Presence Pioneers: A Worship, Prayer and Revival Podcast

In this episode Matthew Lilley interviews, Jonathan Tremaine Thomas, the founder of Civil Righteousness. JT shares of his journey that began in college when God told him that he would be used to "love the guns out of their hands." In 2014, God led his family to Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown and into the resulting rioting that broke out throughout the city. A da...

In this episode Matthew Lilley interviews Tiffany Buhler, the director of the David’s Tent, an annual 72 hour non-stop worship event where thousands have come away to worship Jesus together. The events began it the United Kingdom and have recently expanded into the United States. As Tiffany shares her journey into leading David’s Tent, you will be inspired by their journey of faith to host God’s p...

During a recent ministry trip, Matthew Lilley received an entire sermon from the Holy Spirit during the musical worship of a service - right before he had to stand up to teach! The teaching has been titled "Cast Down Your Crowns", and he shares an abbreviated version of that sermon on this episode. There is a pattern seen in the life of David, in the heavenly throne room and in the life of...

In this episode, Niko Peele returns to the podcast to discuss the importance of unity among the generations, how to engage with students and the power of the Gospel. Niko is the director of Ignite Movement, a network of missional prayer communities on college campuses. As someone who is engaging regularly with millenials (young adults) and Generation Z (high school and college age), Niko offers va...

In this episode, Matthew Lilley interview Niko Peele, the founder of Ignite Movement, a campus prayer movement based in Raleigh, North Carolina. You will hear about Niko's personal journey as a college student and stories from a small revival that Niko's student ministry helped spark at Chowan University. God then launched Niko out as a campus missionary, and they are now seeing God move p...

In episode 16 Matthew Lilley interviews Jonathan Friz, the founder of an initiative called 10 Days, which is mobilizing cities to shut down for united prayer and worship during the Days of Awe. You will hear Jonathan share (amusing, at times) stories of struggles & burnout in his spiritual life and ministry, but you will also hear amazing testimonies of salvation, healing, miracles, revival an...

In episode 15, Matthew Lilley teaches about what it means to be “undignified” like King David – free from fear of man and able to do whatever God tells you to do. David’s wild worship and obedience costs him the reproach of those who mocked him, including his own wife. Yet David lived His life “before the Lord” not before man. Jesus lived the same way during his time on the earth by focusing prima...

In episode 14 Matthew Lilley gives a summary teaching on the topic of the Tabernacle of David, one of the primary topics of his personal Bible study and focus of his ministry in the last 15 years. David, as a man after God’s own heart, is a type of Jesus Christ. David’s kingdom points to the kingdom of God. As we study David and his kingdom, we learn about Jesus and His kingdom. At the center of K...

Every great move of God and revival in Christian history has included new songs, fresh sounds and creative expressions of worship. In episode 13, Matthew Lilley teaches about the necessity of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in our praise & worship. Rather than simply mimicing the sounds of previous awakenings, God wants to fill the Church with His Spirit and empower us with supernatu...

David becomes King of Israel and his first priority is to bring the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem. David was focused on establishing the kingdom of Israel with day & night worship around God’s presence at the center. David’s kingdom is a picture of the kingdom of God under the leadership of Jesus Christ. What does David’s priority for God’s presence tell us about the way Jesus rules His k...

As a full-time intercessory missionary for 20 years, Benjamin Atkinson has helped planted multiple houses of prayer in cities and on campuses across America. As a husband and father of five children, Benjamin has also developed a uniquely powerful culture of prayer with his family. He is also the founder of a discipleship method called Holy Clubs and the author of the book Firm Foundations. In thi...

If you’ve ever struggled to feel God’s presence outside of church gatherings or corporate worship, then this episode is for you. If you love God but struggle to value times of corporate worship in church, then this episode is for you. In episode 10, Matthew seeks to answer some of these questions…. What is worship? What does it mean to live a “life of worship”? And if worship is a lifestyle, then...

Jesus made it clear that we are to persistently ask the Father for things in prayer. If Jesus himself asks the Father for his inheritance in the nations, how much more should we ask God for His will to be done? Asking is a foundational activity of the kingdom because relationships are the essence of the kingdom. This episode is another portion of a teaching on intercession given by Matthew at the...

If you have ever wanted to change the world, then you need to understand the power of intercession! This episode is a portion of a recent teaching on intercessory prayer that Matthew gave at the School of Revival in Durham, NC. Intercession is a form of prayer where we “stand in the gap” before God on behalf of another person or group of people. As we discover God’s heart and will through intimacy...

In our first interview episode, Matthew interviews author, speaker, ministry leader and presence pioneer David Fritch. David shares his journey of pioneering a house of prayer missions base in rural Oklahoma, and their success in gathering multiple churches in their city together for united prayer and worship. Matthew and David also discuss the Tabernacle of David, the theme of David’s book Enthro...

In this episode Matthew continues to share about the new era for the global prayer movement. He recounts a recent and powerful encounter with God’s voice where the Holy Spirit highlighted a passage in Isaiah as a prophetic word for this season. God wants to release new wine (an outpouring of His Spirit) – a fresh wave of glory, power and joy for the prayer movement. But the new wine needs new wine...

After 20 years of a global explosion with day & night prayer, the global worship & prayer movement is transitioning into a new era. As Matthew shares in this episode, the major shift has been confirmed through multiple prophetic voices. This is not just a new season, but a new era. There have been marked seasons over the last twenty years, but a new “era” indicates something much more prof...

God is orchestrating a historic worship and prayer phenomenon on the earth in our generation. The body of Christ is looking more and more like a “house of prayer for all nations” and millions are coming to Christ. This movement has no central location and spans every denomination and culture. Loosely and unofficially known as the “prayer movement”, it is so widespread it is even difficult to track...

Discover the purpose and power of the nightwatch! In this episode, Matthew Lilley explores the idea of worshiping and praying during the late night and early morning hours. The specific time period between midnight and 6am is commonly called the nightwatch. God is raising up day & night prayer across the earth, with an estimated 20,000 groups organized to pray 24/7. This requires that many peo...

In the second podcast episode, Matthew Lilley continues in Psalm 132 and asks the question... What does it look like for God’s glory [manifest presence] to rest upon a region? King David’s vision was not primarily about his personal breakthrough. He was longing for something to impact his city and nation. He was longing for corporate breakthrough and revival. He wanted the entire nation to experie...

In this first Presence Pioneers podcast episode, Matthew Lilley teaches part one on the heart of a Presence Pioneer. After briefly discussing the history of the term “presence pioneers”, Matthew dives into Psalm 132 to explore how Presence Pioneers have connected to the zeal of Jesus and it has caused them to be zealous for His presence in their lives and on the earth. Understanding David’s longin...