Brigada Resource List for Intercessors, Prayer Coordinators, and Prayer Mobilizers

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1 Brigada Resource List for Intercessors, Prayer Coordinators, and Prayer Mobilizers Compiled by Betty Byrd, Prayer Coordinator for Team Expansion 3700 Hopewell Rd. Louisville, KY (With some annotations provided by those who submitted the resources.) List organized under the following headings: Books Magazines Websites and Web Pages Videos DVDs Prayer Movements Books Allen, Charles L. All Things Are Possible Through Prayer. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House Company, Barnes, Seth. The Art of Listening Prayer. To get your copy, browse at Barnett, Betty. Friend Raising, Chapter 5. Seattle, Washington: YWAM Publishing, Baughen, Michael. The Prayer Principal. Mowbray. This book was published in the US under a different name but didn t get much of a look in. The author begins by sharing how a young leukemia victim whom the church prayed for was healed; then a year later another child was found with leukemia and the church prayed again and the child died. The author goes on to site cases of seeming inconsistencies with who lives and who dies. He concludes the first chapter with the statement that the reason this is a problem is that we don t know God. The next third of the book explores the nature of God. Then, he talks about prayer in light of the Awesome God who has already granted us so much that we need. Bounds, E. M. Any book that he wrote! Brase, Lee. Praying from God s Heart: Experiencing the Power of God. Colorado Springs: NavPress. Bryant, David. Stand in the Gap: How to Prepare for the Coming World Revival. Regal. Butts, David. Called to Prayer: for Creative Groups. Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company. Cymbala, Jim. Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, This book reveals what happens when a church places emphasis on prayer.

2 Duewell, Wesley L. Mighty Prevailing Prayer. Grand Rapids, MI: Francis Asbury Press. Duewell, Wesley L. Revival Fire. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Duewell, Wesley L. Touch the World through Prayer. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1986, This book explains how Christians can pray for missionaries, church leaders, and political leaders in countries around the world where the Gospel is being preached. Eims, Leroy. Prayer: More Than Words. Colorado Springs: NavPress, Finley, Rob. Recapturing Biblical Intercession. Order from Graham, Franklin. Kids Praying for Kids. Tommy Nelson. This spiral bound book is a useful tool in teaching children keep a prayer list, track God s answers to prayers, give thanks for those answers, and memorize Scripture verses. Graham, Franklin. Living Beyond the Limits. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, Grieg, Pete and Roberts, Dave. Red Moon Rising. Relevant Books, A book on 24-7 prayer and prayer rooms. Hawthorne, Steve and Kendrick, Graham. Prayer-Walking: Praying On Site with Insight. Orlando: Creation House, First edition: 1960; this edition: Heald, Cynthia. Becoming a Woman of Prayer. NavPress, 1996, This book is designed as a Bible study for individual or small group use with women of any age or family status. Hybels, Bill. Too Busy Not to Pray. Downer s Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, Kjos, Berit. A Wardrobe from the King. Palo Alto, CA: Prodigy Press, Inc., This book contains eight studies on the armor of God. Maxwell, John. Partners in Prayer. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc. Mueller, George. Anything by him or about him. Moore, Beth. Further Still. Nashville, TN: Broadman and Holman Publishers, Murray, Andrew. The Ministry of Intercession. Springdale, PA: Whitaker House, Murray, Andrew. Prayer Power. Springdale, PA: Whitaker House, 1981; This book will help you experience God s power through prayer. Murray, Andrew. The Prayer Life. Chicago: Moody Press. Omartian, Stormie. The Power of a Praying Woman. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, This book is dedicated to helping women deepen their walk with the Lord. Ogilvie, Lloyd John. Praying Through the Tough Times. Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, This book contains 100 prayers organized by topics to help people pray through hard times. Poinsett, Brenda. Not My Will But Thine. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, Richards, Cliff. Prayers that Prevail. Tulsa: Victory House, Inc., Rinker, Rosalind. Prayer: Conversing with God. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Sherrer, Quinn and Garlock, Ruthanne. Prayer Partnerships. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications, Simpson, A. B. The Life of Prayer. (Christian Publications, ). Other books by Simpson are listed at Spangler, Ann. Praying the Names of God: A Daily Guide. Grand Rapids, MI:

