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A 24-7 Boiler Room is an international movement of simple Christian communities that practice a daily rhythm of prayer, study and celebration while caring actively for the poor and the lost.

2 Purposes: a 24-7 Boiler Room exists:

to love God in prayer

to love its neighbors in practice.

These purposes are contextualized in community and expressed in a defined location.

3 Principles: at the heart of every Boiler Room is a living community committed to being:

Authentic: True to Christ.

Relational: Kind to People.

Missional: Taking the Gospel to the World.

6 Practices: Every Boiler Room Community applies the three principles practically through six core activities:

A Boiler Room is true to Christ by being:

o A prayerful community practicing all kinds of prayers on all occasions.
o A creative community where artistic expressions of prayer and worship may take the form of art, sculpture, new music, poetry, dance, fun and celebration.

A Boiler Room is kind to people by being:

o A just and merciful community where the practical needs of the local poor are met and where liberation is championed.
o A hospitable community where pilgrims are welcomed, meals are shared and where friendships can flourish across boundaries of race and culture.

A Boiler Room is committed to the sharing the gospel by being:

o A missional community existing for the incarnation of the gospel amongst the poor and the lost both locally and cross-culturally. To act as well as to pray.

o A learning community of training and discipleship, where people are growing in their faith, their life-skills and their ability to lead.

from APPENDIX A—24-7prayer.com