How Do We Prepare for See You at the Pole?

Pray ... for See You at the Pole, for students, for leaders, for students who want to participate but are afraid to take a stand on their campus, and that God will be glorified.

While See You at the Pole needs the support of youth ministers, it is a student-led event. Strong student leadership is crucial. Parents can help student leaders by offering guidance and support as the students prepare for SYATP. (See Ideas for Adults.)

Student leadership teams should: promote the event, contact school administration, and lead the actual prayer time at the pole. Specific helps for these tasks are included in other sections of this site.

Prepare ...
Although students can freely gather for prayer before school, it's best to let your school administration know about See You at the Pole.

Publicize ...
Get the word out to your friends! Use posters, flyers, t-shirts, videos, etc., to promote SYATP. Free publicity and clip-art for creating materials are available at this website. Promotional materials are also available at a reasonable cost by calling 817.HIS.PLAN (447.7526).

Plan ...
Someone needs to plan the event. Having a pre-pole planning meeting is a great way to get everyone together to talk about what you will do during SYATP. Many groups sing worship songs, read Scripture, and give testimonies while forming a big circle, then break into groups of three to five students to pray.

A pre-pole rally is an excellent way to both promote and plan See You at the Pole. Student groups, individual churches, or a group of local churches can host a rally. Some suggestions for a rally:

	Use it as a final planning event before See You at the Pole. A pre-pole rally is a great time for students to meet with other students from their campus to pray for the event and to go over the Pre-pole checklist. This will help students make final preparations for SYATP.
	Hold the rally sometime in late August or early September. Any time the week before the event is a good time. Some groups have found the Sunday night before SYATP to be a convenient and effective time to hold a rally.
	Things to include in a rally: testimonies from previous SYATP events, SYATP promo video, speakers, worship band, etc.

Pray ...
Meet at the flagpole or an agreed location on the third Wednesday in September and do what you planned at your meeting. If you aren't able to meet or can't personally attend, remember that the point is to pray—wherever you are.

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