Ministry Matters - Helpful principles for writing public prayers | Prayer is the end of preaching

What do you feel God is calling you to do with this opportunity for prayer? Helpful principles for writing public prayers by Anne Williams & Steve Langhofer   Coming up with prayers is a labor of love. It doesn’t always come easily, and it can seem to take too long. Some days we think, “I don’t have time to write out my prayer. I’ll just wing it and trust the guidance of the Holy Spirit.” Read here

What is preaching directed to and shaped by, in the end? Prayer is the end of preaching by Thomas H. Trouwer   My goal is to show that when “Praying’s the end of preaching,” prayer is not an escape from the terrifying realities of here and now to a privatized piety, but rather prayer is a different mode of being and doing that engages us with the world in ways that can start and sustain the impulses of transformation. Read here

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