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Prayer Ministry Model of Vineyard Central Vineyard Central prayer teams follows the basic five-step model for prayer that was taught by John Wimber. Built in to this model is an awareness of being sensitive to the person’s (we will call him or her the ‘petitioner’) background and experiences. Prayer teams members may ask questions about the petitioner’s expectations and talk to them about what they may experience or are experiencing. Participants on the teams generally keep their eyes open for this reason. The Holy Spirit may ‘manifest’ or ‘move’ on a person, causing something to happen with the person, or the person praying, in the natural or physical realm. This is common, but not expected. Sometimes there will be signs such as eyelids fluttering, deep or shallow breathing, hands shaking or twitching. Either the person praying or the petitioner may experience heat in one part of the body (especially when praying for the physical healing in that area of the body). The body may sway; sometimes it is better to sit or lay down as God ministers to you. This type of manifestation is common, though not necessarily expected. It is exciting to see the Holy Spirit ‘move’ on a person! Yet God is hearing the prayer, and moving in some direction whether something happens physically or not. For the first step, the interviewer asks, "What do you want me to pray for?" Here, the people praying listen on two different levels – the natural and the supernatural. The natural level includes what the interviewer has heard from the petitioner, and takes into consideration Biblical knowledge, what the interviewer knows about the petitioner, and past experience in praying for similar circumstances. The supernatural level is simply praying quietly and asking the Holy Spirit to reveal where He wants to minister. The second step is the diagnostic decision. It is important for the prayer team to identify and clarify what the root of the petitioner’s request is. The prayer team is continually asking the Holy Spirit for guidance and direction. We do not pray for more than what the petitioner is ready to handle; though there may be underlying issues revealed, we are sensitive to not head down a path unless the petitioner is a willing participant. The third step is the prayer selection, or how to approach the situation with what type of prayer. It is important to ask what God’s will is at this particular time. In 1 John 5:14-15 it says, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him." The assurance of healing prayer is that it comes from God having already touched our spirits; it is agreement with God about his will. This is where the anointing for healing prayer comes in, which is simply the knowing in our deepest hearts that God wants to heal someone. As we pray for someone we will not only find confidence from the Holy Spirit that God desires to bring His healing, but the petitioner will experience this confidence, at times, also. There are two different types of healing prayer: petitions directed toward God and words that we receive from God to speak to a condition or demon. The petitions that are directed toward God are petitions simply asking Him how we should intercede for the petitioner. It is asking for his guidance and direction whether praying specifically or speaking in tongues. Sometimes we are guided to pray with intercessory prayers for the petitioner, or we might be directed to have the petitioner ask God for their own healing or instruction, with the prayer team praying in agreement. This may be necessary if needing to confess sin, or help the person to experience his relationship with God. In being instructed to speak a word or a command, sometimes the Lord will give us insight and instruction to the petitioner; at other times it might be commanding the condition or the demonic spirit to go. We have the power and the right to do this through the blood of Jesus. The fourth step is the prayer engagement where the teams prays, and possibly further interviewing. Here the team may choose to ‘lay on hand’s’. Again, the team is sensitive to respecting the dignity of the petitioner, requesting permission, and placing their hands in an appropriate place; the hand, arm or shoulder, for instance. After laying on hands, they pray aloud that the Holy Spirit would come and minister. A simple pray to follow would be, "Holy Spirit, I invite you to come on this person and release your healing power," or "Holy Spirit, come and show us how to pray." Here is where the team will keep their eyes open to see what is going on in the natural. At some point during this prayer it is appropriate to stop and ask if the person is experiencing anything; this can help validate their experience if it is new to them, or can be particularly helpful if the person is struggling with any barriers in being ministered to. To determine the end of the prayer session, the Holy Spirit may let the team know that the session is over; the petitioner indicates verbally or by raising the head and making eye contact; or the team otherwise determines that there is nothing else to pray for. The last step is the post-prayer directions. This step might not always be needed, depending upon what occurred during the session. Here the petitioner would receive any Biblical counsel – not advice or suggestions – regarding their situation. This step is helpful in making sure the petitioner understands what the next steps are, especially if there were any significant experiences during the session. A prayer model that is beginning to be learned by some participants in our church is called the Theophostic prayer model. This is just one method to allow people to experience the ministry of the Holy Spirit, regarding negative experiences from the past, especially abuse and other strongholds. It is very similar to other inner healing prayer for the healing of memories. Theophostic Ministry believes a person’s emotional pain is a consequence of believing lies or misinterpretations of the truth during a past episode, which is lodged in memory state, or not easily recallable to the conscious memory. The key to Theo (God) Phostic (light) effectiveness is its ability to quickly identify the original lie and lead the wounded person to the place to fully appreciate the freeing truth their wounded minds need. It is not cognitive or psychoanalytical therapy, guided imagery, hypnotic suggestion, or visualization. It is God illuminating, God directed, instantaneous, Biblical, consistent, predictable, complete and thorough. Certain participants of the church are training in this method currently; our desire is to provide this ministry to people by appointment as needed. References used: Bonhoeffer, Deitrich, Life Together. Seamands, David. Healing Grace. Wimber, John. Power Healing.