VMTC Prayer Ministry is the ministry of Victorious Ministry Through
Christ, an international and interchurch ministry founded over 25 years
ago by Anne S. White.
It is a powerful tool for Christians:
] to help you in personal spiritual renewal
] if you have come to a non-growth plateau in your Christian life
] if you struggle with personal ineffectiveness and defeat
] if you want to improve your relationships
] to bring healing and deliverance
] vital if you want to be effectively involved in spiritual warfare
] to encourage you for ministry to others
Prayer Ministry aims to continue the ministry of Jesus: "The Spirit of
the Lord is upon me. because he has anointed me to preach good news to the
poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of
sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim
the acceptable year of the Lord." [Luke 4:18-19]
Principles of VMTC Prayer Ministry.
It is a simple and disciplined method that brings together many of the
ordinary biblical ministries to an individual. It is open to use the gifts
of the Holy Spirit. (ref 1 Corinthians ch 12). It is a ministry of
cleansing from sin, healing, deliverance and empowering by the Holy
Spirit. It is not a new psychological method.
Prayer Ministry is always led by a trained male and female prayer
minister. There may also be an intercessor as part of the session, who
would be the same sex as the person being prayed with.
Prayer ministry is on an individual basis. If married couples require
ministry, they need to make separate appointments.
It is helping people to look at their whole life and to deal with root
problems. For this reason prayer ministry needs one five hour session to
complete. Further sessions may be helpful, but normally this would not be
within a six month period, to allow putting into practice what has been
achieved from the previous session.
Prayer Ministry is part of the local church, and never operates
independently from it.
How does VMTC Prayer Ministry compare with other
methods of prayer ministry?
There are other methods which are similar to this ministry. But VMTC
Prayer Ministry is organised by an International Board to ensure that its
thorough standards are kept high. It also ensures that prayer ministers
are adequately trained before being
released, and provides a team of people who can support each other and
share together.
VMTC Prayer Ministry does not use secular methods of counselling, but
seeks to minister to the whole person - spirit, mind and body - using the
authority of God's Word and being open to the power of God's Spirit.
However, Prayer Ministry is not primarily for crisis situations. It is
not trying to put on a band aid, but to do a deep operation.
Who can receive VMTC Prayer Ministry?
Those who wish to receive prayer ministry must have accepted Jesus Christ
as their Lord and Saviour. It is helpful to have already been prayed for
to receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, but not essential, as this can
be prayed for during the ministry session.
The effectiveness of VMTC Prayer Ministry does not depend on a method as
much as your willingness to let the Holy Spirit deal with past sins and
hurts.
You need to receive permission from your pastor before being ministered
to.
All those who receive prayer ministry will be prepared beforehand, to
explain what is involved in the time of ministry.
Confidentiality
All sessions are kept totally confidential. There are no written records
of any sessions kept. All prayer ministers are themselves ministered to
regularly, therefore they are totally non-judgmental of the person being
ministered to, whatever may come up in the
session. The ministry will not effect any subsequent relationship.
If you want to receive Prayer Ministry
If you want to receive prayer ministry, you may contact directly any
released Prayer Minister who has trained with VMTC. Contact the National
Boards to find out if there are some in your area.
Because we are still short of trained Prayer Ministers, we hope you will
be patient if you have had to wait for an appointment. It is not as bad as
for some on the public hospital waiting list though!
Some people are given an opportunity to receive prayer ministry at a
training school (visiting just for the appointment) - because it helps to
provide training for those in the school. Let us know if you are
interested in this.
Because there is a large block of time involved for everyone concerned,
prayer ministry sessions cannot be arranged for the next day, and have to
be planned ahead to fit in.
There is no charge for VMTC Prayer Ministry! All of those who are trained
as prayer ministers do the ministry on a voluntary basis.
