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PRAYER FOR YOUR CHURCH

Youth Workers 

 

Lord, I lift up our Youth Workers. Let these young men and women set an example in their speech, life, love, faith and purity. Cause them to be strong, alive-in-the-Word overcomers. Help them to have discernment as they deal with the young people in our church. Help them to notice any youth who lacks judgment so they can teach them to value Your life-giving principles. Pour out Your Spirit on them. (1 Tim. 4:12; 1 Jn 2:14; Prov. 3:21, 7:7; 7:2; Joel 2:28)

 
Home arrow September 2005 arrow Building a Wall of Prayer around Your CHurch
Building a Wall of Prayer around Your CHurch PDF Print E-mail
By Ginny Kisling

Ever feel like the hedge of prayer around your church is a more of a picket fence than a wall? Fences are friendly. They imply an occasional missing post, shared ownership and a “howdy neighbor” relationship. Walls are formidable and convey “no trespassing.” Walls imply that there is something important on the inside worth guarding.


Our churches are vulnerable to the enemy. He has assumed a neighborly posture in the face of our inadequate boundary markers. He peers in, slithers under, and does battle over our poorly protected property lines. It’s time to get serious. It’s time to tear down the fences and replace them with impenetrable walls. Like Nehemiah’s wall building, you should enlist everyone to build a wall of prayer in your church.

Principles for wall building from Nehemiah:
  1. Prayer is for everyone. Every man, woman and child must find their voice in prayer and take their place on the wall. Nehemiah didn’t take on rebuilding the wall around Jerusalem by himself. He enlisted all of the people (Nehemiah 3).
  2. Pray Corporately in Unity. The people worked together side by side to close the gaps in the face of opposition (Neh. 4:7).
  3. Pray Relentlessly. A sword in one hand and a brick in the other, Nehemiah’s wall workers stayed at it round-the-clock (Neh. 4:23).
  4. Praying Leaders. Just as Nehemiah devoted himself to work on the wall (Neh. 5:16), participation of church leaders is key to seeing a real fortress of prayer immerge.
  5. Praying for the Gateways. Pastoral and support staff, worship leaders, youth and children’s workers, and outreach ministries are major gateways—significant points of entry—for your church. Identify these doors and give them special attention (Nehemiah 3).
Ways to encourage wall building:
  1. Gather families of workers. Come alongside existing ministries and help them formulate an effective prayer model to empower from the inside out: “the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house” (Neh. 3:28).
  2. Use Scripture-based Prayer. Encourage your wall-builders to use their swords (Neh. 4:16-23; Eph.6:17). Develop user-friendly prayer guides specific to your own needs or utilize prepared resources. Prayer guides for adults and children are available at www.praymag.com.
  3. Develop a cross- functional leadership team. Create a team that represents the demographic makeup of your congregation to plan prayer strategies. Include those with administrative and leadership skills along with intercessors.
  4. Help others experience the power of prayer. Example: organize 24/7 prayer among women whose husbands are attending a men’s retreat. The men will be more likely to participate in prayer for another event when they’ve benefited from it themselves.
--Ginny Kisling is the Western Regional Director for the Church Prayer Leaders Network.
 
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