"Prayer ministry" refers to a specific form of service or activity focused on praying for others. It involves individuals or a group dedicating their time and efforts to pray for the needs and well-being of others.
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I'm not sure how I would deal in situation that would be similar but my hope would be that though (as you rightly say David) my arousal was my «issue», whomever was involved
in prayer ministry would not want me to leave being worse off than I came but rather be served by the ministry.
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So to not be able to talk about such embarrassment had been a hindrance for me at the time rather than the time
of prayer ministry being a help.
Vineyard churches tend to be distinct in that they always have
prayer ministry upfront where people are prayed for and over for healing, deliverance, or guidance.
It provoked a crisis of faith in Greig who was publicly leading a
global prayer ministry, while privately questioning whether God existed at all.
The congregations came from: - St. Paul's Monastery, St. Paul - The Community of Teresian Carmelites, Worcester, Massachussetts - Silent Unity, which is a
Missouri prayer ministry near Kansas City
At the client's request, we offer
prayer ministry as a free and confidential adjunctive service to therapy.
There is much more on the subject and it's not difficult to obtain freedom if you want it; I have done a lot of reading / training in the area
of prayer ministry to help believers.
And I never once heard that scenario discussed at
any prayer ministry training session, which is a shame.
The only shame being if such a scenario is not being discussed in
any prayer ministry training session as Shazza rightly mentioned.
There were other evangelical touches, including
a prayer ministry conducted by lay leaders after communion.
People offer helpful books, maybe
some prayer ministry, possibly an exorcism or two.