71 Churches Experience "Prayer Boot Camp"

Claude King facilitated a powerful experience two different days with 238 participants, representing seventy-one different churches from four states.  King believes that God has given him the means to equip an army of prayer warriors that are serious about praying and are willing to teach others to pray. 

Each participant received the book The Battle Plan for Prayer by Alex and Stephen Kendrick and the “Basic Training For A Life of Prayer” learning map developed by Claude V. King along with access to all handouts, PowerPoints, video clips, promotional fliers and other materials needed to facilitate a Prayer Bootcamp of your own.

Why call it Bootcamp?   Bootcamp is a training camp for warriors and the day was spent training on the battle plan for how to pray with power and purpose and how to duplicate this camp to train others.  The participants were divided up into quads of 4-6 people, and then larger groups called squads.   Women were grouped with women and men with men which lead to more open, honest sharing within your same peer group.

King used the A.C.T.S. model for prayer which is Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication and times for each specific prayer type were woven throughout the day as we learned how to pray.  King shared the example for a prayer posture using the Medieval Homage Ceremony.  We learned the keys to effective prayer and the prayer breakers called locks.  One of the specific battle tactics King used is that of a prayer target.   In the middle of each target, we were invited to put a face or a name to help us zero in on each specific person or need in our prayers.

Suggestions were given on how to duplicate this method of prayer tactics in a retreat, small group, prayer meeting or half day seminar.

Prayer is about our relationship with God.  We commune with God to know Him, love Him and worship Him.  Prayer does not change God, but it changes us.  Prayer conforms us to the Head which is God, and God is glorified through answered prayer.  Prayer can accomplish what a willing God can accomplish.  Jesus, our mediator, opened the veil and John 14:6 tells us “No one comes to the Father except through Me."  We need to understand how powerful a weapon prayer is, develop a battle plan for effective prayer and then by all means, pray!

King invited us to come on this journey with him as God develops His army of prayer warriors.  What would a church look like that was devoted to prayer?  What would God do in our nation if we were devoted to prayer?

We continue to hear positive feedback from the participants regarding how they are using this method to train other people in their churches and local areas.  

If you want to know more about hosting a Prayer Boot Camp for your church, please contact Steve Hopkins at Stevehopkins@scbo.org.