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"Prayer Evangelism is talking to God about your neighbors before you talk to your neighbors about God. It is the implementation of 1 Timothy 2:1-8 where we are exhorted to pray for everyone in a region because God wishes all men to be saved; because Jesus Christ gave Himself in ransom for all; and because God wants us to pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and dissension" - Ed Silvoso
A Movement is Born
In 1988, Ed Silvoso and Harvest Evangelism began partnering with pastors and ministry leaders in the northern Argentine city of Resistencia to bring the kingdom of God to the city. At the time, there were only 5,143 believers attending church in the 70 congregations out of a population of 400,000. The city was known as a "spiritual cemetery." The process of reaching the city began with deep repentance with the Body of Christ as pastors and leaders dealt with long roots of division among themselves that had badly scarred the history of the Gospel in the city. This eventually led to them dealing with apathy and indifference, both toward each other and as a result toward their city.
In 1990, a mighty movement of intercession was initiated with the objective to "fill up the city" with the knowledge of the Lord Jesus by means of prayer for every inhabitant. "Lighthouses of Prayer" ("Casas Luz de Oración") sprang up all around the city where believers began praying for their neighbors - at home, in the schools and in the work places. Pastors began choosing professionals and political leaders as their "neighbors" to pray for them. Read the full story here...
Why Prayer Evangelism?
Prayer evangelism is not a program, but a process that reflects a lifestyle in which the Church of the city is mobilized through prayer to be the spiritual caretaker over a city. It establishes the kingdom of God in the city, and thereby facilitates an atmosphere of godliness where those that do not know Christ have the opportunity to be saved, and where they become aware of God’s existence and power, and begin to fear Him.
Prayer Evangelism is the application of the model for evangelism that Jesus gave to the 70 in Luke chapter 10, where He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, the workers are few…Go!" …and do four things to lost people:
3. Minister and pray with them - Respond to their felt needs. (v.9a)
Prayer Evangelism is reaching every person and bringing every household in touch with the power and love of God through prayer. It is the whole church reaching the whole city with the whole gospel.
Comment by a Pastor
Pastor Greg Pagh
Prayer Evangelism is a lifestyle of Christian witness based on Jesus’ teaching to his disciples in Luke 10:1-9. The principles of Prayer Evangelism are taught by Ed Silvoso in his groundbreaking book, “Prayer Evangelism” (Regal Books, 2000).
Ed Silvoso says that Prayer Evangelism starts by “talking to God about our neighbors before we talk to our neighbors about God.” When we enter situations speaking peace and bringing a blessing… when we build relationships with others based on love and trust… when we respond to the needs of others with tangible acts of kindness… the Holy Spirit breaks down defenses and prepares people’s hearts to receive Christ naturally
Transformation Churches are discovering that these principles of Prayer Evangelism can equip every “member” to become a “minister” within their unique Circles of Influence. The principles of Prayer Evangelism must become a lifestyle that is lived-out in our homes, churches, schools, workplaces and communities.
In Luke 10:17-19 it says, “The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’ He (Jesus) replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.’” As we reach-out to those around us, we do so knowing that we have the authority of the name of Jesus as well as protection from every evil. Satan “falls” in our cities and the spiritual climate changes from one of resistance to one of openness to the message of Christ. See Pastor Greg Pagh's blog at transformourworld.org.
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This is the latest transformation video by Harvest Evangelism. Parañaque City was once known for corruption and poor management, but today it is a city in the process of powerful transformation. This change was sparked when a small group of believers began to pray for the city leaders and those in positions of authority. A major breakthrough came when the mayor of Parañaque dedicated his city to God. As a result, the income of the city quadrupled, peace and order improved, and corruption at city hall plummeted. Parañaque City has become a detonator city and is now impacting the police force, military and national leaders. This inspirational story is testimony to what is possible when church and marketplace leaders join together to see God’s kingdom come in all areas of a nation’s society.
There are many many more transformation stories. Right now God is at work all over the world transforming institutions, communities and even whole cities. Visit the transformourworld website for a list of all the availalble resources. Each DVD also contains a how to section that will help you to implement the principles of transformation in your community or city.
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The Paradigms of Transformation |
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What is Transformation? What does transformation look like?
Transformation becomes tangible when the spiritual atmosphere over a city is changed. A sense of lightness appears where darkness used to exist. Extraordinary miracles become common in the marketplace and are not confined to the boundaries of the church alone. It is not uncommon for Christians to prayer walk their neighborhoods, to declare God’s blessing over people staying there and to engage in friendships with their neighbors. The Church becomes much more visible outside its traditional confines and Christians reach out to the poor and the lost. What is the marketplace? It is commonly referred to as areas of business, government and education. Every person that is working will most probably find himself in one of these areas.
Why the marketplace? Transforming the marketplace is key to transforming a city. Transformation of the marketplace will lead to transformation of a city. Why is the marketplace so significant? It impacts to large extent the way we live. This is where almost all Christians that work spent most of their time every day.
The 5 Paradigms of Transformation.
These 5 paradigms that you will find here in an abbreviated format were defined by Ed Silvoso, the president of Harvest Evangelism International. These paradigms that MUST SHIFT for transformation to become effective.
1. WE ARE CALLED TO DISCIPLE NATIONS, NOT JUST INDIVIDUALS This is a process that is only started to emerge lately of which Hawaii and Argentina are good emerging models from where we can glean insights from. We need to remind ourselves that in Revelation 21 we read of nations and their governments bringing their honor and glory to God. These are undoubtedly saved nations as indicated by verse 27. It implies that the Christians will impact key structures in society and not only individuals. In a practical way it can means praying with the mayor of your city or key political leaders on a regular basis. 2. THE MARKETPLACE HAS BEEN REDEEMED. NOW IT NEEDS TO BE RECLAIMED. Christ came to seek and save THAT which was lost, and this involves more than just people. This understanding is essential for people in the marketplace to approach their jobs with the same spiritual confidence pastors approach challenges in the pulpit. God also want to establish His kingdom where we work everyday. This not only leads to the more tangible presence of God but also to the transformation of our work environment and structures that governs the way we work and do business. 3. EVERYBODY IS A MINISTER. Ordinary Christians have the authority to make the presence of God felt in a tangible way. The ability to minister the presence of God does not belong to spiritual leaders only. It is also the privilege of ordinary members that sits in the pews of a church every Sunday. Very few church leaders and ministers have access to the marketplace. Therefore church leaders that releases and empowers their members to transform the marketplace can have a very powerful impact. 4. WE ARE INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE KINGDOM OF GOD WHERE THE GATES OF HADES ARE. Church can also exists in basically any other place. This is a very freeing and empowering principle for people in the marketplace. The gates of hades are places of darkness in our communities where there is very little revelation of the presence and love of God. Think about the worst place in your community. Think about a place where there is a lack of law and order, justice and rightesnous and where the lives of people in one way or another is under threat. Crime infested communities are a good example of this. |
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