letter - Shine Your Light

Dear Leader,

Warm greetings in Christ. I want to share a simple but breathtaking thought with you: what if over two million people across our towns, villages, and cities heard the Good News of Jesus this Christmas?

For that to happen, we need 200,000 believers to stand together across these Isles — and I believe we can.

Last Christmas, more than 112,000 believers from 1,500+ churches stepped beyond their walls and brought the light of Christ to the streets through Shine Your Light. It was a moving glimpse of what happens when the Body of Christ rises in unity — denominations, ministries, networks, all lifting one voice for Jesus. Even leaders from across society — sport, arts, politics, and Buckingham Palace — encouraged the effort. God truly breathed on it.

This year, I believe He is calling us higher.

BBC’s Song of Praise will feature Shine Your Light on Sunday 14th December. We would love you to tune in at 1.15pm that afternoon and see a picture of what the Lord is doing. A special online Carol service will reach 56,000 prisoners on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and already more than 700 events are registered nationwide. God is stirring something extraordinary.

Will you join us — and help us shape what could become the largest Christmas outreach our nation has ever witnessed?

Take your place in a nationwide wave of intercession, lifting up our communities, ministries, and evangelistic efforts as we prepare to carry the Gospel beyond our church buildings this Christmas.

You will also have the opportunity to connect with partner ministries, hear about their ongoing work, and stand with them in prayer for their mission.

Make a meaningful contribution by committing your hour(s) of prayer, wherever you may be.

Register your church or ministry here:

www.shineyourlight.org.uk/registeration

To make it simple, we’ve created a complete 2025 Christmas programme, with a Leaders Guide and ready-to-use resources for your church and community.
Order here: https://www.cpo.org.uk/shine-your-light.html

We’ve also prepared two short videos to inspire your congregation:

Invitation Video Below:

Youth Video Below:

Even now, hundreds of intercessors are praying — believing for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit across our land this Christmas.

Let’s rise together and let our communities hear the message again: Joy to the world — the Lord has come!

With every blessing,
Jonathan

Dr Jonathan Oloyede
Convenor of The National Day of Prayer and Worship

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