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PRAYER MINISTRY

PRAYER MINISTRY. Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, EdD cbridgeforth@calpacumc.org. SOURCE: Don Pucik and Personal experience. Disciple making involves prayer and Bible study. GENESIS of VITALITY. Start where you are comfortable Read about prayer Read prayers Write prayers Share prayer concerns

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PRAYER MINISTRY

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  1. PRAYER MINISTRY Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, EdDcbridgeforth@calpacumc.org SOURCE: Don Pucik and Personal experience

  2. Disciple making involves prayer and Bible study GENESIS of VITALITY

  3. Start where you are comfortable • Read about prayer • Read prayers • Write prayers • Share prayer concerns • Locate scriptures to inform your prayer life PRAYER MINISTRY

  4. What does the Bible say about Prayer? PRAYER MINISTRY

  5. Philippians 4:6ESV • Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. What does the Bible say?

  6. Luke 11:9ESV • And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. • 1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV • Pray without ceasing, What does the Bible say?

  7. Romans 8:26 ESV • Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. What does the Bible say?

  8. Matthew 6:6 ESV • But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. What does the Bible say?

  9. Matthew 26:41 ESV • Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” • James 5:16ESV • Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. What does the Bible say?

  10. Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians • 15 Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, this is the reason that 16 I don’t stop giving thanks to God for you when I remember you in my prayers. 17 I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, will give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation that makes God known to you. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart will have enough light to see what is the hope of God’s call, what is the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among believers, 19 and what is the overwhelming greatness of God’s power that is working among us believers. This power is conferred by the energy of God’s powerful strength. 20 God’s power was at work in Christ when God raised him from the dead and sat him at God’s right side in the heavens, 21 far above every ruler and authority and power and angelic power, any power that might be named not only now but in the future. 22 God put everything under Christ’s feet and made him head of everything in the church, 23 which is his body. His body, the church, is the fullness of Christ, who fills everything in every way. Paul’s Prayer in Eph 1

  11. 8 Steps to Begin a Prayer Ministry in your Church or Mission Area Where do we begin?

  12. Model • Discuss • Learn • Maximize • Schedule • Recruit • Launch • Support

  13. Do you pray? Have you struggled with prayer concepts? • Do you have testimonies about answered or unanswered prayer? • Your experience and vulnerability will inspire others MODEL prayer

  14. Connect with your pastor/ministry leaders and express interest • Solicit input from others who may be interested DISCUSS prayer

  15. Go to “school” on the subject of prayer: • Read books, Attend conferences, • Build relationships with praying people. • Contact prayer leaders in other churches to learn what they are doing. • Become a student, not an expert LEARN prayer

  16. Consider different ways individuals and groups might engage in prayer • Corporate Prayer (Matthew 21:13) • Small Group Prayer • Individual Prayer MAXIMIZE prayer

  17. Plan and coordinate with other churchwide events. • Allow ample advance notice so participants and leaders can prepare SCHEDULE prayer

  18. Identify specific leaders and hosts • Create brief job description for each role you are seeking to fill. • Meet with each individual, sharing your passion and the specific tasks to be completed. • Meet with the Team on a regular basis for information and encouragement RECRUIT prayer

  19. Highlight the launch with a special churchwide event or emphasis. (Seasonal is also good) • Communicate opportunities • Visit Bible Study classes and other church groups • Be brief, but enthusiastic. LAUNCH prayer

  20. Plan a full year of activities and emphases. • Meet with leaders regularly to hear their needs and concerns. • Pray with them and for them.  • Be a cheerleader. • As you find new resources, secure copies and share them with your leaders. SUPPORT prayer

  21. Look in the mirror • Look all around you Where are the experts?

  22. Begin meetings with a time of “checking in” for the purpose of informing content of prayer • Gather before worship to pray for the Service • Gather after worship to pray for those who were/were not present; the guests; the week ahead • Set aside one Sunday a month for Altar Prayer • Schedule Bible Study about Prayer OPPORTUNITIES TO PRAY

  23. STUDIES ABOUT PRAYER • “Love to Pray” Alvin VanderGriend • 40 Days of Prayer Ministry • “Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus” John Indermark PRAYER and STUDY

  24. Groups of 6 to 8 • Listen for Instructions • Hear the Story • Respond to the question(s) Group Exercise

  25. How would you describe what made the difference in the monastery? Reflection Question

  26. BIBLE STUDY Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, EdDcbridgeforth@calpacumc.org

  27. Short Term = less than 8 weeks • Long Term = more than 9 weeks • Eternity = no new people are coming to this LONGEVITY

  28. BENEFITS (usually, but not always) • Build community • More in-depth learning • Forms a habit or ritual • Commitment beyond class time LONG TERM STUDIES

  29. BENEFITS (Usually, but not always) • Minimal time commitment • Good intro for new people • Seasonal and multiple offerings • Builds confidence • Instills competence SHORT TERM STUDIES

  30. 1. Gifted Strangers • 2. Wounded Healers • 3. Chosen Ministers • 4. Victorious Victims • 5. Wealthy Investors We Are An Easter People- John & Adrienne Carr

  31. We Are An Easter People* (5 wks) • Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus (6 wks) • 40 Days of Prayer* (7 wks) • Genesis of Grace (6 wks) • Neglected Voices (6 wks) • Parables and Passion (6 wks) • Hope: Our Longing for Home (10 wks) (By John Indermark, except where (*) noted) 12-14 month plan

  32. Facilitator(s) • Location(s) • Book(s) • Invitation(s) – Direct and personal What do we need?

  33. Plan at least 12 weeks ahead for a 6 week study • Ask participants to sign up for the study • Create online “buzz” about the study (FB, Twitter, etc) • Advertise the next study at the halfway point of the current study • Let others know when they may join… Strategies…

  34. Don’t take long breaks between studies • Try multiple leaders, if possible • Over communicate the schedule and expectations • Make sure every study is “the best” study “for where we are right now” Best practices…

  35. Local Christian bookstore • Ask your pastor what s/he is reading • UpperRoom.org • Cokesbury.com • Amazon.com • Search familiar authors Where to find studies?

  36. PRAYER andBIBLE STUDY Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, EdDcbridgeforth@calpacumc.org

  37. Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians • 14 This is why I kneel before the Father. 15 Every ethnic group in heaven or on earth is recognized by him. 16 I ask that he will strengthen you in your inner selves from the riches of his glory through the Spirit. 17 I ask that Christ will live in your hearts through faith. As a result of having strong roots in love, 18 I ask that you’ll have the power to grasp love’s width and length, height and depth, together with all believers. 19 I ask that you’ll know the love of Christ that is beyond knowledge so that you will be filled entirely with the fullness of God. • 20 Glory to God, who is able to do far beyond all that we could ask or imagine by his power at work within us; 21 glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus for all generations, forever and always. Amen. Pauls’ prayer in Eph 3

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