The idea for a prayer walk is simple – keep your eyes open and pray for what you see.   An individual can choose a path and pray they go.  For a larger group activity, there are some logistical directions that will be helpful.

Meet in a central location (usually the worship area) to have an opening song / prayer and give instructions.

Suggest small groups (4-5) because too large a group will make it harder to hear and make it easy to spend too much time at one spot.

Publish a set of (numbered) stopping points where a small group can concentrate on specific ministries: Worship, Staff (officers), Sunday School, Youth Group, Prayer Room, Maintenance and Grounds, Fellowship (Kitchen and fellowship hall), etc.  The document can be augmented to include a few prayer topics, such as upcoming events or ministry participant’s names.

Using the numbering scheme for a “shot-gun start” – assign each small group a different starting point and have them move consecutively through the building.  This will give some direction and alleviate congestion.

If the weather is nice, suggest that groups might want to walk around the building or parking lot or even into adjoining neighborhoods.

Designate a spot in the central meeting area for a “virtual” walk, for those for whom the physical activity will be hard.  Arrange ahead of time for a designated leader for this group who will be at the location where the group will gather and lead the group by describing ministries and inviting prayer for each.

Set a report-back time when all small groups gather to share results and close in prayer.  Groups will usually have exciting prayer discoveries, blessings, adventures.