See You at the Pole events are not intended to be a show of piety but to encourage unity and provide a central, easily accessible place for Christian students to gather for prayer. If one does such things for prideful recognition, then the acts are rendered useless in the eyes of God (Matthew 6:1b). Upon the face of it, this would seem a fair argument however, the context of Matthew 6 suggests that Jesus is teaching about the attitude and motivation behind righteous acts such as helping the needy, prayer, and fasting. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.”
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. In this passage, Jesus says, “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others.
The movement has continued to grow and is now an international event, taking place in many countries around the world.Ĭhristian opponents of See You at the Pole often cite Matthew 6:5–6 as an argument against public prayer. In September 1990, more than 56,000 teens on 1,200 campuses participated in the first See You at the Pole event. They shared the story of their profound experience at a youth conference that summer, impacting thousands of other students. During a ministry retreat, the teens were led to pray at and for several local schools. See You at the Pole grew from the initiative of a youth group in Texas in early 1990. Local churches and youth ministries sometimes hold a follow-up “SYATP Rally” (often called “Saw You at the Pole” or “See You After the Pole”) that evening those rallies might include worship music, speakers, dramas, and prayer-focused elements. Legally, schools in America may neither encourage nor discourage students’ participation in SYATP. The goal is for See You at the Pole to be a 100 percent student-initiated, student-organized, and student-led event. Pastors, parents, or other adults may lend support to the students’ efforts however, the SYATP organization discourages adults from taking leadership. See You at the Pole is typically held on the fourth Wednesday of September, before or after school hours.
See You at the Pole (SYATP) is an annual event in which Christian students gather for prayer at their school’s flagpole to pray for their families, friends, churches, and communities.
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