Five Ways To Start 2026 With Great Commission Prayer
As we step out of 2025 and into 2026 we at Crescent Project want to begin this year with an encouragement and a few resources to help fuel a great commission prayer culture. With over 2 billion Muslims in the world today, most of whom live outside of any easy access to a gospel witness, prayer is the body of Christ’s opportunity to partner with God in reaching them. It is a massive task and so, as David Garrison reminds us, "We pray because our vision exceeds our ability. Prayer is the soul's deepest cry of rebellion against the way things are, seeing the lost of this world and crying out, ‘This does not glorify God, and so, by God's grace, it must change!’ Prayer comes from God and ascends back to God on behalf of those who do not know God. Extraordinary prayer lays a firm foundation for a movement of God."
For the sake of your Muslim neighbor and for the countless millions who do not have a Christian neighbor, we want to encourage you to begin 2026 with a commitment to pray for Muslims to have an opportunity to respond to the gospel and be connected with a follower of Christ. To help you do this, we want to share five resources that help you pray more this year.
Ramadan Prayer Night Experience
We are excited to share a resource that can help you pray for Muslims during Ramadan which begins in February. The Ramadan Prayer Night Experience is a free, video based resource. We want to invite you and your church to join believers across the nation to use this resource to host a powerful evening of prayer, reflection, and worship focused on God’s heart for Muslims. Whether you gather in a sanctuary, a small group, or a living room, this guided experience will help your church pray for Muslims to come to faith in Christ and to experience his love.
Joshua Project
Joshua Project exists to help believers pray strategically and knowledgeably for the world’s unreached peoples. Their website offers detailed profiles of thousands of ethnic people groups, including population data, religious makeup, prayer needs, and progress toward gospel access. Joshua Project helps move prayer from vague concern to focused intercession, allowing individuals, families, and churches to pray for specific peoples by name.
Prayercast
Prayercast uses short, beautifully produced videos to invite believers into informed and compassionate prayer for the nations. Each video introduces a specific country or people group, combining visuals, stories, and Scripture-based prayer points. Prayercast is especially helpful for small groups, worship gatherings, or individuals who want to engage their hearts and imaginations as they pray for Muslims and other unreached peoples around the world.
30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World
For over three decades, 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World has guided Christians through daily prayer for the Muslim world during Ramadan. Their annual prayer guide, which is available in print, digital, and audio formats, offers daily Scripture readings, reflections, real-world stories, and specific prayer prompts. This resource helps believers pray consistently, biblically, and compassionately for Muslims during a spiritually significant season.
Alliance for the Unreached
The Alliance for the Unreached brings together ministries committed to accelerating access to the gospel among the least-reached peoples on earth. Their A Third of Us initiative highlights the sobering reality that roughly one-third of the world’s population still has little to no access to the gospel and invites believers to pray toward measurable, collaborative breakthroughs. A Third of Us has resources for the international Day of Prayer for the Unreached (May 24th).
As we begin this new year, may prayer not be something we merely add to our lives, but something that reorients them. These resources are invitations into deeper dependence on God, deeper compassion for our Muslim neighbors, and deeper trust that He is already at work among the nations. Whether you choose one resource or engage several, our hope is that 2026 would be marked by faithful, informed, and persevering prayer. May it be prayer that asks God to do what only He can do, and prayer through which He is pleased to draw many to Himself. May we begin this year on our knees, confident that God delights to answer when His people cry out for His glory among all peoples.