Principles for Care and Prayer Ministry

Do people come to you and share their problems? Are you a member of a church prayer ministry team? Are you looking for confirmation that God might be calling you into the healing ministry? Do you feel called to care for others, but feel inadequate and ill-equipped?

This course looks at what it means to be involved in helping others through prayer ministry. Who we are and our heart attitudes are more important than what we know. Together we will discuss relational skills and there will be opportunities to use them in practical workshops.

Many people have testified that they found this course very encouraging and that through it God confirmed their calling into the healing ministry and started to equip them for this task.

Essential skills

Essential communication skills, such as attentive listening, developing sensitivity and how to ask questions are highlighted. Practical sessions offer an opportunity to put some of these skills into practice.

Qualities and character needed in prayer ministry

Concentrates on the important personal qualities and characteristics we need, as well as the merits and dynamics of ministering with others.

Ingredients of the process of prayer ministry

Explores aspects like recognising a problem, discerning the root causes, areas for prayer and ongoing biblical discipleship. 

Difficulties encountered

Drawing on extensive ministry experience, we will discuss commonly encountered challenges, such as people's defence mechanisms, along with suggestions about to how to deal with these in love.

Setting boundaries

Covers issues like being aware of our own vulnerabilities and the need for accountability.

There will be plenty of interaction between delegates and teachers on this course, through discussion, open forums and question times.