A Different Kind of Prayer Walk
Have you ever thought of having an indoor on-site prayer walk? This is an idea that will help your church members to pray more insightfully and specifically for the ministries and congregation of the church.
The Procedure
- Designate 10 stations within the church building, each station representing a specific prayer focus.
- Brainstorm topics for each station ahead of time. Some suggestions might be: health, protection for Satan, finances, music department, pastoral pray, spiritual growth, building fund etc.
- Decide how long the Prayer Walk will be. I suggest 2 hours for the event, 45 minutes for food and fellowship, 15 minutes for a short devotional period, explanation of the prayer stations, 50 minutes for prayer; and 10 minutes for closing and reflections.
- Each group of 5 or 6 pray-ers begin at a different stations. They pray at that station until they hear the five minute bell signifying them to move to the next station. When the last bell rings, everyone will meet in the fellowship hall to reflect upon the experience. To insure a broad range of prayer diversity and experience, I suggest a different prayer method at each station. Here are few suggestions:
- Written prayers on an index card with specific prayer request. Cards can be given to the Pastor for follow-up prayer.
- Praying Scripture. Give examples of how to turn Bible verses into prayers.
- Round-robin prayer. A participant starts the prayer; then others join in until everyone has had a turn in the circle. Everyone gets to pray a few sentences.
- Memorized Prayers. Everyone prays the “Lord’s Prayer, one of the Psalms, or one of Paul’s Prayers.
- Pray in different postures different from the usual choice.
- Show Me Prayers. Ask God to reveal to you someone who needs prayer.
- Drama- Act out a prayer or use praise dancers to enact a prayer of worship.
- Close your eyes and picture in your minds the little ones and workers who are in the nursery. Pray for the youth.
These innovative ways of praying will help the Body Of Christ to pray in one accord. As you pray for a variety of needs using different prayer styles, participants will also become better informed and equipped to pray effectively for their church in the future.
This Prayer Walk idea has been adapted by me. It originally came form an article from "Pray". The author of the article is: Nancy Twiggs, Knoxville, Tennessee. March/April 2007
"Prayer doesn't just change things, prayer changes everything!"