Important prayer topics for Dresden, Germany

Prayer Topics based on an inquiry January 2005, for the prayer week of the evanglical alliance (Friedemann Schwinger). We pray for:

the heart: god’s heart for the people of the city
courage & boldness: sharing about Jesus in everyday relationships and conversations
To be encouraged to make (and take notice of) the small steps
For deeper friendships with people who are not christians
zeal & joy in the Lord
Helping and training in the area of being a missionary testimony

Prayer topics based on an inquiry during summer 2004 (K. Wurster)

•	Unity (as a work of the Holy Spirit) 
o	The dealing with and restoration of broken relationships; 
o	To be without competition; for a deeper opening of the heart for each other 
o	For the leaders and the body of christ; for sound and good leadership; 
o	For less „dates/events“ and for more times of seeking the Lord together

•	Living Worship 
o	For a lifestyle of worship; 
o	For an undoing of wrong worship (materialism, culture) 

•	Missions 
o	For people to get saved, 
o	For congregations with a focus on evangelism; For giftings and abilities
o	Theological work and understanding of the current „postchristian“ world

•	Children and Youth, a key for Dresden
o	To effectively reach out to the youth in Dresden; 
o	For healthy families; for spiritual fathers and mothers; 
o	Strengthening of prayer for and in schools; 
o	Reduction of appeal/drive of right wing groups (less roots/seedbed; stop to marches / demos)

•	New things, Investing 
o	For inventions and developments in industry,  and at university and the various  scientific institutes with the goal of new companies and investors to come; 
o	For a new attitude and openness for new things

•	Protection / reduction of crime 
o	Reduced influence of pornographie, smuggling (zigarettes, other drugs), “trade of humans”