Frequently Asked Questions
What's a Prayer Room
A prayer room is a place where prayer is exciting, creative, interactive and addictive. It is a place that is specifically set aside for prayer. It might normally be a church hall, a coffee lounge or even a broom cupboard, but for a certain period of time it becomes a place that is completely and totally dedicated to prayer. Prayer rooms are full of things that inspire prayer: pictures, objects, newspapers, books, art materials, candles, music, and much, much more. Anyone can come to meet with God: Christian or non-Christian, young or old, experienced pray-er or complete novice…absolutely anyone is welcome to spend time in a prayer room. Most of all, though, a prayer room is a place where the presence of God impacts people's lives in an awesome way, and when you choose to set aside a room for prayer, God's part of the deal is to turn up!
Why continual prayer?
Because bold, persistent prayer is effective. First it changes us. Then it changes the world. Jesus told stories to encourage us to "cry out day and night" (Lk 18) and to persist in prayer.
Do I have to sign up on the calendar to come pray?
Absolutely not. The room is open 24-7 to anyone. You do not need to sign up. If you do sign up, you are committing to being in the room for a certain time period. We encourage this. This is so we can make sure there is atleast one person there at all times to ensure continuous prayer and to open the door during the night hours.
Can I sign up for a time slot on the calendar that's already taken?
Yes.
How can I edit or delete a time slot I signed up for on the calendar?
You can't. If you need to make changes to the calendar. Please email 247calgary@gmail.com asap so we make the required corrections so that someone else can fill the time slot.
Are we big enough to pray non-stop?
Good question! It only takes 24 people to pledge an hour a day to fill a week. If you feel your group isn’t big enough, you can join with other groups or Churches in your area to fill the week together. If you truly feel you are not big enough to fill a week then try a day or weekend to give people a taster of non-stop prayer. Many groups realise that continual prayer is a challenge, but it’s in rising to the challenge that they push themselves and discover a new hunger for time with God!
Why do we need a Prayer Room?
A Prayer Room helps build a sense of community and ownership through out your week(s) of prayer. It also provides a built-in accountability as people need to turn up on time to ‘pick up the baton’ from the person praying before them. Having a specific room kitted out with arts materials and suggestions for prayer creates a very conducive and creative environment. As the room begins to fill with people’s prayers and heart cries, it can reveal what God is doing in the lives of your group.
Wouldn’t we be better to build up to this gradually?
There’s something about the extreme challenge of 24-7 Prayer that makes it work! Water down that challenge and you lose the dynamic. There are always a million good reasons to put it off and no one ever feels truly prepared to go for it the first time, but the sheer nature of continual prayer means you have to depend on God from the onset. If your group is particularly small then you can register for two or three days with your first room, but think seriously about whether you want to take on the challenge of a week!
How do I get involved?
Sign up to pray! or get your group to take en entire day! Spread the word when a prayer room opens and stay connected by signing up for the mailing list. Contact 247calgary@gmail.com to volunteer to help organize, plan and even set up (decorate) the prayer rooms.
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