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A FRAMEWORK FOR 24/7 DAVIDIC INTERCESSORY WORSHIP. IHOP in Practice. Since 1999. Since September 1999, the International House of Prayer located in Kansas City, MO has aggressively pursued 24/7 intercessory worship
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A FRAMEWORK FOR 24/7 DAVIDIC INTERCESSORY WORSHIP IHOP in Practice
Since 1999 Since September 1999, the International House of Prayer located in Kansas City, MO has aggressively pursued 24/7 intercessory worship • 1,500 full time staff – mostly young people, man the prayer room. In addition to staff, the prayer room averages 100 intercessors each hour • IHOP alone has contributed just short of 10 million hours of intercession to the bowls of Rev 5:8 • Using Preston’s 4 minute a day = 29,200 hours
What They Do • Divide the week into 84 two hour segments or “watches” • During each watch, an intercessor, several singers and supporting musicians are present • The intercessor brings a portion of scripture and prays according to the content of that scripture. Themes are preplanned • The singers create a spontaneous song that they sing to the Lord based on the prayer
What They Do – part 2 • The musicians provide supporting melodies – which in themselves are also spontaneously generated • The intercession and song are antiphonal in style: first intercession, then the song and then intercession again • Singers energize the intercessor and the intercessor energizes the singers
What They Do – part 3 • The pattern repeats itself throughout the watch • Transitions from one watch to another are almost imperceptible • Just prior to the finish of one watch, a new set of ministers sets up: intercessor, singers and musicians • The first team leaves the stage as the second team takes over
IHOP Staff Commit: • Raise their own support as intercessory missionaries • Spend 24 hours in the prayer room each week – either leading or in personal meditation • Spend 24 hours each week in a service program – outreach, ministry etc. (works of justice)
Summary – broad strokes • 24/7 Night and day intercessory worship • Scripture, intercession, song and music combined • Millions of “prayer hours” completed and growing • 1,500 staff on the way to 5,000 and probably more • Committed to service built on prayer • Ihop.org – come visit the prayer room