Training Category: Prayer Ministry
To have an effective prayer ministry, whether that be personal or corporate, we must begin on the basis of a personal relationship with God. Praying is rather meaningless and empty if we don’t sense that Someone is seeing, hearing, and caring.
To be effective, prayer ministry must be …
more than attending a meeting.
— It is connecting with our heavenly Father.
more than a programmed event or activity.
— It is coming into the presence of the Almighty God.
more than a Christian discipline.
— It is communicating with a living and personal God.
Make your prayer meetings or prayer efforts about relationship, not merely praying requests. Words are shallow and meaningless when there is no sense of connection. You’ll find that when God Himself is the main attraction, you won’t need gimmicks or arm-twisting to keep people coming.
Order the Prayer Ministry Manual for a study on each of the above points involved in the relational aspect of prayer — connecting, coming into His presence, and communicating.
For More on what will help you develop and maintain an effective Prayer Ministry, read the following:
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires Personal Relationship (this post)
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires Having the Right Purposes for Praying
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires A Passion for Prayer
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires that it is a Priority
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires Adherence to Biblical Principles
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires and Results in Power
- Effectiveness in Prayer Requires that it be a Permanent Practice
- Planning Strategies for Effective Corporate Prayer
- Preparing Others to Join Your Prayer Efforts
- Promoting Prayer Successfully
For More About Praying: Resources for Prayer Ministry
relationship with God only possible through Jesus
Amen, Paulie. Jesus Himself said, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (Jn. 14:6). If Jesus hadn’t died for our sin, we could not be in a relationship with God. Jesus makes it possible for us to “approach God’s throne of grace with confidence” (Heb. 4:16).