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Watchman & IntercessorTraining for Teamwork

& the

Corporate Anointing

By Tim Taylor

Course 1 of 3 in the Certified CONECTer/Communication CenterCoordinator Course

Watchman Ministries InternationalRenton Washington


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Check out WMIs Spiritual War College online at: www.WatchmanMinistries.orgAll scripture quotations, not otherwise indicated, are from The New King James Version:Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

Watchman & Intercessor Training for Teamwork & the Corporate AnointingCopyright 2003 by Tim TaylorWatchman Ministries International4000 NE 4

thStreet, Suite 107-350

Renton, WA 98056

Published by Watchman Ministries International4000 NE 4

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Renton, WA 98056

Printed in the United States of America. All rights reserved under International Copyright Law.Contents and/or cover may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any form without the expresswritten consent of the publisher.


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Acknowledgement

The lessons you are about to study have been developed through much study, prayer andexperience over the past 11 years. During that time there have been several people who havecontributed to my life and this work. Without their support, love, help, correction, and input; Iwould not have completed this work.

To my wife, Brenda, words cannot express how thankful I am that the Lord gave you to me. Trulyyou have been my helpmeet. Thank you for the countless hours of review, input, discernment,wisdom and input. Without your love and support I would not have completed this assignmentfrom the Lord.

To my mother, Lillian Taylor, I want to thank you for praying for me throughout all of these years.I thank you for the examples of love, service and faithfulness that you have set for me.

To my friends, Greg and Mary Daley, thank you for Godly character and love I see exampled inyour life. Truly you are the kind of friends that stick closer than a brother. I appreciate how youhandle the anointing in your life with character.

To my friend, Al Houghton, God brought you into our life over a decade ago and used your

ministry to encourage us and form aspects of our character. Your message on Purifying theAltar and Marked Men dramatically impacted our lives.

To my friend, Barbara Wentroble, in the last 10 years God used you and your ministry more thananyone else to train us in the prophetic and increase the anointing in our life. We appreciate theexamples of faith, courage and boldness youve set as youve blazed new trails for the glory ofour King Jesus.


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Watchman & Intercessor Training for Teamwork & the Corporate Anointing WMIs Spiritual War College

Watchman Ministries International, Tim Taylor 2003 5

FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................................ 7

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................ 8

COURSES .................................................................................................................................................... 9Who should take each course?.............................................................................................................. 9Course Overviews ............................................................................................................................... 10

WATCHMAN & INTERCESSOR TRAINING FOR TEAMWORK & THE CORPORATE

ANOINTING .............................................................................................................................................. 13

LESSON 1-THE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH NETWORK ESTABLISHING CITY-WIDE TEAMWORK.................... 14LESSON 2-CONECT............................................................................................................................... 17LESSON 3-OPERATION REFORMATION THE SCRIPTURAL BASIS FOR CONECT ................................... 26LESSON 4-IMPLEMENTING CONECTIN THE LOCAL CHURCH ................................................................ 31LESSON 5-THE INTERCESSORS ROLE BUILDING THE WALL OF PRAYER............................................... 35LESSON 6-BUILDING THE WALL OF PRAYER........................................................................................... 41LESSON 7-THE INTERCESSORS RESPONSIBILITY ..................................................................................... 51LESSON 8-FILLING IN THE GAPS.............................................................................................................. 55

Blameless A Powerful Defense.......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... .......... 55LESSON 9-THE WATCH OF THE LORD ..................................................................................................... 59

LESSON 10-ESTABLISHING THE WATCH ................................................................................................. 62LESSON 11-THE WATCHMANS ROLE ..................................................................................................... 71LESSON 12-24HOUR PRAYER................................................................................................................. 78

Establishing a 24 Hour House of Prayer in a City .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... ... 78LESSON 13-PROPHETIC ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................. 81LESSON 14-GATHERING SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE................................................................................. 85LESSON 15-SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE .................................................................................................... 93PARTNER WITH WMIAS WE CONECTTHE BODY OF CHRIST IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD?.............. 101

Davidic Company Individual Partners .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ....... 101Corporate Alliance How Churches and organizations partner with WMI. ................................... 102

WATCHMAN &INTERCESSOR TRAINING FOR TEAMWORK &THE CORPORATE ANOINTING QUESTIONS 103Instructions ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........ 103Lesson 1 The Christian Outreach Network Establishing City-wide Teamwork .......... ........... ........ 104Lesson 2 - CONECT - View Flash presentation. .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... . 104

Lesson 3 The Scriptural Basis for CONECT................ .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ... 105Lesson 4 Implementing CONECT in a Local Church .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ..... 106Lesson 5 The Intercessors Role......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........ 107Lesson 6 Building the Wall of Prayer Audio visual Flash presentation .......... ........... .......... ..... 108Lesson 7 The Intercessors Responsibility............... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... ........ 109Lesson 8 Filling in the Gaps & the importance of being Blameless ......... ........... ........... .......... ..... 110Lesson 9 The Watch of the Lord....... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... 111Lesson 10 Establishing the Watch Audio visual Flash presentation.......... ........... .......... ........... . 111Lesson 11 The Watchmans Role .......... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ..... 111Lesson 12 Establishing 24 Hour Prayer in a City .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... 113Lesson 13 - Prophetic Administration......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ........... .......... ........... . 114Lesson 14 Gathering Spiritual Intelligence Audio visual Flash presentation.............. .......... ..... 115Lesson 15 Spiritual Intelligence.............. .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... ... 115


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Foreword

In Desert Storm the Lord imparted a vision to me about what was coming on the earth with regardto His Church. In that war we saw a coalition air force come together to bomb an enemy intosubmission so that when the ground forces went forth we saw massive surrenders. In fact, manyof the enemy forces were very thankful to be captured because they received better treatment atthe hands of their captors than they did in their own army. As they surrendered, they weredelivered from the deprivation and debauchery that existed in their army. It was a victory ofBiblical proportions.

The Lord spoke to me during that time and told me of the coming revelation of His name as Lordof Hosts. Once we as a Church get a revelation of that aspect of His character it will dramaticallychange the way the body of Christ around the world works together. He said that He wasdrawing together a coalition of forces in the days that would follow spiritually the example of whatwe saw in Desert Storm. Note: all references to warfare in these lessons are spiritual;

John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of thisworld, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My

kingdom is not from here."

The military exists to project power in order to enforce a political will. The army of the Lord existsto do the same thing to establish the kingdom of God in every sphere of society and in everynation.

Ephesians 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made knownby the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places,

God is raising up a new breed of leaders for this time and season. They are apostolic leaderswho will demonstrate the power of God through signs, wonders and miracles. But their focus willnot just be upon the power of God, they will also demonstrate His love and character as well.Wisdom will mark their ministry and well see examples of the kingly anointing.

The day of the one man show is over in ministry. Wars are won by armies. Wars being won byan individual such as David and Goliath are the exception to the rule. Armies require order,discipline, administration, communication, an understanding of authority and teamwork.

