What is a Prayer Ministry?
“Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:1c.) Prayer Ministry is an intentional reponse to the powerful gift of prayer that God has given to the Church. Where there is no vision or plan regarding prayer, a church often responds to prayer requests through a prayer chain (that may or may not be effective at the present time) and views the pastor as the one hired to pray. By establishing Prayer Ministry as one of the ministry areas of your congregation (likened to your stewardship, evangelism, and worship ministries etc.), it gives a team of prayerful people the opportunity to intentionally seek God’s will and advance the power of prayer in your congregation. The shape that any Prayer Ministry takes is going to be specific to that prayer team, the local community needs, and the openness of that congregation. 8 Keys to Developing Prayer Ministry: 1. Pray, wait on God and listen. 2. Elicit the vision and commitment of the Pastor for expanding the role of prayer withi
