pray and break bread. new york city

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How do we “pbb”?

Before we head out into the neighborhood, we spend time meditating and reflecting on a particular passage of Scripture. This helps to ground our discussion of local community concerns in terms of God’s heart for the city and the real hope He offers.  Our host gives background information on the neighborhood and offers specific local prayer concerns.  We pray together as a large group before dividing up for the prayer walk.

How do we “prayer walk”? We do not prescribe any particular method of “prayer walking”. We do encourage that you go in small groups of no more than 3-4 people and spend time walking through the neighborhood; seeing, listening and observing for yourself the life of the community. If you feel comfortable, you can pray aloud as you walk with a partner or in your small group, or you can pray in silence. You can stop in front of a particular location (school, hospital, or religious institution) and pray for the people associated with that place. Or you can ask people you meet if they would like you to pray specifically for them. This is up to you.  The important thing is that you are physically out there – getting to know the neighborhood, people and places we visit to – in order to pray concretely for what God is doing and what He will do to bring His shalom to this community.

Following our prayer walk, we have an opportunity to sample the local cuisine.  We meet together for a time of fellowship and reflection over a meal in a nearby restaurant or at the host location.  During the meal, we share about our experiences.