Christians in Exeter embrace technology in prayer
Christians across Exeter are being invited to the county’s biggest ever prayer gathering – and it’s all being made possible because of digital technology.
The event called Devon Awake is expected to see over one thousand Christians tune in via a livestream from across the region and take part in this innovative gathering which is being made available on a dedicated event website.
Exeter churches are being encouraged to join in LIVE online, pray and worship, as well as network with other Christians through an online chat platform which will be hosted by a team of Church Online Pastors. People who can make it to the venue in person are being invited to engage with this too.
The broadcast will take place on 29th and 30th November, 7.30pm nightly at www.devonawake.com and will include opportunities for viewers to join in with prayer for county-wide topics and themes, as well we participate in worship with other viewers by following along with lyrics which will be shown on the livestream feed.
Devon churches are also being encouraged to submit their own prayer requests to be prayed over during the broadcast.
The event is being organised by Rediscover Church in Exeter which already pioneers livestreaming events, broadcasting their weekly services LIVE to a local audience.
The event is one of many activities which is being run by the church to empower and release churches and Christians in Devon into a new season. It’s hoped that the LIVE broadcast will be one of many that will take place over the coming months and years.
Rediscover Church Lead Pastor Mark Pugh said, ‘We are so looking forward to joining with people from all over the county of Devon to pray. We believe prayer works and we expect the impact of Devon Awake to be felt way beyond the week itself. We believe God hears all our prayers and if our prayers were like social media posts, we would be confident that God sees each one, but by uniting our prayers together, it can be like getting the issues ‘trending’ in heaven.
'We will be broadcasting from Rediscover Church in the centre of Exeter and many hundreds of people will be participating via their smart TV’s, computers or mobile devices. If you are praying for the light of Christ to shine across the county of Devon then why not tune in and join us over this Devon Awake week.’
It’s thought that the LIVE broadcast will be particularly attractive to those who are based in rural parts of Devon and unable to attend regular prayer meetings. Whilst others who are housebound and unable to get to a physical church building, will be able to join in through this online event.
The Church’s Operations Coordinator, Jason Ham added, ‘Through the Internet we have the amazing opportunity to bring people together. We live in a beautiful part of the world but getting to places is not always so easy – particularly in bad weather! I’m excited for this Devon Awake broadcast and I believe this will be a significant time to connect with other Christians and press into God.’
The event is broadcast LIVE online at www.devonawake.com
The broadcast is on 29th & 30th November, 7.30pm nightly
The event takes place at Northernhay Street, Exeter EX4 3ER
