Chapter 12
Spiritual Preparation Ministry Team “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God boldly.” —Acts 4:31, NIV
Your Purpose—Your purpose is to lead the church in spiritual preparation so that God can work in the lives of His people and use them to impact community with the gospel of Christ. Your Task—The following suggestions will help your team plan its work. You may also have additional ideas that will prove effective.
A. Meetings 1. The chairperson will meet regularly with the Steering Team. 2. The Spiritual Preparation Ministry Team should meet often enough to plan and accomplish its purpose.
B. Actions 1. Prayer a. Use prayer guides to motivate church members to form a prayer teams and focus on specific unsaved people. b. Preach about the power in prayer. The pastor should preach a series of sermons on revival and prayer. These should focus on the power of prayer, the importance of prayer to revival, repentance, surrender, broken relationships, and other prayer and revival themes. c. Schedule prayer huddles. Enlist members to open their homes for prayer meetings. Assign a host or hostess who will lead and enlist 10 people to attend each huddle. Keep them focused on the purpose of the huddle. Huddles can also be held at the church, schools, offices, breakfast groups, or morning coffees. d. Schedule a round-the-clock prayer vigil. Schedule a 12- to 24-hour prayer emphasis. Enlist prayer partners to pray at the church in 30-minute intervals. Make a large clock face to post the schedule. e. Set up a revival prayer room. Designate a room where people can pray 30 minutes before and during every revival service. Provide cards with the names of unsaved people, revival needs, and so on, so people can pray specifically.
A Campaign for Revival, Renewal, and Evangelism
Your Team—This ministry team should be led by the pastor or a spiritually strong layperson. Each member should have a consistent Christian walk and a zeal for prayer and evangelism.
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