By Steven Furtick

A few years ago, I started realizing that I prayed some pretty dumb prayers. Not that I think God needs me to be eloquent or profound when I talk to him. It’s just that a lot of the stuff I was praying was, well, rather pointless and obtuse. Here are a couple of examples from Furtick’s Book of Dumb Prayers.

. . . the armor of God is the uniform of prayer.

By Mark Mirza

Note: Most churches and pastors would love to see the men of their church become prayer warriors. But the sad truth is that in most churches far more women than men pray. First Baptist Atlanta bucks the norm. Twice a month, its men—dubbed “Sons of Thunder”—come out to pray. Led by singles pastor, Mark Mirza, more than 100 men come out every other Saturday morning to lift up the ministries of the church in prayer. Here are some tips from Mark on how they do it.

Understanding Different Prayer Styles

By Alice Smith

The prayer meeting begins. The first person to pray is motivated by mercy. He prays with passion and tears, a fever erupting in his heart. His unbridled emotion begins to irritate the woman next to him.

Moms In Touch International announces that September 19, 2010, will be its first annual Bless Our Schools Sunday,

We believe one of the best ways to recharge and feel a renewed passion for prayer ministry is to experience a CPLN conference. This Fall we have three different conferences:

September 2010

Vol. 7, No. 9