Compiled by Dr. Dan Crawford, this is an 80 chapter, 592 page textbook written by 80 different professors and national prayer leaders. It is a complete textbook on prayer designed for pastors and seminary students and Christian college students who are training for the ministry. The content covers both personal prayer issues and concepts and how to grow prayer in a church.

Here are the 4 Sections of the book and a listing of some of the chapter topics:

Section One: The Theological Foundation of Prayer
Chapter 1: The Bible and Prayer— Gary T. Meadors
Chapter 2: Jewish Traditions of Prayer- Jan Verbrugge
Chapter 3: Prayer and the Kingdom of God- Ron Walborn
Chapter 4: God the Father and Prayer- Patricia A. Outlaw
Chapter 5: God the Son and Prayer- James R. Wicker
Chapter 6: Praying in the Name of Jesus— Randal Roberts
Chapter 7: The Gospel of Prayer— John W. Taylor
Chapter 8: God the Spirit and Prayer— James L. Wakefield
Chapter 12: The Aspects, Varieties and Kinds of Prayer- Alice Smith
Chapter 13: Prayer and the Sovereignty of God- Leith Anderson
Chapter 15: Problems of Seemingly Unanswered Prayer- Elmer L. Towns
Chapter 19: Responding in Prayer to God's Character- Aida Besancon Spencer
Section Two: The Personal Passion for Prayer
Chapter 23: Jesus as a Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer- Howard Baker
Chapter 25: Disciplines of Personal Prayer- Dan R. Crawford
Chapter 30: How to Address God in Prayer- William David Spencer
Chapter 31: To Whom Does God Listen?- W. Bingham Hunter
Chapter 32: How to Hear from God in Prayer- Calvin A. Blom
Section Three: The Corporate Expression of Prayer
Chapter 41: The Bible and Church Prayer- J. Chris Schofield
Chapter 42: The Place of Prayer in the Early Church- Steve Booth
Chapter 43: The Meaning of “A House of Prayer”- Dennis Fuqua
Chapter 44: How to Build a House of Prayer- Dave Butts
Chapter 47: Leading/Facilitating Corporate Prayer- Phil Miglioratti
Chapter 48: Prayer in the Corporate Worship Service- Jonathan Graf
Chapter 54: Mobilizing Youth to Pray- Mike Higgs
Chapter 55: Prayer Components for City-wide Movements- Tom White
Chapter 56: Pastoral Prayers of Intercession- Stan May
Chapter 57: Worship Based Prayer vs. List Based Prayer- Dick Eastman
Chapter 60: How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation- Daniel Henderson
Section Four: The Global Impact of Prayer
Chapter 61: The Bible and Global Prayer- Henry Blackaby
Chapter 62: Prayer and Spiritual Awakenings- Glenn Sheppard
Chapter 63: Prayer and Evangelism- Alvin L. Reid
Chapter 66: Strategic Prayer for God's Mission and Missionaries- Mike Barnett
Chapter 69: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare- Chuck Lawless
Chapter 70: Mobilizing Prayer Advocacy- Eleanor Witcher
Chapter 75: Prayer for the Harvest- Paula Hemphill
Chapter 76: Prayer Journeys: Praying on Location for the Nations- Pat Allen
Chapter 80: The Lord's Model of Prayer for the Kingdom- Darrell W. Johnson

Howard Baker

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