The responsibilities of the prayer coordinator are determined by the pastor and/or his designee. Following are some responsibilities that the prayer coordinator may fill, initiate, or oversee:

• Identifies key people in the church who are willing to pray or serve in leadership in the prayer ministry and enlists their support.
• Establishes a strategic prayer committee and serves as chairman of the committee (The leadership responsibilities of the prayer ministry are divided among the members of the prayer committee).
• Serves as a liaison between the pastor and church leadership and the prayer committee.
• Assists the pastoral staff in raising up their personal intercessory prayer support teams.
• Works with prayer committee and church leadership to establish prayer for the corporate services.
• Works with the pastor and prayer committee in developing a mission statement for the prayer ministry and prayer strategy for the church.
• Assists with the development of a prayer chain.
• Establishes a resource library on prayer.
• Works with Sunday School teachers and small group leaders to provide training, materials, and resources for their prayer curriculum.
• Helps plan and organize special prayer events in the church (i.e. prayer conferences, workshops, National Day of Prayer, etc.)
• Helps raise up and train prayer leaders who can establish and lead small group prayer.
• Works with prayer committee and church leadership to set up a prayer room in the church.
• Develops an information network to keep everyone informed of prayer concerns.
• Serves as a liaison between the local church and the other churches of the city in cooperative prayer efforts.