There is a focus this day upon the corporate anointing and there are many aspects to seeing thatmanifested in the body of Christ. Each minister is different. Depending upon their five fold gift,their call, and their church heritage we will see them teach us different facets of what is requiredfor the corporate anointing. Some will focus on the need for love, others on mercy, some onworship or 24 hour prayer and some will be passionate about intimacy and Christ likeness andsome will focus on strategy and administration. But, as we the church receive from eachministerial gift, we will begin to see the whole council of God formed in His Church.

It takes wisdom to see that all of these things are needed. King David was a man after Godsown heart. He was passionately in love with the Lord. He had wonderful fellowship with Him andwrote Him psalms. When he became king he sought to bring back the presence of God and setup the Tabernacle of David where 24 hour prayer, praise and worship was instituted. But KingDavid also went on to establish the kingdom and this required war, strategy, an army,administration, order, discipline and an understanding of authority.

In the following lessons you will find aspects of the Lords character revealed and youll learnwisdom. These lessons are not comprehensive. They are intended to build upon thefoundations, anointing and understanding that have already been established in your life.


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In this season I believe it will take not only power but also character. It will take not onlyan anointing but administration as well. I believe that the Lord is sending Godly leaders todaywho will exhibit the character, anointing and wisdom like we have never seen before. They willlove Him and love His Church. They will handle the Church as a bride being prepared for Jesus.At the same time they will lead this army into the heavenly conflict to show forth the manifoldwisdom of God to principalities and powers and to set the captives free.

There is a heavenly recruiting call going forth in this hour. It is time for the church (army of theLord) to form up and get in rank and file for the Lord of Hosts. It is time for each of us to get inour place and fulfill our purpose. It is time to CONECT.

Joel 2:1-11 Blow the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let allthe inhabitants of the land tremble; for the day of the LORD is coming, for it is at hand: 2A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morningclouds spread over the mountains. A people come, great and strong, the like of whomhas never been; Nor will there ever be any such after them, even for many successivegenerations. 3 A fire devours before them, and behind them a flame burns; the land islike the Garden of Eden before them, And behind them a desolate wilderness; Surelynothing shall escape them. 4 Their appearance is like the appearance of horses; And like

swift steeds, so they run. 5 With a noise like chariots over mountaintops they leap, Likethe noise of a flaming fire that devours the stubble, Like a strong people set in battlearray. 6 Before them the people writhe in pain; all faces are drained of color. 7 They runlike mighty men, they climb the wall like men of war; every one marches in formation, andthey do not break ranks. 8 They do not push one another; every one marches in his owncolumn. Though they lunge between the weapons, they are not cut down. 9 They run toand fro in the city, they run on the wall; they climb into the houses, they enter at thewindows like a thief. 10 The earth quakes before them, the heavens tremble; the sun andmoon grow dark, and the stars diminish their brightness. 11 The LORD gives voicebefore His army, for His camp is very great; for strong is the One who executes His word.For the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; who can endure it?

Introduction

Judges 3:2 this was only so that the generations of the children of Israel might be taughtto know war, at least those who had not formerly known it,

Several years ago I attended the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island. Rear Admiral S.B.Luce was the founding president of the US Naval War College in 1884. In June 1903 he said thepurpose of the college:

"is to enable officers to prepare themselves for the hour of conflict that the college has beenopened. He who waits for war to learn his profession often acquires his knowledge at afrightful cost of human life."

To wage war, we must understand our enemy and ourselves in order to devise an appropriatestrategy to win. Just as the Lord in the Old Testament gave the land to the children of Israel, theystill had to go in and possess it. In this day and age Jesus Christ has already won the victory, butwe are responsible for possessing it and expressing it on this earth today.

Judges 3:1-3 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, that He might test Israel by them,that is, all who had not known any of the wars in Canaan 2 (this was only so that the generationsof the children of Israel might be taught to know war, at least those who had not formerly known


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it), 3 namely, five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites whodwelt in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.

The purpose of WMI's Spiritual War College is to do our part in preparing leaders in the body ofChrist for the heavenly conflict in these last days. There are many excellent ministries who haveprovided resources and training to prepare believers in their character and the gifts distributed tous by the Holy Spirit. The primary focus of this college will be to equip leaders to improvecorporate communication, build teamwork, connect with other organizations and think, act andplan strategically like an admiral, general or an apostle. We will also impart a vision and teacheveryone how to be a more effective team player and training is provided for those who desire tobecome a Certified Communication Center Coordinator in their church or a CONECTer in theircity.

To enroll in a course go to www.watchmanministries.orgor write us [email protected].

Courses

We are currently offering a total four courses. Each course can be taken individually or if you

complete the first three you can become a Certified CONECTer/Communication CenterCoordinator. This will equip you to administer CONECT in your organization and prepare you tobegin training leaders in the Biblical Principles of Corporate Spiritual Warfare. Our goal is todisciple or mentor a Communication Center Coordinator in each local church and a CONECTer ineach city who chooses to implement CONECT. This is a train the trainer course. We intend toequip you to not only implement CONECT but to also train others to implement it in theirorganization as well.

Who should take each course?

Watchman & Intercessor Training Course

Recommended for every Christian

Intercessors and watchmen

Leaders

This is the first course in a series of 3 courses required to become a Certified CONECTeror a Communication Center Coordinator.

Biblical Principles and Strategies the Art of Corporate Spiritual Warfare

Five Fold Ministers

Christian Business Leaders

Christian Professionals, Leaders in Government Agencies or the Military

This is the second course in a series of 3 courses required to become a CertifiedCONECTer or a Communication Center Coordinator.

Certified CONECTer / Communication Center Coordinator Course (CCC)


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Recommended for all leaders

Required for:

Any individual desiring to become a CONECTer

Any individual desiring to become a CCC

Any individual desiring to serve on the CONECT team

Biblical Foundations for Every Believer

Recommended for every believer

Based on Hebrews 6:1-2

Once a Communication Center Coorinator (CCC) is trained, they will be equipped to teach andtrain others in their organization. For organizations or cities who have multiple churches ororganizations working together a CONECTer will be trained to oversee CONECT in a city. TheCONECTer in each city administrate the delivery of WMI s Spiritual War College courses to thepeople in their local church and city. If you would like to see the requirements to become a

CONECTer in a city then contact us using the contact information from our website.

Course Overviews

Watchmen & Intercessor Training for Teamwork & the Corporate Anointing

Lessons This course consists of 11 chapters and 4 audio visual flash presentations.

