PERSONAL NEEDS
Humility: Ask God to give your leader true humility, which includes having a servant's heart, being
teachable, admitting wrongdoing, being willing to receive positive criticism, and reliance on God.
Wisdom To Know God's Agenda: Effective leaders function according to God's agenda, not their
own. Pray that your leader remains sensitive to God's leading, and that he will live and work according to
God's priorities.
Positive Relationships: Ask God to help your leader be patient with himself and others, to interact
positively with difficult people in the congregation, and to treat everyone with love and respect.
The Fruit Of The Spirit: Every Christian should seek to live a Spirit-filled life. Pray that your
leader would have love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Health: Ask God to give your leader good health and safety when he travels.
FAMILY NEEDS
The Priority Of Family: The demands of ministry can severely damage a Christian leader's family
life. Pray that your church leader would make family his top priority, second only to his relationship with
God. Pray that he would spend enough time with them, and minster to their needs first. If your
leader has children, pray that they would love God with all their hearts.
Provisions For the Family: Ask God to meet the needs of your leader and to show the lay leadership
in the church how they can better provide for them.
SPIRITUAL NEEDS
Time Alone With God: Ask God to make prayer, Scripture reading, and worship daily priorities in
your leader's life.
Anointing: Without the power of the Holy Spirit, a leader can do nothing of value.
Integrity: Your leader struggles with temptation just like any other person. In fact, the enemy
will try to tempt him more than others. Satan knows that when he hurts the leader, the followers suffer.
Protection From Spiritual Warfare: Pray that your leader would put on the full armour of God, as
outlined in Ephesians 6:10 -18, and that he will be given protection from the lust of the flesh, the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16).
Accountability: Ask God to bring into your leader's life other Christian leaders who can keep him
accountable.
CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS
Evangelism: Pray that your leader will have a heart for the lost and that he will make evangelism
a priority.
Personal Growth: A pastor who continues to grow in his spiritual life and his ability to lead is
being equipped to help his people grow and develop.
Mobilization Of The Laity: Ask God to make your leader an effective motivator and equipper of the
people to do the work of the ministry.
Intercession: Pray that your leader would make intercession for the people a daily priority.
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