Help your people to pray regularly. Help them to:

• Repent and confess their sins, to become as little children before God.
• Pray for those who are lost without Christ.
• Pray for each other.
• Pray for the missionaries and other Christian workers.
• Pray for those in strategic positions of power in government.

Find in John 17 things that Jesus asked for Himself and for us.

Find in Daniel 9:1-19 things that a godly leader or intercessor asks for his people.

Find in Ephesians 1:15-23 things that a pastor asks for his flock.

Find in 1 Timothy 2, guidelines to pray.

Find in Psalms 1-41 kinds of prayers (praise, complaint, confession, etc.)

Find in Ephesians 3:14-21 several things a pastor or elder asks for his people.

Find in 1 Timothy 2:1-5 what we ask, for the authorities.

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For an understanding of what God has consistently used to renew His churches, read histories of renewal movements such as chapter 6 The Great Awakening, American Christianity, Smith, Handy & Loetscher.

For prayer meetings and vigils, Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, edited by James Berkeley, Volume 1, section 11

Have there been awakenings and revivals in the history of your ministry population?

• What were the issues and practices; which might be relevant today?
• Let your people suggest all kinds of things to pray about.
• Listen for themes and fears in their requests and prayers.