Leveling the Praying Field -Donna Barrett- Episode 40

My guest the general secretary of the Assemblies of God Donna Barrett. As general secretary of the Assemblies of God, U.S.A., part of the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world, she is a member of the denomination’s Executive Leadership Team and Executive Presbytery. Barrett stewards the credentialing process of ministers, oversees the chartering of churches, the collection of official statistics, and the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center.

Prior to her election as general secretary, Barrett was a church planter, serving as founder and lead pastor of Rockside Church (Assemblies of God) in Independence, Ohio. Following seven years as a paralegal, Barrett became a credentialed minister in
1986. She served ten years as youth pastor at Highway Tabernacle Assembly of God in Youngstown, Ohio, followed by seven years as associate pastor at Bethel Temple in Parma, Ohio. While pastoring, she was elected by her peers to serve the Ohio Ministry Network as an elected general presbyter and an executive presbyter for four years each.

We talk about her book- Leveling the Praying Field. She shares her story of a journey of prayer as a young Christian and as a pastor. We discuss a wide range of topics to help people get into prayer from how to start a prayer life to how to build a culture of prayer in your church as a pastor.

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Resources Mentioned in This Episode

Leveling the Praying Field-Book

Audio Book

Assemblies of God Week of Prayer Resources

Assemblies of God General Secretary

A prayer for strength

Sometimes the weight of life feels like a lot. And not just days like today when I need to go to the dentist. Maybe you are feeling the effects of an attack from the enemy. Maybe this season of life was not what you expected. The surprising weight seemed to come out of nowhere.

At the same time, just because God has given us an assignment does not mean that it will be easy. We may be amazed at how challenging it actually is to accomplish. But as we think about what to do in the midst of those challenges we find a short prayer from Nehemiah that any of us can pray. Will you pray this prayer today?

A prayer for the help of others

We can’t do life alone. We were not designed that way. It is also true that in order to accomplish all that God has for us we are going to need the help of others. This help can come in many forms and can almost feel life saving. It could the encouragement of friendship, it could be a peer working side by side with us on an important project.

I have found it also true that sometimes that help is needed by someone further along than I am currently. Maybe it is a mentor who gives me some advice that changes the course of my life. Maybe it is a leader that opens a door for me. How about you? Maybe it is a boss that you need some help from to go to the next level. In this short video we continue our series on short prayers that make a difference in our lives.