Day of Prayer

As a church family, we want to continue coming before God together. In this season of transition and pastoral search, we seek God’s wisdom, direction, and movement among us. On Thursday, March 26, we invite you to intentionally create space to pray for our church and for the search for a new pastor.

We’ve created several ways for you to participate:

1) Intentionally set aside time to pray. Sign up for a specific 30-minute time slot to pray by clicking HERE. Our hope is to cover the day in prayer from 6:00am–9:00pm.

If a time slot is already full, that’s okay—please still mark it in your calendar and be intentional about praying during that time. The goal is for us to be united and intentional in prayer.

Scroll down to find prayer prompts and a simple prayer guide to help you.

Sign Up for a Prayer Time

2) Consider Fasting. Fasting can look different for each person. For example:

• Skipping a meal or fasting for the day and using that time to pray instead—wherever you are.

• Everyone has different needs. If you have medical or nourishment requirements, or if you need to start small, consider fasting from just one meal or shifting to simple meals or soups for the day and using that time for prayer.

• Fasting from social media or your phone and using that time to pray instead.

“People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4).

As we fast, we let our hunger remind us that just as our bodies need food, we also need God’s guidance and provision.

3) Join us for a time of Prayer & Worship.

On Thursday, March 26 at 7:00pm, we will gather for a time of worship and prayer as a church family. There is power in coming together to seek God together.

Prayer Prompts

Pray for the search committee

• Pray for God’s direction

• Seeking God’s wisdom

• Unity within the committee

• God’s leadership in identifying the right person

• Lead us to the person God has already chosen

• Help the team to look past their bias and see what God wants

• Pray for a spirit of congregational support for the team

Pray for us (the congregation)

• Give glory, honour, and praise to God for his work in our families, church, and community.

• Thank God for the gifts already given to us

• Unity and openness

• Prepare our hearts to receive a new leader with joy

• Trust in the process

• Help us to navigate this new season with patience

• Trust that God is shaping the future of our church

• Healing of old wounds

• Pray that we will wait patiently on God

• Pray for God to prepare us for change

• Pray that we would be receptive to God doing a new thing in the congregation

Pray for the new minister

• Pray that God will bless and direct candidates during this process

• Prepare the heart of the person you are calling to this community

• Prepare them for the transition

• Pray for alignment with our culture and values

• Pray for grace and understanding

• Pray that God would give our next minister a love for our church and a clear vision of how to minister to us.

• Work effectively with our leadership team and staff