Taking Prayer Out of the Seats and into the Streets
By Phil Miglioratti
“It is time to get the people out of their seats and into the streets.” That thought scrolled across my mind as a clear and compelling message from the Lord in the late spring of 2005. As interim pastor of the Uptown Baptist Church in Chicago, I was responsible for the Wednesday evening prayer gathering and had been seeking the Lord’s direction for our summer months of praying together. His words to me that day would impact the congregation and my approach to prayer more than I realized at the time.
Something is happening in Mooresville,
Indiana, a beautiful medium-sized suburb a few
miles outside of Indianapolis.
Several years ago pastor Jim Taylor of Grace Missionary
Church, while on a
sabbatical—was touched by what he was learning about community transformation.
Upon coming home, he became a catalyst to bring pastors and churches in
Mooresville together to pray for their community.
Prayer stations are a great way to lead church members "out of their seats
into the streets" of the community. Though simple, often a card table and
sign will do, several strategic questions must be prayed and thought through
before stepping into a community prayer station adventure.
Many will not understand what benefit there is to praying in the streets over in the pews. Here are some resources that can aide you to explain the biblical basis, train them in a variety of methods, and provide participants with prayers to pray.
September 2007
