Prayer

1) Global Prayercast Premiers Wednesday Night, Apr. 17th

As far as we can tell, it’s the first time anyone will have ever attempted it. Well over 50 “live” remote sites, all praying simultaneously around the save theme (finishing the task of the Great Commission), beamed into one video production studio in the same hour, then rolled out as a seamless concert of prayer. If Zinzendorf had been able to tweet, this is what he would have organized. Take it all in at 8:30pm EDT (that’s 12:30am, Apr. 18th, Coordinated Universal Time). The entire event will last exactly one hour as each of the remote sites has one single minute to pray “live” on the broadcast. It’s free and there’s no soliciting allowed. And it’s all prayer. Live. Together. Learn more at the site…

http://www.globalprayercast.com

There’s a countdown clock to the event there. You can also tweet “in place,” and also see a cool map that will provide approximate locations of those taking part in the Prayercast. (The locations are approximate in consideration of our participants in sensitive lands.) Also, follow the event on Facebook at…

http://www.facebook.com/globalprayercast

You can also tweet using #globalprayercast during the event, and the tweets will load not only in the webpage itself (even in the days and hours running up to the event), but also in the video stream DURING the event. (For example, tweet your own prayers to join with the groups praying in the broadcast stream.) Get your home bible study, life group, agency, or church involved. If you feel the approach is effective, please replicate it among your spheres of influence again and again. May God bless our concert of prayer together planet-wide. Here’s a one-minute video explaining the goals:

http://vimeo.com/64091175

13) Join me in Praying for Global Safety

Tonight, please join me in praying for safety for Christian workers all around the globe. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a humanitarian aid worker in North Africa, a church-planter in Central Asia, or a first-aid worker in Boston, life is fragile. People these days feel vulnerable. It’s only through prayer that we would ever dare to attempt daily life for the purpose of spreading the Good News. So join me today, please, in praying for a) peace, b) reassurance, c) sensitivity, and yet d) boldness to share His message. Thanks.

1) Your Invitation to a “Global PrayerCast”

DSCN1102-webresMark your calendar now for a planet-wide event. There’s already a 3-minute “teaser” video (to explain the basic concepts) at…

http://www.U4theU.com

The Unleashed for the Unreached initiative (the same group that is staging the “Wall of Unreached Peoples” as a traveling exhibit around the country) is coordinating the “live” prayer event in conjunction with other world Christians, no matter where they live on the planet. (Will there be dozens?… or scores? or hundreds?) It’s happening on April 17, 2013, 8:30pm (EDT), 7:30pm (CDT). (That’s 12:30am UCT on Apr. 18th.) Legacy Christian Church (Overland Park, KS, USA) has graciously agreed to stream the event “live” to the entire planet, with live footage from as many as 50 simul-sync’d remote prayer sites throughout the USA and the world. To learn more, watch the 3-minute video and keep watching the U4theU site throughout the coming week for more details and the link for live-streaming. Make it an event for your church or group. You’re invited! Take part in this event so you’ll know how to replicate it for your agency, church, denomination, or movement. (We’re not worried about being copied. We’re PRAYING somebody will!) If all goes well, the PrayerCast concept will be used as an anchor to a global convention at the Kansas City Convention Center in November (the International Conference on Missions). This is like a proof of concept and a “dress rehearsal,” all at the same time. The technology is there. We just need to utilize it to make it happen. “Lord, please make us one so that the world may be won!”

6) Completing the Great Commission will require a Christ Awakening!

Rekindle a  “Consequential Christology” January 18-20 at the Greater San Antonio Christ Institute with David Bryant in New Braunfels, TX.

