WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PRAYER COORDINATOR?

To lead the group in effective intercessory prayer and express thankfulness to God for answered prayers and praises

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRAYER COORDINATOR?

• Prays daily for the needs of members, guests and the church family
• Provides prayer updates to the Director
• Develops an efficient method of collecting and distributing group prayer requests each week
• Is sensitive to the Spirit
• Ensures that prayer is a key element of each group period, and in general, aims to limit the group prayer time to five to 10 minutes
• Ensures that prayer is a key element of each group period
• Contacts and encourages those who have requested prayer
• Informs the Divisional Minister with urgent prayer needs that involve hospitalization of group members and submit the prayer requests via prestonwood.org/prayer

IDEAS TO MAKE PRAYER AN EFFICIENT AND MEANINGFUL TIME DURING YOUR GROUP MEETING:

• Pass around a clipboard at the beginning of the group and encourage your members and guests to share their requests and praises.
• Use technology to gather prayer requests (e.g., group e-mail address, Facebook page or prayer blog) and distribute these requests in group.
• Use “family rules” to respect the time of your group. For example, ask the group to share requests only for people they have lived with, people who have lived with them, or people currently living with them.
• Hand everyone a blank note card as they enter the room and have them write down a prayer request. Redistribute the cards at the close of your group time so that everyone has one person to pray for that week.
• Allow everyone to write their requests down on the board as they enter; then during prayer time, break into small groups to pray for the requests listed.
• As you lead your LifeGroup’s prayer time, remember Jesus’ words in Matthew 21:13a, “My house shall be called a house of prayer.” He did not say, “My house shall be a house of prayer requests.” Be intentional to use group time in prayer rather than only briefly praying after all requests have been submitted.