Prayer is a foundation of a healthy Christian life and church. In this episode, I talked with Chris Paavola about four strategic ways his church prays that can help any church lay a more solid foundation for health.
The genesis of this conversation is a talk Chris gives to pastors, titled 4 Ways Small Churches Can Grow in Prayer.
- Sunday Intercessory Prayer
- Prayer Services
- Prayerwalking
- A new way to take prayer requests
This last point comes straight from the Bible using the “for/that” method. It can make your church prayer request times feel less like gossip and more like the time of connection and intercession they’re meant to be.
Chris Paavola is a pastor in Battle Creek Michigan who has written and spoken extensively about prayer, including Pray What You See: A Five-Week Prayerwalk Challenge.
Links
- PrayForYourChurch.com
- @chris_paavola on Instagram
- @chris_paavola on X (Twitter)
- Using AI To Find Great Sermon Illustrations, with Darrell Stetler (Ep 111)
Chris Paavola’s Books
- Pray What You See: A Five-Week Prayerwalk Challenge
- 25 Prayers to Christmas: Praying through the Christmas story
- 52 Prayers for Your Church: Because there’s so much to pray
- The Seven Symbols of Ash: An Interactive Ash Wednesday Experience
- Less for More: Seven fasts in seven weeks for more of Jesus
- 40 Prayers to Launch: 40 prayers to help people pray for your church plant’s launch
Bonus Content
One Statement, One Question: The Power of a Simple Witness in a Complicated World, with Chris Paavola
Karl Vaters talks with Chris Paavola about how the resurrection of Jesus changed (and still changes) everything, especially to cut through the clutter by bringing unbelievers into the real reason we believe what we believe.
One Statement: “That’s not why I believe.”
One Question: “What do you think happened on Easter morning?”
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Editor: Phil Vaters
Music: Composed and performed by Jack Wilkins
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