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Case Study on Prayer (Jerry Trousdale)

PRAYING IN KINGDOM MOVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY IN 18 AFRICAN COUNTRIES

“Kingdom Movements” Require: (1) Much Prayer, and (2) Obedience-Based Discipleship

The Gospels Emphasize Jesus’ Kingdom Values and Practices that Create Kingdom Movements

• Jesus’ life and His prayers

• Jesus’ Kingdom of God teachings

• Principles from Sending the 12 and 72

• The “Trinitarian Celebration”

• The Great Commission

• What Jesus said after: “Pray like this…”

The Lord’s Prayer and the Kingdom:
God’s Glory Manifested…
God’s Kingdom Reigning…
And God’s Will Obeyed…
Among the people we serve, as it is in heaven!

Kingdom Catalysts’ Prayers

• God’s Goals: “His hope of our calling?”

• Where to start… with whom to partner?

• Ask God for an uncompromising Kingdom DNA

• Pray for courageous Kingdom leadership

Case Study of Prayer Mobilization in Anglophone West Africa

• Sierra Leone
• Liberia
• Gambia
• Northern Nigeria
• Ghana

DMM Intercessory Prayer Strategy in Anglophone West Africa

• Intercessory prayer starts early in the DBS process among Muslims

• New Muslim Christ followers start with nervous and halting prayers… until the moment of joy.

• In Cityteam’s Anglophone region former Muslims historically are the most passionate intercessors!

Intercession Calendar for All Churches and DMM Partner Ministries

Annually: 21 days of fasting (two meals) and prayer in all churches from January 10th

Monthly: One Friday a month for a half (or whole) night of prayer

Weekly: Every Wednesday (or Thursday), fasting and prayer– breaking fast with a shared meal, DBS, and intercessory prayer

Intercession Calendar for Churches and Partner Ministries (Pt.2)

• Daily: 90 minute chain prayers at 40 prayer centers in the five countries

• Week Days: All ministry offices and schools stop for 30 minutes of mid-day intercession.

• Last day of month: All Christ Followers are encouraged to come out of their house and pray with/for their neighbors.

• Last three days of December: Thanksgiving prayers and fasting

Regular, Dedicated Prayer Events

• Daniel Prayer Meetings for whatever needs to be restored

• Victory Weekend Retreats for people who are in a battle:
  • Personal struggles
  • And prayer requests from around the world

• Prayer Mobilizations (every quarter) Praying for an “open heaven” in disciple making

• Upper Room Prayers (every quarter) prayer gathering for all senior leaders

Consistent Themes of Intercession

• Apostolic teams of disciple-makers/church planters
• Open doors in restricted regions

• People of peace to be discovered

• Favor on partner ministries and their churches

• Key disciple making pioneers and leaders around the world
• Prayers for Movements in the Global North

• Special prayer needs distributed to all the churches and prayer centers

• Prayers for financial partners

• A unique few thousand intercessors on call to fast and pray for urgent matters

Outcomes Over 10 Years: Movements Among Least Reached Peoples

Anglophone Regional Outcomes Over 10 Years

• Engagements with one or more churches planted:
  • 51 People groups
    • 26 (51%) least reached
  • 15 Urban areas

• Total Movements
  • 22 total movements (9 among “least reached”)

• Total churches 8,310
  • 4,868 among Muslims
  • 2,515 among least reached
• Total Christ Followers 381,775
  • 202,306 from Muslim backgrounds
  • 71,674 among least reached

Outcomes: Consistent and Unusual Favor of God in Drawing Muslims to Himself

• Approximately 70% of the 202,000 new Anglophone Christ Followers from Muslim backgrounds are active intercessors

• A repeating story: “Please send us the storytellers.” Community transformation that becomes attractional

• The first prayer camp experiment.

PRAYING IN KINGDOM MOVEMENTS: A CASE STUDY IN 18 AFRICAN COUNTRIES

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