We were just talking in our office about a recent article: Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) London calls for 50,000 twitter followers to tweet the Lord’s Prayer. London started a Twitter campaign fifty days ahead of the Global Day of Prayer “to encourage more Christians to pray for the United Kingdom.” Twitter.com/GDOPLondon One way you can be involved and include others in the Global Day of Prayer is go to online to read the daily...

The international broadcast of Global Day of Prayer will be brought to us from the Veteran’s Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday, June 11 at 6:30-9:00PM EDT from “God TV” and other networks to be announced soon. The schedule is still being worked out for the rebroadcast on Pentecost Sunday, June 12, 2011.  To find out the latest details on how and where to tune in, go to www.gdopusa.com/broadcast or...

We understand the value of gathering before God in repentance and prayer on the Global Day of Prayer. But why pray for ten days before the GDOP? Since we gather on Pentecost, it is easy to recall the upper room prayer meeting. They prayed continually for ten days. They weren’t praying about any particular problems or needs. They were praying toward some of the great things that God had promised. And that’s what we’ll be praying...

The number of ways to join in with the thousands of other Global Day of Prayer gatherings is great.  One simple suggestion for a church to join in during their Sunday services on June 12, 2011, is to set aside just 7 minutes—even better, 10 minutes. Here is what is involved: –Take 1 minute to give everyone a sense of the global nature of the GDOP. Announce that we are joining our prayers with millions of others around the world....

I received a very encouraging email from our friend who organizes the Greater Toronto Global Day of Prayer. Linda Ferrante says, “To date we have 12 sites in the Toronto area with more coming along every day. We also go to the highest place in the city – the CN Tower (Canada’s National Tower) – to pray the Saturday before to declare God’s purposes in our city. We also ask God to bless our American brothers and sisters...

I just got off the phone with a Global Day of Prayer coordinator in Virginia Beach inquiring if I could get prayer guides to him by Friday, May 20. That seems to be the question of the day because I have gotten the same request from others.  By getting the prayer guides this week, Doug has two Sundays to distribute the guides to those who will be participating in the ten days of prayer beginning June 2. May 29 is the last Sunday before...

The Global Day of Prayer is not about an event. It is more about gathering Christians to worship God, seek His face and intercede for the transformation of our city and the nations. Remember that the process of deepening relationship between leaders and people of different churches is far more important than the actual event. We must keep the main thing the main thing—which is Jesus. He is our focus whether at the prayer gathering or in...

I talk with a lot of leaders as well as everyday folks about what they are doing to engage others in sustainable life-giving prayer in their churches and cities. The most successful ideas are not novel or random. But instead, they are intentional ideas that are sewn thoughtfully. Of course, not every idea lands on fertile ground and may lay dormant for a while. The thing to remember is that fresh seed must be cast in our churches and...