How to Develop a Prayer Team: WNOP - World Network of Prayer

How to Develop a Prayer Team

In many churches throughout the world God is using prayer ministry teams to revive and renew His church.

A prayer ministry team is a group of two to six people committed to praying with hurting people—both churched and unchurched. The members, men and women who have strong personal prayer lives and a love for people, work in groups of two or three.

What does a prayer ministry team do?

Go out and pray with sick and shut-ins
Pray with those who come forward for prayer during or after worship
Be available for prayer with individuals at specified times during the week
Be present at healing services or prayer services to pray with individuals

Churches can expect to reap rich spiritual benefits from the work of prayer ministry teams, including:

Answered prayer
Freedom from sin
Increased use of the spiritual gifts, especially the gifts of intercession, faith, and encouragement
A great openness to the ministry of the Holy Spirit
A uniting experience of love in the community of Christ

For more information about how to start a prayer ministry team in your church, see The Praying Church Sourcebook, published by Church Development Resources, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49560. To order, call 1-800-333-8300. (See review of this resource in this issue.)

Pray! Magazine, Issue 1 May/June 1997