One of my great mentors is Dr. Elmer Towns (co-founder of Liberty University) and I’m excited to share with you some teachings from him on prayer, and practical ways to strengthen your spiritual life as a pastor. Today he’s talking to you about the importance of developing a prayer team for ministry.

Today I want you to understand the power of two pray. Two pray is not ‘to’ but ‘two’. You can start embracing the power of Two Pray – get someone to pray with you – by finding prayer partners.

The main calling for your ministry team is interceding for your ministry. The main spiritual gift of your prayer partners is intercession, always laboring fervently for you in prayer. You want to get a team to intercede for you.

A prayer team will give you victory in spiritual warfare and help you out of difficulties and dangers.

But how do you recruit prayer partners to be on your team? Here are a few places to start:

1) Look for the most obvious person. Your spouse, for example. But also someone who shows honesty, financial integrity, sexual purity and unity in the Body of Christ.

2) Ask God to give you prayer partners. Consider also, already has God put someone on your heart?

3) Be willing to be reciprocal. Know that in choosing your partner, you must pray for them as well.

4) Choose different prayer partners for different challenges. In assembling your prayer team, be sure you also consider the various aspects of your prayer teams and know that you will lean on different prayer partners for different needs and stages of your life and ministry.

Today ask God to put someone on your heart to be your prayer partner. Then start sharing your burden with them. Don’t be reluctant to share your ministry with others.

Jesus said, “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.” (Matt. 18:19)

This is just a glimpse at the teaching Dr. Towns shared in a four-hour private talk with my Advanced Coaching network. Once Dr. Towns finished his talk, I told him we can’t limit this to just these pastors. And he agreed! I invite you to pick up this new resource, The Spiritual LIfe of a Pastor. Click here to save 79% this week only!

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.