Symptoms of a Prayerless Church or Organization

Symptoms of “Prayerlessness” 

in a Church or Organization

 In the course 'Praying Together' offered on Pray!Network, www.praynetwork.org, a number of symptoms that may be seen in a prayless church have been compiled, and are in the chart below.  There may be other symptoms not listed, but any of these symptoms are red flags, that when seen should encourage those of us who pray to further seek God's help in encouraging prayer.

Christ said that He wanted His house to be a 'House of Prayer':  Matthew 21:13

©2013 Lewis Turner

         Symptom                                            

1	Independence from God—a failure to “look to Jesus”	Matthew 6:33
2	A disconnect from the power of Jesus	II Timothy 3:5
3	A failure to seek God’s Wisdom	Prov 2:1-9
4	A lack of humility among leaders and the congregation	II Chronicles 7:14
5	Divisions present among the congregation—creating disunity	John 7:11
6	A failure to connect with others, and a failure to encourage them	John 13:35, I Corinthians 13
7.	A typical feeling of mistrust or lack of consideration—IE mistrust is sometime manifested as ‘not having a voice’, or not being heard when decisions are made	John 13:35
8	A host of other issues—IER gossip and complaining; a lack of Godly purpose and vision; a lack of Godly love.	Proverbs 29:18, Revelations 3:16