1. The Christian Outreach Network Establishing City-wide Teamwork2. CONECT - Flash3. The Scriptural Basis for CONECT4. Implementing CONECT in a Local Church5. The Intercessors Role6. Building the Wall of Prayer Flash7. The Intercessors Responsibility8. Filling in the Gaps & the importance of being Blameless9. Restoring the Watch of the Lord10. Establishing the Watch Flash11. The Watchmans Role12. Establishing 24 Hour Prayer in a City13. Prophetic Administration14. Gathering Spiritual Intelligence Flash15. Spiritual Intelligence

Biblical Principles and Strategies the Art of Corporate Spiritual Warfare

Lessons - This course consists of 12 articles or chapters and 13 audio visual flash presentations.

1. The Lord of Hosts & The Core Values of Christian Soldiers2. The Apostolic Reformation


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3. Apostle Word Study4. Planning Corporate Spiritual Warfare5. Strategy verses Tactics6. Strategies for War for Five Fold and Market Place Ministers7. Introduction to the Biblical Principles and Strategies the Art of Corporate Spiritual

Warfare - Flash8. The Principle of Objective - Flash9. The Principle of Offense - Flash10. The Principle of Mass - Flash11. The Principle of Mobility - Flash12. The Principle of Surprise - Flash13. The Principle of Communication and Supply - Flash14. The Principle of Security - Flash15. The Principle of Simplicity - Flash16. Building the Wall of Prayer - Flash17. Establishing the Watch - Flash18. Gathering Spiritual Intelligence - Flash19. Spiritual Intelligence20. Prophetic Administration21. CONECT - Flash

22. Developing Your Strategy for War23. The Stewardship of People, Callings and Resources24. General Communication Principles25. Email Etiquette and Policies

The Certified CONECTer/Communication Center Coordinator Training

Lessons - This course consists of 8 lessons.

1. The Heart of a CONECTer A Servant Leader2. Unit Administration The Ministry of Kings

Elements of administration Planning

Organizationo Accountabilityo Authorityo Delegatingo Duties

Unity of command

Delegation of authority

Steps in setting up an organization

Command and control

Command

Motivation

Leadership

Authority within CONECT

General authority

Limitations of authority

Communications3. Implementation Process Phase I Phase III4. CONECT Organization and Billet Descriptions5. The Watch Organization6. Forms, Reports, Diagrams, and Flow Charts


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7. Preparing a Consolidated Report8. Technical Resources

Biblical Foundations for Every Believer.

Lessons - This course consists of 3 Articles and 7 audio visual Flash presentations

1. First Steps for a New Disciple2. Biblical Foundations3. Salvation - Can you lead someone to Jesus?4. Water Baptism - How to water baptize a person.5. Baptism in the Holy Spirit - How to lead a person into the BHS6. The Doctrine of Faith Towards God7. The Doctrine of Laying on of Hands8. The Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Dead9. The Doctrine of the Eternal10. Tithes and Offerings & Your Financial Health


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Watchman & Intercessor Training for Teamwork & theCorporate Anointing

Welcome to our Watchman & Intercessor Training Course. We are very excited to have you join

us. This course is recommended for:

All Christians who desire to mature

Intercessors and watchmen

Leaders

This is the first course for those seeking to complete the Certified CONECTer Course

The Certified CONECTer course trains a:

Communication Center Coordinator (CCC) administrate CONECT in the localchurch

CONECTer's administrate CONECT in a city with more than one local church

To receive a certificate of completion you must score at least an 80% overall.

Our sincerest desire is that you'll find ways to apply what you learn in your church ororganization. If you have any questions about implementing CONECT in your local church or inyour city, then please do not hesitate to ask any question.

Lets gets started. The online course consists of 15 lessons and is composed of 11chapters/articles and 4 audio visual flash presentations. In this form, the audio visual FlashPresentation is printed along with the script.

Once you click on a link it will take you to the appropriate lesson. To navigate back and forthbetween this page and your lessons use the forward and back arrows in your browser.

1. The Christian Outreach Network Establishing City-wide Teamwork2. CONECT - Flash3. The Scriptural Basis for CONECT4. Implementing CONECT in a Local Church5. The Intercessors Role6. Building the Wall of Prayer- Flash7. The Intercessors Responsibility8. Filling in the Gaps9. The Watch of the Lord10. Establishing the Watch- Flash11. The Watchman's Role12. 24 Hour Prayer13. Prophetic Administration

14. Gathering Spiritual Intelligence- Flash15. Spiritual Intelligence

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to email [email protected].


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Lesson 1 - The Christian Outreach Network Establishing City-wide Teamwork

In the last decade there has been a great increase in corporate

expressions of prayer and intercession like Prayer Summits, March

For Jesus, Praying Through the Window (10/40), 40/70 Window

Prayer Initiative, A.D. 2000 Prayer Track, Watch of the Lord, etc.

Today the trend towards corporate expressions of prayer continues

with prayer walking, spiritual mapping, and establishing 24 hour prayer centers, restoring the

Watch of the Lord and city-wide prayer gatherings. This has led to an influx of information to

church leaders from prayer warriors and intercessors. The trumpet has sounded in our land.

Church leaders are gathering to seek the Lord for strategies in prayer, evangelism, church

planting, and missions.

God is called Lord of the Hosts (armies) 245 times in the Bible. Revelation is coming forth in the

church today to know Him as Lord of the Armies and Captain of the Hosts. CONECT was

developed with a military view in mind. It seeks to answer the following questions:

What do you do with all of the information that has been gleaned from intercession,

prayer walks and spiritual mapping and how do you compile and display this information

so that it can be used effectively by leadership? For the vision and tools see 4 Steps to

CONECT or check out the FAQ's for CONECT.

Which Principles of Warfare do you use during this campaign?

How do you coordinate large groups in prayer and evangelism to fully utilize all of your

resources in the most efficient manner?

CONECT will assist any church as they build The Wall of Prayer and in

establishing the Watch of the Lord. CONECT has been strongly

influenced by the author's experience as a naval officer in Desert Storm

while serving on the admiral's staff. It was the admiral's responsibility to

maintain communications with all naval units and armed forces in his

area of operations, to track those forces, gather intelligence on enemy forces, display the

intelligence in a concise manner, and develop and implement strategy based upon current

intelligence and resources at hand. However, none of this could be accomplished without

excellent communication lines. To see the practical steps, teaching, training, and administrative

plans go to the 4 Practical Steps to Implement CONECT..


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The church today is involved in a battle with eternal consequences and to the victor goes the

spoils. The issue at hand are the souls of men and women, and heaven or hell. The trumpet is

being sounded for the gathering of church leaders in cities and nations so we can devise and

implement strategies at the Lords direction. CONECT was developed as a tool to enable

Christians to connect with:

The Lord in intimate prayer with Him

Each other in the local church

Local churches in a city

City Churches in a region or nation

Churches internationally

Once the people and churches are connected then communication lines are established. Using

Nehemiah as a model, CONECT provides the leadership with:

A strategic communication center

Spiritual intelligence gathering capabilities

A method to identify strengths and weaknesses in the wall of a church or city.

A method to compile and display data received from watchmen and intercessors.

