Church Prayer Coordinator Job Description

A Prayer Guide for Associations and Churches

Appendix C

This job description is adapted from the Bold Mission Prayer Thrust (BMPT)  Manual by the current BMPT interagency representatives. Please adapt it as needed for your congregation.

FUNCTION

• To raise awareness of the need for a comprehensive Great Commission Prayer strategy in every class, program and ministry of the church.
• To help individuals reclaim or renew a personal passion to pray unceasingly (1 Thess. 5:17),
• To help reclaim or renew the congregation as a house of prayer with a passion for the lost (Matt. 21:13, Luke 19:10).
• To link believers in prayer for evangelism and awakening (Matt: 28:16-20, 2 Chron. 7:14).
• To facilitate training opportunities to help them accomplish these four goals.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Be identified as called of God to the ministry of prayer
• Understand biblical prayer and be able to communicate it
• Recognize that God makes a difference through prayer in lives, situations, and nations.
• Be able to work cooperatively with church leadership
• Be committed to the total church program and be a member of the On Mission Team
• Have skills in planning, organizing, and delegating with a servant leadership style
• Be willing to attend Prayer Coordinator training.

ACCOUNTABILITY

• To God first
• Then the Pastor
• Then the church, especially the prayer coordinators in each class, program and ministry area.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Pray and lead others to pray.
• Work closely with the pastor and other church leadership to develop a Great Commission Prayer strategy.
• Set up and manage prayer activities, events, small prayer groups, and a prayer room.
• Build a prayer team ministry with other associations, state conventions, NAMB, WMU, IMB and Lifeway
• Create and maintain a relationship with the associational prayer coordinator and church prayer coordinators in other churches.
• Enlist and train prayer coordinators in every class, program and ministry.
• Participate in the church newsletter to share prayer requests and answers to prayer, promote awareness, and communicate kingdom needs.
• Help the librarian to acquire biblical resources for church members to use in prayer.
• Facilitate local training conferences for church members.
• Participate in the budget planning process.
• Calendar all prayer events and training during the yearly planning process.
• Stay current on state, national and international prayer needs and opportunities through NAMB (1 800-554-PRAY) and IMB (1 800 395-PRAY) prayerlines.

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