Prayer Room Etiquette
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I. Prayer Room Culture
…what ever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
a.At the Denver House of Prayer we face unique challenges concerning social etiquette. Our calling inevitably creates circumstances in which personal and corporate expectations of behavior collide as differing cultures, ministerial backgrounds, social expectations concerning behavior, and standards of hygiene converge in one small room.
b.We have visitors from all over and it is our joy to serve the different churches of this geographic region. Each brings a facet of God’s beauty that cannot be reproduced except by the grace that God has given to each of them.
“Everything is permissible” – but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible” – but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. (1 Cor. 10:23-24)
c.For the good of others, we govern our small room under the principle of love. We have reduced the level of personal freedom in our midst so that we can, in love, enjoy the prayer room/prayer sanctuary as visitors and staff alike. Our Christian freedom is exercised in restraint so that the good of others may prevail. So as you look over the DHOP etiquette and protocol measures, please look them over with the lens that we want everyone to enjoy the Lord in His house of prayer.
