Prayer Partners

No partner is more important than prayer partners. Planting a church is a big deal. Satan does not want you to succeed. Surrounding yourself and your team with prayer partners is the single best thing you can do to ensure success.
Many church planters underestimate the amount of spiritual warfare they will face over the six to twelve months leading up to opening day. Prayer must be a priority for the church planter. In addition to personal prayer, the Church Planter should solicit a growing prayer team.
As a top priority, the Church Planter should form an initial prayer team with at least 10 people praying regularly for him. The Church Planter should especially approach those individuals who are known to be consistent prayer warriors.
To recruit the first 10 prayer team members, consider the following:
• Brainstorm at least 10 people who would be committed to praying for you and the new church
• Contact them about being on your prayer team
• Initiate some form of weekly communication with them with specific prayer requests.
Suggested initial prayer requests:
• You - You need God's wisdom, patience and strength
• Your family - specifically balance and health in your marriage and family
• Protection - Satan will attack you, your family, and anyone who wants to join you
• Vision - that God would guide your planning and give you a clear vision for the new church
• Launch Team - that God would provide the right people to form the core of the new church
• Finances - only God can provide