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When we pray at all times, in all circumstances and for all things, we see God’s Kingdom come.  \nIn the Church of England, we often pray with language which comes from the Bible and from the texts of our liturgy. However, the key is knitting together these words and images with the ideas that come from our own hearts and from the communities in which we pray. It is important to remember that the task of leading intercessions is not just offering our prayers, but also helping to encourage others in their own personal prayer time.  \nTo help churches, church schools and households to promote and spend more time together in prayer, this booklet provides a range of prayersand creative ideas designed to encourage all ages to pray together during services, collective worship, church activities and at home.  \nCreative approaches to  page 2  \nbuilding a foundation of prayer  \nCreative prayers for  page 3  \nchurch and school worship  \nCreative prayers for  page 6  \nchildren& youth groups  \nCreative prayers for  page 8  \nfamiliestouseat home  \n2  \nCreative approaches to  \nbuilding a foundation of prayer  \nNational Prayer Weekend  \nThe website has lots of ideas to encourage your church to pray for the local community www.national-prayer-weekend.com  \nThemed Sundays  \nTo help your church pray for specific topics, global issues and current affairs[e.g. education](e.g. education), Fairtrade, World Aids Day, there is a list of themed Sundays available on the diocesan website to encourage churches to pray during [worship](worship-www.bristol.anglican.org/documents/themed-sundays-2019/)[-www.bristol.anglican.org/documents/themed-sundays-2019/](worship-www.bristol.anglican.org/documents/themed-sundays-2019/)  \nPraying for and commissioning people  \nPraying and commissioning specific roles is an effective way of supporting volunteers and valuing their contribution within the life of your church. For example, if you are interested in commissioning children’s/youth leaders on Education Sunday contact Dan Jones for the liturgy.  \nThy Kingdom Come  \nThe TKC website provides a variety of resources and ideas to pray as a church including guidance on leading prayers and intersessions-  \n-[www.thykingdomcome.global/resources](www.thykingdomcome.global/resources)  \n24/7 Prayer  \nThis global movement is a network that promotes and resources prayerful, missional communities. Their hub of creative resources for personal and communal prayer can be found here-www.24-7prayer.com/prayer  \nPrayer Spaces  \nPrayer Spaces enable all ages to explore life and faith in a safe and creative way. Could your church/school regularly set up a prayer space? For more information check out-[https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com](https://www.prayerspacesinschools.com)  \nThe 95 Campaign  \nLaunched by Scripture Union to encourage churches to pray for children, young people and families not regularly in church. Signing up accesses resources and support-[https://content.scriptureunion.org.uk/95-campaign](https://content.scriptureunion.org.uk/95-campaign)  \n“Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances”.  \n1 Thessalonians 5  \nPrayer is an amazing gift which strengthens our relationship with God. When we pray at all times, in all circumstances and for all things, we see God’s Kingdom come.  \nHere are some simple and creative suggestions to help your church deepen its foundation of prayer...  \nPrayer walks  \nPrayer walking is about getting out into the communities where you live and praying for God's Kingdom to come. When you are out and about, you connect with the physical places where people spend their lives. Whether a prayer walk is for revealing God’s h","cbCaimTnYeyAD3EP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimTnYeyAD3EP","pdf",355241,"English","# Creative approaches to building a foundation of prayer\n## National Prayer Weekend\n## Themed Sundays\n## Praying for and commissioning people\n## Thy Kingdom Come\n## 24/7 Prayer\n## Prayer Spaces\n## The 95 Campaign\n## Prayer walks\n## Prayer guardians\n## Prayer triplets\n## Prayer testimonies\n# Creative prayers for church and school worship\n## Opening prayers","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the booklet for younger generations?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a range of prayers and creative ideas to encourage all ages to pray together during services, collective worship, church activities, and at home.\"},{\"question\":\"How can leaders approach intercessions according to the booklet?\",\"answer\":\"Leading intercessions involves not only offering prayers, but also encouraging others in their own personal prayer time by knitting words and images with ideas from the community.\"},{\"question\":\"What are examples of creative prayer activities mentioned?\",\"answer\":\"The booklet suggests prayer walks, prayer guardians (confidential prayer for a child or young person), prayer triplets, and featuring prayer testimonies as a regular part of services.\"}]","Diocese of Bristol - Creative Prayer Ideas for Younger Generations | PDF",25]