Your Prayer Support Team is Critical

I take it as a fact that no lives are changed
unless someone has prayed. (Isn't it a wonderful
encouragement to know that Jesus is praying for
you right now? Wow! See Romans 8:34)

Too many teachers are just assuming that someone
is praying for them, or asking for general prayer
support.

Great Bible teachers never hesitate to ask for
specific, sustained prayer support.

In fact, I believe you need to organize a prayer
team of people who will lift up your teaching
ministry before the throne of all grace.

Who should you include on your team?

Your spouse, if you're married.

A pastor, elder, or deacon -- someone who is in
spiritual authority over you. (I know many of you reading

this blog are pastors yourselves. Seek out a
like-minded pastor who can partner in prayer with you.)

Someone of your own gender who is a friend and is
walking with the Lord.

And I seriously recommend you invite at least one
person from your class to be on your prayer team.

How do you help your prayer support team? By giving
them specific information and specific prayer requests.

Here are some ideas to help you:

* Your teaching subject or passages you're working from
* The key application points that you want to make
* When the class will occur
* That discussion will be dynamic and fruitful
* That you would be able to discern the needs of the class
* Names of students you believe God will touch
* That the Lord would work individually and collectively
to open eyes, minds, and hearts
* For lasting change that honors Jesus Christ

Work with your prayer team before and after a class.
It's really important to follow-up a class with prayer.

And don't ever forget to THANK your team for their labor
for the sake of the Gospel. It's one of the biggest
mistakes that teachers make, actually, to fail to thank
those who have helped.

If you're serious about helping your prayer team,
check out this resource:

http://www.teachtochangelives.com/partners.htm