Do you have a passion for prayer?
Do you have a burning desire to see the will of God fulfilled as perfectly on earth as it is in heaven?
Do you want to be part of equipping a generation with that same fire that burns within you?
Strategic Prayer International and Albania's Gateway House of Prayer are excited to announce the upcoming “Incense and Fire” 50-day School of Strategic Prayer, from 13 April to 01 June 2016 in Tirana, Albania.
(MAIN DESCRIPTION)
Incense and Fire School of Strategic Prayer is designed to cultivate prayer, worship, and a deeper relationship with Jesus in committed, devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Strategic Prayer is God-initiated. We believe that God desires us to be active participants in His will and plan for creation – redemption and reconciliation so that none should perish and all come to repentance.
We know that Jesus is at the right hand of the Father, interceding on our behalf. Our goal is to encounter Him and discern the heart of God for a place, time or situation and then engage with Jesus in asking His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
And that is what we want to see: God’s will done right here, right now. Strategic prayer – hearing God, knowing His will, and then praying His will to be done on earth - is vital to that goal. There is power in all prayer, but effective, fervent prayer of the righteous avails MUCH!
Our focus is substance over style. International prayer leaders from diverse backgrounds will present thought-provoking insight to prayer and lead us as we take what is learned from the classroom into the prayer room and onto the streets.
As we bring these various streams of the modern day prayer movement together, you will have the opportunity to put into practice various prayer models, including harp and bowl, boiler rooms, 24-hour burn, among other expressions, all with the goal of releasing the power of God for His glory!
(WHAT TO EXPECT)
I&F students can expect to spend approximately four (4) hours per day in a classroom environment, with a further four (4) hours per day in active prayer ministry. Outside the classroom, students will have three primary areas of exposure: actively engaging in sustained strategic prayer across a variety of styles and platforms; working together and encouraging fellow prayer school students in a lifestyle of prayer as we build Albania’s Gateway H of Prayer; and, hands-on training to facilitate the day to day operations of a house of prayer through prayer and hard work.
As a student you will be actively engaged in Strategic, God-initiated prayer. Over the course of the 7 weeks, you can expect to develop a lifestyle of prayer that extend far beyond the classroom and should carry over to your home church and city. You will find yourself part of a team leading prayer sessions in the prayer room, as well as taking prayer into the public square. These times will include music, intercession, words of wisdom, words of knowledge, creative expression and other aspects of interacting with God.
Building a house of prayer is hard work, and will also get to experience some of the efforts that go into making sustained, effective prayer a reality, so you can make it happen in your city. Logistics, hospitality, sound and atmosphere are all part of the process, and you will have the opportunity to participate in making it happen. We want you to have the tools and experiences so you can reproduce houses of prayer to impact your church, your city and your world for years to come.
WHY THE BALKANS?
The Balkans is a strategic location - a gateway between East and West and between Europe and the Muslim world.
Albania's unique history, as a country that first rejected its Christian heritage to embrace Islam, and then completely and totally rejected God altogether, make it a strategic location both spiritually and physically on the front lines of spiritual warfare.
God is raising up people throughout this region and across the globe who will respond to His call to seek Him with all their hearts, day and night, and will take the gospel to the nations.
The Incense and Fire School of Strategic Prayer is designed to equip those people to be effective fervent men and women of prayer, ready to establish places of continuous prayer throughout the Balkans and beyond. Our goal is to see effective, fervent, sustained prayer rising from Houses of Prayer everywhere and to see the will of God released in power upon this region and around the world.
Encounter
We believe that strategic prayer begin with encounter, so Incense and Fire places a strong emphasis on growing in intimacy with God – through His word, through music, and as a lifestyle.
Encourage
Incense and Fire School of Strategic Prayer is designed to encourage effective, fervent prayer in the body of Christ.
Equip
Our aim is not to prefer or promote one model over another, but to equip committed, devoted followers of Jesus to become those effective, righteous men and women of prayer in whatever prayer style they find appropriate to utilize in a given place, time or situation. Students will be exposed to a variety of styles, forms and models of prayer – an arsenal of divine weapons for advancing the Kingdom of God.
Engage
Prayer should be a lifestyle, both in the prayer room and “in the streets”. While we regard the ministry of the saints in worship before the Lord as essential to strategic prayer, we also embrace the call of Jesus to love one another and go into all the world and make disciples.
(PRACTICAL INFO)
SCHOOL DATES: 13 APRIL – 01 JUNE 2016
COSTS: €500 includes accommodation in dormitory-style, shared housing and three basic meals/ day.
*a limited number of full- and partial-scholarships are available to students from Balkan nations. Applications for the school and the scholarships will be available after 1 November, 2016
(LEADERSHIP)
WHO:
Barry Ogden
President, Strategic Prayer International, Inc. (USA)
Pastor, IPA Tirana International Church ( Tirana, Albania)
Barry was touched mightily by a move of God in Florence, Kentucky in 1995. This led him to the north east of England, where he received a powerful impartation for prayer and revival while serving as the prayer coordinator for the International House of Prayer in 1998/9. In 1999 God led him from Sunderland to Albania, where he currently pastors the International Protestant Assembly and serves in the national prayer movement. Barry is ordained with Church Growth International of the Americas, and also serves as President of Strategic Prayer International, working to equip and encourage the global body of Christ to engage the world for Jesus.;
Steve and Rachel Beiler, Founders, Gateway House of Prayer (Tirana, Albania)
