We believe whole heartedly in the value and power of prayer and appreciate you supporting us and your local schools in this way.
There is a selection of ideas below to guide you in your prayers:
We would like to praise God for...
- The encouraging feedback regarding the new 'Beyond Belief' values assemblies, from pupils and schools.
- Also the encouraging feedback and increased interaction we are having with other schoolswork practitioners who are downloading and using resources from our website.
- The Spinnaker ‘Alpha Encounter’ podcast hosted by our CEO Mike Harrowing has been launched. Each episode discusses how education practitioners can best use our resources in schools and churches. So far, this has been a great success and very helpful.
We would like you to pray for...
- Please continue to pray for the Team during the coming busy weeks in the lead up to Christmas.
- We pray for all the staff and children in our schools to know the Good News of Jesus this Christmas and to know his love personally.
- For our new volunteers that are joining the team. Please pray that they gain confidence and feel well equipped to carry out assemblies and build relationships with schools.
- For opportunities to build relationships with and visit new schools.
Praying for your local schools...
Children, teachers, support staff and parents are all involved in making schools the places where our future is shaped. From many directions those in schools face pressure - whether it is to learn or to teach; to keep records or to balance the books, the pressure is there. There are a number of ways in which you can support schools in prayer:
We are grateful to our partners Pray for Schools for their constant encouragement and inspirational ideas.
10 Ways to pray and more of their excellent resources can be found below:
Pray for Schools Resources Assorted Prayers 10 Ways to Pray for Schools
Martin Sweet, Spinnakers' former CEO, prepared this version of the Lord's prayer to inspire us as we lift up our schools in His name. Click on the image to download your copy:
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