The Biblical Principles of Warfare. These strategies have been used by military

commanders through the ages to plan and wage wars.

A method to implement strategy quickly and effectively once a course of action has been

determined.

A plan to connect churches in the body of Christ together.

CONECT is a simple tool that acts like sinew joining various parts of the

body together.

The key to its use, is that is provides a system that is easy to use, it is

easy to reproduce, and it can be adapted by local churches or ministries

to establish lines of communication through the use of a strategic

communication center. The body cannot function properly unless all its

parts are in their proper place and are communicating with each other

and the head. Without communications an army cannot function effectively. That is why it is an

age old strategy in warfare to knock out the communication centers and cut communication lines.

You will find that when an army's communication lines are cut, so are the supply lines. When

communication centers are knocked out, the army is left with out direction, intelligence, and


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defeat is close at hand. No great campaign can succeed unless there are reliable

communications between the various units, their officers, and the general staff.

Lord I pray that we acknowledge that the Captain of the Host is Jesus and we honor and esteem

those men and women in the body of Christ whom He has appointed as officers in His army and

has given them assignments as five-fold ministers, elders, deacons, saints, business people,

government officials, homemakers, teachers, public servants....... Lord, you are a man of war (Ex.

15:3). Your stir up your zeal like a warrior (Isaiah. 42:13). You are coming forth in the Day of The

Lord with Your army of mighty men. Everyone marches in formation as a strong people set in

battle array (Joel 2:1-11). Everyone is in their place in rank and file.

Lord I thank you for the great and mighty army you are raising up in this hour. I pray each of us

will hear your specific assignment and we would respond to the call, get in our place and stay

there, fulfilling our function and giving you all the glory. I thank you for the divine wisdom and

strategies you are giving us in these days. Lord, I pray that we would receive and understand

your character displayed in your name as the Lord of Hosts. Pour out your spirit of wisdom and

revelation upon us (Ephesians 1:17-21). In Jesus name.

Tim Taylor


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Lesson 2 - CONECT

Slide 1

CONECTChristian Outreach Network

Establishing City-Wide Teamwork

Tim Taylor

Watchman Ministries International

www.WatchmanMinistries.org

2003, Tim Taylor, Watchman Ministries International, www.WatchmanMinistries.org

Im Tim Taylor with Watchman Ministries International and this is an overview of implementing

The Christian Outreach Network Establishing Citywide teamwork.

Slide 2

Situation Report

City City overcome with wickedness Church disjointed

1 Corinthians 12 Ezekiel 37

Acts 15:16 Tabernacle of David established in Zion

What happened at Zion Determined to take Zion Bring back presence of God Established strong base of operations

Launched offensive operations to expand the kingdom


So what is the situation in your city? Is your city overcome with wickedness? Is the church in

your city disjointed and not working together? You know the Bible teaches us in 1 Corinthians 12


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CONECT helps Christians work together by starting to build the Wall of Prayer. Then a watch is

set. The purpose of the watch is to be good stewards of watching over our service, ministry or

business before the Lord and the watch identifies those with a prophetic gifting or someone given

to prayer, and we make sure that we are good stewards of the reports they bring back from their

times of watching. CONECT facilitates the gathering and consolidations of the reports for the

leadership in a service, ministry or business. In a sense, it is just like the military where

intelligence is gathered and presented so that battle plans can be devised. CONECT then

consolidates the reports and presents it to the leadership of the organization or leaders of a city.

The leaders can then take that report before the Lord to seek Him for his direction and strategy.

Leaders determine the appropriate course of action and implement the strategy for their church or

organization.

Slide 4

Building the Wall of PrayerStep 1

Acknowledges each persons or organizationsresponsibility or authority Home Church Business City

Everyone is an intercessor Family

Church family

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The first step in CONECT is to establish a strong base of operations for the church to operate

from. This starts by building the wall of prayer.

In CONECT we acknowledge each persons and organizations responsibility and authority. For

example, who is responsible for the family before the Lord? The husband is. Who is the person

whom God holds accountable for the local church? Who is the person that God hold accountable

for a business? Who might the Lord hold accountable for a city? I believe that God will hold the

local church leaders accountable for the city they live in. Hence, CONECT does not usurp

anyones authority. We only seek to help you fulfill it.


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In CONECT, every person is an intercessor and that is because weve gotten lazy in the body of

Christ. Every one of us is called to be like Jesus and He ever lives to make intercession for us. It

begins first in each family, where in the husband is responsible to ensure that his family is prayed

for and that each family member prays for the others. Then, each family is responsible to pray for

the local church family they are apart of. CONECT encourages good stewardship and uses a

strategy implemented in Nehemiah and reinforced in Ephesians 4:16. Every family prays for two

others. In doing so, each person does their share so that the body is built up in love. What do

you pray? You pray that the Lords kingdom come and will be done in their lives. Pray that the

Lords character be formed in them. And finally, pray for the completion of the vision of the

church or organization you are apart of.

Slide 5

Set the Watch - Step 2

Two aspects

Acknowledge that there are prophetic people

Stewardship

Assign watchmen to watch over specific areas ofresponsibilities at certain times

Gates are type of ministry

The stewardship goal Each ministry or organization has a watch

Establish 24 hour watch in a city

CONECT provides a consolidated intelligence report


The second step in implementing CONECT is to set the Watch. To do this you must

acknowledge two truths. First, there are prophetic people out there who are anointed and called

to watch and pray. They see and hear well spiritually. Secondly, leaders have a responsibility to

be good stewards.

In setting the watch, you assign people to watch or pray over certain responsibilities at certain

times. It might be a portion of the congregation or the wall as we see in scripture that people are

referred to as living stones or they might be watching over a certain ministry. Gates typify a type

of ministry.


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The stewardship goal is to establish a watch in each ministry or organization and to establish a 24

hour watch in each city. CONECT helps gather and manage all the reports created by increased

prayer and helps build a current intelligence picture of what faces the church.

Now walls have gates. In the Bible, the gates were typically where the authority sat. People

would flow in and out. Today, gates are like a type of ministry where people, services, and

communication flow in and out. In the Bible Watchmen were typically stationed at the gates and

at various places on the wall. They would report what they saw and what they heard to the kings

and elders who sat in the gates.. They could be assigned at certain places on the wall watching

over certain people or they might watch over a certain ministry. To learn more about this see the

lesson on Watchmen.

Slide 6

Gather Spiritual Intel Step 3

Nehemiah 7:2

Hanani leader of the citadel

Managed the changing of theguard

Watch reported to him

Families were to watch aswell

He reported to Nehemiah

Consolidated reports

Managed assignments


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We see in Nehemiah 7:2 where Hanani leader of the citadel. In other words he managed the

changing of the guard, and he collected all the reports from the watchmen and the families

stationed on the wall. Hanani would consolidate the reports and report to Nehemiah. Once hed

gathered and consolidated his reports he reported to Nehemiah. It was Nehemiah's responsibility

to determine what to do based upon those reports.


