(2) Suggestions and guidelines for prayer-walks
The purpose of a prayer-walk is to seek God's guidance, mercy, and transforming
power both for the wider community and for ourselves as God's servants in the
community. Prayer-walking and observation can be a valuable tool for identifying
needs becoming more familiar with the community that we together as churches are
(or will be) serving. As we prayer-walk, it is important that we ask God to reveal the
strongholds that exist in the areas where you walk
Here are some suggestions:
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Pray aloud in a quiet, conversational voice, if you feel comfortable doing so. Or
pray silently, letting your prayer partner(s) know what you are praying about.
Don't call attention to yourselves. You can worship, praise, intercede, declare,
proclaim and bless.
Use all your senses (see, smell, hear, feel, sense, taste), meditate on Scripture
and claim appropriate promises. Pray for what you see (churches schools,
homes, parks, and people) to be redeemed for God’s Kingdom’s purposes.
Seek to identify the strongholds and pray them down. Pray for release; ask for
revelation of God’s holiness and redemption through Jesus. Listen for the Spirit’s
voice and try to see what and how God sees.
Do not walk too fast; give yourself enough time to reflect and pray, do not be
critical in your comments and remarks of the community
If anyone asks what you are doing, be prepared to respond: "We're praying God's
blessing on the neighborhood. You can ask in return if there is any special way
you can pray for that person.
As you pray God's promises with specific homes or work sites in view, you'll find
that within you hope for those people begins to grow. You'll begin to see people
as God might view them. You'll likely find yourself becoming more interested in
the welfare of the people you are praying for.
At the end of your walk, gather to share your prayers, observations and
experiences before leaving to do other activities.