How often prayer is offered and actually prayed, how it relates to spiritual movement and seeker actions, and where the prayer culture is strongest — by channel and by conversation type.
Conversations where prayer was prayed show more spiritual movement: 47% vs 33% in conversations without prayer. An association, not proof of cause.
Evangelistic conversations receive a prayer offer 35% of the time — and they're the largest type by volume (507 conversations).
Definitions: prayer offered — the responder offered to pray at any point; prayer prayed — prayer actually happened in the conversation; prayed after offering — the share of offers that led to prayer. Each practice is compared on the share of seekers showing spiritual movement when the practice was present versus absent. These are associations, not proof of cause.
| Practice | Conversations | Happens in | Spiritual movement |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Prayer offered
The responder offered to pray at any point
|
591 | 46% |
When present
42%
When not
32%
|
|
Prayer actually prayed
Prayer actually happened in the conversation
|
398 | 31% |
When present
47%
When not
33%
|
|
Personal testimony shared
The responder shared their own faith story
|
312 | 24% |
When present
45%
When not
35%
|
Testimony depth: 972 none · 218 personal connection · 94 faith story.
Across 398 conversations where prayer was actually prayed, seekers took a spiritual action in 51%, against 33% when no prayer happened. An association, not proof of cause.
| Conversation type | Conversations | Prayer offered | Prayer prayed | Prayed after offering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelistic | 507 | 35% | 20% | 59% |
| Care ministry | 289 | 46% | 28% | 60% |
| Prayer request | 214 | 85% | 69% | 82% |
| Discipleship | 118 | 31% | 19% | 60% |
| Believer encouragement | 84 | 42% | 29% | 69% |
| Crisis | 47 | 60% | 45% | 75% |
| Troll spam | 25 | 0% | 0% | — |
| Channel | Conversations | Prayer offered | Prayer prayed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 412 | 49% | 34% | |
| Messenger | 318 | 45% | 30% |
| Chat | 247 | 45% | 30% |
| Text | 158 | 41% | 26% |
| 96 | 40% | 25% | |
| Calls | 53 | 64% | 49% |
Movement comparisons are associations, not proof of cause.