The other day I was listening to a two church leaders talk about all the different strategies to help your church grow. The guest, while speaking of the different strategies they utilized and put resources together for, the guest referenced their resource for strategic prayer.
Prayer is a great strategy.
Saying this, I am unsure if we should be totting prayer as a strategy. What they were referencing are strategic prayers that will help grow your church.
Is prayer important? YES!
Does God want more people to attend your church? Probably (if it’s dysfunctional, God wants function then growth).
It just doesn’t sit right.
After all, prayer is a conversation between the Almighty God and the people whom he loves.
Prayer denotes intimacy. It isn’t the cloud downloading knowledge, it is fostering a relationship.
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Imagine you’re happily married (maybe you don’t have to, perhaps it’s just the happily part… for another blog). Now pretend that you had strategic conversations with your spouse. This conversation would be to help your interests.
But you’re not to have your own interests. Marriage is a partnership.
We need to pray that the Holy Spirit prepares hearts. We need to pray for strength and diligence to tell of the Good News of Jesus’ incredible love. However, prayer isn’t a strategy to increase your platform or increase your metrics. Prayer isn’t a strategy; it’s communication with God.
What do you think? How have you seen prayer used?
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