Publisher's Synopsis
This handbook is a collection of substantive reflections on prayer. Contributors include global and national leaders, as well as Church of God authors, leaders and intercessors. The completed set includes 4 volumes: Volume I--Foundations; Volume III--The Pastor and the Congregation; Volume IV--Intercessory Prayer and Missions to be released in 2016. The chapters are sprinkled with prayer quotes, and interjected with prayer vignettes. Each chapter is introduced with an historic note or prayer story. The book is contemporary, relevant, addressing cutting edge issues--contextualizing prayer, prophetic and priestly intercession, spiritual mapping, unreached peoples and prayer, a history of prayer including a special focus on the family and prayer, fathers and prayer. Volume II includes topics such as: Prayer--the Key to Intimacy with God; Humility and Prayer; Living in the Presence of God; The Bible as a Prayer Book; Creating a Personal Prayer Room; Prayer and Fasting; History of the Family Altar; Power of a Father's Faith; Praying for the Salvation of your Children; The Missional Family. It is a relevant book, one that will help you build a strong foundation for the future, without forgetting the past.
