What is The Covering?
There is a school campus in every community of our nation. And there is a church in every community of our nation. Both are facing unprecedented challenges. What if every church came together to pray for the schools in their community? Schools are a hub, a community center where lives are formed and minds are shaped. Outside of the home, school is where students spend most of their time. Schools are strategic places of influence, places that desperately need a revelation of God’s love.
We want the Church to come together to passionately pray before God for the lives of students, staff, campuses, and communities.
We believe prayer is critical if we are to care for our students and communities. Imagine the impact as Jesus answers prayers for a generation of students and teachers.
We want the Church to come together to passionately pray before God for the lives of students, staff, campuses, and communities.
We believe prayer is critical if we are to care for our students and communities. Imagine the impact as Jesus answers prayers for a generation of students and teachers.
Where will we gather?
We will be gathering at South Stokes High School, Southeastern Stokes Middle School, and Walnut Cove Elementary School. We invite you to join us at one of those schools or to contact a school near you and ask them to pray there! We want to cover as many schools as possible in prayer! Let us know if you're planning on gathering with us, and let's Cover our communities in prayer!
What to expect?
- Pray aloud as a group.
- Use Scripture in your prayers.
- Organize a prayer walk around the school.
- Set up prayer stations with each station having a card listing specific requests of prayer focus.
- Use the resources below for sample prayers and other ideas.
- Before everyone leaves, ask each person to commit to pray for the next school year for the students, teachers, staff and parents.
https://prayforschools.com/
http://www.prayerclosetministries.org/assets/PDF/Praying%20For%20Your%20School.pdf
https://www.sbcv.org/wp-content/uploads/SBCV-Prayer-for-Schools.pdf
https://www.faithgateway.com/pray-for-teachers-students-schools/#.XvycMihKg2y
How to Pray
Gather at the school nearest you, and as a group (while maintaining social distancing, mask etiquette, etc.,) pray through the prayer guide below!
