Pray for Church Government in the Visible Church according to Scripture, godliness and uprightness. (1 Timothy 3.1-16; Titus 1.1-16)

1. Pray for the leaders of the Church, that they would minister as servants of Christ, giving glory to Him, and remembering that they will give account to Him, refusing to hear the voice of strangers. (1 Corinthians 4.1-4)
2. Pray for church leaders, for proper time for reflection, self-examination, receiving correction from the Lord through His Word, and those sent by the Lord, that the Lord would be pleased to “purify the sons of Levi,” blessing His people with godly Church government. (Malachi 3.3-6; )
3. Pray for the people of God, that they would desire, gravitate toward, and follow godly Church government, rejoicing with thankfulness, receiving direction and instruction, hearing correction as that word of wisdom, being established in the faith, that the Lord would be pleased to bless His Church, following leaders as they follow Christ. (Acts 16.1-5;1 Peter 5.1-4)
4. Pray that Church leaders would be committed to the principles of Scripture in their government—meeting together as elders, prayerful deliberation, with fasting and prayer, speaking the truth, resting on Scripture, seeking a greater unity and unanimity, following the Presbyterian pattern laid down in Scripture. (Acts 13.1-4; 15.1-29)
5. Pray that men would not run without being sent, but wait upon the training, approval, and sending of the brethren, that men would not “gather disciples after them” sinfully, but after Christ. (2 Timothy 2.1-2; Romans 10.13-15)
6. Pray that ministers and elders would spend and be spent for the flock of Jesus Christ, refusing all self-aggrandizement, greed, personal profit, seeking the glory of men, but as ministers of Christ, would “endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” doing battle by praying constantly and earnestly for the Lord’s flock. (2 Timothy 2.3-13)
7. Pray for the ministry of the Church, that it would be committed to the preaching of the Word, preaching Christ and His Gospel, preaching the whole counsel of God, being instant, in season and out, not in the words of earthly wisdom, but by the Spirit of God, in the sight of God, not handling the Word of God deceitfully. (2 Corinthians 4.1-7)
8. Pray for courage and fortitude for the elders of the Church, that as a part of that ministry, they would “reprove, rebuke and exhort,” that their more unpleasant duties would be taken up with godly spirituality. (Galatians 6.1; 2 Timothy 4.2)