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Slide 7

What does a Conect-er do?

Manage watch assignments

Consolidates reports and presents toleadership

Facilitate communication and goodstewardship In an organization In a city

Administrates 24 hour watch

What are the qualifications? Servants heart Faithful Loyal In authority but under authority


The person in CONECT who functions like the captain of the guard is called a Communications

Center Coordinator (CCC) in a local church and a CONECTer in a city. What do they do?

They manage the watch assignments; they consolidate the reports and report to the leaders.

They facilitate communication and good stewardship in any organization such as a church. In a

city they would administrate the 24 hour watch.

This person is very key and should be selected with care and prayer. What are the

qualifications? I recommend you choose someone with a servants heart, faithful, loyal and one

who is in authority but under authority.


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Slide 8

Leadership Determines Courseof Action Step 4

Receive consolidated report The big picture or strategic view

Leaders seek the Lord to determine what to do with theIntel

In a position to: Work together as a team

Organization City

Utilize the Biblical Principles of Corporate SpiritualWarfare such as:

Objective Mass Offense


The CCC or the CONECTer provides consolidated reports to the leadership at certain intervals.

This is how they stay on top of the big picture. The Leaders then determine what to by taking that

information before the Lord to ask Him for His Strategy.

The leaders are in a better position to work together as a team locally or on a city wide basis.

They are in a much better position to utilize the biblical principles of corporate spiritual warfare

such as objective, mass and offense.Slide 9

What Does Watchman MinistriesProvide?

Strategic Plan to build strong base of operations

Training for intercessors and watchmen

Administrative plan for establishing the watch and setting upa war room

Training for personnel (CONECT-er) overseeing the watch.

Training on the Biblical Principles of Corporate SpiritualWarfare for leaders



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What does watchman ministries provide? We provide the strategic plan to build a strong base of

operations. We also provide training for intercessors and watchmen in the context of CONECT.

We provide an administrative plan for establishing a watch and setting up a Strategic

Communication Center. We can provide training for the CCC or the CONECT-er over seeing the

watch and we train leaders on the Biblical principles of corporate spiritual warfare.

Slide 10

Do as much as you want!

Ultimate goal is to build teamwork to help the church in a city displaythe manifold wisdom of God in that city

CONECT Phases of Implementation

Phase 1 - Build the wall of prayer where each believer prays for two

Phase 2 A watch is set

Phase 3 CONECT-er consolidates reports

Phase 4 - Leadership uses the reports to develop strategy

Our ultimate goal is to help you CONECT with those whom you have relationship with personally

and corporately and to build teamwork so that the church in a city displays the manifold wisdom

of God in that city.

You can implement as much as you want. In:

Phase 1 - Build the wall of prayer where each believer prays for two others

Phase 2 A watch is set

Phase 3 CCC or CONECT-er consolidates reports

Phase 4 - Leadership uses the reports to develop strategy


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Slide 11

Would you like to implementCONECT?

Organization

Check out www.watchmanministries.orgfor:

Manuals

Training

Communication tools

Downloads and CDs

Conference, seminar, speaking engagement

Email [email protected] orphone (425) 941-3661


If you would like CONECT implemented in your church, business or city then

Check out our website for:

Manuals

Online Training

Conferences, workshops, seminars

Communication tools

CDs

If you would like to consult about your specific situation, or you would like to inquire about ministry

in your church or organization, a conference, workshop or seminar then email us at

[email protected].


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Lesson 3 - Operation Reformation The Scriptural Basis forCONECT

Situation Report - 446 B.C. - Jerusalem

Nehemiah 2:1 - 4:23

The city was in ruins, the survivors left over from the captivity are in great distress and under

reproach. The walls of the city are broken down and the gates have been burned with fire. There

is no army, only the poorest of the poor trying to survive. There is no leadership to give the

people direction.

The people could be attacked and picked off one by one or they could be completely over run at

any time for there was no leadership or unity of command. Everyone did what was right in his

own sight. To even think that an army would form out of this chaos with no leadership or

common vision is ludicrous. There was no organization, there were no supplies, and there was

no leadership providing a common vision.

Even if there had been the resemblance of an army left they would have been hard pressed to

even protect Jerusalem their base of operations for the walls were in such a state of poor repair.

They could not guard all of the holes in the wall and there were no gates. There was no unity of

command with which to coordinate what little assets there were, because there was no

communication and no chain of command. There was no chain of command because no one

would take responsibility. Therefore, no one even tried. They were reduced to a state of survival;

every man for himself. They had begun working on restoring the temple many years earlier andthe Priest Ezra had helped restore true temple worship. They served Yaweh for a while but it

wasn't long before the people became discouraged and they neglected their time of fellowship

with the Lord and returned everyone to focusing on their own house.

Then God moved upon Nehemiah's heart with a vision to rebuild the ancient ruins and four

months later he returned to Jerusalem with captains of an army and horsemen along with some

supplies and letters of passage. His mission:

Operation Reformation

Re-form the people, Re-organize, Re-supply and Re-build the Walls and Gates

The first thing that Nehemiah did upon his arrival was to secretly survey the condition of the walls

under the cover of darkness. They looked over the strong points, the weak points, examined the

remains of the watch towers and identified the gates.


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Nehemiah gathered the people and shared the vision to rebuild and repair the walls and the gates

to make the city a stronghold, a safe haven, a place of rest and refuge. Why it could even be like

it was in King David's time where it was the strongest of strongholds. The army would go forth

from here and defeat enemies and establish garrisons in other cities. To accomplish this,

Jerusalem would once again have to be strong with an abundance of supplies and a well trained

army. It was such a wonderful vision that all the people answered, "Let us rise up and build."

Then they set their hands to this good work. (Nehemiah. 2:18) Operation Reformation was in

motion. But before the walls could be reformed, the laborers had to be reformed as well.

The third thing Nehemiah did was to organize the people and assign each of them a place in the

wall that they would be responsible to repair and rebuild. Family by family they were assigned a

place in the wall or at the gate that needed repairing. Because the work was large and the

people were few, it was necessary to pull double duty. Each builder was expected to carry his

weapons and be prepared to fight at a moments notice, however, the priority was to build.

Now that hope returned they began to think about going out and attacking their enemies,

however, they realized that the time would come soon enough . The next order of business was

to rebuild and establish a secure base of operations, like David had in Zion. Then they would go

forth to conquer from a place of strength. So, they did not go out to seek a fight but remained at

their post and rebuilt the walls and the gates. However, if an enemy came, they were ready.

Wherever they heard the trumpet sound, they gathered there to fight.

There were guards and watchman posted but it was required that everyone watch and everyone

fight until the walls were re-built. Each family worked by two other families, one on either side.

