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12Feb 2018 by worship

Transforming nations, one client at a time

In practice

The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household. (2 Sam 6:11) As marketplace ministers, how do we align our vision to transform nations through our work with the individual needs and goals of our commercial customers? This is a great question inspired by conversations I’ve been having with my team. To be more specific, if a client’s goal is simply to sell more products and make better profits, is it possible for us as marketplace ministers to align that with our goal to help the client make a positive difference in their community? One of the paradigms we have for marketplace ministry is that of Prayer Evangelism, which follows Jesus’ instructions to his disciples…

Prayer Map

In practice

This Prayer Map is a visual guide as our team of marketplace ministers pray together each day. It's covered in sticky notes, colour coded by theme: Blue: Nations and communities As we sense a nation on our hearts, we pray for it - we might pray for its government and systems, for peace over that nation, for its relationships with other nations. Through our work and research we look to discover what the key and emerging issues are for that nation, so that we can pray more effectively for it. If we have colleagues or clients in that nation, we learn from them how to pray for it. Sometimes as we have been led to pray for a nation, the Lord has opened up new business (aka ministry) opportunities in that…

Pray-up

In practice

The daily pray-up is a 30-minute time to pray and reflect each morning for one of the teams we work with. All team members are welcome to join, and the session is loosely divided into 5-minute slots with a focus aligned with the company's mission and vision. A poster reminds the team about each of the key areas to pray into: