2. Creating a Prayer Strategy for Your Church Finding God’s Agenda -- not following man’s

3. 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.”

4. 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.”

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Setting Strategy Meet regularly for a period of 30-90 days. Fast for Periods

8. 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)

9. Setting Strategy Parallel Streams I. Implementation Strategy II. Motivation Strategy

10. Setting Strategy I. Implementation Strategy A. Focus prayer strategies around your church’s mission statement. WIN -- TRAIN -- SEND

11. 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.

12. 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

13. Setting Strategy TRAIN How are you praying for your discipleship ministries? Children Youth Adult

14. 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

15. 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?

16. Motivation Preaching Publicity Opportunity Education