This is not an exhaustive nor a comprehensive list of components and elements for churches and ministries devoted to the global end-time prayer movement, but it is a partial list. This is some of what the Lord has burned in my heart that is meant to compliment the greater global vision.
I’d encourage you, as well, to discover your personal, God-breathed DNA as it relates to the corporate call to prayer.
A primary rule for us as ministers and leaders is to avoid the trap of picking up the cookie cutter that was molded by another ministry and using it to form our own. In my book Six Enemies of Fulfilled Destiny I refer to this dilemma as the enemy of Generic Dreams. The idea?
It would be foolish to construct a full scale model of the Eifel Tower in Little Rock, Arkansas and then pass it off as a great accomplishment. It would not be. In fact, it would not be a monument to greatness, but rather a monument to foolishness. The personal, creative call do dream and develop was put aside in favor of defaulting to what has already been done. 
Of course, there are some non-negotiable principles that we must always adhere to, and I’ll list some that I received from another regarding the house of prayer movement below. But first, here are some of the key components that I feel we must embrace if we are to see this movement develop with greater efficiency:
- The house of prayer movement is actually a church movement: I doubt my father-in-law knew how prophetic and precise his words were when he said them, but as we were launching into the infamous transition from Revolution Church to Revolution House of Prayer several years ago he said, “John, you aren’t transitioning from a church, but rather you are transitioning into a church.” Unwittingly, I feel we may have possibly alienated ourselves from the greater body by overemphasizing the house of prayer’s unique role. Do I feel that much of the house of prayer movement is to have a parachurch feel to it? Yes. Do I feel there is a unique function at this time in history for the house of church to fulfill? Yes. Do I feel the ultimate goal is to have a clear dividing line between church and house of prayer? No. The church is a house of prayer for all nations. This is scripturally clear. The primary ministry of all believers is to pray, intentionally, zealously, every day.
Isaiah 56:7 (New International Version) 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."
Mark 11:17 (New King James Version) 17 Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ "
The call will grow from that of the forerunner to that of the entire body. We will all find ourselves embracing prayer as our primary ministry.
- The prophetic: My heart breaks over the extreme restraint and misunderstanding regarding the prophetic in our nation’s churches. It’s vital that we discover the importance of the Rhema Word of God. God is continually communicating in a variety of powerful, and sometimes subtle, ways. The only way we will find ourselves energized, precise and continually effective is if we continually hear God’s voice. What I feel is Christianity 101 has been delegated to an optional, extra-curricular activity for a minority of believers.
Revelation 1:10 (New King James Version) 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s Day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet,
As we live our lives in the Spirit (which is a direct outcome of praying as a primary ministry) we will hear God. Period. All of us. Now, we all won’t hear the same thing all of the time. God will reserve certain messages for certain people. However, every one of us hears! As we see our small groups, Sunday services, prayer meetings and other ministries launching off of the platform of agreed, prophetic prayer, the lid will blow off the top!
A key point; the Bible will answer some questions directly and with great clarity, while it will give us a process of discovery for other questions. The process of discovery must include a variety of inputs, including prophecy. For example, if we have the question,