Each participant will receive 400 page manual (pdf), hundreds of powerpoint slides, and hours of downloadable audio in addition to being able to personally interact with one of the greatest prayer mobilizers of our time.  For more information visit:

http://soulfriend.org/GSACI/

7) Pray4Tunisia Helps Spin Off, “Pray for Indonesia”

Some time ago we included information about how a team focusing on Tunisia had set up a powerful web site with daily email prayer requests for those interested in praying for Tunisia (www.pray4tunisia.com).  Well over 100,000 people are now receiving prayer requests from this service and praying for Tunisia daily. The good folks at Pray4Tunisia were kind enough to share their “template.” Indpartners Agency, with counsel and guidance from “Pray4Tunisia,” set up “PrayingforIndonesia.” They wrote recently to say, “We want to thank Brigada for including this information in their regular bulletin. We also want to thank “Pray4Tunisia” for their generosity and guidance in helping us develop our site.” They now invite you to visit

http://www.prayingforIndonesia.com

To receive a daily prayer request, just sign up to pray in the box on the upper right hand corner of the home page.

7) How to Ratchet up Global Prayer in the Local Church

Prayer

Prayer

We face this question at the start-up of virtually every new unreached people group initiative. Our thesis is that Satan will not give up without a fight. He’s dominated in these areas for so many centuries. Only prayer will succeed in loosening the bonds. But — how to proceed? That’s why I’m a great fan of Betty, a prayer advocate who lives and breathes prayer in everything she does. In this article, she’s gathering up prayer resources with the help of Ellen Livinggood

http://www.u4theu.com/index.cfm?i=14872&mid=12&id=25296

Check it out. And her plan is to keep adding to the page. If you know of other items that could help her, please post them in the comments following this item. Thanks!

7) Sample Nixty Course for Small Group Prayer Leaders

Remember that prayer campaign, Pray4Tunisia.com ??? Here’s a free course for people to learn how to become small group prayer leaders especially for Pray4Tunisia. This might provide ideas for those wishing to use Nixty for other purposes. There are 5 lessons covering Church planting movements, prayer, Tunisia, and practical tips to lead a small group. There are podcasts, articles, and videos. It’s completely free and is designed to empower people to start small groups that pray for a CMM in Tunisia. You can check it out at….

http://www.nixty.com/course/lead

12) World Hindu Prayer Guide Now Available –

You’ve heard (or prayed through) 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World and now you can pray for Hindus! Youth With A Mission is launching The World Hindu Prayer Initiative on October 16-25, 2012, during the Hindu Festival of Navratri (“the ten nights”). This is a very dark spiritual and oppressive time. Join other Christians the world over in praying for the Hindu World.

The World Hindu Prayer Guide 2012 is now available in flipbook format and pdf and text download online. Get the flipbook version at…

http://snack.to/fupsv59u

Find the pdf

http://www.hindustudy.com/resources

(Bravo to YWAM’s Friends Network!)

2) Thoughts about Praying for Unreached Peoples –

In last week’s Brigada, we shared one participant’s search for a “pray for a particular unreached people group” template. See that item at…

http://www.brigada.org/2012/09/09_9450

One of the best models — and one of the most popular — is Pray4tunisia.

http://www.Pray4Tunisia.com

Last time we checked, over 100,000 people per DAY had committed to following and praying for their prayer items. The ringleader wrote to Brigada this past week, in response to last week’s request…

“We’ve tried to make it easy to adapt much of what we’ve done (for example offering a download with hundreds of prayers that could be adapted).

Someone said to us that we have to either control access (who subscribes) or content (what is shared).  We highly recommend controlling content (making it “safe” for anyone , even the “bad guys” to be able to see).  Controlling subscribers is a manpower nightmare and is deceptively not-secure because if even ONE person who has access to the information loses a laptop, gets hacked, or doesn’t use a VPN that terminates in the same country where all your information is hosted, has his/her VPN disconnect suddenly, you’ve suddenly endangered people.

Let us know how we can help–particularly if you’ve got a church planting focus (we wouldn’t know much about other things).

www.pray4tunisia.com

(Thanks to the folks who make Pray4Tunisia a reality for the church… and a labor of love, we’re sure, for all those who make it happen.

3) In Search of a “Pray for our People Group” template –

Here’s a worker in sub-Saharan Africa, wondering if anyone has invented a “Please-pray-for-our-people-group” template. He writes, ” Our group of workers in sub-Saharan Africa is working with a Muslim people group and we have a number of different agencies from around the world all doing their own thing to bring the gospel to the people we have been called to. We would like to create a year-long prayer guide in which individuals and churches throughout the world can sign up to pray for various needs of the people group we work with. My question is simple. Has anyone set up a template that can be used for virtually any people group? We would need to be security-conscious, of course, so can’t reveal a lot of details in regards to those in charge.” If you know of something along these lines, please click below in “Comments” and let us know. Thanks in advance.

