the mission of the
  church.
• We must realize that a prayer ministry is a means
  to an end, not an end in itself. The Prayer
  Ministry is just not another program in the
  church. Having a praying church is the life flow
  of the church.

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Where Do You Start?Select a Prayer Ministry
Coordinator

• The prayer leader should be a member of the
  church who schedules, organizes and provides
  general leadership over all church prayer
  activities. Together with the Pastor, the prayer
  leader gives energy and direction to the churchs
  prayer organization. The Coordinator makes sure
  prayer is integrated into the total life of the
  church. The Pastor should appoint and publicly
  recognize a prayer ministry coordinator.

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Qualities to Look For in a Prayer Ministry
Coordinator

• Have the heart of the Pastor and vision of the
  ministry.
• Spiritually mature and have a strong personal
  prayer life.
• Have the gifts of organization, leadership,
  communication and encouragement.
• Have a good reputation in the church and the
  confidence of church leaders.
• Be a team-player and one others want to follow.
• Have a servant heart, teachable and humble.
• Strong administrative skills and teaching
  ability.
• Ability to lead prayer.

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Prayer Ministry Coordinator Responsibilities

• Oversee, direct delegate all prayer activities.
• Recruit, train mobilize intercessors.
• Coordinate continued prayer education for
  intercessors and congregation.
• Promote prayer activities throughout the church.
• Meet regularly with prayer team with feedback and
  prayer directives.

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Write the Vision Goals for the Prayer Ministry

• Develop a Prayer Mission Statement/Vision in
  harmony with Church Mission
• Develop short-term and long-range goals
• Develop objectives
• Develop action plans
• Develop job descriptions for key responsibilities
• Develop and organizational chart

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LWCC Prayer Ministry Purpose

• The purpose of the LWCC Prayer Ministry is to
  provide prayer leadership, strategic prayer
  direction and prayer covering for Pastor Winston,
  Living Word Christian Center and the Body of
  Christ. We are to pray Gods Kingdom into
  manifestation so that the lost will come to
  Christ, the saints will be perfected and enjoy
  the benefits of the abundant Spirit-filled life,
  and the powers of darkness will remain subdued
  under our feet.

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LWCC Prayer Ministry Mission Statement

• To teach and train the membership of LWCC and the
  Body of Christ on prayer, worship, intercession,
  fellowship and spiritual warfare
• To develop effectiveness in their prayers that
  gets results
• To motivate the saints to pray and bring them to
  a sense of priority and importance of prayer in
  their lives
• To establish prayer teams to cover LWCC, the Body
  of Christ and the Nations so the gospel may be
  preached and received freely, the enemy will
  remain subdued under our feet, the saints will
  experience victory in every area of life, and the
  vision, plans and projects of LWCC will be prayed
  through to successful completion
• To help churches establish effective prayer
  ministries and
• To fulfill Gods decree that His house shall be
  called a house of prayer for all nations.

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Build a Prayer Leadership Team

• The Coordinator Cant Do The Job Alone
• Developing a strong leadership team is critical
  so that responsibilities are shared and all the
  gifts needed to operate the prayer ministry are
  present. Find and equip others to lead in
  various areas of the ministry.
• Prayer Leader over Corporate Prayer
• Prayer Leader over Small Prayer Groups
• Prayer Leader over Prayer Training
• Prayer Leader over Prayer Requests
• Prayer Leader over Telephone Prayer Partners

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Qualities To Look For In Leadership Team

• Reproduce good leaders - Know them by the Spirit!
• A heart for the pastor, his family and the vision
  of the ministry
• A strong, healthy personal prayer life Spiritual
  maturity
• Teachable spirit humble
• Ability to lead prayer
• Team player servants heart
• Good communication skills strong leadership
  traits
• Submits to authority

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Recruit/Mobilize Intercessors

• Develop Opportunities For Members to Become
  Involved in Prayer
• Connect people to pray for the things that stir
  their heart.
• Try to offer a variety of prayer models to appeal
  to different people small group prayer praying
  over prayer requests, telephone prayer.
• Have prayer workshops on special interest topics
  How to Pray for your Spouse, How to Pray for
  your Children, etc.
• Connect people in affinity groups such as
  teachers, business owners, single parents, prayer
  walking groups, etc.
• Make your prayer room a part of the new member
  orientation.
• Have an open house prayer training to teach
  people about the ministry of intercession. Use
  this as a time to recruit intercessors for
  various areas of the prayer ministry.

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A Just Beginning Prayer Ministry May Look Like
This

• Leadership Pastor or Pastors wife
• Personnel PT Volunteer Prayer Coordinator
• Prayer Activities
• Prayer for Pastor
• Prayer for Worship Service
• Daily Prayer Calendar Covering the Ministry
• Weekly Small Group Prayer
• Prayer training for intercessors

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An Intermediate-Level Prayer Ministry May Look
Like This

• Leadership Pastor or Pastors Wife
• Personnel PT or FT paid Prayer Coordinator and
  Volunteers
• Prayer Activities
• Prayer for Pastor and worship services
• A prayer room prayer library
• Weekly small prayer groups
• Continuing education for intercessors
  congregation
• Telephone Prayer Partners
• Prayer walks
• Corporate Prayer Services

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An Advanced Strategic-Level Prayer Ministry May
Look Like This

• Leadership Pastor or Pastors Wife
• Personnel Paid Staff and Volunteers
• Prayer Activities
• All of the beginner intermediate level
  activities
• Crisis and healing prayer teams
• Twenty-four hour prayer
• Church prayer and fasting periods
• Prayer conferences
• Prayer Evangelism (city transformation)

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For Pastors

• You are the primary initiators of the vision and
  the motivator of the people. Preach and teach
  about being a house of prayer promote it in the
  church and celebrate it through prayer events and
  activities.
• Mentor and disciple the prayer leaders
• Build and maintain a rapport with the prayer
  leaders
• Publicly affirm and recognize your PM Coordinator
  
• Set regular appointments with your PM Coordinator
  
• Teach on and model prayer from the pulpit
• Offer prayer training for your leaders
• Pray for and encourage your prayer team

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For Pastors

• Maximize the Worship Service to Awaken the Church
  to Prayer. People support what the Pastor
  supports.
• In a worship service, you can incorporate
  opportunities to praise God and petition God.
  During the worship service, Pastors are in a
  unique position to stir desire for prayer in the
  heart of the congregation.
• Pastors share their own personal prayer life
• Preach a sermon on the power of prayer
• Give announcements from pulpit about prayer
  opportunities
• Encourage people to give prayer testimonies
• Incorporate prayer into the praise and worship
  time
• Ask congregation to pray with neighbor about the
  nation, the ministry, personal need, etc

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For PM Coordinator

• Stay Connected With Your Prayer Ministry Team
• Intercessors thrive on information and feedback.
  Relationship is key to mobilizing prayer. Strong
  face-to-face interaction is vital. Set in place
  a system that regularly brings together
  intercessors for ongoing prayer, mentoring and
  training.

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Be a House of Prayer!

• Prayer is integrated into all aspects of church
  life
• All church leaders are involved in prayer
• Prayer training and opportunities are designed
  for people at all levels of their spiritual
  journey
• The prayer ministry moves outside its circle to
  impact everyone in the church
• The prayer ministrys goal is to call, prepare
  and mobilize the whole church to prayer