Turning Prayer Meetings into Adventures

Praying in the Church, for the Church

Purpose: Church members praying for the church ministries in the ministry locations throughout the church building.

Preparation: Recruit the leader of each church ministry (youth, education, finance, choir/music, etc.), asking them to come to the prayer meeting prepared to share the goals and needs of their ministry in 1-3 minutes.

[Alternative - Identify generic prayer stations: Worship (music ministries), Discipleship (classes), Fellowship (small groups), Leadership (committees), Stewardship (administration & finance), Partnership (missions), Relationship (evangelism)]

Process: Disperse the leaders to the area of the facility they meet in or serve from. Divide the members into several (at least 3) small groups. Send each group to a different ministry spot where they will pray for that ministry. Have them rotate every (5-7) minutes.

Plan:

• Meet together for praise and instructions
• Send the leaders to their locations
• Send the groups
• Each leader shares (1-3 minutes) then the group prays
• Ring a bell (or other sound) so each group moves a the same time
• Bring everyone together for a final segment:

Ask for feedback: “What did you experience? Was this difficult?”

“Leaders: Was this any different from what you expected?”

Conclude with a song and a blessing.