1) “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” Well Underway —

Seems like only yesterday that “30 Days of Prayer” started their ministry. But it was actually 1993, two full years before even Brigada started! It always takes place concurrently with Ramadan, which indeed started on the 20th of July. If you haven’t ordered your guidebook yet, never fear: See the online presence at..

 

http://www.30-days.net/

 

or, while you’re there, order a booklet that matches your favorite region or religion so you can follow along in print. They now print the booklet in 30 languages. So this is their 21st edition! Congratulations and “keep up the good work,” Ron, Victor and the 30-Days Team.

 

If you want to get on board with the 2012 campaign, better get started soon. It’ll all be over on Aug. 18th!

10) Brigada Prayer Shelter to be Built This Saturday, July 28th –

This coming Saturday, a crew from Indianapolis is volunteering at Emerald Hills (Louisville, KY) to build a gazebo-like structure as a symbol of Brigada’s ongoing commitment for the development of prayer, mobilization, and partnership to reach unreached peoples. Over the last few years, a total of $14,900 has been gifted to Emerald Hills toward the training of cross-cultural workers to travel to unreached peoples. The total commitment behind the construction of these Project 29 Prayer Shelters is $24,000, meaning that we still have $9,100 to go. If you — or someone you know — might be willing to contribute (this week, or at any time in the future) toward the construction of this prayer shelter, small gift or large, just navigate to

http://www.brigada.org

then click “Donate” in the upper right and follow the instructions. By the way, you don’t need a PayPal account to give. If you reach a screen asking for your PayPal I.D., look on the left side of the screen, about halfway down, and find the prompt which says, “Continue without a PayPal Account.” Be sure to mark in the comment blank (or just send an email to DLucasatTeamExpansiondotorg identifying the purpose of the gift you just made).

 

If you’d rather send an old-fashioned check, just make it payable to Team Expansion and send it to:

Team Expansion (Brigada Prayer Shelter)

11327 Jefferson Trace Blvd.,

Louisville, KY 40291

USA

(And by the way, Team Expansion is a 501(c)3 incorporation so for USA citizens, your checks made out to Team Expansion are tax-deductible.) We appreciate you!

2) Experiencing Prayer Days and Short Retreats —

The October 2012 Experiencing Prayer Days and Short Retreats will be held at the White Oak Conference Center near Winnsboro, SC (close to Charlotte, NC). The Short Session will be October 3-8, and the Full Session will be October 3-12. Participants will have a special time before the Lord, and will also learn how to facilitate prayer days and retreats for others. Some scholarships are available if needed. For the detailed Overview and Application Form, contact

kate_ringattscodotorg.

3) Pick Up Pray4Tunisia’s past 365 Prayers as a Template –

The organizers were wondering — maybe you could simply search-and-replace in your own country’s name? … or the name of the unreached people group or city you love? If so, grab their list at…

 

http://s3.amazonaws.com/Pray4Tunisia.com/docs/Pray4Tunisia%20prayer%20requests%20through%202012-03.xls

 

(Note: This last link will “wrap.” If you have trouble copying it and pasting it into your browser, just log on to Brigada today online and find this same item posted there. We’ll make sure the link works on our site. Thanks.)

 

What I love about this team is how open they are with their stuff. Unselfishness trumps turf-oriented every time.

5) How to Grow a Prayer Network from 1 to 98,000 –

That’s what Pray4Tunisia is humbly sharing in their article at…

 

http://www.pray4tunisia.com/en/prayer-resources/97-start-prayer-network.html

 

(Note: This last link will “wrap.” If you have trouble copying it and pasting it into your browser, just log on to Brigada today online and find this same item posted there. We’ll make sure the link works on our site. Thanks.)

 

Alternatively, you might want to check out the new series of videos at

 

http://www.Pray4Tunisia.com 

 

Again, these might fuel ideas for other prayer networks.

1 2 3 … 11  Scroll to top