In this Kingdom Leadership Podcast, Rev. Fred Hartley, III teaches on "The Church That Thrives in Crisis", Part 4 of 5. The reason prayer is strategic to all of God’s work is because prayer is the venue that every pastor and kingdom leader moves from soulish ministry to kingdom ministry, from their own natural ability to flowing in Christ’s supernatural ability.
It often requires a crisis to make this transition, because it always requires desperation. 
For a downloadable outline of this teaching, visit www.collegeofprayer.org/podcast.