A companion to the popular Praying Church Sourcebook, this resource includes dozens of prayer strategies that can work in your church. Also includes sample worship services, retreat plans, and a comprehensive list of prayer initiatives.

A complete guide to growing prayer in a local church, The Praying Church Handbook includes practical ideas and advice on becoming a praying church. The resource includes 30 chapters under 6 sections, all written by local and national prayer leaders who understand the dynamic of prayer in a church setting. The content, which originally appeared in the "Prayer Leader" column of Prayer Connect magazine, is divided into these sections: "Establishing Your Church as a House of Prayer," "Leadership and Prayer Relationships," "Enhancing Corporate Prayer," "Engaging the Family and Generations," "Creating Special Prayer Emphases," and "Special interest Prayer." Carol Madison is the editor of Prayer Connect magazine and the author of Prayer That's Caught and Taught.

Many of us long to see God move mightily in response to our prayers. We've heard of such stories. And some of us have experienced them. But how can we start a prayer ministry at our own church that is biblically based, responsible, and shows sensitive compassion for others? Praying with God's power is not permission to "get weird," launch into "spooky prayers," or alienate the rest of the church. Walking in our authority in Christ can be done with established ministry protocols that enhance your own church culture. The Praying Church shows us how to build safe, sustainable, team-based ministries of prayer that deepen our trust in each other and ensure that God, alone, gets the glory. Salas shares accounts from his own journey of spiritual formation--from saying "anemic" prayers to declaring life-giving words of blessing and power, ushering him into a deeper intimacy with God that his heart has always longed for. The biblically solid approach in The Praying Church honors theologically conservative traditions while embracing individuals no matter where they are in their faith journey.

A complete guide for churches that want to focus on prayer. It contains ideas, helps, and tips for pastors, individuals, and your whole church. In these 33 chapters of prayer strategies, you'll discover information on concerts of prayer, solemn assemblies, houses of prayer, prayerwalking, and other effective techniques. You'll learn how to develop prayer retreats, organize evangelism prayer groups, start a prayer telephone ministry, enrich family prayer, and much more. The Praying Church Sourcebook also features valuable teaching on prayer, true stories of prayer in action, a directory of selected prayer ministries in the United States and Canada, and a reading list of classic and contemporary books on prayer.

Why is it a struggle to pray? Respected professor, speaker, and pastor Dr. Chuck Lawless explores the power of a praying church and how it can transform your ministry. Through prayer, we have access to the all-powerful living God. Even so, too many of us are tempted to start our days prayerless and feeling alone. How can this be? We can’t afford to be so negligent, because whether we realize it or not we all face a high-stakes spiritual battle when we step out into our communities. In The Potential and Power of Prayer, Chuck Lawless illustrates how churches need to take prayer seriously in order to grow; explores how Jesus and the early church depended on God through prayer; explains how prayer is essential to preparing for spiritual battles; and guides church leaders in establishing the priority of prayer and a thriving prayer ministry in their churches. God chooses to move among Christians who humbly come to him in prayer; who depend on him for strength and guidance.

Paul Miller, Bestselling Author of A Praying Life, on the Transforming Power of Praying Together In our current culture, the church and prayer are often dismissed as irrelevant. But when believers gather and pray together, powerful things happen: the Spirit equips the saints for ministry, the helpless are met with help, and believers experience the joy of being led by the Spirit of Jesus. In this ebook, Paul E. Miller, bestselling author of A Praying Life, casts a vision for a return to the simple yet life-changing practice of praying together. Through personal stories and biblical examples, Miller teaches the why, what, and how of praying together. Readers will learn how praying with other Christians can transform their communities into beacons of hope and be given practical strategies—such as finding a prayer partner and prioritizing a structured prayer time—to implement these changes in their own church. Ideal for Group Study: Small groups, Sunday school classes, and others will find helpful strategies to think through and discuss Engaging and Personal: Features real life stories, word pictures, and charts to help readers understand the content "A Word to Pastors": Miller closes several chapters with thoughtful reflections specifically for church leaders Foreword by Dane C. Ortlund: Author of the bestselling book, Gentle and Lowly, who praises A Praying Church, calling it "winsome and compelling"

A complete guide to growing prayer in a local church, The Praying Church Handbook includes practical ideas and advice on becoming a praying church. The resource includes 30 chapters under 6 sections, all written by local and national prayer leaders who understand the dynamic of prayer in a church setting.