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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 Consistent Themes of Intercession (cont.)

• 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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