Resources: SHARING & TRAINING TO SHARE
Below is a list of resources in this section. If you are looking to jump right in, start with the resources in bold.
We encourage you to skim through all the resources in this section, choose 1 or 2, and make a plan to implement use of those resources within the next 3 days. (In short, pick something and just start!)
Tools:
Scriptures for Prayer, Meditation, and Strategic Response - A collection of Scriptures for meditation and guided prayer on the subject of sharing the good news and training others to do the same (9p)
Crafted Prayer for Finding Local Prayer Partners - with questions to ask the Lord - crafted prayers and related questions centered on finding local brothers and sisters with whom to pray (2p)
Crafted Prayer for Local Partners - a prayer resource for those already working with local brothers and sisters in ministry; lists key points and crafted prayers to help the user pray more effectively for local brothers and sisters (3p)
DBS for Movement Teams on Prayer & Sharing - FPS - Discovery Bible Study Set about prayer as an evangelistic strategy (3p)
Overview - 1 day Strategic Prayer Training for CBBs and CBB Msn Teams - Teaching outline for training Christian-background believers in the basics of strategic prayer (6p)
Prayer Training as an On-Ramp for Ev Training among CBBs - an outline and explanation which briefly shows how one team used prayer training with CBBs as an "on-ramp" to evangelism training in their context (2p)
Praying into How to Engage the Existing Church in a Movement Work (FOF2 p97ff)
Spiritual Warfare Crafted Prayers & worksheet - Exercises, templates, and crafted prayers for various aspects of spiritual warfare to help an individual or community take steps toward growing in spiritual warfare prayer. This resource was designed to help the intercessor proclaim the Word of God over several areas of the field worker's life and work (9p)
Podcast \ Video
Interview - Ron in SE Asia - The Intersection of Prayer and Evangelism - Audio interview with a movement practitioner regarding his experience bridging from prayers of blessing, prayers for the sick, etc. into sharing the gospel (1 hour, 5 min)
Interview - Jay Judson - The Power of God in Evangelism - Audio interview with a movement practitioner about his experience of learning to pray for healing, deliverance, and their connection to sharing the gospel and catalyzing movements (53min)
Seeking Prayer Movement: Tools for Praying Together (Part 1) - CDM - Audio interview about the importance of corporate prayer, along with tools for times of prayer together with others (27min)
Seeking Prayer Movement: Praying Online (Part 3) - CDM - Audio interview about how to leverage online tools and communities to pray more effectively with others online (19min)
Outreach and Prayer - Interview with a movement practitioner and DMM coach working in the US about how DMM has impacted his life in the areas of outreach and prayer, including his strategy for approaching people, praying with them, etc. as a means to start discovery groups, how fasting impacted his prayer life, and more (32min)
Articles:
How to Pray for Unreached Groups \ Nations - This resource gives general guidelines for praying for unreached peoples, as well as more specific insights into how to pray for the Church regarding its role in the proclamation of the gospel, how to pray for the Church that is in closer proximity to unreached peoples, and how to pray in practical terms for the salvation of the lost - much of the content was taken from Joy Dawson's pamphlet "Pray for the Unevangelized" (5p)
Marketplace Prayer Excursions - This concise resource gives practical tips about how to prayerfully engage with people in public places of business to bless them in prayer and by sharing the good news (1p)
What God Says About His Power to Heal, Judson - List of scriptures which speak to God's power to heal, compiled by an experienced movement practitioner; this resource may be helpful in seeking to grow in prayer for the healing of others (19p)
Prayer & Power Evangelism - FPS - A landing page with multiple resources related to prayer for miracles, healing, signs and wonders in connection to sharing the gospel; includes discovery Bible study sets, tips for engaging in spiritual conversations, and more (1p)
For Further Study:
Power Evangelism, Wimber & Springer - classic book on the intersection of prayer for healing, signs and wonders, and evangelism (272p)
Power to Heal, Clark - Lays a foundation for why healing is biblical, dispels misunderstandings about supernatural healing, and gives practical, biblical tools to help you start praying for the sick (256p)