It’s a joy to bring you Becoming a Praying Congregation. It is our hope that the plans and ideas in the book will inspire you to create new prayer experiences that are just right for your congregation.
Two years ago, we launched research around the churchwide programs leaders most wanted to see. Prayer ministry was a top request. While there are many excellent books and studies on individual prayer, there aren’t as many helps for lifting up prayer in worship, teaching, and all the ministries of the church.
As Rueben Job says in the introduction, “Prayer…is a way of living…. This way of living is nothing more or less than a constant and growing companionship with the living God made known most clearly in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”
We’ve brought together writers from around the church bringing you their best experiences in all reaches of congregational life. We hope that the diversity of styles and approaches will be a taking off place for your own work. You’ll see a plan in the book that offers just one way to use these resources and the daily prayer guide, When You Pray, in a 12-month program.
If this resource helps you and your members grow in your companionship with God through Jesus Christ, then our goals have been met.