24-6 Prayer
"It's a crazy idea and it'll never work....When do we start?" Ocean's Eleven
The 40 days season of prayer leading up to Easter has ended. If you would like to use the prayer room, please contact the church office.
How it works
Perhaps one of the reasons for why 24-7 prayer rooms are multiplying around the world is that they provide a focus and a framework many of us need to live up to our aspirations in prayer. Of course, accountability and discipline aren't exactly the most thrilling words in the dictionary, but they are vital to discipleship. So the prayer room's system of one hour shifts in a fixed location undoubtedly helps us to pray, because if we don't turn up to do a slot, it will be noticed! This can be a useful incentive, sometimes dragging us screaming and kicking into God's presence!
(taken from the 24-7 Prayer manual Pete Greig & David Blackwell)
Principle of Prayer and rest
We want to practice prayer and also rest as two elements of missional living so we have built that into our plans for a prayer room. Rather than calling this a 24/7 prayer room, it is a 24/6 day prayer room, taking a Sabbath's rest on Sunday.
Sign up sheets are available by calling the office or on Sundays at church services.
The emergency number to call today's Prayer Captain (one of the elders or staff) is 07768 341451.