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Starting a CFO Prayer Group
Part 1 of a 5 Piece Series on Prayer Groups
PREPARE
Pray for the name of someone to invite.
Ask that person to pray with you about forming a prayer group.
Pray together that God will put in your minds the names of others to invite. Ask them.
DECIDE WHERE & WHEN TO MEET
Look for a quiet place other than a church
Meet regularly with a set time to begin and end.
GET ACQUAINTED
Ask members to share in this manner: “Please share your name and tell us something that will help us to know you better."
Example: Why have you joined this prayer group or what are your hopes or desires for this group?
AGREE TOGETHER
That you will be present and on time.
That listening to God is as important as talking to God, & for that reason there will be periods of silence as well as spoken prayer and thanksgiving.
That your prayer can be silent or aloud.
That all personal sharing is kept sacred—for the prayer group alone— so that members can feel safe in sharing.
That between each meeting, members will think of one another with love and goodwill, and pray for each other.
PRAY
Begin the prayer time with quiet listening.
Have the group ask God what to pray for.
Let the prayer requests come from God's guidance to each person during the quiet time.
After the time of silence (5-15 minutes or whatever length of time agreed upon by the group) ask, "What did God bring to your mind for us to pray about for you?"
It works well for the group to pray after each need or request
is shared.
After all who wish to share have given their prayer needs and been prayed for, you might suggest prayer for needs in your community, nation and the world.
CLOSE YOUR TIME TOGETHER
Ask God's direction, inspiration and blessing for the group members by name.
End the group with something all can do together, such as repeating The Lord's Prayer, singing a song or reading a Psalm.
These ideas work well for any prayer group time. Here are additional sharing topics which you may want to use: What is the most difficult task you have to do each day? What has been most helpful about these prayer times? These plans are ideas, not rules. As your group meets together, prays together, and listens to God together you will be led into a pattern that is right for
your group.
For more of this 5-part series on prayer, developed
by CFO International for use around the world,
please contact:
CFO International, Inc.
PO Box 160, Ridgway, CO 81432
T/F: 970-626-4089
eMail: SherylM214@aol.com
www.cfointernational.org
or download the rest of this series on this website
Glenn Clark also started the Camps Farthest Out: “which are dedicated to the purpose of discovering the wholeness of that abundant life which Christ promised, that life which is our rightful heritage whenever we dedicate our body ,mind and soul completely to God through play, work and worship.” –G.Clark
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