So they watched out for one another and helped each other complete the task. They were co-

laborers. However, in order to alert the trumpeter who stayed by Nehemiah in case of an enemy

attack, it was necessary that everyone along the wall stay in constant communication with each

other and with the leaders so as to be able to report what they saw and heard accurately and

quickly. Nehemiah and his leadership team then had to sort out the big picture by piecing

together the reports as they came in from various places along the wall. He had the captain of

the guard help them by compiling the information and then reporting to them in a timely fashion.

The work went well. Everyone worked, everyone watched, and the work continued around the

clock. Everyone was prepared, everyone shared, and no one took advantage of those less

fortunate for the works sake.

Rumors were rampant but the Word of the Lord was sure. There were many who did not want

them to finish this great and noble work but they dealt with the fear, the rumors, and they guarded

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Upon completion of the project, the city was secure. Now many of the people could be

reassigned to new tasks. Some became gatekeepers, others singers, some were appointed to

the Levitical duties. The people brought the tithe into the temple, the storehouses filled and

provision was made for those who served before the Lord. The word of the Lord was taught to

the people and they now had a stronghold. A place of safety, a place of security, a place of

provision, a place from which now the kingdom could be expanded for the army once again had a

secure base from which to operate.

Now that families and supplies were secure, and the place of worship was in a good state or

repair, the leaders and the army could once again begin to plan offensive operations from which

to go forth and claim new territory for the glory of our King and Lord.

The premise behind focusing on Nehemiah is intended to lay a foundation to build an effective

fighting force (the church is an army) with which to engage the devil and his demonic hordes, so

that the gospel might be preached and a harvest of souls gleaned. The church needs to reform

with everyone in rank and file (Joel 2). It is much better to reform behind a place of safety rather

than in the open fields and you need a safe place to store your supplies as well as secure lines of

communication. Only then can an effective offensive operation be sustained by having the lines

of communication flow between strong bases of operations (garrisons, forts, etc.) or between a

base of operation and a strong army in the field.

Today, many local churches are in a similar state of disarray; however, not all. God is moving in

an incredible way to mobilize His church. There is a historical amount of cooperation among

different elements of the body of Christ. Consider a few manifestations of God's grace like

Promise Keepers, March for Jesus and of course, Praying through the 10/40 Window. But there

is more, there is much more.

Never before in church history do we have different parts of the church coming together to work

together on such a great magnitude. However, I believe that God wants to accomplish so much

more. If we can catch a vision of Him as Lord of the Hosts, I believe we could begin to grow into

another understanding of God's character. He is called Lord of the Hosts over 245 times in

the Bible. That is almost 3 times more than any other name that He is called.

There is a revelation coming in the body of Christ concerning the Lord of the Hosts (armies).

Jesus is a military commander. He is the Captain of the Hosts and when He returns he comes toconquer with a strong people set in battle array (Joel 2). In order to accomplish the great

commission we will have to work together like never before. This will require the greatest level of

anointing and administration that the church has ever mounted. In fact, it has already begun.

I will liken the local church to the garrison and I believe that the local church needs to become a

"strong base of operations." That is based upon the warfare principle of security. Have you ever


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sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses." And it happened, when our

enemies heard that it was known to us, and that God had brought their plot to nothing,

that all of us returned to the wall, everyone to his work. So it was, from that time on, that

half of my servants worked at construction, while the other half held the spears, the

shields, the bows, and wore armor; and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah.

Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loaded themselves so that

with one hand they worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon. Every one

of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And the one who sounded the

trumpet was beside me. Then I said to the nobles, the rulers, and the rest of the people,

"The work is great and extensive, and we are separated far from one another on the

wall. "Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight

for us." So we labored in the work, and half of the men held the spears from daybreak

until the stars appeared.

We see in scripture where people are referred to as stones and His walls are called salvation.

His gates shall be called praise. Are not God's people called to be a praise in the earth (Isa.

62:7)? Gates are a place where people flow in and out and gates were also a place where the

kings and elders sat (2 Sam. 18:24-27, 2 Kings 9:17-18). I liken gates to ministries in a local

church. For this is where ministry flows in and out of the church.

Typically each gate in a wall will have a place for a watchman. It was necessary for the

watchman that they cry out what they saw and what they heard to the kings and elders who sat in

the gate (2 Sam. 18:24-27, 2 Kings 9:17-18, Isaiah 62:6).

The Lord is establishing the Watch of the Lord in this season. We are also building a Wall of

Prayer. As the wall of prayer is built and the watch is set, demonic strategies will be revealed and

the church will receive strategic plans from our Lord. As we implement the strategic spiritual

warfare plans combined with evangelistic plans we'll see a transfer of wealth to finance the

harvest (the gathering of people (stones) to build the walls of salvation).

To learn how to practically implement CONECT in your organization complete all three courses.

The second course provides leaders wisdom by teaching them the Principles of War that have

been taught to military leaders for the last 2500 years. These principles work because they

happen to be Biblically based. The final course provides the Communication Center Coordinator

(CCC) and CONECTer with practical administrative and leadership training. That training

includes the tools and processes necessary to empower anyone to set up CONECT in their

organization.


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Lesson 4 - Implementing CONECT in the Local Church

So, how do we apply what we learned about Nehemiah from Operation Reformation?

Our first goal is to help you build a strong base of operations from which to operate from. To dothis 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.

Every family in the church will be praying for two other families

People will be standing in the gaps. Instead of fault finding they will be restoring the

breaches. Love covers a multitude of sin.

Watchmen will be identified

Three possible groups

Prayer watch

Prayer walking

Research

Watchmen and intercessors will have a system in place to report what they see and hear

in prayer

The leadership team be demonstrating good stewardship of the gifts and talents of their

people

The leadership team will have a current picture of what is happening from which they can

seek the Lord for strategy

The leadership team will have been taught the Biblical Principles of Warfare. This will

assist the team in developing strategy for your area.

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.

Who is the senior minister responsible for? Who is on the church roster or phone list?

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

requiring prayer.

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Where is the congregation weak?

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.

Evangelism

Youth group

Intercessory prayer

Home meetings

Worship and evangelism with the arts

etc...

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.

What will be accomplished through this exercise? Upon completion you will have:

A current assessment of the overall condition of your church or ministry

Identified strengths

Identified weaknesses that require prayer

Determined your area of responsibility which determines your sphere of authority

Identified those who function as watchmen or who in prayer or who might be candidates to

become watchmen.

Identified your intercessors

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

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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,

etc. go to the 4 Practical Steps to Implement CONECT.

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 local churches get to

know one another they will discover various strengths that display an aspect of the Father's love

and character and they will also have weaknesses that other ministries or churches in the local

area might be able to help strengthen. For example, one church may do an excellent job of

ministering to the poor and homeless, but they may be weak in finances. Another church may be

strong in financial resources provision but weak in reaching out and ministering to the poor and

homeless. As relationships develop between leaders they can begin to work together to glean

spiritual intelligence through their peoples prayer, research and prayer walking. The data can be

compiled and displayed to give the city leadership an overview of what the city church looks like

so that they can then seek the Lord for the strategy for their city or region. Then we have a

wonderful opportunity to work together to expand our Lord's kingdom.

