Prayer Ministry Vs House Of Prayer Impact

Prayer Ministry vs. House of Prayer Ministry vs. House of PrayerPrayer


Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as good, but optional; good, but optional; a good resource.a good resource.

Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as essential, non-essential, non-optional; our first optional; our first resource.resource.


Prayer fits in Prayer fits in around other around other things.things.

Other things fit in Other things fit in around prayer.around prayer.


Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as foundational.foundational.

Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as the foundation, the foundation, fabric and force of fabric and force of all ministry.all ministry.


Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as functional. We functional. We pray in order to pray in order to see things see things happen.happen.

Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as relational. We relational. We pray in order to pray in order to know the God who know the God who makes thing makes thing happen.happen.


Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as our duty because our duty because things need to be things need to be different. different.

Prayer is seen as Prayer is seen as a delight because a delight because we want to be we want to be different.different.


““We need to We need to pray.” pray.”

““We get to pray.”We get to pray.”


Seek to pray Seek to pray about what we do.about what we do.

Seek to do things Seek to do things through prayer.through prayer.


We ask God to We ask God to bless what we do.bless what we do.

We ask God to We ask God to help us do what help us do what He is blessing.He is blessing.


We attempt that We attempt that which is within which is within our means.our means.

We attempt that We attempt that which is within which is within God’s means.God’s means.


Some in Some in congregation are congregation are involved. The involved. The responsibility is responsibility is put on a select put on a select few to “do the few to “do the praying”.praying”.

Entire Entire congregation is congregation is involved. involved. Everyone takes Everyone takes ownership for ownership for doing their doing their “prayer share.” “prayer share.”


Only a few leaders Only a few leaders attend prayer attend prayer meetings with no meetings with no regular regular commitment.commitment.

All leaders (staff All leaders (staff and lay) have and and lay) have and live out a live out a commitment to commitment to individual and individual and corporate prayer.corporate prayer.


There is an There is an assumption that assumption that people know how people know how to pray and are to pray and are praying.praying.

There are no There are no assumptions that assumptions that people know how people know how or are praying.or are praying.


Little or no regular Little or no regular emphasis or emphasis or teaching on teaching on prayer from the prayer from the pulpit.pulpit.

High priority is High priority is placed on prayer placed on prayer by the pastor in by the pastor in private and public private and public settings.settings.


Few prayer Few prayer opportunities.opportunities.

Many regular and Many regular and special prayer special prayer opportunities opportunities taking place.taking place.


Congregation Congregation prays limited prays limited styles of prayer.styles of prayer.

Congregation Congregation prays and prays and appreciates a appreciates a variety of styles variety of styles and expressions and expressions of prayer.of prayer.


Vision for prayer Vision for prayer is limited or is limited or stagnant. stagnant.

Vision for growth Vision for growth of intimacy and of intimacy and impact through impact through prayer is prayer is constantly constantly growing.growing.


Ministries takes Ministries takes place after place after discussions and discussions and decisions.decisions.

No ministry takes No ministry takes place without place without ongoing prayer for ongoing prayer for and during (and and during (and after) the ministry.after) the ministry.


Groups open Groups open meetings with meetings with prayer as an prayer as an agenda item.agenda item.

Groups spend time Groups spend time praying together praying together and set times of and set times of prayer in addition prayer in addition to regular to regular meetings.meetings.


Any prayer Any prayer ministry staff is ministry staff is not recognized as not recognized as vital part of vital part of church staff.church staff.

Paid or volunteer Paid or volunteer prayer minister prayer minister and staff are and staff are recognized as a recognized as a vital part of the vital part of the staff.staff.


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