24-7 is a non-stop prayer meeting across many nations and Christian traditions. Participating groups pledge to pray 24 hours a day in a fixed location for anything between a week and a month. They then ‘carry the baton of prayer’ for that period.
The prayer-meeting flows between locations linked by the World Wide Web. Right now someone, somewhere is praying 24-7.
Connecting The Generations:
24-7 is a non-stop prayer meeting across many nations and Christian traditions. Participating groups pledge to pray 24 hours a day in a fixed location for anything between a week and a month. They then ‘carry the baton of prayer’ for that period.
Church Unity:
24-7 has also proved a catalyst for greater church unity. All Christians, regardless of denomination or churchmanship, believe that prayer is important, and the stylistic variety of a 24-7 prayer room means it welcomes all kinds of prayer, from the silent and meditative to the noisy and exuberant. So, in many communities, the Salvation Army prayer room became a meeting place for Christians who had previously struggled to find anything they could comfortably do together. In several places, Salvationists are now being asked to co-ordinate the inter-church prayer-life of their community, and are finding that the Army's respected, trusted position means they can bring people together.
Passion for Mission:
Time spent with Jesus will eventually leave us more Jesus-shaped. Even an hour in a prayer room tends to leave its mark, and that mark will usually include a more urgent passion to see people's lives changed by the good news of Jesus. Many Salvation Army prayer rooms have themselves been ‘spiritual labour wards’: places where new lives of faith have begun. They have also been places where new sparks of mission have been ignited, and many of our successful local mission initiatives had their births in 24-7 prayer rooms.