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.

Vision for Country-wide Teamwork


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The church in a region or a nation could then do the exact same thing with each city church.

Strengths and weaknesses will be identified along with their primary areas of ministry. As

consolidated reports came in from the various city churches then the leadership in a region or

nation would have an overall picture of what is going on so they could seek the Lord for His

strategy. Once a strategy is ascertained, the communication system is in place to quickly

implement the Lord's strategy.

Now, prayer needs are targeted, strengths are noted and can be directed to other area churches

where they may be able to strengthen a weak part, limited resources can be better utilized,

relationships will be built and strengthened, etc.....

Once a strong base of operations is secured, then a trained, well supplied force can go forth very

effectively expanding the kingdom through intercession, evangelism and church planting. Nolonger are we on the defense responding to the devil's move but we are being offensive and we

make the enemy respond to our advances. We take ground and keep it for the glory of our Lord.

Even King David led his band of men into the wilderness (1 Samuel 22:4, 2 Samuel 5:7-9) to a

stronghold and Mt. Zion is referred to as a stronghold. I believe it would be wise to look at what

Mt. Zion became. David built his home in the stronghold, his army grew strong there. God

honored them and blessed them and from that place they began to go forth conquering their

enemies and establishing garrisons in all of Judah (2 Sam. 8). I believe that one of the primary

reasons that King David's place became strong was that he established a place that where the

Lord was sought 24 hours a day through prayer, praise and worship.


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Lesson 5 - The Intercessors Role Building the Wall of Prayer

There are many excellent books today for teaching and training on intercession, prayer, spiritual

warfare, prayer walks, city-wide prayer gatherings etc. You can find some of these books one our

website at www.watchmanministries.org. For anyone just beginning to develop their own

personal prayer life I'd recommend the series of Books by Larry Lea starting with "Could You Not

Tarry One Hour."1 If you are just beginning to learn about intercession I refer you to "Possessing

the Gates of the Enemy"2 by Cindy Jacobs and "Intercessory Prayer by Dutch Sheets.3

Let me start by addressing an attitude in the body of Christ today. In most churches there is a

small handful of people called intercessors. There is a much larger group of people that

encourage them to intercede. The attitude is, you are called to pray, I am not. So while you are

praying, please pray for my needs so I dont have to.

This habit has led to a tremendous burden being placed on a few. It is not uncommon for many

intercessors to burnout. This is often due to them taking on responsibilities beyond their

responsibility. I so appreciate these faithful few. We as the church owe a great debt of gratitude.

However, the Bible clearly teaches us in Ephesians 4:16 that it is important for every person to do

their share. Therefore this situation must change.

I do not see anywhere in the Bible a "ministry" or gift of intercession. We do see Jesus in

Hebrews 7:25 who is our High Priest and He ever lives to make intercession for us. But we areall called to be like Him, and if we are all called to be like Him, then we are all called to intercede.

Who do you intercede for? I would like to answer that with, what or who are you responsible for?

It starts in your family, extends out to your church family, anything (business, job, position, office)

or anyone whom you have responsibility for and anything the Bible tells us to pray for (1 Timothy

2:2 says pray for those in authority).

What is an intercessor?

"An intercessor is a man or woman-or child-who fights on behalf of others. As such,

intercession is the activity that identifies us most with Christ. To be an intercessor is to

1 Larry Lea, Could You Not Tarry One Hour?, (Creation House, 1987)

2 Cindy Jacobs, Possessing the Gates of Your Enemy, (Chosen Books, 1991)

3 Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer, (Regal Books, 1996)


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be like Jesus because that is what Jesus is like. He ever lives to intercede.4 " Dick

Eastman

So how does the individual intercessor fit in CONECT?

As you recall, in the first chapter we focused on the book of Nehemiah 1 - 4.

The walls were broken down in many places and the gates were burned with fire. In 1 Peter 2:4-

6 people are referred to as stones being built into a spiritual house. In Isaiah 54:11-17 and Isaiah

60:18 we find people referred to as precious stones as well.

Note: Ezra and Nehemiahs ministries overlapped. Ezra was focusing on building the

house of the Lord while Nehemiahs ministry focused more on protection. Hence, the

people worked on both the temple and the walls at various times. In CONECT, we focus

primarily on equipping an organization to become a strong base of operations like Zion

was for King David. Once King David had a stronghold (Zion) then we set up the

Tabernacle of David. A habitation for the presence of the Lord. That my friend is exactly

what we hope to help you facilitate in your organization, city, and region.

We are using that scriptural basis to develop a plan to build a wall of prayer for a church or a city.

The wall is made up of people. First, the leadership has to identify the perimeter or the wall. How

do they do this? They simply survey all the people who are in their congregation or all the

Christians who are part of their organization. They could use a membership role or perhaps a

phone directory to identify their people. Second, all the people will be assigned a place in the

wall where they are responsible to watch and build. This is done by assigning each family to

pray for two other families.

The wall of prayer is made up of people.

Each family prays for two other families.

This strategy has several benefits.

Promotes maturity by encouraging each believer to take responsibility for praying

for their family and two other families in the church. (Nehemiah 2-4)

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Distributes the workload as every person does their fair share and no one is

overburdened (Ephesians 4:16)

Assists leaders in being better stewards of their flock. (Proverbs 27:23)

Encourages the building of relationships and accountability.

Employs a strategy of mass as a three fold cord is not quickly broken.(Ecclesiastes 4:12)

Requests for prayer are initially handled at the lowest level so that only major

prayer needs that the three families are unable to handle make it up to the

leaders or prayer chain.

Provides a way for anyone to report anything they see or hear in prayer.

Assists leaders in being good stewards of every report generated

It is efficient

Once the wall is identified, how do you build the wall in prayer?

Ezekiel 22:30 "So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap

before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

Isaiah 58:12 Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the

foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, the Restorer

of Streets to Dwell In.

Ezekiel 13:3-5 Thus says the Lord GOD: "Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own

spirit and have seen nothing! "O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in the deserts. "You have not

gone up into the gaps to build a wall for the house of Israel to stand in battle on the day of the

LORD.

The word gap literally means a break in the wall or a breach. Francis Frangipane says that: "you

have to be an intercessor who 'stands in the gap.' The 'gap' is the distance between the way

things are and the way things should be" 5and it is the responsibility of Godly leaders to make

sure the gap gets filled.

Nehemiah fulfilled his responsibility by assigning families to positions on the wall to repair it.

They were to watch for the enemy as well as build the wall until the breach was repaired. We see

in the scriptures where people are referred to as stones. Therefore if we consider Ezekiel 22:30

and Isaiah 58:12, then a way to build the local church is to begin to pray for the people in our

local church; building them up and strengthening them.

