tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556763568784727102012-02-06T12:07:26.413-08:00What is a prayer shield? Who needs a prayer shield? by Pam Dyck, Abbotsford, BCPam Dyck - abbotsfordcityprayer@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12420431220881614766noreply@blogger.comBlogger331100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055676356878472710.post-50479727192908962612012-02-06T12:04:00.000-08:002012-02-06T12:07:26.435-08:00

OK...so did that title peak your interest?! What does 'delivering the pizza' have to do with praying for leaders? Well, I'm so glad you asked! As an intercessor, when I'm asked to pray for a leader, I'm usually asking God to speak to them,or show them what He's wanting them to do. I also often ask the Lord to let me be a confirmational voice  - I try very hard NOT to be directional ( and I'll

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How often have you been asked to pray something for a leader, that you too, are waiting to see an answer on?  Believe it or not, I personally feel that this is a GREAT position for you to be in! Why?  Well, it's simple..... Matthew 7:12 The Message (MSG) 12"Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it

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Luke 18: 1 ' Then He spoke a parable to them, that men should ought always to pray and not lose heart.' The greatest temptation for those of that have taken on a prayer assignment for leaders, is to lose heart while we wait for an answer.  To become faint-hearted. To be discouraged to the point of despair when we don't see the breakthroughs coming sooner !  We need to NOT let the enemy tell us

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Called to Prayer Conference. With Marilyn Wishart and; Pam Dyck.  February 24-25 Join us for a weekend of discovery of the joy of prayer!  Friday night 7 – 9:30 pm. Session 1   What is the call to Prayer? Session 2   Types of Intercessors Session 3   Activation excerise... Sat. 9a.m. – 4:30 pm. Session 4    Strategies of Battle and; How to endure in prayer. Session 5    

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I often teach or write on the different prayer styles. Why? If we don't understand that different people are wired and created to want to pray different ways, we'll get frustrated that everyone is not praying 'like us'.  OR..worse yet...we'll get critical of others, frustrated with them and their prayer style and you know what happens when intercessors get frustrated and critical....?  They

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A wonderful friend of mine just wrote a song, and released a new CD called, ' Level Ground'. I love that song! ...I love that visual that we all stand on level ground before Him.  That is so true...and such a comfort isn't it? Saints and sinners - we'll all stand on level ground before Him. So scary..but so awesome too! And while I love that picture....recently I was asked,  'If we're all on

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Wow...what does a 'religious spirit' have to do with prayer? Or praying for leaders? Well..you just might be surprised!Leaders, and those praying for leaders, need to be especially aware of minimizing what we are doing. I can't tell you the number of times I used to describe myself as ' I was just an intercessor' or 'I'm just'...Altho it sounded humble and holy, it wasn't. I was being effected by

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Kristen...if you're out there...I'm sorry it's taken so long to answer your question...but here's something that may help.If you are wanting to start a Prayer Shield for a leader -that's AWESOME! The more prayer coverage we can get for our leader's and pastor's ( and yes, those in market place ministry or are serving in any place of influence for the Kingdom), the better!Now..my first suggestion

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Well,....it seems I've been off line for a while, but I'm back. Hopefully writing on a few things that will encourage those that are checking in now and then, to see if there's anything new posted.Over the next few weeks, I want to start posting on some different ways to pray for Leaders, as well as a couple of different models of Prayer Shields.I love praying for Leaders and one of the passions

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As I was blogging on the one of the intercessory types, I read an interesting comment:"When a pastor falls, part of the blame is shared with the congregation because we are the prayer shields for our leaders." from the book " Intercessors" by T. Femrite, E.Alves, K.KaufmanWow! Did someone actually have the guts to say that out loud? To print it in a book?! Awesome!The reality is, they're right!

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Sorry I haven't updated this recently. I'm on Sabbatical - which means a 'rest' - until Sept. 1. Once I'm back from this time of rest..and renewing vision, I'll be updating the blog again.In the mean time...I'd really like to know if anyone is finding this helpful - so if you haven't left a comment, I'd love to hear some. *Are there points about a Prayer Shield that I still need to cover?Also...

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I am what you would call a ' Big God' person. By that I mean, that I don't focus on the enemy when I pray - I focus on God. I don't go looking for demons under every bush or rock, and I don't see the demonic everywhere and in every situation.BUT....and here's the BUT.....I have been reminded in the last ten years or so, that I can't be naive. We ARE in a war. We DO have an enemy, and that

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II Chron.23:6b...."all the rest are to guard what God has assigned to them."ICor.7:17...' retain the place the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him."The Message says: " And don't be wishing you were someplace else or with someone else. Where you are right now is God's place for you. Live and obey and love and believe right there."Defining the assignment means being able to

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Maturing in intercession means being trustworthy with the secrets of God and with the confidences of those in authority you are called to pray for. As Tommi Femrite says: " We are to be like vaults where God can hide his private thoughts, knowing that they will only be released at His discretion." We also need to continually work on not taking our own worth or value from the words that we get

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Looking for Intercessors Hey!Any Intercessors out there, looking for opportunities to pray? I am looking for intercessors who are feeling called to partner in prayer, on behalf of others. Intercessors who are able to be confidential and trusted with prayer issues for leaders and those who are currently influencing for the Kingdom of God in their fields.If you've been looking for an opportunity to

