Know God Pastor Leaves Leading a church from Anxiety to Anticipation Interim Decision Know Your Church Know Your Community Know the Plan Know God Know the Path New Pastor Assessment Renewal Planning Anxiety Anticipation Transitional Interim Pastor Implementation

Know God 1.Prayer strategy 2.Passion for the lost 3.Loving the church & Denominational loyalty

My Discovery of the Importance of Intercession

Developing an Intercession Strategy “Prayer does not prepare us for greater works, prayer is the greater work” Chambers

II Corinthians 10:3-5 “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world. ”

II Corinthians 10:3-5 “On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

Ephesians 6:12 struggle “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”

Developing an Intercession Strategy A Praying church is born in the heart of leaders who believe prayer is the greater work!!

How to Mobilize Your Intercession Team Pray and ask God to raise up intercessors 1. Pray and ask God to raise up intercessors 2. Begin to Identify potential Intercession team members 3. Invite them to join the team 4. Develop the Structure

How to Mobilize Your Intercession Team 5. Communicate Regularly 6. Pray for the Intercession Team 7. Personal Contact 8. Choose an Intercession Director 9. Build dependency on God 10. Share the Needs c

Intercession Strategy “Prayer is far reaching in its influence and worldwide in its effects. It effects all men, affects them everywhere, and affects them in all things. It touches men’s interest in time and eternity.” E. M. Bounds