Prayer Ministry

A Simple Guide to Fasting During Elder Nominations

As part of the Elder nomination season, we invite you to set aside time for prayer and fasting, following the example in Acts 14:23.

²³ So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

Here are simple ways you can participate:

1.  Choose Your Fast

•  Skip one meal
•  Skip one day of meals
•  Fast from a specific food or habit (sweets, social media, etc.)
•  Fast from a daily routine to create space for prayer

2.  Use the Time to Pray

Ask the Lord to:

• Raise up the right men
• Protect our unity
• Give wisdom to the Elders
• Keep MCC faithful to His Word

3.  Pray Through 1 Timothy 3:1–7

​¹ This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. ² A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; ³ not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; ⁴ one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence ⁵ (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); ⁶ not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. ⁷ Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 

Meditate on the qualities God requires for spiritual leadership. Ask Him to make those qualities clear in any potential nominee.

4.  Pray for Your Church Family

Pray for spiritual maturity, discernment, humility, and love during the nomination process.

5.  Break the Fast with Gratitude

Thank the Lord for guiding His church and for the privilege of seeking Him together.