3 Zondervan, Spurgeon, Charles. Spurgeon on Prayer and Spiritual Warfare. New Kingsington: Whitaker House, Water, Mark. Prayer Made Easy. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, Vander Griend, Alvin, J. The Praying Church Sourcebook. Grand Rapids: Church Development Resources, Magazines PRAY! P. O. Box 35004, Colorado Springs, CO Phone: pray ADOPT-A-PEOPLE GLOBAL PRAYER DIGEST Mobilization Division Dept. GPD; U. S. Center for World Mission; 1605 Elizabeth St.; Pasadena, CA 91104) Serves as a daily devotional to pray for the peoples of the world who have been unreached by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. subscription available free of charge (text only no pictures or maps). Send with no message or subject to subscribe_brigada_pubs_globalprayerdigest@xc.org DISCIPLESHIP JOURNAL. P. O. Box Colorado Springs, CO Phone: Will help believers grow in their relationship to Christ powerful tool for improving relationship with Christ. Each issue focuses on one aspect of your relationship with Christ and explores practical ways to enrich it day by day. Includes study guide and discussion questions. Websites and Web Pages Prayer network and resources available here. Pray in response to the news. Challenges people through multimedia into a life of missions and prayer. Job description for a church prayer coordinator. Prayer as a strategy in church planting. How to grow a praying church. Focuses on the least reached people groups. Adopt a people group in Namibia or South Africa who have little or no evangelical presence. Resources on prayer. A daily prayer guide for unreached people. Scheduled for 27 May Use Google Alerts to inform you of articles written about the country or people for whom you are burdened. Receive a summary of articles from various newspapers where the headline includes the words that you have registered. How to serve as a prayer coordinator and receive valuable experience.

4 prayer and worship. The vision of Intercessors Arise International is to see thousands of people stragecally praying to reach the world for Christ. The role of the prayer coordinator. International Prayer Council. Unites efforts to transform the world through prayer. Do you long to get together to pray passionately for unreached people groups like the Haystack type of people? International e-zine for prayer and revival. Exists to spread a passion for the supremacy of God among unreached people groups. A group of women in 80 nations who meditate and pray Scripture and love to pray for missionaries. An e-magazine which will help you pray for the world. World news from a Christian perspective broadcast on radio by Mission Network News. Pray in response to the news. Prayer map/calendar an intercessory prayer guide to help believers. National Pastors Prayer Network. Connects leaders for prayer and city transformation. Pray in response to the news. Valuable resources to help with highlighting prayer topics for missionaries and their families. Equips people to change the world through prayer. Watches over those who serve. Put the Prayer Guard button on your web site. The Church Prayer Leaders Network is unique in its dedication to serving, resourcing, and connecting the men and women who mobilize prayer in local congregations, small and large, city or rural. Qualifications and work of a prayer coordinator. A bibliography of inspirational books is also included. Books on prayer, including Recapturing Biblical Intercession. Click on Prayer. Ignites renewal with prayer as the priority strategy. Pray for unreached people groups in Sudan. ACMC and Caleb Project join to become Initiative Read about African Prayer Summit beginning 2/19/07. If you feel burdened to pray for Turkic peoples, you can receive the Call to Prayer by registering on this website. Includes job description of prayer coordinator for missions committee. Mission opportunities and prayer information. Click on Pray. Missions prayer and prayer guides. Dedicated to working with the world s most vulnerable people.

5 Videos Transformation. Produced by George Otis, Jr. and The Sentinel Group. Designed to show churches and communities that God does indeed move when they pray. Recommended by PRAY! Magazine for use with small groups, churches, and community gatherings. Call Four Faces. This is the latest video put out by Prayer for the Persecuted Church. It is filmed on location in Sudan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines (for Saudi Arabia), and offers rare eyewitness accounts of those who do not have freedom to exercise their faith. Cost $15.00 donation. Prayer for the Persecuted Church, P. O. Box 4866, Englewood, CO DVDs Kids Praying for Kids. A DVD compilation of three six-minute videos of three six-minute videos of Prayer walking for Kids. The 10/40 Window for Kids. Prayer and Fasting for Kids, and a special bonus track of The 10/40 Window for Adults. This mini-movie library is a great resource for Sunday schools, children s Church, homeschoolers, and grandparents who want prayer passionate grandkids. You can order it from Joey and Fawn at by clicking on resources or write fawn@reignbridge.com Prayer Movements Pray Through the Window IV. Fourth bi-annual prayer effort to mobilize pray-ers to intercede for the people and nations in the 10/40 Window. Contact: Christian Information Network website: or The Capitol Hill Prayer Alert. Praying for the President. The Ethne Movement. Reaching the least reached peoples. Also may be referred to as the Ethne-to-Ethne Prayer Initiative. Learn more at Lighthouse Movement. Sponsored by Harvest Evangelism encouraging Christians to come together for prayer and for sharing the Gospel right where they live; basically, this is a commitment to pray for one s neighbors and neighborhood. See You at the Pole. International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. To order resources, call

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