Prayer Guide for March 29 Day of Prayer

Approaches for Individuals/Schools/Organizations

§ Set aside a block of time so students, parents, teachers, or employees can join to pray. (See prayer topics and options below.) Appoint a prayer leader who can direct the process or encourage people to use a list of prayer topics to pray individually or in groups.

§ Plan a special chapel or assembly for your school where your student leaders and/or faculty lead a time of prayer and worship. Use the list of prayer topics to facilitate all group, small group, or individual prayer. Consider using the “Atlanta Prayer and Worship Gathering with Aaron Keyes” live feed or video as a resource during this time.

§ Set up prayer stations in a designated room, sanctuary, or chapel where anyone from your community can go during the Day of Prayer. Provide a copy of the Prayer Topics at each station.

§ Provide opportunities throughout the day to check the Schools That Pray website for prayer requests that are coming from all over the world.

§ Consider posting videos, photos, or updates of your prayer gatherings to encourage others.

§ Appoint different classes or groups to pray for the various continents or parts of the world using the Schools That Pray website as a resource.

§ Have teachers use the Prayer Topics to facilitate prayer in their classes throughout the day, using as much class time as they feel is appropriate.

§ Disseminate the Prayer Topics throughout your campus and/or school community asking people to pray throughout the day from wherever they are, so that each hour all those involved are praying on the same topic.

§ Plan an extended prayer and worship night for your school community where more worship, Scripture reading, group confession, and repentance can be woven into times of intercessory prayer.

Prayer Topics

1. Global prayer requests (Schools That Pray website) 2. Confession and repentance (personal, national, international) 3. Praise and worship specifically for who God is and for what He has done 4. Pray for the nations

a. By continent or country (Consider having 3” x 5” cards with names of countries/continents, a map, or stations where people can engage specifically for certain countries and continents.)

b. By topic (health, justice, leadership, salvation, the Church, Christian teachers, schools and organizations, government and leadership, the furthering of the gospel/evangelism, missionaries within those continents/countries, revival, safety, etc.

5. Pray for your own nation specifically a. Leadership—all branches of government at all levels b. The Church c. The generations d. Health and safety e. Evangelistic efforts f. That strongholds be broken (materialism, idolatry, self-sufficiency, leisure, and

pleasure) g. Families

6. For Christian schools around the world a. Their boards and administration b. Mission fulfillment and advancement of vision c. Financial needs d. Health and safety

7. For your school a. Your leaders b. Your families c. Your students d. Your finances e. Your protection

8. For REVIVAL! a. Open our eyes to help us see truth. b. Let us be broken for our sin and grieve for the sins of others—interceding for the

lost, the broken, the prodigal, the deceived. c. Pray for God’s Spirit to move.

9. Pray that the kingdom of God will be expanded across the whole earth, and that God would use Christian education as a powerful tool in this work.

Prayer Suggestions

§ When possible, encourage and allow students to take key leadership roles in the process. § Use the Word of God to guide and inform your times of prayer. § Be led by the Holy Spirit as you pray. § Challenge yourself and your community to pray in ways they may not have experienced

before (e.g., at stations, in intercession, in a time of confession for your nation and the world; in small groups; or even praying out loud).

§ Consider fasting for a period of time in order to focus yourself completely on this time of prayer.

§ If possible, try to establish prayer opportunities that are multi-sensory. For example, prayer stations require physical movement as people rotate from station to station, and worship in music engages the physical body; ask people to sit, stand, kneel, or even lie prostrate as appropriate. Different lighting, background music, opportunities to write, draw, or journal engages us differently than simply sitting down. Consider a prayer walk if that would be effective in your setting.

§ Consider ending the day with a time for praise and celebration. This time could include worship that is celebratory in nature.

§ Ask your constituents to reflect on what the day meant to them and to give you written testimonies of the experience.

We would be honored to hear how you chose to be involved in this Global Day of Prayer. We invite you to encourage your brothers and sisters around the world by sharing your prayers through social media. Here’s how:

§ On Maundy Thursday, March 29,

2018, post content of you, your staff or your students praying to your school’s social media channels. You could post

o A video, o A video using Facebook Live, or o A picture

When you post to social media channels, be sure to use the hashtag #SchoolsThatPray.

Example Post