5-Step Healing Prayer Model

The 5-Step Healing Model from The Vineyard Churches

Why is a Healing Prayer Model helpful?

The 5-Step Prayer Model is an intentional way of praying for others, from a posture of listening to the Holy Spirit, that provides a “track to run on” for those desiring to see God move in power as they pray.

“At its essence, the 5-Step Prayer Model is a relational, interactive way of praying for others as we listen to the Holy Spirit – a process that begins and ends with mercy toward the person requesting prayer, and that seeks both God’s will and God’s best for the person being prayed for. It is also relational in the sense that we are leaning heavily on our intimate relationship with God as we pray, welcoming Him to speak insights into our heart or mind that would directly impact the person being prayed for.” - Vineyard Churches

What are the 5 Steps of this Healing Prayer Model?

Interview > Assess > Pray > Assess Again > Follow Up

1. Interview

Gather information naturally (using your physical senses) & supernaturally (discernment, words of knowledge, and prophesy, as led by Holy Spirit).

2. Assess

Investigate possible roots of condition: natural cause (injury from an accident or disease), sin (committed by the person or by others against them, relational (unforgiveness, bitterness, hatred, etc.), spiritual (demonic).

Question: Why does this person have this condition?

3. Pray

Ask first to see if you can lay hands on them. Then pray for the person. Invite Holy Spirit and ask God to heal. Choose command, petition, or soaking prayer. Dependent on the cause and with a person's permission, if its demonic you can rebuke (break their power), bind them (contain them), and/or expel them (command them to leave). NOTE: for deliverance, make sure the person is open to it. 

Key Questions: What prayer should I use? How do I minister with love, gentleness, and faith?

The Different Types of Prayers

Example of Petition Prayers

Examples of Command Prayers:

4. Assess Again

Check for signs of God working (such as heat or tingling, somewhere in the body). Ask if there is any improvement or perhaps even if a full healing happened. You could likely hear of no change. Don't be afraid to offer to pray again a few times over and reassure the person that it is your privilege and joy to pray for them - that you are not being inconvenienced but that it's the kind of thing you love doing. 

Potentially, after praying a few times, you may find a need a change of strategy. This could be offering soaking prayer or offering to pray for the person at a later time.  

What NOT to do in healing prayer:

Key Questions: Did you feel anything happening in your body as we prayed (heat, tingling in your body, etc.)? Do you feel any difference in your pain level? Any improvement? What level is your pain now, after the prayer?  Can we pray some more for you (it would be our pleasure)?

Pointers for What to During and After the Prayer: 

5. Follow Up

Give encouragement, perspective, and/or next steps, if needed.

Question: What examples of how God works in healing, related to their situation might be a helpful perspective for this person to leave with? What approach, strategy, or suggestion will I give this person as a follow up?

Some Helpful Suggestions: