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Intention

To raise up a generation of leaders to empower every believer to step into their part in God’s mission.

Scripture

“They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. And the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. While they were stoning Stephen, he… knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them!’”

– Acts 7:58–60

“As he travelled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’”

– Acts 9:3–4

Reflection

Prayer is the engine of every great move of God. Throughout Scripture and history, when the Lord wanted to do something new, he stirred his people to pray.

We see this in a remarkable way in today’s Scripture reading. In Acts 7, Luke records the death of the Church’s first martyr, Stephen. While Stephen was being stoned, he prays for his persecutors, including Saul (whom Luke deliberately singles out by name).

Stephen’s prayer (“Lord, do not hold this sin against them!”) was answered in Acts 9. The prayer of the first martyr brought about a new work of God: reaching the Gentiles through the Apostle Paul.

Today, we are living in an astounding moment for the Church, and especially for the emerging generation.

In recent years, we at The Send have been studying the data and seeing something remarkable: this new generation is burning with a zeal for the Great Commission, perhaps like never before. Far from being apathetic, the research shows that today’s young people are rising with a deep evangelistic edge. This is an action generation, a Great Commission generation, and God is setting them apart for his purposes.

But the pressures are real. Cultural pressure, fear of man, and the temptation to remain silent can sometimes dampen apostolic faith and vision.

That is why prayer is essential. We must contend for the next generation to walk in boldness and faith, to resist compromise, and to run courageously into their missional destiny. And we must contend for them to do so, not someday in the future, but now.

At the same time, we recognise that the Church is never a one-generation movement. From Genesis to Revelation, God’s story is always multigenerational. Joel prophesied that “your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” (Joel 2:28).

The move of God in our time will require fathers and mothers running with sons and daughters, pastors strengthening youth leaders, and seasoned voices cheering on fresh ones. Unity across the generations is not optional — it is God’s design.

So, how should we pray?

First, pray for emerging leaders in every sphere — that they would be strengthened with boldness, integrity, faith and vision.

Second, pray for apostolic zeal to rest on this generation, making the Great Commission a lifestyle, not just a concept.

Third, pray for multigenerational unity — older and younger believers running together in humility and faith.

And pray for God’s fullness — that hearts would be alive in prayer, hands active in service, and feet ready to go wherever he leads.

Over the next two years, we are believing for tens of thousands of Aussies to be launched into real mission fields! The Send plans to run hundreds of rallies across Australia, igniting prayer and action in every corner of the nation. And on October 2, 2027, we will gather for a major Send event at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, involving worship, prayer, and commissioning.

We invite you to join us in prayer, and also in action.

But more than the events themselves, it’s about what happens in living rooms, classrooms, churches, and youth groups when a generation says, “Here am I, send me” (Isaiah 6:8).

The next move of God is being launched through exactly this kind prayer.

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Prayer

Lord, thank you for raising up a new generation of leaders in your Church. Fill them with boldness, guard their purity, and release them into the harvest fields with power. Knit together the generations, that young and old would run as one. May Australia and the nations see a great wave of evangelism and mission in our day. Amen.

Author Bio

John Faull is married to Naomi and father to three daughters. He serves as Director of YWAM Sunshine Coast and National Director of The Send Australia.

The Send’s vision is to see a generation activated into missional action — to see every believer step into their part in God’s mission, both here in Australia and to the nations of the world.

Prayer Points for October 2025

1. God to pour out his blessing and Spirit on every church in Australia and its leaders. Hebrews 13:7
2. All churches in Australia to grow in Christlikeness and win people to Christ. Acts 6:7
3. Widespread adoption of Reaching Australia 2033 and its plan to activate every believer in personal evangelism. Acts 1:8
4. Revival for Australia and for millions to come to Christ. Isaiah 64:1–2

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