Synopses & Reviews
These pragmatic, how-to-do-it, ministry manuals by experienced practitioners equip lay leaders for ministry in the local church. Each guide contains charts, worksheets, and discussion questions for individual or group use. Appropriate for any denomination or geographical setting, and especially helpful for small-to-mind-sized churches. Learn how to build and participate in a praying church with vivid stories and examples, activities, charts, and discussion questions.
Synopsis
Prayer is essential to the health and growth of the church, yet many churches fail to make prayer a priority. How can churches move beyond talk to action? How can prayer group members grow in their experience of prayer?
This short, practical manual shows how to participate in a praying church. It is based on the premise that to have a praying church, the pastor needs to be a praying leader who is supported by a team of praying laypersons. Then the fire of prayer will spread throughout the congregation.
Serving in Your Church Prayer Ministry is filled with stories and examples of churches that model effective prayer -- everything from Charles Spurgeon's Monday night prayer meetings at London's Metropolitan Tabernacle in the 1800s to contemporary Tuesday night gatherings at the Brooklyn Tabernacle led by Jim Cymbala. Chapters include activity suggestions, charts, and discussion questions for both church staff and lay leaders for individual or group use.
Synopsis
* For Individual use* Group trainingPrayer is absolutely indispensable for your church. The early church was powerful because it prayed---and today, God moves in praying churches in ways that planning and programs alone can't produce. This book is designed to help your church become more alive, more powerful, and more in love with Jesus Christ as you and your group learn and practice the secrets of effective prayer.Serving in Your Church Prayer Ministry discusses*The importance of prayer*Organizing for prayer*Prioritizing prayer in your church*Praying for leaders*Praying evangelistically*Multiplying pray-ers in your church*Praying without ceasingZondervan Practical Ministry Guides provide you with simple, practical insights for serving in today's churches. Written by experienced pastors and church workers, these easy-to-read, to-the-point booklets address the fundamentals of different ministries as practiced effectively in real life. You'll find biblical insight and wise, field-tested advice you can apply today, as well as discussion questions to help you think through and integrate what you read.