CHOP

Dr. Stanley D. Gale, founder of Community Houses of Prayer(CHOP), has developed a ministry to teach and encourage the use of strategic prayer to reach others for Christ. CHOP is designed for small groups and individuals to identify and begin praying for those within their personal spheres of influence who haven't been reached for Christ.

The CHOP manual begins with a four-part basic training course that sets the stage for an intensive 12 weeks of weekly study and daily prayer that is individually focused. During the basic training the participants identify the boundaries of their spheres of influence—school, work, neighborhood, family, or wherever you have been providentially placed by God. Then each person chooses someone in each of his spheres to pray for. CHOP seeks to induce prayer that will affect us as instruments of God's will, that will carry out his purposes for those for whom we are praying, and will restrain the spiritual forces of opposition.

Through training and practice, CHOP weaves four strands together: 1. lifestyle evangelism, 2. strategic prayer, 3. personal spiritual renewal, and 4. spiritual warfare The daily prayer guide provides Scripture to facilitate prayer along each of these strands.

Participants often remark that CHOP not only taught them the importance of strategic prayer, but how to pray evangelistically. It is being used by a growing number of churches to introduce new Christians to evangelism as well a focusing seasoned prayer warriors on expanding the Kingdom of Christ. The CHOP Manual is available at www.deovolente.net and you can find out more about the CHOP ministry at www.CHOPMinistry.net.