How do I do 7Days?
Practical STEPS to take in organising your 7Days!
Before the Time
- Start organising/mobilising at least three weeks before the event.
- Mobilise the whole church in your area. Call/connect with different age groups, ministry groups, congregations, etc.
- Encourage preaching on "prayer & revival" three Sundays before your 7DAYS starts. (Use some videos available at www.jwipn.com)
- Set up a prayer room three days before the 7DAYS starts.
- Draw up a time schedule and let people sign up for specific hours.
- Use the telephone to invite different groups to take prayer slots.
- Ask for 24 individuals to take one hour every day.
- Organise a corporate prayer/worship service to launch the event on the Sunday evening.
- Provide relevant prayer information. (link to the e.g. Global Prayer Alert, JW Prayer Guide)
- Pray for God to raise up every believer as a "house of prayer".
During the 7 Days
- Update the Prayer Wall (* What is this?) as people sign up during the week.
- Ask everyone to fill in the Prayer Journal (* What is this?) before he/she leaves the prayer room.
- Send an sms reminder to individuals on the day they have a prayer slot, encouraging them to pray.
- Organise one or more corporate prayer and worship sessions during the day.
- Conclude your 7DAYS with a "Celebration and Thanksgiving" on the last night.
After the 7 Days
- Call a meeting of leaders/organisers few days after the 7DAYS, and discuss feedback.
- Consider giving people time to share testimonies during the church service.
- Draw up a report of the finished 7DAYS for future reference and encouragement.
- Decide on possible follow-up strategy or a next 7DAYS.
* Prayer Wall - A banner (size A1) with the image of a wall depicting all 168 hours of the week as stones. Names of the prayers can be filled in on every stone.
* Prayer Journal - An A4 size writing book that serves as a journal in which every person writes: Time slot and Name