| Prepare your church for missions work by spending time in prayer and worship, considering the great needs across the world. Hosting a World Prayer Venture will help motivate your congregation to be involved in God's work around the world. Basics
Each World Prayer Venture can be tailored to meet the needs of your church. They can range from a few hours to a couple days. WorldVenture can provide a facilitator with missions experience to guide the event. Click here for a sample schedule
Why Hold a Prayer Venture
Before you can talk about missions strategy and sending people, it can be invaluable to prepare your congregation. Not everyone is motivated to be involved in missions, and this can be a way to both encourage the unmotivated and broaden your church's vision from your neighborhood to the world. It will be a time of thought and reflection, prayer and worship, when your people can reflect on their role in the world and the impact they can have.
The Goal
At the end of a World Prayer Venture the goal is to have a more motivated and excited congregation, a church that understands the need and is prepared to get involved.
Who Should Attend
Anyone in your congregation who is open to considering the role missions should play in your church should attend. These events can be open to the entire congregation, but leaders and anyone who might serve on a missions team should especially be encouraged to attend.
Costs
We only ask that you cover actual expenses of the facilitator and materials used.
Getting Started
Contact your regional representative to schedule a World Prayer Venture for your church. Contact Us >>
Prayer Venture Sample Schedule The following schedules are mere samples, to give you feel for Prayer Ventures. The actual content will be customized by the facilitator and will probably change during the event, according to the needs of the group and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Three Hour Schedule - Introduction & Guidelines
- Pray through Psalm 138
- Break
- The lost sheep, coin, & son: Your church's local & global outreach
- Pray through Psalm 100
- Debrief, reflection, & Wrap-up
One Day Schedule (9:00am - 4:00pm) - Introduction & Guidelines
- Pray through Psalm 138
- Break
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship
- Lunch & break (12:00 - 1:00)
- The lost sheep, coin, & son.
- Prayer walks: local outreach
- Your church's global outreach
- Break
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship
- Pray through Revelation 7:9-12.
- Debrief, reflection, & Wrap-up
Two Day Schedule (9:00am - 4:00pm; both days)
Day 1 - Introduction & Guidelines
- Pray through Psalm 138
- Break
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship
- Lunch & break (12:00 - 1:00)
- The lost sheep, coin, & son.
- Prayer walks: local outreach
- Your church's global outreach
- Break
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship
- Pray through Revelation 7:9-12.
- Debrief, reflection, & Wrap-up
Day 2 - Intro & Guidelines
- Reflections from Day 1
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship
- Break
- Men group/Women group: Confession & Surrender
- Back together: Pray through Psalm 95
- Lunch break (12:00 - 1:00)
- Prayer walks: Seeking God. Or, reflecting on Psalm 96, 97, or 98.
- Pray for world, its trouble spots, & the suffering church
- Break
- Pray for local & global outreach
- Seeking God: Prayer of praise & worship. Or, Rev. 7:9-12.
- Debrief, reflection, & Wrap-up
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