Why you should be praying for your local schools

Praying for our schools has never been more important than it is today.

More than 95% of young people are not engaged in a local church, yet 99% of them are in mainstream education. As we head into a new academic year, what an opportunity schools give us to show the Christ’s love to the next generation!

Across the country, more and more churches are beginning to catch the vision for investing in their local schools. For many Christians, schools are no longer viewed simply as educational institutions, but as opportunities to support our young people at the heart of every town, city, and village. The words of Jesus feel particularly relevant: “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field”. (Matthew 9:37-38)