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