Gilbert’s Coaching Tips

Burn, Baby, Burn.  That was the title of Rick Pridey’s seminar title at TCX, the winter conference in the Upper Midwest.  Rick, Sioux Empire team in South Dakota, intended to give lift to revival by encouraging students to burn “white hot” for the Lord.  The real heart of his seminar was to provide motivation that will serve to encourage students to launch prayer movement throughout the region during the Spring semester.  I thought you would enjoy some of his thoughts.

Burn, Baby, Burn

intro:  reference Joel 2.12 – return to me with all your “heart”…. A prepared (but not perfect) heart is God’s prerequisite for successful launching of a prayer movement.

Practice Godliness

• Read the Scriptures (Psalm 119. 11; Joshua 1. 8 – 9)
  • Commit to a good one year Bible reading plan
• Live by the 10 commandments (Exodus 20)
• Reflect on the Lord’s prayer daily (for 30 days) (Matthew 6)
• See Tozer handout on spiritual renewal

Pursue Brokenness

• Focus on praise (Psalm 145.1-2)
• Repent of sin daily
  • Practice spiritual breathing (satisfied booklet, p.9 )
    • Transferrable concept on spirit filled life .
• Determine who you are at your “core” (Psalm 139.23-24)
  • Invite close friends to help you examine your heart
    • an unexamined life is not worth living
• reference Proud/Broken People, and credit Nancy Leigh DeMoss,

Prepare for the Lord’s presence

• Commit to moments of solitude (Luke 5.12 – 16)
  • Include fasting
  • (reference local leader prayer strategy document on Godsquad)
• Seek out like minded prayer warriors (Acts 4.31)
• Launch a 24-7 prayer group on your campus
  • go to http://www.24-7prayer.com/ for resources, esp. How to Launch a Prayer Room.
  • Join the Campus America facebook group
  • Read Red Moon Rising

Rick has always had a heart for prayer and his ministry reflects his own passion for the Lord.  I placed the Tozer and DeMoss resources he referred to in his seminar on a page I created for attachments on the wiki.