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In the spring of 1945, a group of Baylor students prayed for spiritual renewal for 90 straight days. Their prayers led to a movement that helped inspire ministries on campus and around the world, from the Journeyman mission program<\/a> to the Passion Conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last week, hundreds of Baylor students again gathered in Jesus’ name for FM72<\/a>, an annual 72-hour on-campus prayer and worship event coordinated by Baylor’s Office of Spiritual Life<\/a> in conjunction with local churches and campus ministries.<\/p>\n The entire event<\/a> was anchored on Fountain Mall, right in the heart of campus. A prayer tent featured round-the-clock worship and prayer, and students gathered four straight nights (Sunday through Wednesday) for special worship services led by a variety of pastors and speakers. [Get a taste of the worship in this short video<\/a>.] And more than 30 Baylor students were baptized<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n “There\u2019s something about learning how to pray that\u2019s different,” says Dr. Charles Ramsey<\/a> (BA ’97, MA ’00), associate chaplain and director for Campus Ministries & Church Connections at Baylor. “There\u2019s something about lingering in prayer. There\u2019s something about having this consecrated space where I\u2019m going there with the intention — I think that intentionality\u2019s very important — this intention to go pray. That is different, and it\u2019s very special.”<\/p>\n