Vision & Values

24-7 Prayer exists to reconcile the world to God in Jesus Christ.

We are changing the world by mobilising the Church in prayer, mission and justice.  

The Values of 24-7 Prayer (How we do what we do)

1. Obedient to the Holy Spirit Like Jesus, we only seek to do what we see the Father doing. We acknowledge his right to break our rules and offend our sensibilities. John 5:19, Psalm 127:1, John 3:8

2. Relational We are a community of friends with shared vision and values, driven by friendship rather than function. John 15:14-15, Luke 10:1-22, 1Peter 4:7-11, 1John 4:7-12

3. Indigenous We respect, value and honour cultural diversity. Revelation 7:9-10, Daniel 1, 1Corinthians 9:20-21

4. Inclusive We work with anyone provided they share our vision and values regardless of race, age, gender or church background. We build unity and enjoy diversity. Colossians 3:11, Ephesians 4:3-6

5. Like Jesus We seek to be like Jesus in the way we do what we do. For us, the means do not necessarily justify the ends.

6. Deeply rooted We are committed to growth in maturity rather than size. Psalm 1:1-3

7. Creative and innovative We embrace God-inspired creativity as integral to authentic expressions of prayer. Exodus 35:30-35, Genesis 1:1-2, Psalm 45:1, Proverbs 8:22-31

8. Just We will pursue justice and freedom from oppression for humanity and the created world. Isaiah 61, Luke 4:18-19, Romans 8:19-21, Isaiah 58

9. Good Stewards We take responsibility for ourselves, those around us and the things that God has entrusted to us. Matthew 25:14-30, 2Corinthians 9:6-15

10. Sacrificial We believe that a lifestyle of prayer is costly at every level. 2Corinthians 8:1-5, 1John 3:16-18, Romans 12:1-2

11. Celebratory We believe that Jesus came to bring life to the full and that we have a Christian duty to celebrate all that is good. Fun and laughter are central to 24-7 and we do not need to justify these. Genesis 1:31, Psalm 24:1,Matthew 11:19, John 10:10,

12. Raw / simple We are a network of like minded people. In character we are wild and unpolished, passionate about developing people rather than our own profile. Psalm 116:6, Luke 10:3-5, John 3:8,

* The 24-7 Prayer community re-negotiates it's Vision and Values bi-annually. In this way we ensure that our direction is still true to the things God is saying to us and to our relationships so that friendship never becomes the slave of function. We recognise that things change and that God is on the move. He is full of surprises! When we gather each year, we explore the things that he has shown us and ask whether he is subtly steering us in a new direction - or even telling us to stop.