The Pastor needs to be accessible to the intercession leader. If the Pastor is too busy, assign an Elder to oversight of the intercession team. The intercession team is the first line of defence around the church. The effectiveness of all other ministries is linked to it. If it is ignored or taken for granted, the team will become frustrated and discouraged and will either turn inward upon itself, or die a slow death.
Commitment comes out of relationship.
There should also be positive feedback concerning answered prayer. The intercession team will literally lay down their lives for the church daily IF they are undergirded by encouragement and acknowledgment from leadership and the rest of the church whenever possible. Clear guidelines need to be set up, preferably by the leadership and intercession leader together in order to avoid any misunderstandings or confusion further down the track. This is usually true, however they have their ups and downs and bad days just like anyone else. Due to the nature of their calling and their heightened sensitivity, everything they experience seems intense.