What to Expect at a Prayer Encounter

A Prayer Encounter is a blend of worship, teaching, ministry, prayer, and fellowship.

Saturday events start at 9:00a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. We like for the organizing group to prepare for 15 minutes of praise and worship to start the event. We then teach the first session from 9:45 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. There will be a 15 minute break and then the second session until 12:00 noon. We will break for lunch for 30 minutes and return at 12:30 p.m. for the third teaching session until 1:30 p.m. There will be a short break and then the final session ending at 2:30 p.m.

You may choose to hold a Sunday afternoon event.  Sunday seminars start at 2:30 pm.  They usually consist of 3 sessions with a break between the first two, and dinner between the second and final sessions.

We suggest the host church provide drinks and light snacks during break times.  Some churches prefer to have lunch or dinner on-site, while others let the attendees go out for lunch.  Either method is fine, but it seems to promote fellowship and sharing to eat at the church.

Check out sample videos from a Prayer Encounter Seminar!
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Terry Teykl

Terry Teykl's warm humorous style makes him one of the most sought after speakers and seminar leaders in the country. He was a pastor for 28 years and has been full time in the prayer ministry since 1996. Terry has authored many books on prayer including: Divine Strongholds, Making Room to Pray, Pray the Price, Your Pastor Preyed On or Prayed For, How to Pray After You've Kicked the Dog, Acts 29, Blueprint for the House of Prayer, Outside the Camp, Praying Grace, and the Presence Based Church. Terry is available to come to your area to hold an area-wide or district-wide Prayer Encounter.

“Sometimes as Christians we wind things up so tight that we break them. But prayer is God's idea. Our responsibility is to participate not produce...He makes it work.” Terry Teykl.

Terry Photos (Right-click and "Save target as" to download)
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Church Consultants

Our local church consultants are trained to work with your congregation to motivate and institute new prayer ministries. In many cases there are trained teachers from your own geographic area.

• Jan Goff       jangof1@comcast.net
  Jan is Dr. Teykl's conference coordinator, but is available to work with local churches for prayer retreats, planning committees or seminars.  She has a good understanding of how to best use the Prayer Point resources to help your church start dynamic prayer ministries.  Jan lives in Indiana and can be reached by e-mail.
• Lynn Ponder       lponder@swbell.net
  Lynn is Terry's editor and writing consultant. She is an excellent teacher. Lynn lives in the Woodlands, Texas and can be reached by email.

How to Inquire about an Acts 29 Prayer Encounter

To book a date for a Prayer Encounter in your area, please provide Renewal Ministries with the following information.

• An official letter of invitation with the signatures of 3 to 5 pastors that will participate on the steering committee for the event. Also include their phone numbers and their church name and address.
• A written paragraph about the vision for the event, including information on those you will invite to participate... such as city wide, denominational district or ministerial alliance.
• Name, address and phone number of contact person
• Name and shipping address of host church
• Name of the senior pastor of the host church
• Number that the host facility can seat
• Average weekly attendance for the host church
• The dates or times of year that you are interested in.
• Audio-video-computer capabilities of the host church.

We will review your information and get back to the contact person about available dates. After a date is booked you will receive a packet of information to help you plan your event.

You may mail the information to:
Renewal Ministries
Att: Jan Goff
2100 N. Carrolton Dr. Muncie, IN 47304

You may FAX the information to: 765-759-5857

Fee Schedule

You will be billed $25.00 per attendee. This fee includes all seminar materials and honorarium for Dr. Teykl. There is a 150 person minimum. If you have over 150 people you will be billed $25 per person. If you have less than 150 people you will be billed as if 150 people were in attendance. Materials will be provided for those who attend or pay but are unable to attend.

Travel, lodging, food and any travel related expenses for Dr. Teykl and one resource consultant will be billed after the event. Please remit check payable to Renewal Ministries within 10 days of receipt.The above charges are separate from seminar fees.

You may set the registration fee for participants at your own discretion. However, please consider...

• If you are financing your event primarily through registrations, we strongly suggest that you charge participants at least $25.00 to help cover seminar fees. Please note: If your attendance is less than 150 people the $25 per person charge will not cover your minimum charge.
• If your event is being partially or fully underwritten by an individual or organization, you may choose to charge less, such as $15.00 per person. That is acceptable, but we highly recommend charging participants at least some type of registration fee. In most cases it will help your attendance.
• You will be responsible for charges in their entirety - Please be prayerful and realistic as you plan your budget, taking into consideration these obligations as well as other costs you may incur such as lunch, snack, coffee, etc. We want you to enjoy the day knowing that finances are taken care of.

Cancellation Policy

If you find it necessary to cancel after you have a confirmed date the organizers will be asked to pay the minimum seminar fee ($3,750) plus airfare, if those flights are already booked.

If you have held the date less than 21 days there will be no charge for canceling. Please note this is from the day you are given verbal confirmation that your date is confirmed.

If in the week preceding the event, you have less than 50 participants and do not wish to cancel, Renewal Ministries reserves the right to cancel or continue the event at their discretion.If Renewal Ministries decides to cancel, the organizers are responsible for any flights that are already booked, but will not be responsible for seminar fees.

For questions or to schedule a conference, please call Jan Goff at 1-765-759-0215 or email at jangof1@comcast.net

God bless your ministry as you work to make prayer a priority in your area.

How to Promote Your Prayer Event

80% of all people attending prayer events state they attended
because their pastor encouraged them to be there.

• Have a luncheon 6 to 8 months before the event and invite pastors from your area or district. Give them a workbook and show a video of Terry teaching. It is important to share your heart about having the prayer event in your area. The luncheon can be closer to the time of the school.
• Form a steering committee of 4 to 10 pastors to help do the work and promote the prayer event. Suggested work areas: prayer, registration, finances, publicity, worship, music, facility, sound system, refreshments, accommodations, personnel to help the resource consultant and personnel to help clean up. Feel free to add or combine these work areas.
• Fix a packet that includes a workbook, a master for bulletin inserts and a cover letter from the steering committee. Have pastors that are excited about the prayer event meet with other pastors face to face to pass out these packets. Remember that your job is to reach the pastors. If pastors are excited, they will get their people there (instruct churches to use their bulletin inserts at least twice just prior to the prayer event).
• Newspaper, direct mail, posters and radio or TV are all good supplemental methods of promoting your prayer event. Do not rely on them to bring people to the event. If the pastors do not have a heart for the message, they will not encourage their people to be there.
• Note for District events: Ask the District Superintendent to mail a cover letter and workbook encouraging pastors to participate. You will still need to work with a cluster of pastors to prepare for the prayer event. Local churches that have hosted prayer events and counted on a brochure sent to the district churches have not been as successful as those that have either worked with a cluster of churches or with the District Superintendent to promote the event.
• Note about posters, brochures, and bulletin inserts: The materials, which you will use to promote your event, are designed to add your own imprint with pertinent information, such as time and location. You may design your own use any of the designs we have.

Posters: $1.00 each - Brochures: $50.00 per 100

These are suggestions based upon what has worked for other schools. Feel free to be creative as you organize. We will help you where we can.

Terry Teykl Seminar Schedule