PRAYER REQUESTS

• Why Pray?
• Praying “the ones”
• Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting
• Prayer requests
• Seasonal Prayer Focus
• Praying for weekly needs
• Praying for our soldiers
• Suggestions from the Pastoral Staff on how to pray
• Learn about kingdom prayer
• Learn about fasting
• Recommended books on prayer

• Ask that our understanding of the gospel will be fleshed out in our practices.
  • Boldness: Do we have the authority and expectancy that comes from that? Do we believe Him only for what we have the human ability to accomplish? Do we expect, seek, and find 'spiritual reality' in worship and prayer? Are we as desperate in prayer and as creative and risk-taking as we were in the beginning?
  • Humility: Are we welcoming and extremely approachable for anyone? Are we quick to admit wrong and forgive? Are we too concerned with our own dignity and whether our opinions are respected? Are we quick to give up our 'rights'?
• Pray for our community.
  • Are people being cared for by one another? Are we drawing most of our people into good small groups? Are our people growing in holiness? Are we developing a counter-culture that exhibits an alternative to the world's use of sex, money, power?
• Pray for our gospel outreach.
  • Do we see changed lives across a range of people-types (corporate, creative, liberal, conservative, different races)? Are we the kind of church that can include non-Christians in our meetings and ranks without confusing or offending them? Are we reaching beyond our culture to address the needs of the world?
• Pray for our efforts at cultural renewal.
  • Does College Church equip believers to function in public arenas in a distinctively Christian manner, or does the world shape our people?
• Pray for our compassion and justice.
  • Do we balance our emphasis and rhetoric and money and spiritual gifts well between both word and deed ministry? Do our people care for the poor? Are we sacrificial in our giving of ourselves and resources to communities of need? Are we wise and smart in giving to communities of need?
• Pray for our stewardship and administration.
  • Is the giving healthy? Are we being good stewards of the gifts of our staff? Are we being good stewards of our money? Is our church organization running smoothly? Is the vision being cast well? Does each staff department connect to the vision? Is there good unity and morale among leaders?