Prayer Meeting Coordinator

What is the importance of the position?

 * We as a fellowship need to constantly ask God for help and guidance
 * Remember, that prayer is the most important job. We have no ministry without prayer!

What did you do for this position?

 * Created a schedule of people willing to lead and facilitate the format of weekly prayer meetings.
 * Made sure there was a prayer meeting leader for every week of the term.
 * Typically there will be some discussion about prayer items, and then group prayer.
 * Encourage everyone from the fellowship to attend.
 * Remind leaders two days prior to the meeting
 * Provide feedbacks and encouragements to leaders after the meeting

What is the essential characteristic to serve in this position?

 * Knowing the importance of prayer, and pray often!

How did you prepare for the responsibilities?

 * Prepare your heart for praise, prayer, and repentance

Who did you need to collaborate with?

 * Prayer meeting leader of the week: make sure everything is ok

Extra resource

 * “Too Busy Not to Pray” by Bill Hybels

Note

 * The style of the prayer time varies, some common methods are:
 * Pray together in silence or say it out load
 * Pray based on Bible passages i.e. read a passage and pray about it and repeat, for more information please google or read
 * Follow the ACTS - Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication
 * "Popcorn" ie. whenever one is moved to pray and one designated person to close praying in turn for a designate individual. Short prayer is the key! can "pop" more than once
 * Breaking off into smaller prayer groups,
 * Praying in turn for a designated individual (ex. person to your left)
 * Some things that were done in the past:
 * Worship during prayer meetings (1-2 songs)
 * Sharing about the importance of prayer
 * Read a passage in the bible
 * Sharing about God's leading in your life (challenges, thanksgiving things etc.
 * Coordinating joint prayer events with other CCF or Christian campus groups (One year, the prayer coordinators met monthly from all three CCFs and there was a joint prayer meeting once a month between the three groups as well as an all campus prayer meeting once a term. This ended up being slightly overwhelming for the prayer coordinator at the time, but may be something to consider again in the future.)

Contributors

 * Yushi Hu: h.yushi@gmail.com
 * Sharon Liang: sharonnliang@gmail.com
 * Lisa Hung