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_ It seems that many evangelicals have oversimplified the Christian life, reducing it to nothing more than personal acts of piety." Michael Wittmer, Heaven Is a Place on Earth * Coaching? Teaching? Preaching? on prayer - Contact Phil@nppn.org * Pastor Phil's ministry schedule: http://nppn.org/Schedule.htm * Join the Church Prayer Leaders Network @ http://www.PrayerLeader.com

> "My father recalled a prayer that Vernon Patterson had prayed that day: That out of Charlotte the Lord would raise up someone to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth. At the time, in 1934, it certainly wasn't obvious that that someone might be me." Billy Graham, Just As I Am * Coaching? Teaching? Preaching? on prayer - Contact Phil@nppn.org * Pastor Phil's ministry schedule: http://nppn.org/Schedule.htm * Join the Church Prayer Leaders Network @ http://www.PrayerLeader.com

ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: assistnews@aol.com "Pray21" national prayer movement for teens and adults launched by Christian Endeavor International Twenty-one day national intitiative aims to link 10,000 churches across America By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANS) -- Christian Endeavor has been dedicated for 125 years to equip young people with the tools to live the Christian life in a meaningful and personal way. It is now active in more than 80 nations. Many of today's best-known and respected Christian leaders, such as Dr. Billy Graham, Dr. Paul Cedar, Dr. Tony Campolo, and Dr. Howard Hendricks took part in the CE movement as youth. Now Christian Endeavor has launched "Pray21," a national youth initiative to encourage teens and adults to pray together during 21 days in September while empowering youth m...

_ Prayer over death strip on highway By Lynley Smith of Challenge Weekly, New Zealand AUCKLAND, NZ (ANS) -- Auckland's City Impact Church has stepped in to deal with a major issue which has left police in the Rodney district, north of the city, shaking their heads in frustration. DEAR LORD ... City Impact members pray at the Dome Valley, expecting a dramatic reduction in the road toll in the area. After consultation with the Waitakere North Shore Rodney police area commander, the church has sent a team to pray in the Dome Valley, south of Wellsford, where State Highway 1 has one of the highest fatal accident rates in the region. "It was part of our community consultation process to see what needs there are in the community," said church outreach director Dean Payn. OBJECT OF PRAYER: An Auckland woman who survived this horrendous smash on Highway 1 near the Dome Valley in October last year said her survival was a Go...

Reaching the Summit An Interview on the upcoming National Pastors' Prayer Summit Mission America Coalition interviewed Dennis Fuqua, International Renewal Ministries, who is one of the guides for the National Pastor's Prayer Summit. Co-sponsored by International Renewal Ministries, Strategic Renewal International, and the Mission America Coalition, the summit will be held in Portland, Oreg., July 24-26. ===>Click headline to access more information or to register . . . MAC: In cities large and small, pastors who know one another come together for several days of praying. Why have a national summit? DF: The nature of this summit is different. The desired end result is that we will not only enjoy special time with Him in a summit context, but also that senior pastors and leaders will be equipped to facilitate more dynamic prayer back in their own settings. MAC: How do you define "summit-style" prayer? DF: I like to use the phrase "Spirit-led, worship-fed, corpo...

Flakey Intercession By Alice Smith A s I walked down the corridor toward the large prayer room, several women rushed past me in a panic. They had been praying with more than 50 intercessors from various denominations for pastors in the United States. Curious to what was happening; I quickly entered the room to see an unbelievable sight. Lying on the floor in the middle of the room in a fetal position was a petite woman intercessor, groaning as though she were being tortured. Crouched over her, on his hands and knees, was a male intercessor stroking her hair and speaking words of encouragement. Standing around "the entertainment" were dozens of intercessors watching. No one was praying now. Their faces revealed many emotions. Some were in shock, others didn't know what to think, a few intercessors had left the room, and most were simply disgusted. Asked to correct the situation, I quietly bent down, asked the man to move away, and softly whispered into the interc...

Sacred spaces solidify churches’ commitment to prayer Raj Dayal “A church needs to have a commitment to want to become a house of prayer,” says Terry Teykl, author and co-founder of Renewal Ministries, Muncie, IN. And the first step in that commitment is to set aside a space or room for prayer. There is an increase over the last 20 years of churches setting aside a specific space for prayer, says Teykl, himself considered a warrior in the prayer movement today. These rooms take on all types of sizes and include various interiors that foster an environment for prayer. After attending a prayer church leaders’ conference a few years ago, the leadership at Perimeter Church in Atlanta, GA decided to implement a prayer room. “On Tuesday evening every week we have a corporate prayer time, where members of the church are invited to come and pray for th...

A Discussion about Facilitation Skills Posted @ ImpactRactory [Note: This interview contains several insights immediately applicable to leading corporate prayer] Interview with Julia Apple-Smith, Manager of Employee Development at Sauer-Danfoss Ames, Iowa about Facilitation Skills: Q: Would you tell me a little bit about the culture at Sauer-Danfoss? Julia: About nine years ago, Dave Pfeifle, President and CEO had a vision for us to change our culture. We, at one time, were part of the Sundstrand Corporation, and as such, over time, had evolved into a company that was fairly autocratic and not very customer focused . It was not only Dave’s vision for that to change, but it was also a time when our customers were beginning to let us know that if that was the way we were going to do business, they were going to need to find other companies to provide the same type of product that we provide. Dave’s vision then became what is now known as Reaching for Excellence. It is not a program. It i...