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The initial function that each family will perform is to stand in the gap and intercede for the

families on either side of them and pray for the building-up of the weak places in a church. Why?

Because building the wall of prayer is actually building each other up. The bible teaches us that

we are our brothers keeper. There are also several examples in the word of God wherein the sin

or weakness of one affected the whole congregation (ex. Ai - Joshua 7). If you are an enemy, do

you attack the opposing force where they are strong or where they are weak? The enemy would

pick the weakest place to attack. That is why we have to build each other up because when one

suffers we all suffer (1 Corinthians 12:26).

Filling in the gap starts with prayer. So how do you do that? The leadership needs to provide a

list to the congregation on the strengths and weaknesses that they would like the church to pray

for as well as well as the vision of the church. Each family needs to be assigned two families to

pray for on a daily basis. Each family should get to know the other two families well. The betteryou know them the more specific you'll be able to pray. It is of course assumed that each family

led by the head of household is praying for themselves everyday as well. This makes sure

everyone in the congregation has at least 2 people praying for them daily. After that, the whole

congregation can agree together daily, praying for the building up of the weak places. The

procedures implemented here employ the warfare principles of objective, mass, and

communication.

So what should the intercessor pray? Pray for the development of Godly character and His

kingdom to come and His will to be done in their lives.

"The Scriptures reveal that there are two acts which go on continually before the throne

of God - intercession and accusation. The conflict between these two is the focal point

of the battle between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. Because God

has chosen to make the church His dwelling place, and therefore the place of His throne,

it is in the heart of the church that this battle now rages.6

Realizing the gap can also be referred to as a fault, we need to be careful not to dwell on the

negative and become only fault finders. Therefore we must be very careful what we do and not

accuse. Proverbs 18:21 says that life and death are in the power of our tongue. So speak life. I

Peter 4:8 says that love covers a multitude of sins. So fill in the gap with the love of the Lord.

Look at the Word of God and call things that are not as though they were. Do you see a

6 Rick Joyner, Epic Battles of the Last Days, Morning Star Publications, 1995, pg. 20.


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weakness in their character? If so, then pray and appropriate God's power and grace so they can

change. There are many excellent books on intercession and prayer. I recommend that you

take advantage and learn how to pray. The bottom line is, don't criticize the breach or fault,

repair it. Start by praying the general will of God and use the Word of God and the vision for the

local church as your blue print as you build through prayer.

The Gathering of Stones

However, prayer is just the start. Once prayer is being lifted up on a consistent basis then plans

for the gathering of old stones and new stones can begin (remember stones refer to people). The

old stones are people who were at your church, but due to an offense, the cares of this world or

whatever, they left and your church is where God intends them to fulfill their destiny. Begin to

pray that God would draw them back. Then watch for divine encounters to begin to occur as you

are given the opportunity to be a minister of reconciliation.

The new stones are people who have not been saved or who have not found

their church home yet. That spells, EVANGELISM! As you begin to pray, God

will give you the specific action plan for you to implement at your church. So,

we build up the walls first with prayer and then we build up the walls with

people.

In the context of CONECT; it is the intercessors who are the workers building up the walls

through intercession. It is the intercessors who fill the roles as soldiers responding in force at the

direction of leadership to fill-in the gap when an enemy attacks through one of the breaks in the

wall (Nehemiah 4:13-20).

In Nehemiah, some were assigned the specific duty as watchmen but all the builders were to be

on alert and sound the alarm reporting what they saw or heard. The intercessors are like those

builders. Working with the watchmen, individual intercessors stand at their post and watch as

they build-up the wall in prayer. They are always ready to respond to any threat and they realize

that they are a part of a team. Each intercessor understands that it is very important that they

faithfully do their part. They are part of the team and a team is only as strong as the weakest link.

The enemy will typically attack the weakest point. Therefore, the intercessors are very important.

They are the builders. They are the soldiers. They are the ones who "Stand in the Gap!"

By the time the gaps are filled through intercession, the communication center will be in place and

functioning. The communication center will provide leadership with real time information

concerning the current situation in their area of responsibility. Now the can begin to seek the

Lord and devise evangelistic strategies to be combined with the prayer strategies in order to finish


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building the house of the Lord (Revelation 5:9, 1 Peter 2:4-6) by winning souls. These souls will

also take their position in the wall as well, and be discipled, trained, and equipped to fulfill their

destiny.

It is important to note in Nehemiah that the wall was large and the people were dispersed far and

wide. A watch was established all along the wall. When an enemy was spotted, the report had

to be made to Nehemiah who kept the trumpeter next to him. We see that Hanani was leader of

the citadel and it is very likely that he helped Nehemiah administrate the watch.

Then the trumpeter sounded the alarm. The report would probably come from a watchman but it

could also come from one of the workers on the wall. When the trumpeter sounded the alarm,

the rest of the people were to gather there to fight.

If Hanani administrated the watch, then he functioned like a strategic communication center. He

would consolidate the reports and pass the information on to Nehemiah. Nehemiah could then

make decisions about where to place his forces. The watchmen or the workers on the north side

of the city would have a different view from those on the south side of the city and so it is today

with watchmen and intercessors in the body of Christ.

It is possible for two or more watchmen to see the same thing yet from a different perspective. If

one is posted on the northwest corner of a city and one is posted on the southwest corner of a

city and an army approaches from the west. They will see the same thing but from different

perspectives. The person functioning as the captain of the guard or the leadership will be in the

best position to develop an overall accurate picture. Then decisions can be made.


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Lesson 6 - Building the Wall of Prayer

Slide 1

Tim Taylor

Watchman Ministries International

www.watchmanministries.org

Building the Wall of Prayer


Im Tim Taylor with Watchman Ministries International. Building the Wall of Prayer is the first step

in implementing CONECT.

Slide 2

Why Build a Wall of Prayer

It is time to:

Ezekiel 22:30 -31 ..stand inthe gap..

Isaiah 58:12 build the oldwaste places, raise up thefoundations of manygenerationsRepairer of theBreach

Be an intercessor like Jesus


Why should we build a wall of prayer? It is because it is time. The Bible says in Ezekiel 22:30

So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on


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behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. In Ezekiels time God found

no one, but I believe in the annuals of church history it will be said of this generation I found

some

Isaiah 58:12 says of those who fast that Those from among you Shall build the old waste

places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the

Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.

Jesus was an intercessor as it says in Hebrews 7:21 Jesus lives to make intercession for us and

he prayed that we would be one and that no greater love has a man than this than that a man

would lay down his life for a friend. If for no other reason we should pray for one another

because we want to be like Jesus. But there is more.

There are two important principles in warfare that have been taught for thousands of years andthey are true and work because they happen to be biblically based; the principle of offense and

security. Building a wall of prayer protects your people and it establishes a secure base of

operations from which to launch offensive operations.

John 17:20-21

20 "I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;

21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I

Documents

1-Watchman Intercessor Training Manual