Creating a Prayer Strategy
for Your Church
Finding God’s Agenda -- not
following man’s
Acts 6:3b-4
“We will turn this responsibility over to them
and will give our attention to prayer and
the ministry of the word.”
Acts 13:1-3
“In the church at Antioch there were prophets and
teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of
Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod
the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshiping the
Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me
Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called
them.’ So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed
their hands on them and sent them off.”
Setting Strategy
• Every church’s strategy will be different.
• Too many churches, rather than seek the
Lord for His agenda for them, will simply
copy another church’s program--and
struggle or fail
• Out of prayer comes strategy
Setting Strategy
1. Pray.
Gather a group of like-minded people
together to seek God for His strategy.
Intercessors who want to seek God for
the church.
Some key leaders who want to see
God move more freely.
Setting Strategy
Meet regularly for a period of 30-90 days.
Fast for Periods
Setting Strategy
2. Look at resources
The Prayer-Saturated Church (Pray! Books) By Cheryl Sacks
My House Shall Be a House of Prayer (Pray! Books) Jonathan Graf,
Lani Hinkle eds.
House of Prayer By John Franklin (LifeWay)
The Praying Church Sourcebook By Al VanderGrind (Faith Alive
Church Resources)
The Praying Church Idea Book By Doug Kamstra (Faith Alive Church
Resources)
Setting Strategy
Parallel Streams
I. Implementation Strategy
II. Motivation Strategy
Setting Strategy
I. Implementation Strategy
A. Focus prayer strategies around your
church’s mission statement.
WIN -- TRAIN -- SEND
Setting Strategy
North Springs Alliance Church
“North Springs Alliance Church exists to:
Glorify God
By worshiping Him and developing disciples of all ages
who follow Jesus Christ and proclaim Him to others.
Together we will . . .
INCLUDE people into the family of Christ.
TRAIN people in the life of Christ.
SEND people out on the mission of Christ.
Setting Strategy
• WIN
Develop strategies that focus on the local lost.
Paths of Gold
Lighthouses of Prayer
Stick-um on Cross
Prayer Emphasis before Event
Prayerwalking Neighborhood or Community
Setting Strategy
• TRAIN
How are you praying for your discipleship
ministries?
Children
Youth
Adult
Setting Strategy
• SEND
What are your strategies that focus on
missions?
Missions prayer opportunities
Praying that teens/young adults would
be called to go
Prayer for missionaries that go out
from your church
Setting Strategy
B. Prayer Strategies Next Should Center
Around Areas of Need or Burden
--Where is the church most touching the
lost?
--Is there an unusual need?
Motivation
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Preaching
Publicity
Opportunity
Education