Leading prayer during the service is more than a reading of prayer points from the newsletter but it’s a vital part of ministry in our Sunday gatherings as you help us prepare and respond to God’s Word. Your prayers can often be a model and encouragement for those you are leading in prayer.  

• Prepare your prayer before Sunday night. It can be helpful reading through the passage that will be preached and looking at the prayer points from our weekly newsletter
• Pay attention to the run-sheet’s instructions, straight up after song means straight away
• Introduce yourself and if prayer hasn’t been introduced already, it can be helpful especially for the youth and newcomers to remind them what prayer is
• There is some good advice from Peter Adam in this article

What to pray about?

The weekly church news email will include a range of suggested prayer points.  These come from our church prayer schedule which helps make sure we cover a wide range of topics over time by scheduling certain prayer points each week.  Please use these points as your guide.

• Note that the list is designed to inspire, not to restrict! Feel free to add any recent/upcoming events or topical issues that deserve prayer.  And if you don't feel able to cover all the points listed that's OK.
• Generally, the blurbs describe what to pray for - make sure you compose actual words of prayer rather than merely repeating the prayer point verbatim.
• Sometimes a fully-worded "prayer for X"" is provided. Feel free to express this in your own words, or to use the wording provided.
• A list of people in need is included each week, but these don't need to be included in prayers every single Sunday. It's up to you.
• The newsletter includes some names from the church directory for "prayer focus" during the week. These don't need to be included in Sunday prayers.