Christian Outreach Network Establishing Church-Wide Teamwork

Operation Rolling Thunder was started in 2005 and has proven to be a powerful way to empower churches to launch CONECT within their local church while simultaneously mobilizing and connecting churches in their city to build the wall of prayer and set the watch.  Click here for more of Operation Rolling Thunder.

Our first goal is to help you build a strong base of operations from which to operate from.  To do this we will follow Nehemiah's example and rebuild the walls and the gates.  We will do this initially through building a Wall of Prayer and encouraging you to establish a Watch.  The prayer strategy will be found in the articles regarding the Role of the Intercessor and the Role of the Watchman.  When you've completed the whole process this is what you will have.

The first step in building a strong base of operations is to identify the perimeter or wall. To identify the area of responsibility or wall, answer these questions.  

Second, what is the condition of the wall (people)?  This identifies your strengths and major areas requiring prayer.

The walls will be built by people interceding.  Each family prays for two other families.  To learn more about building the wall or prayer see the Role of the Intercessor.   

Third, what ministries exist in your local church or ministry?  These are the gates of the wall.  These are the places that ministry flows in and out.  

The condition of each gate will have to be determined and then watchman in the church should be identified.  To discover how watchmen function in CONECT see the Role of the Watchman.

Once you have identified the wall, have each family pray for two other families.  Imagine what it was like in Jerusalem in Nehemiah's time.  Each family was assigned a position on the wall to rebuild.  Therefore they had one family on either  side of them.  Each family worked by two others.  I'm sure that working side by side they got to know each other well and that is what we should do in our churches.  If the families do not know one another, then they should get to know one another so that they'll know how to pray for one another.  To learn more see the Role of the Intercessor.

The fourth thing to do is to provide guidance to your people for prayer.  They need to know the vision of your particular local church or ministry.    The senior minister and the leadership team is responsible before the Lord for the stewardship of that vision.  Therefore, make sure everyone is praying in agreement.  

At this point, you can compare this situation report with the vision mission statement of the church in order to determine if you are working towards fulfilling the God given assignment for that local church. 

Once the assessment is complete you have an overall view of what your current situation is like.  You will know what areas need prayer, you will know what areas need attention for immediate action and you will be able to prioritize your course of action needed to fulfill the vision.  

For practical guidelines, administrative plans, watchman report forms, intercessor report forms, see the Certified CONECTer Course in our Spiritual War College. 

Vision for City-wide Teamwork

In local churches the wall of prayer is built as each family prays for two other families.  In the city the wall of prayer is built as each congregation prays for two churches.  By following this pattern, no one is overburdened.  Every part does their share.  As each congregation prays for two other congregations a wall of prayer is built by the churches around their city. 

As cities catch the vision there will be a centralized place in the city where in the reports will be gathered.  In this place Davidic worship (prayer, praise and worship) will go up before the Lord 24 hours per day.