VENTURE GROUPS
Praying for Your ONES
Jesus instructed his disciples to pray for workers to be sent into the harvest field of people who did not yet follow him. We can both pray for these workers and be these willing and obedient workers ourselves. Prayer is an essential part of engaging ONES in a Holy Spirit-led way.
Praying for Your ONES by Name
Identify a ONE Champion in your group to regularly ask and get updates about the ONES represented by the members of your group. Spend time some weeks during your group gatherings to pray for all of them by name. Additionally add their names regularly to the prayer lists for members to pray for outside of the gatherings.
Plugging in a Bulb to the ONE LIFE Wall
If someone in your group adds a new ONE to pray for and invest in, please encourage them to plug a bulb into the ONE LIFE Wall at Venture. Pray specifically during your group gathering and during the week about this new ONE each time a new ONE is added.
Praying about Next Steps
As the the final (and ongoing) step of the 3D1 evangelism strategy (Develop Friendships, Discover Stories, and Discern Next Steps), we must continue to ask the Holy Spirit to lead us in the best next steps to engage our ONES. When we pray these prayers, we must be open to what the Spirit is revealing and willing to obey him.
As you spend time walking in any area neighborhood where many ONES live, use the free Bless App to help you learn who your neighbors are, where they live, and remind you to pray for them, five households at a time.