Verse Prayers

Praying using Bible passages is a wonderful way to connect with the themes, priorities and heart of God.   Resources needed Enough copies of Bible verses (see suggestions below) for everyone in the congregation.   Activity Print or photocopy each of the passages and cut out. Give a passage to each person as they enter […]

Treasure Hunt Prayer

This is a fun way to get people with the same heart and with a particular focus to move into a more intimate group for specific prayer. It is also a great way to educate people on the nature of various communities around the world with very few followers of Jesus.   Resources needed Paper […]

The Power of the Spoken Word

The Bible tells us that, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21).   Activity Create some declarations of what you believe God’s heart is for the people around the world, who have a limited opportunity to hear the Gospel. Write them down and find scriptures to compliment your ideas. Find a […]

The Lord’s Prayer

Resources needed Bible: Mark 6:9-13   Activity Using the prayer that Jesus taught His disciples, you can pray for Baptist Mission Australia intercultural teams or specific team members who you know. Read the Lord’s Prayer line by line (bold), pausing after each phrase to allow open prayer; let the italic words form the basis for […]

Share A Meal

For many cultural groups, the meal table is the central place of social gathering and sharing. There are rituals, traditions, and special foods that have significance. By eating and experiencing an Asian or African meal together, you can gain an understanding of the culture of one of the people groups who have a limited opportunity […]

Sensing God

Pray for mission, prompted by touch, smell, sight, sound and taste.   Resources needed Clay, scented candle, lamps, Bibles, bread   Activity Set up stations with various items and information, inviting people to reflect and pray. Touch: Use the clay to represent team members who are preparing to serve, and are being moulded for intercultural […]

Sandals

A starting point in intercultural dialogue is to put ourselves in the ‘sandals’ of the other. Our intercultural teams seek to understand their local friend’s worldview and beliefs, demonstrating respect and genuine care. In turn, they also share their faith and stories of Jesus. This method of prayer identifies points of connection with people of […]

Prayer Walking

At Baptist Mission Australia, we encourage short-term mission exposure teams to prayer walk when overseas so they can be involved in what God is doing in the area. Prayer walking is not just the practice of enjoying personal communion with God while walking, it is intentional intercessory prayer for others. It is praying in the […]

Prayer Trees

Coming together to pray as a community and putting action and images to those prayers can be very powerful. Creating a prayer tree is a wonderful way to unite in prayer for people with limited opportunity to hear the Gospel, and can become a lasting reminder of your community’s commitment.   Resources needed Prayer points […]

Prayer Stones

People of all cultures, languages and religions throughout history have drawn deep symbolic meaning from the humble stone. The Bible refers to fascinating stories that involve stones – from Moses striking the rock for water, to Paul referring to Jesus as the spiritual rock of the church. Today stones are often understood as a symbol […]