By Randy Maxwell, Washington Conference vice president for administration and Northwest prayer ministry coordinator
Pentecost 2025 is a movement inviting Seventh-day Adventists in North America to collectively hold 3,000 or more proclamation events throughout the year 2025.
But what takes this initiative to a higher level than evangelism programming alone, is the intentional call to prayer for the Holy Spirit to bring a second Pentecost.
North American Division leadership has asked each union and mission within the division to set aside specified months to pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Such a revival comes only in answer to prayer, as referenced by Ellen White, church co-founder in Selected Messages, vol. 1, p. 120
The North Pacific Union has been asked to join the prayer circle and cover the months of October 2024 and July 2025.
The prayer emphasis for this October is “The Outpouring of the Holy Spirit on our teachers and students.” The emphasis for next July is “The Holy Spirit to make us a loving and caring church.”
On Wednesday, August 14, NPUC Executive Committee approved a recommendation from John Freedman, NPUC president, and the president’s council to adopt a prayer strategy involving all six conferences and Walla Walla University starting this October.
Each conference will cover four days of the month, praying every third hour at 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 12:00noon, 3:00 PM, and ending the day at 6:00 PM. Conference officials and prayer leaders are encouraged to host a 30-minute prayer call or Zoom at the beginning or ending of each day.
Members are to pause and pray individually at the designated prayer times, thereby maintaining a “closet concert of prayer” throughout the day.
October Prayer Schedule:
Oct. 1 – NPUC Kickoff via Zoom
Oct. 2-5 – WWU
Oct. 6-9 – Alaska
Oct. 9-12 – Idaho
Oct. 13-16 – Montana
Oct. 16-19 – Oregon – 6:00 AM-6:30 AM
Oct. 20-23 – Upper Columbia
Oct. 23-26 – Washington
Oct. 27-30 – WWU
Oct. 31 – NPUC Closing via Zoom
In addition to the main prayer emphasis, each conference and institution can add other prayer items specific to their community. Let’s answer the call to pray for rain, now in the time of the latter rain.
White wrote, “We should pray as earnestly for the descent of the Holy Spirit as the disciples prayed on the day of Pentecost. If they needed it at that time, we need it more today,” Prayer, p. 119:3.
Now is the time!
