This week’s recipe is a prayer list for our Pastor and church leaders, all over the world. I took notes from a pastor’s wife’s presentation, then ran it by my pastor for editing and input. Please, please, pray for our pastors and church leaders; pray also for leaders of households; and for leaders in our communities, states, nations, and world. Prayer WORKS: it is work to pray, so put in the effort and see what miracles God will work on our behalf.
Feel free to print this out. You can copy it into a word processing document, then print in portrait; or split into columns and print landscape.
Another prayer resource is Supplications, which can also be printed.
May Pastor and Leaders fully accept and appropriate all God’s gifts, and use them for His eternal glory.
Protect Pastor and Leaders from:
- Weariness
- Frustration
- Attacks from the enemy in thought, word, and deed
- Fleshly temptations
- Worldly pressures
May Pastor and Leaders receive from people of their congregation:
- Words of encouragement
- Prayer
- Wise counsel
- Tokens of appreciation
- Palpable love
May Pastor’s and Leaders’ eyes be open (enlightened) to the next move, season; to attacks, not caught off-guard. May he see people as God sees, each sheep as worthy of God’s love and grace
Give Pastor and Leaders hearts free, pure, full of God’s agape love
Instill in Pastor and Leaders a spirit of excellence, of joy in their work
Inspiration
May Pastor and Leaders receive as from the Lord lessons of humility
Pray for direction in decision-making and for confirmation of decisions
God continually give Pastor and Leaders ears to hear what His Holy Spirit has to say through them to others, the congregation, and their families
And the other way around: ears to hear the Holy Spirit speak to them through others, the congregation, and their family
Flourishing, deep, fruitful, restorative, refreshing prayer life
Give Pastor and Leaders strength to carry out God’s special work
Pray for patience, understanding, timing; with that, that their time will be spent being productive, rather than just busy.
A stable mind: free of anger & bitterness, renewed day by day in the mind of Christ, centered on God’s Truth
Pray for the Holy Spirit’s perfect unity among church leaders; for love, understanding, compassion, empathy, inspiration, patience, direction
Pray for Pastors and Leaders to be good husbands and fathers, tenderhearted and loving toward their families.
Pray for Pastor’s and Leaders’ wives: protection, sustenance, purpose, patience and understanding, joy, peace.
And for their children, that they will grow in the nurture and understanding of the Lord, raised unto salvation.
Ephesians 6.18, 19 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel
Good and complete prayers. I like that the pastor’s children are included because I think that is important.
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Yes! The Pastor’s family are so important to pray for.
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Thank you for some excellent prayer recommendations! Sometimes it is hard to know how to pray for your pastor. This was very helpful. Blessings, Kathy!
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Thank you, Cindy. Yes, I know I find it so helpful if someone has written out some prayer prompts.
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Amen and amen, may God hear our prayers!
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Yes, Wendi, amen! 😊
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