Waiting on the Holy Spirit is a classic Vineyard practice. It actually comes from the old Quaker practice of waiting for the Holy Spirit in their meetings. It is a useful activity in that it teaches us to attune ourselves to the presence of God, to learn how to recognize it and learn how to flow with it.

To run this activation:

Have the group sit in a relaxed comfortable position.
Invite the Holy Spirit to come and wait.
From time to time point out what you’re experiencing.
Eventually invite a few of the students to share what they’re experiencing.

A few notes on this practice: firstly this isn’t an exercise in getting words of knowledge. Often we can practice waiting on the Spirit to get words of knowledge, but the point of this activity isn’t to hear God; it’s to experience him. If you explain this to the students they will process the activity differently and get more out of it.

Secondly, the presence tends to come in waves in an activity like this. That’s a normal part of the process – learn to recognize it and flow with it. Each wave of the Spirit tends to take you deeper into his presence if you can stay engaged during the time it lifts in between.