As recently encouraged by General Shaw Clifton, our territory has been preparing an appropriate response. Our Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development, Lt. Colonel Winsome Mason, the Corps Ministries Department, the Youth Department, the Ethics Centre as well as others have been working diligently preparing and collating a number of very helpful resources to promote and encourage participation in this heartwarming Global Call to Prayer. Salvationists of all ages are being called to this vital prayer challenge. The following is a summary of what has been prepared for our territory. Read The General's Call to Global Prayer 24-7.

Adult Salvationists 

We are aware that a number of individual Officers and Salvationists have personally registered their chosen prayer times with the Global Call to Prayer website, commencing in January 2011.  Salvationists are encouraged to link into the following websites to enhance our unity in this effort and for resources to help in this heart-warming venture. Resources to help with these prayer commitments are available on a number of websites:  www.MinistryHelps.ca, www.SalvationArmyEthics.org and www.saglobal247.org.  The territorial Spiritual Life Development representative has designated the theme: Unity and Perseverance in Prayer, which will be expressed as soldiers and members participate in the Global Call to 24-7 Prayer individually and corporately.

Corps and Ministry Units - 24-7:52 Challenge

Corps or Ministry Units are being challenged to voluntarily choose one week over the year to commit to 24-7 prayer, making up 52 weeks of ongoing 24-7. Individuals can pray from their homes or in groups at their selected time of day and/or location. This year of prayer will continue from Holy Week - 2011 through to Easter Sunday – 2012. 

THQ will be rising to the challenge to cover the week of April 18 – 21, 2011 (Holy Week). Corps or Ministry Units can also sign up and join us for that week. 

Register your ministry unit to cover a 24-7 (week) of prayer!
See the 24-7:52 calendar and which Ministry Units are participating.
Find the 24-7:52 Challenge sign up sheet, bulletin insert master and slides below under Other Resourses.

Children and Youth
Resulting from challenges inspired at the recent World Youth Congress our Territorial Youth Department has been working on a unique and appropriate response from Children and Youth.

SA Pray 24-7 Other resources available:
1. Posters for children, youth and youth leaders to promote participation. Two copies of each have been sent out to each corps/ministry unit in the information package.

2. A resource booklet outlining the challenge to organize prayer events for children and youth on the above dates and highlighting a variety of resources that have been collated. View

3. A downloadable children's workpage for children to complete during their quarterly prayer event and mail to THQ to be added to the prayer mural/wall.

4. A website for leaders of children, to point them to resources available. This allows children/youth leaders to submit events as well as track events across the Territory. You can view the site at: www.saPray247.ca

5. Youth resources will be promoted at www.SendTheFire.ca/formation/24-7prayer Territorial Ethics Centre

The Territorial Ethics Centre has provided Prayer Themes with a justice focus for monthly emphasis throughout the year.

January 2011 – Conflict & Peace
February 2011 – Family / Family Violence / Marriage / Parenting
March 2011 – Homelessness
April 2011 – Poverty
May 2011 – Justice, Immigration, Refugees
June 2011 – Racism
July 2011 – Social Justice
August 2011 – End of Life / Bioethics
September 2011 – Human Trafficking
October 2011 – Addictions
November 2011 – Fair Trade / Economics
December 2011 – Creation care

Regular information will be available on www.SalvationArmyEthics.org.

POSTERS: Posters to encourage participation of  children and youth and adults will be mailed out early January.
Children's poster.
  Youth poster, and adult poster.
  

OTHER RESOURCES:

SLIDES: Slides included in this set are for advertising of The General's Call to 24-7 Prayer, and the 24-7:52 Challenge promoted by the Canada and Bermuda Territory.
24-7 Global Call to Prayer Slides (Right click, 'save target as' or 'save file as' to download a copy).

BULLETIN INSERTS: bulletin inserts for advertising and promotional purposes:
24-7 Global Call to Prayer Inserts- The Generals' Call to Prayer letter, useful for congregations to introduce the year of prayer.
24-7:52 Challenge Inserts - Useful for congregations to introduce the 24-7:52 week challenge put forward from the Canada and Bermuda Territory.

Click here to download/view the 24-7:52 CHALLENGE - SIGN UP Sheet
 

FREE DOWNLOADS:
A variety of program ideas are available on www.MinistryHelps.ca in a new category 'PRAY 24-7'.  Resources have been divided by age appropriateness: Children, Youth, and Multi-Age. These programs include ideas for prayer walks, prayer rooms, prayer breakfasts, ways to teach prayer, prayer activities, and much more.
Documents on MinistryHelps are free, but you must register at MinistryHelps.ca to access resources.


Here is a sampling of what you will find:

CHILDREN
Answers to Prayer - A children's game teaching truths about how God answers prayer.
Encouraging Children to Pray at Home - A guide for teachers with ways to teach children about the importance of private prayer.

YOUTH
Delicious Prayer Walk - A prayer walk for youth using our tastes to teach different aspects of prayer.

MULTI-AGE
A Time To Listen - A women's prayer walk idea.
How Deep The Father's Love - A prayer brunch