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TRUST: (n) reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.One of the biggest issues that seems to come up, time and time again when trying to establish a prayer shield, whether for the leader or the prayer person, is the issue of trust. Once trust has been broken, it's hard to recover - but recover we must! Without trust, the whole point of a

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I love working on, and teaching on Prayer Shields . Why? Well...I think they are a type of symbol of the Body. A group of people, working together on behalf of anothers benefit!We don't always feel like we are personally getting something out of praying for someone else, but then, the Word tells us that if one part of the Body hurts, the whole Body hurts - so it goes to reason, that when one part

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The second (most common) barrier to establishing a Prayer Shield is 'offense' or wounding in a leader by prayer people. Are you surprised? Don't be! The enemy has used offense since the Garden to manipulate situations and people, to do what is most beneficial to him, and hurtful to them. We will always be offered the opportunity for offense or hurt, but it's how we chose to deal with it that will

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One of the most common barriers to actually establishing a Prayer Shield for a leader, is often the 'leader'. Most leaders struggle with feeling inadequate about even asking for something like this, because they don't believe they deserve it..or are doing anything important enough that merits it. The other most common barrier is 'past experiences' either with intercessors or with prayer, that the

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Hi Pam, I was wondering how to begin to co-ordinate a shield for my pastor. How would I approach potential prayers on behalf of the leader? Thanks KristenGreat question Kristen...and thanks for asking!Right now, I co-ordinate 8 prayer shields. In the newest ones that I've taken on, the Leader knows that I am overseeing it with the idea that within 3 - 6 months, we will identify someone on the

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When a leader decides to step out and ask for Prayer it's like 'drawing a line in the sand' and saying ' That's enough!'When a leader asks for prayer, it can also be a humbling experience because it's often hard for many of us to ask for the very thing we need. There is always the lie of the enemy too, that says , ' Who am I, to be asking for a prayer shield? I'm not important.'Well, if you are

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The most common question I get asked is, "How does it work?" or " How would I use a Prayer Shield?" Many leaders would like to have intercessors praying for them, but they don’t know how to mobilize them, or after they have mobilized them, how to communicate with them. Hopefully training up someone to take on the role of Co-ordinator will help you in that, but you still need to know how to work

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It's important for you to realise that there are many different types of prayer partners/intercessors. Just as there are many different styles of prayer! It's important as you are looking at possibly working with a prayer shield, that you know the difference between the different 'callings' on Intercessors. While there are often references to 'pastors' in much of this, all my information is

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There are times you need to add to your prayer shield list. Here are several indicators that you do not have enough prayer coverage and need to mobilize more intercessors. 1.You and/or your family are getting hit with physical or mental anguish on a regular basis.2. Your intercessors indicate that they are being attacked on a regular basis, or are losing quite a bit of sleep keeping you covered

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GETTING STARTED 1.ASK…the first step is to pray and ask the Lord to show you those that pray on your behalf.2.SEEK…make a list of or make note of, those whom you feel might pray for you on a regular basis. (Notice that some people will say to you at church “I’m praying for you.” but what does that mean? It can be the Christian version of “ We should do lunch sometime!” ) Take time to ask some of

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Dear Pam, I am so excited that you are heading to Breakforth with Brian to do this seminar. I'm sure that Brian will attest to how much this ministry has impacted him and his family! As you know, I have had a few dramatic times when we have emailed out that I was "going under" with stuff and I have felt the heaviness lift off. Hallelujah! In general, I have to say that having a

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We've been completely blessed and strengthened by our prayer shield. It's great to know that you have people praying for you. When there are things going on that we are road blocked, or perplexed about, we have had tremendous support from our team with insight from the Lord. It can be hard to see things or hear from God when you are 'under it', so to have people that you trust and

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Another side benefit of staying in touch with a prayer shield has been taking time monthly (sometime more frequently) to actually pause, reflect and discern what is going on in our lives (personally and in ministry). It has been a huge encouragement to look at previous updates and see how God has answered our prayers and has protected and provided for us. " K & N Boese, Worship Pastor,

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I have to say that having a prayer shield has brought a new level of "connectedness" with the larger Body. We don't feel so alone in ministry and it is wonderful (although humbling) to know that people are committed to pray for us and our family.

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God called me into prayer in 1994, while attending an amazing gathering of people in Whistler BC, Canada - called, by the way, ' The Gathering.' There God gave me a vision of His presence wanting to come and sweep through the Valley we live in touching every church every leader & pastor and every congregation. For someone who had never really prayed before - except when a crisis arose - THAT was

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Do you like war movies?I do – love 'em! When I watch them, I get LOTS of symbolism out of them. Whenever the good guys were taking more ground, or higher ground, always you'd hear one of them (usually the leader, who was coming out into the open) say, “Cover me”...Even the world knows that when your 'out there' taking territory – you need someone to cover your back ! That's a Prayer Shield!Stacey

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Whether you are a pastor/leader in a local church, or an influencer for the Kingdom in areas of business, finances, government, family, media/arts or education - you need to be getting prayer coverage. Anyone, who is taking ground for, and influencing their area of vision/service, for the Kingdom - needs to getting proper, consistent and intentional prayer coverage.

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