Our friends at Revive Europe attended The Gathering ’24 and have written a blog about how young people in Europe are being inspired to pray for God to move! Scroll down for their guide – 5 ways to pray for revival among students and young people.

The next generation calls on the sleepy church to wake up and rise up 

Can you imagine a generation of young people rising up, carrying the conviction that Europe is not post-Christian, but pre-revival? Pete Greig, founder of the 24-7 Prayer Movement, often shares a stirring vision of dry bones coming to life—an image of a vast army of young people awakened by the Spirit of God, ready to transform the spiritual landscape of Europe.

A class of rising revivalists from a Revive Discipleship Training School, being run in partnership by YWAM Berlin and Revive Europe Movement, with contributions for 24-7 Prayer, attended the 24-7 Prayer Gathering in Rotterdam in October, and they were deeply moved by the call to wake up the church. Drawing from Ezekiel’s prophecy of dry bones and Joel’s promise that God will pour out His Spirit on all flesh, students were encouraged to believe in revival and rise up in faith-filled hope.

While skeptics might say Europe is too far gone—pointing to its secularism and slow-growing rates of Christianity—Pete Greig’s vision paints a different picture. It is one of spiritual renewal, where dry bones find new life, and an army of young revivalists stand boldly for Jesus. Friends of Revive Europe Movement, inspired by this vision, have seen “little fires” of awakening ignited across the continent. They are carrying the faith that God is preparing Europe for a fresh outpouring of His Spirit.

Preparing the Way for Revival in Europe

At the end of 2024, Revive Europe Movement will host thousands of hungry students and young adults from 86+ nations at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland. They will gather to fix their eyes on Jesus and call on Him to bring revival. Inspired by the imagery of dry bones coming to life, participants will stand together, praying and preparing the way for Jesus to revive hearts, campuses, and communities across Europe.

The theme of Revive Conference 2024, “Prepare the Way of the Lord,” takes inspiration from John the Baptist’s call for repentance and bold witness. It is a prophetic declaration to lay the groundwork for a mighty move of God, where hearts are revived, and the Spirit breathes new life into what once seemed spiritually barren.

Through Bible teaching, worship, prayer, testimonies, and seminars, Revive 2024 will connect and equip young revivalists. It’s a call to consecration—a time to lay down idols, release forgiveness, and step into the freedom and fullness of a God-given identity. Participants will leave empowered to be catalysts for change, ready to carry revival beyond Krakow and into every sphere of life.

Join us for Revive Conference 2024

From 28 December, 2024, to 1 January 2025, don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this gathering of little fires from across Europe in Krakow, Poland. For more information, visit ReviveEurope.org, contact info@reviveeurope.org, or follow @reviveeurope on Instagram for updates.

Beyond a conference, this is an invitation to friendship and partnership, as we journey together with 24-7 Prayer to believe for revival in the student generation—and through them, the continent of Europe.

5 Ways to Pray for Revival in Europe Among Students and Young Adults

Here are five ways you can join us in praying for revival, recognising that God alone sends revival, yet we can:

Posture Ourselves for Revival

• Approach God with expectancy and faith, believing he desires to bring revival and renewal to his people. 
• Humbly and earnestly ask God to pour out his Spirit, acknowledging our dependence on him.
• Share testimonies of students and young adults stewarding moves of God – from Evan Roberts who was 26 when God used him to ignite the Welsh Revival, to the students who lingered and instigated the Asbury Outpouring in 2023. 

Start with Revival in Our Own Hearts 

• Ask God to search your heart daily, show you idols, lies and strongholds to repent from and people you might need to forgive, and to make your heart a ready and trustworthy vessel for revival.
• Psalm 139:23-24

Invest in Kingdom Relationships

• Support, encourage and commit to prayer with fellow believers, recognising that revival often begins in unified communities seeking after God’s heart together.
• We believe revival moves at the pace of relationships and every generation needs one another. Be intentional about investing in mentoring relationships between generations, fostering trust and collaboration.
• Equip young leaders to steward revival, teaching them how to foster healthy, Spirit-led relationships within their schools, campuses, or communities.

Sow with Tears

• This is a costly yes and not for everyone, but some will prayerfully consider staying awake with Jesus in Gethsemane, letting your heart break for what breaks his, interceding deeply and persistently for God’s purposes.
• What is Travailing Prayer? blog may be helpful for you.

Ask for God’s Heart for Europe

• Pray for discernment about spiritual strongholds or barriers in specific regions or nations, asking for divine strategies to intercede.
• Pray for and consider joining Revive Conference 2’4, where thousands of students and young adults will gather to call on God to revive Europe. 
• Pray also that God call and raise up revival leaders and that they boldly respond, believing God can do more with one wholehearted yes to his plans and purposes than anything we could dream. 

May these prayers guide you as you help prepare the way for a move of God among students and young adults in Europe.