The 'Heartbeat' of Lydia
​Lydia encourages women to meet together with a "prayer partner" or in small groups of 3-5 women.  Each Prayer Group is responsible to seek God for his specific agenda for prayer by the group.  
Each group meets on a designated day, time, and place.  

Focus
The emphasis is on worship, Bible meditation, and being personally led in prayer by the Holy Spirit. 

Involvement
A variety of conferences, retreats, link days, and focus meetings are held at regional, national, and international levels.  
While maintaining its own unique vision, Lydia actively supports and cooperates with other prayer initiatives and is often represented on national and international bodies. 

Participation
Lydia is trans-denominational and has a high respect for church leadership.  No woman can be part of the fellowship without the agreement of her spiritual oversight.
The fellowship is open to all mature Christian women, aged 18 or over, who are willing to work within the Lydia guidelines and leadership framework.  

Structure
Lydia is a voluntary fellowship and strives to maintain a lean structure with minimal overheads.  There are no headquarters and no paid staff.  

Leadership
The work of Lydia is overseen by Prayer and Planning Teams that operate at local, regional, national, and international levels.  The fellowship operates in consensus within an agreed international policy framework.