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Assessment: ABIDE & MOBILIZE INTERCESSION**

The point of the following questions is simply to help assess your level of engagement in strategic prayer in your stage of movement work, and to help create awareness of how else you might invest in the critical work of prayer and intercession. Our hope is that this tool will provoke more questions, encourage you to dig into the resources to follow, and to reach out to others for more input and coaching.

ABIDING:

  • How are our times with the Lord, really? Enough time and clarity of purpose to keep us envisioned and fresh in Him for our life and work?

  • How dependent are we on the Lord to move, from day to day?

  • How much do we seek the Lord for guidance for ministry, from day to day? What do our times of listening to God look like? Do we ask Him open questions and keep track of what He shares with us? How often do we review what we've heard?

  • How frequently do we seek the Lord in fasting and prayer?

  • To what degree is our team engaged in regular times of prayer together? How intentional are we about protecting those times, keeping them focused and fresh?

MOBILIZING INTERCESSION:

  • To what degree do we lead our prayer shield \ prayer supporters by example, understanding fully that we cannot outsource prayer - we can only invite others into the prayers that we are already living from day to day?

  • What do our personal times of intercession look like? How many hours each week do we spend in focused intercession for the work the Lord has given us? (Alone? With our team, spouse, local partners, others?)

  • Do we already have a prayer shield in place?

    • If yes, are we communicating with our prayer shield regularly enough that they have a clear picture of our needs and the needs of our work from week to week? Are our updates fresh, concise, and easily understandable? Are people able to finish them in 2-3 minutes and know how to pray?
    • If no, why not? Is the problem a failure to recognize or prioritize our need for prayer? Not being diligent in communication? Too busy with the “tangible” work of ministry?

  • To what degree do we recognize that all of our work depends on breakthrough in the spiritual realm?

  • How effectively do we use technology to communicate up-to-date prayer needs?

  • To what degree are we learning from others about how to grow in mobilizing intercession?