A longing for peace By Gordon Bailey Chief Executive, Schools Outreach Special to ASSIST News Service HEREFORDSHIRE, UK (ANS) -- Unusually I found myself free from any speaking engagement in London one Sunday morning, although I was expected to preach at a church that evening. I decided, therefore, to find a church where I could take communion. I felt the need for a time of quietness and contemplation. The following verses were written later that afternoon. I sat in the church (I'd gone to break bread) the pastor began to assure us that we could spend time with our minds fixed on God, but somebody thought of a chorus. I wanted to dwell on the mercy of God, on how He does love and adore us; I longed just to meditate then on His grace, but somebody thought of a chorus. I knew, if we centered our minds on the cross, that this would uplift and restore us; I longed for some peace to share time on such thoughts, but somebody thought of a chorus! The pastor spoke quietly, his tone was ...

_ By bringing us into the presence of God, and giving us a glimpse of the view from above, prayer radically changes how we experience life." Philip Yancey, Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? [ God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 2:6] Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) Driven by Hab. 2:14 , the goal is to mobilize Christians from every nation to participate in the Global Day of Prayer until 2010. The focus is not only on a single day of prayer (Pentecost Sunday, May 27), but to see a lifestyle of prayer established that will transform communities. The GDOP website has resources to promote this effort.... [Website] | [World Prayer Team] | [Global Prayer Digest] | [U.S. National Day of Prayer] | [National Pastors Prayer Network] | [Church Prayer Leaders Network] | [24-7 Prayer] | [30-Second Kneel Down] | [Sacred Space] | [AllAboutPrayer.org] | [Assemblies of God National Prayer Center] | [Moms In Touch]...

[Note ... Consider using the following scriptures as a format for a prayer focus on humility] Christian-Cyber-Ministries wrote: Cyber-Daily-Devotion -- “Top Ten Humility Scriptures” 3/16/07 Scripture: Psalm 10:17: “LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear” NKJV Thomas Merton is credited with saying: “Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real." Following are the top ten humility scriptures as compiled by Pastor Bill: 10. God prospers the humble --- Job 5:11 9. God guides the humble --- Psalm 25:9 8. God lifts up the humble --- James 4:10 7. God saves the humble --- 2 Samuel 22:28 6. God esteems the humble --- Philippians 2:3 5. God fills the humble with joy --- Isaiah 29:19 4. God gives grace to the humble --- James 4:6 3. God brings wisdom to the humble --- Proverbs 11:2 2. God forgives and heals the humble --- 2 Chronicles 7:14 And the number one Humility scripture as compiled by Pastor Bill: 1.Go...

By Judy Kuiper Judy Kuiper describes some of what she and others at Mosaic Life Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, are doing to deepen their inner life of prayer. Judy is an RCA member who has been commissioned to lead workshops on centering prayer. I would like to let you know the plans for prayer we are making at Mosaic Life Church. The following are the kinds of things we plan to begin teaching this fall at our church and we hope to open it to the public as well. We plan to call this the "Center for Contemplative Living: Awakening to the Presence of God 24/7." I am a licensed candidate for ministry in North Grand Rapids Classis and in May will also be a licensed psychologist. I have been working at Christian Counseling in Grand Rapids for the past year. Centering Prayer: a practice of resting in God. Recommended 20 minutes twice daily for the healing of the unconscious patterns we all have developed over our lifetime. We teach centering prayer...

Preparing the Prayer Room for 24-7 Prayer “One of the simplest and yet most profound things a prayer room offers is a place to be alone and still before God. It promotes humility and a visible dependence on God. Prayer rooms also generate and facilitate other prayer ideas given by the Holy Spirit to affect the whole ministry of the church in the community.” Terry Teykl 24-7 International Houses of Prayer are essential and extremely powerful to all that God wants to do in the nations. This is one of...

Phil Miglioratti of the Church Prayer Leaders Network interviewed David Mains on topics ranging from a new series he has authored on prayer to issues on modern revival in our land... Dr. David R. Mains Title = Executive Director of Mainstay Ministries, a non-denominational Christian outreach dedicated to serving pastors, churches, and individuals across North America. Websites = http://www.Sermon-Coach.org , http://www.hungrysouls.org , http://hungry-souls.com , http://www.mainstayministries .org , http://www.OpenHeartOpenHome .com Phone: (630) 293-4500, Fax: (630) 293-0919, Email: info@mainstayministries.org CPLN: David, you were commissioned to write the material for the Presidential Prayer Team’s new series on prayer … What was it about your experience in prayer and your role in the prayer movement that prepared you for this task? DRM: As you know, Phil, the Presidential Prayer Team has encouraged hundreds of thousands of people take to heart ...