Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Local Leader Prayer Strategy



Here's a helpful chart full of ideas for varying prayer:
 





Daily

(Meet with
the Lord)

Power from the Word

*Is the Word priority #1?

*Meditate on it

*Memorize on it

*Live by it

*Journal from it

Praise

*Are you giving God credit for what is happening in the ministry?

*Thanksgiving

*Reflect on His character

Penitence

*Am I broken before the Lord? (Ps.51:17)
Search me O God, and know my heart…” (Ps. 139:23-24)

*Confession of sin and giving the Holy Spirit control again (“Spiritual Breathing”)

*Restitution/resolution


Petition for others

*How can I help?

*Pray the Scriptures

*Pray for their needs

*Pray for their vision

*Life choices: purity in the present, wisdom for the future

Prayer for yourself

*Am I on mission?

*What do I need to believe Him for?

*Is there any action I need to take?



Weekly

(Pray with leaders)

Vision/mission (pray together for:)

*Lost students

*Lordship of Christ in the lives of believers

*Laborers


Accountability

*Personal purity

*Commitment to mission

*Personal disciplines


Blessings

*Where is God at work?

*Ministry
Personal
Spiritual (Eph. 1)

*Keep a “miracle notebook”


Personal requests

*Walk with the Lord

*Personal ministry

*Personal and family issues


Movement requests

*Wisdom for upcoming events

*Wisdom for decisions





Monthly

(Pray with movement)

Prayer walk

*Claiming  God’s promises for the campus

*Asking God to break down barriers

*Expecting God-sized results

Half-night of prayer

*Praise to the Lord

*Pray for the movement

*Pray to send laborers the world

*Pray for one another


Day of prayer and fasting

*Encourage all believers involved to participate in prayer and fasting

*Humbleness of heart

*Seeking God’s face

Prayer seminar

*Quiet times

*Conversational prayer

*Prayer for the lost

*Strategic prayer

*God focused prayer


Praise and worship event

*Time of celebration

*Consider partnering with other groups or believers

*Incorporate testimonies

*Short  talk to challenge others in the area of prayer



Each Semester

(Spend a day alone with God)

Rejoicing
(Psalm 150)

*For all He has done

*For who He is

*For who He has made you to be


Rest
(Psalm 46.10)

*Your body

*Your mind

*Your spirit


Renewal
(Isaiah 40.31)

*Your heart (and vision)

*Your soul

*Your mind

*Your strength


Repentance
(Acts 3.19)

*Sins against the Lord

*Sins against others


Requests
(Phil. 4.6)

*For all He needs to do:
 - in your life
 - in the movement



Revised -from: www.godsquad.com

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