Twelve Ways to Involve Your Church
In Praying for the 2004 Elections
Print information about The Presidential Prayer Team (PPT) and the Pray the VoteTM initiative from www.presidentialprayerteam.org, and take that information to your Sunday school class or Bible study group. You can begin praying with the group right away, encouraging others to enroll to pray daily for the president and the upcoming elections.
Schedule a Pray the VoteTMPrayer Party and invite your congregation to attend. Consider using a local park and making prayer for the elections part of a picnic and Independence Day celebration.
Ask your pastor to include the Pray the VoteTM church bulletin insert (located in the Resources section of the Pray the VoteTM site) in your church's Sunday bulletin several times between now and the election.
Schedule an all-church prayer rally for November 1, with full worship and possibly an outside speaker. Publicize the event through your church's regular bulletin with our downloadable church bulletin insert. Also publicize the event to the whole community by sending your local media the latest Pray the VoteTM news releases.
Encourage your pastor to share information about Pray the VoteTM with his colleagues or other pastor's groups he participates in.
Start a children's Pray the VoteTMClub. Children can't vote, but they can pray for the elections and in doing so, their influence is felt in a powerful and meaningful way.
If members of your church visit a nursing home or specific shut-ins, ask if a Pray the VoteTMPrayer Party or Virtual Prayer Rally meeting could be held. Senior citizens can become activists through prayer!
Invite your youth pastor to check out the Pray the VoteTMResources and Learn Pages and challenge him or her to teach students about the importance of getting involved in the upcoming elections both by praying and by voting, if they are 18 or over.
