Ways Your Church Can Partner in Prayer with a New Church Plant

Ways Your Church Can Partner in Prayer with a New Church Plant

• Establish and develop an intercessory prayer team to pray for the new church, church planter, and family.  (Enlist a team leader.  Someone needs to be responsible.)
• Give opportunity for the church planter to personally share prayer concerns.
• Conduct prayer walks and prayer drives on behalf of the new church.
• Pray specifically for the new work during worship services, small groups, prayer meetings, etc.
• Provide the names of those committed to pray to the planter for ongoing communication.
• Write cards of encouragement to the planter and family informing them of your prayer efforts.
• Send birthday cards to the planter and family with a note that you've been praying.
• Distribute prayer cards, magnets, etc. with the planter's family photo and birthdays.
• Distribute the planter's monthly newsletter to the congregation. 
• Practice "blanket praying" for the target community or focus group to be reached.  (Enlist as many intercessors as possible to pray for a set period of time to warm up the community or people group to the gospel.)
• Practice "tag team" praying.  (Enlist different church members to pray on a designated day of the week, so each day is covered.)
• List prayer needs of the new church on your church's website, in bulletins, newsletter, etc.

Written by Bob Beike, Associational Missionary, Muskingum Valley Baptist Association