Seminar on praying in families at Above Bar Church, 10 March 2013, given by Jane Watkins, with input from Paul and Di Allcock, and Bettina Collins.

1. Praying
with
Children

2. Learn from your children

3. Gospel-centred
Family
(Ed Moll &
Tim Chester)

4. What is prayer?

5. © 2012, Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Freely available online at
www.newcitycatechism.com/q-parent/q38.php

6. New City Catechism
newcitycatechism.com

7. What should we pray?

9. What answers can we expect?

10. Modelling prayer

11. Teach your children to pray
by praying with them

12. Children will pray naturally if
they hear us doing so.

13. Parents are the primary
spiritual teachers

14. When do you pray?

15. Rejoice always, pray continually,
give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God’s will for you in
Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:17–19 (NIV)

16. Ideas

17. world twister

18. inflatable globe

19. first news

20. Open Doors game

22. telephones

23. make a clock

25. world collage

27. Thumb Prayers
• Thank you God for being great.
Colossians 4:2
• Sorry for the times I've messed up.
1 John 1:9
• Please help other people to get to know you.
Matthew 6:10
• Please help me to become more like you.
Ephesians 3:16–19

28. © Erin Riggs, used under a Creative Commons licence

29. prayer diaries

30. big family prayer

31. highlights/lowlights

32. #3goodthings

33. songs

34. Widening the list

35. • missionaries • safety in travel
• teachers • people who grow food
• couples with new babies • people sleeping rough
• emergency services • government
• street/school pastors • retired people
• people on television • shop staff

36. How do we help
children pray
aloud?

37. model it

38. simple and specific

39. writing and repetition

40. be brave

41. What have you tried?