Taste the World
Recipe: Gaeng Keow Waan(Thai Green Curry) With thanks to Carolyn from Baptist Mission Australia’s Thailand team, for sharing this popular Thai recipe. Carolyn writes, “This dish evokes a meaningful memory from the formative years of one of the Thai faith communities. Shared meals played a central role in fostering fellowship. On one such occasion, we […]
Dance Break
How to participate This activity involves praying through dance. As children complete different dance moves, they will pray for people, places and things in their community and across the world. 1. Gather children in the middle of a room ready to dance. 2. Explain each dance move and its corresponding prayer point. Have a practice […]
Scavenger Hunt
How to participate This activity is a chance to walk around your area with purpose and intention, to observe and pray for what God has done and is doing. In groups of 4-6 people, walk around your local community and take in your surroundings. Ensure that each group has a copy of the booklet (linked […]
Prayerful Clean Up
This Prayerful Clean Up activity is an opportunity to practically care for your local community, while you pray for the world and our Baptist Mission Australia teams. It is an invitation to join with God in bringing restoration to all things, and to mirror what is happening across the globe as our teams seek to share God’s love with […]
Community Prayer Walk
This Community Prayer Walk is a great way to intentionally pray for your local area as a church or group. It’s an opportunity to take notice of the people and places that surround you, and to understand and pray for their needs. By walking with others, you will also be able to share stories, thoughts […]
Walking in the Spirit
Introduction Gather the group together in a comfortable space conducive to prayer and reflection. Read Galatians 5:13-22 together. Begin with a short explanation of the concept of taking steps into new life (verses 16-17), rather than steps into death (verse 19). Split group into pairs or smaller groups and invite them to list/ explore what […]
Musical Countries
This Musical Countries activity is a fun way to pray for countries and communities around the world. It is an invitation to pray for Baptist Mission Australia intercultural team members and the communities they serve, while also being active. How to participate Split participants into groups of 5-10. Place or write names of the […]
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 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 […]