How to Help Spread Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer Around the World

MAKE A GENEROUS 2013 YEAR-END GIFT TO THIS ESSENTIAL MINISTRY

As 2013 comes to an end we’re asking you to send a generous year-end gift to help us finish the year well. We want to be fully prepared and equipped for all that God has on His heart as move into the New Year. 2014 is shaping up to the most promising year to date in taking the healing mission of the Messiah to the hearts of people around the globe through His Isaiah 61:1-4 ministry of discipleship from the inside out.

The Spirit of the sovereign Lord has anointed Me … to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound … to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, … the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

The really exciting part of this mission is that God promised that the broken that He would heal and set free would go on to:

Rebuild the old ruins, … raise up the former desolations, … repair the ruined cities, and the desolations of many generations. 

 Think a moment about Nicaragua ... the largest country in Central America with a population of over six million. Consider the heartache this country has suffered in her recent history (1927 - 1979) under a series of ruthless military dictatorships. Then from 1979 to to 1990 the brutal battles between the Sandinistas and the Contra. 

We were recently invited to take part in a marriage retreat to train sixty-plus national pastors and their spouses in listening and inner-healing prayer in Managua from March 15-25, 2014. This is the first of many opportunities God is opening to take inside out discipleship to the ends of the earth.   

Join us by sending your generous year-end gift to assure that this ministry goes forth and multiplies and/or by becoming a monthly partner in this crucial work as we move into 2014. We are seeking to raise an additional $5,000. To invest, please click on this link:

www.navstaff.org/give/51987

 

BY USING "INNER-HEALING PRAYER" to HELP THE PEOPLE WHO SURROUND YOU:

Six primary ways A Guide for Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer can be used.

1. Individual Use. Give someone a copy of the book. To get the most out of the book, it's essential to answer all the questions and complete all the assign
2. Two People Meeting Together. This book can be completed with an acquaintance, even if both of you are new to listening and inner-healing prayer. One of my friends who wanted help with inner healing lived in another city. He read, studied, and completed the assignments built into each chapter. This took thirty to ninety minutes of his personal time for each chapter. Then we talked weekly on the phone for forty-five to ninety minutes to discuss his answers. I was amazed at how God used this weekly meeting to deeply minister to my friend and equip him to help others. I followed this same model with someone in my hometown.  I highly recommend that men meet with men and women meet with women. Men and women will usually feel more comfortable opening up with someone of their own gender. Also, deep bonds often develop in the context of listening and healing, which could produce vulnerability.
3. Small-group study. You can also use the book for a group. Each participant will need to spend thirty to ninety minutes to complete the assignments on his or her own. An hour to an hour and a half is ideal for meeting as a group each week. Usually one person will take the role of the organizer and will facilitate the discussion. The goal is to provide a safe environment in which all members can answer the questions and share how God met with them and what He said and did. The ideal group size is three to five people. If ten people wanted to be in the study, it would be best to break into two groups for the sharing times. The larger group could meet together first, worshiping and praying briefly before breaking into two groups for discussion and sharing.
4. Large-group study. This book can be used if a church desires to develop a listening and inner-healing ministry to better serve their congregation and surrounding community. The church could organize a fifteen-week study that meets for two hours in the evenings. If thirty people committed to the study they would need six group leaders. Everyone would meet together for a brief time of worship and prayer. Then they’d divide into six groups to share answers to the questions and pray for and with one another.
5. Ministry training resource. Sometimes mission agencies and para-church groups desire to develop an inner-healing prayer ministry to care for their missionaries or staff. This book could be a used toward this end as well.
6. Alternative study plan for groups and ministry training. Some home groups, churches, ministries, or mission agencies may find it unfeasible to sustain a fifteen week study or training. An alternative plan is to offer the study/training in two phases:

 - Phase One — Experiencing Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer (ten weeks) and: 

 - Phase Two — Training to Facilitate Inner Healing with Others (eight weeks).

Leader’s Guide. To download a free leader’s guide return to the main page of this blog. Click on the free Leader's Guide downloader. It gives step-by-step guidance for leading "A Guide for Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer" in a group.
 

The six primary ways "A Guide for Listening and Inner-Healing Prayer" is designed to be used is taken from pages 19 and 20 of the book.