Prayerwalking 101 - Church of the Lookout

Adapted from John Smed’s Prayerwalking in the City

Prayer walking is the act of joining God’s Presence with your place.
Praying together (2×2) is powerful.
Prayer walking stirs your heart to see people, places and needs through God’s eyes. It gives you “harvest eyes” rather than “cloistered fear.”
Prayer strengthens Christians and it brings evangelists to a neighborhood as we pray for the Lord to send “laborers into his harvest.”
Prayer walking opens the doors and hearts to the gospel.
Prayer walking changes
- Neighborhoods into mission fields
- Homes into ministry centers
- Believers into missionaries and pastors
- Renters and Residents into Landlords and Owners
- Churches into the central place of kingdom renewal

Choose a location (neighborhood, city street, school, city park, town fair)
Try to go in groups of two to four — pairing up is best (or on your own).
Pray as you walk, out loud, eyes open. Stop at corners and landmarks.
Pray shorter prayers. Pass it back and forth.
Listen to each other and play off each others’ prayers — to focus on a specific need or opportunity, to continue on a prayer theme.

Pray for God to give you “harvest eyes” and a spirit of grace and supplication.
Ask for boldness and open doors to this city, community. Confess fears, weaknesses, lack of concern for those “outside.”
Pray the Scripture. Ask the Holy Spirit for specific passages to declare over the location.
Pray for God to give insight into his specific kingdom plans and purposes for this community/city. Ask to fit into his plan. Rejoice in the opportunity.
Pray for the Christians and churches in the community/area you are walking in. Pray that our homes/church would be “ministry centers” of the church in our community.
Pray for the critical needs in the neighborhood you are walking — social, economic, spiritual, etc.
Pray for specific streets/houses/people you meet. Hit the critical intersections and nerve centers with specific prayer.