Intercessory Prayer Ministry
While all Christians should have a vibrant personal prayer life, the Intercessory Prayer Ministry offers opportunities to become involved with Intercessory groups to engage in Spirit led prayer for the Church, the Pastors, the Members, and the Kingdom of God.
Open Prayer Groups
Wednesday Night Prayer – 6:15PM to 7PM
4th Saturdays of the Month – 10AM to 12PM
Check with the Church Calendar, as some Saturday meetings are changed for Holidays, etc. We invite anyone who is interested in prayer to participate.
Membership Prayer Groups
Intercessory Prayer Group composed of vetted and invited Intercessors. See the attached Intercessory Prayer Ministry Guidelines for more information.
Ministry Team composed of Intercessors selected by the Elders to pray with members when called up during church services. See the attached Personal Prayer Ministry for more information.
Other Prayer Opportunities
The Intercessory Prayer Ministry participates in selected Interdenominational Prayer meetings on community, regional, national, and international levels.
If you are interested in the Intercessory Prayer Group and/or Personal Prayer Ministry, contact Pat Allen at racbiz@aol.com.
Intercessory Prayer Ministry Guidelines
The Shepherd’s House Church has instituted an Intercessory Prayer Ministry to further the Church vision of equipping the body for His glory by engaging in Spirit led intercession for the Church ministry, Pastors, and members, along with issues impacting the Kingdom of God.
I Principles
Submission. The Intercessory Prayer Ministry is a ministry of the Shepherd’s House Church and is under the authority and direction of the Pastors.
Faith. Intercessors will confess and demonstrate Biblical faith.
Unity. Intercessors will strive to maintain Christian unity within the intercessory team, the Church, and the Body of Christ.
Faithfulness. Intercessors will be faithful to meet regularly in intercession and attend the Church.
Blessing. Intercessors will bless and not curse.
Trustworthiness. Intercessors will hold all confidential information received in strict confidence.
Perseverance. Intercessors will continue in prayer until the answer comes.
Humility. Intercessors will remain humble, recognizing that spirituality is revealed by Fruit of the Spirit, not the Gifts of the Spirit.
II Protocol
Arrive on time, prayed up and ready to flow.
Stay on point. Please allow plenty of time and opportunity for the group to fully “Pray through” a topic. Usually, we flow in the Spirit and are led to pray what the Holy Spirit gives for prayer before changing to new topic
Please be aware of the length of your prayer. On average 2 to 3 minutes is long enough to read a scripture and pray on the topic. Then yield the floor to allow others to join in. You can always take another turn on the same topic.
Intercessory prayer times are focused outward. We will generally pray for needs of Intercessors after the meeting.
III Practices
Pray in prayer language group
Singing in the spirit
Stay in the Spirit during body ministry time in services - avoid talking or visiting - go to foyer if you need to converse. You’re a leader – be a good example. Keep the anointing in place by engaging in worship.
Leave space for “Holy Hush”.
This can be at the beginning of prayer time or in the middle/end for different reasons. God will move, minister, and/or reveal direction for prayer or ministry.
Avoid manipulative, soulish prayers
IV Plan
Secure, Maintain, Strengthen
Begin with the Core Group of Intercessors.
Expand within the Church
Increase level of prayer and depth of prayer. Explain apostolic level prayer needed to match Rich’s, to walk with him in prayer.
Expansion outside – Response to Shift
Prayer evangelism, prayer walks, community outreaches to bring in the harvest
Kingdom Unity
Partner with Kingdom prayer groups, churches, and ministries to impact the city, state, nation, and world.
Pat Allen, Director of Intercessory Prayer
Pat rededicated her life to Jesus in 1984 and moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area with her husband Ron. Pat became involved in the prayer ministry at her church, first becoming the leader of the church’s House of Prayer and then becoming the leader of the prayer ministry. She formed a city-wide interdenominational prayer group which worked with pastors to intercede for their churches. She also led intercessory prayer journeys in the United States, Israel, Italy, France, England, Ireland, and China, writing about her ministry in a chapter in the book Giving Ourselves to Prayer.
From 2000 until 2018, Pat was the National Prayer director for the Mission America Coalition, a ministry coalition founded by Billy Graham and Bill Bright. In addition to praying for the ministry, Pat organized prayer rooms to intercede on site at their annual meetings. Pat also organized onsite intercessory prayer for many other ministries, including national leadership conferences for Catholic Charismatics, National Evangelism Conferences for the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, local church conferences, and United in Christ International.
Pat met Matteo Calisi with her husband Ron in 1995 and participated in founding United in Christ International in 2001, where she serves as Director of Intercessory Prayer. Her understanding of the dynamics of bringing intercessors of different streams together in prayer led to united effective prayer. For example, at the United in Christ 2019 Kairos Conference, she brought Catholic Charismatics, Messianics, Episcopalians, Pentecostals, Baptists, and Evangelical Charismatics together.
Pat and her husband Ron live in Lewisville, Texas, and have four adult daughters and four grandchildren.