New Resources in 2018
T
hree important church prayer ministry resources
THE PRAYING CHURCH
MADE SIMPLE
were released in 2018.
Across the nation, less than five percent of
congregations have an organized prayer team and effort.
Less than ten percent have a regular congregation-wide
prayer meeting aimed at personal and congregational
transformation and mission. We confuse the organization
of ‘intercessory’ prayer with the church as a ‘house of
prayer for the nations,’ a pervasive movement out of prayer.
Congregations perceive prayer time as being about ‘prayer
requests’, placing themselves, not God, at the center of
prayer; focusing on His hand, not His face; making prayer
This book establishes a clear beginning point for
revitalizing the congregational prayer effort. It sets
forth a simple approach to prayer mobilization for
the smaller congregation and offers a simple 1-2-3
step process. It is rich with support and learning
materials designed to aid a small congregation in
a quick, but studied, launch of their prayer effort.
More than a book, this is a leader’s guide for a multi-year process to
create a culture of prayer in a congregation.
The book includes a Resource Disc in the back with: Companion
Book, Perspectives; Rating Sheets; Videos; and Power Point File.
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problem centered, not ‘presence’ centered.
TRANSFORMING YOUR CHURCH
INTO A HOUSE OF PRAYER
REVISED EDITION
The challenge of how to make the transition from a
house of praise and preaching to a house of prayer, with-
A new reformation is taking place around the
world. The church is being called by the Holy
Spirit to prayer! It was the desire of Jesus that the
Temple be a house of prayer for the nations. This
book outlines seven things that must change if
the church is going to embrace a new reformation.
out displacing either praise or preaching, is not simple. It
is not single-dimensional. It is not a mere matter of more
prayer activity. It is, in fact, quite complex – multi-faceted.
How can prayer or prayer ministry be anything but simple?
The problem is that we narrow prayer – to: ‘a little talk with
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Jesus,’ ‘a chat with a friend,’ ‘spiritual warfare,’ ‘the verbal-
ization of our faith,’ ‘meditation’ – and more. If you focus on
MILESTONES - MARKERS
ON THE JOURNEY TOWARD
BECOMING A HOUSE OF
PRAYER
prayer as activity at the church and fail to address personal
prayer and the recovery of the family altar, your efforts will
fail. You will never have a praying church without praying
people and praying homes.
Therefore, there must be resources focused directly on
the praying church. Alive Publications, the publishing arm
of PROJECT PRAY, developed three companion resourc-
es this year to direct congregations in their approach to
prayer. o
Resources available at:
alivepublications.org
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A roadmap for making your church ‘a
house of prayer for the nations.’ A call
to bring prayerful creativity and deep
dependence on God to the heart of all
the church does. Whether you follow
this guide fastidiously or casually, you
and your prayer team will be stretched
in their thinking, advised, admonished,
counseled, about the practical aspects of change as your congregation
re-centers itself in Christocentric, transformational prayer with a
missional interface.
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