A team of teachers and musicians come for three or four days to a church to testify, teach, and pray with the members in order for the body of Christ to be built up in faith and witness. The visiting team members share their struggles and victories in Jesus Christ. They come prayed up to encourage and minister to the deepest needs of the members through the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit. Spirit Alive encourages individuals and the congregation to take a step of faith from wherever they may be at a particular time. Team visitors model lay ministry through their testimonies, small group leadership and prayers.
Prayer is at the heart of renewal.
Listening prayer before and during a Spirit Alive allows church members and visitors to know God's mind and heart for a particular situation. As the host church begins to see prayers answered, their faith is strengthened and they turn to God more quickly with thankful and expectant hearts. The host church provides prayer, local leadership team, church facilities, publicity, lodging and meals for visiting team, nursery care and evening offerings. Spirit Alive provides a trained coordinator to consult with the pastor and elders and to interpret the program, train the host church committees, recruit the visiting team, coordinate the three to four day mission, and provide follow-up. Spirit Alive provides for the honorarium for the visiting teachers, youth leaders, guest preacher, musicians and coordinator from the offerings received during the mission.