Tips

One of our small group values is "One Another Prayer"

Here are some tips for living out this value in your small group and ways to change it up a little:

• Break up men and women into separate prayer groups.
• No more than six in a group with an optimal number being three.
• Establish groups within the group. The same group of three pray together every week.
• Encourage members to write their prayer requests on the connecting cards on Sunday mornings so that even more people can be praying for them!
• Hand out connecting cards in your group to record the prayer requests.
  
• Try joining hands, kneeling, standing, laying on hands etc.
• Include silent prayer times.
• Read a Psalm as a prayer. (such as Psalm 66, 93, 98, 100, 105, 111)
• Choose church members to pray for that you would like to invite to your group. Pray for them for a few weeks and then invite them.
• Play music during silent prayer times.
• Fast

Small group meetings should provide an opportunity for members to receive personal prayer and ministry. I suggest setting aside at least 20 minutes at the end of each meeting for sharing and prayer.

What ideas do you have for prayer in small groups?
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