Giving Ourselves to Prayer

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 PrayerChapter 1: The Bible and Prayer- Gary T. MeadorsChapter 2: Jewish Traditions of Prayer- Jan VerbruggeChapter 3: Prayer and the Kingdom of God- Ron WalbornChapter 4: God the Father and Prayer- Patricia A. OutlawChapter 5: God the Son and Prayer- James R. WickerChapter 6: Praying in the Name of Jesus- Randal RobertsChapter 7: The Gospel of Prayer- John W. TaylorChapter 8: God the Spirit and Prayer- James L. WakefieldChapter 12: The Aspects, Varieties and Kinds of Prayer- Alice SmithChapter 13: Prayer and the Sovereignty of God- Leith AndersonChapter 15: Problems of Seemingly Unanswered Prayer- Elmer L. TownsChapter 19: Responding in Prayer to God's Character- Aida Besancon SpencerSection Two: The Personal Passion for PrayerChapter 23: Jesus as a Role Model of Personal Passion in Prayer- Howard BakerChapter 25: Disciplines of Personal Prayer- Dan R. CrawfordChapter 30: How to Address God in Prayer- William David SpencerChapter 31: To Whom Does God Listen?- W. Bingham HunterChapter 32: How to Hear from God in Prayer- Calvin A. BlomSection Three: The Corporate Expression of PrayerChapter 41: The Bible and Church Prayer- J. Chris SchofieldChapter 42: The Place of Prayer in the Early Church- Steve BoothChapter 43: The Meaning of 'A House of Prayer'- Dennis FuquaChapter 44: How to Build a House of Prayer- Dave ButtsChapter 47: Leading/Facilitating Corporate Prayer- Phil MigliorattiChapter 48: Prayer in the Corporate Worship Service- Jonathan GrafChapter 54: Mobilizing Youth to Pray- Mike HiggsChapter 55: Prayer Components for City-wide Movements- Tom WhiteChapter 56: Pastoral Prayers of Intercession- Stan MayChapter 57: Worship Based Prayer vs. List Based Prayer- Dick EastmanChapter 60: How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation- Daniel HendersonSection Four: The Global Impact of PrayerChapter 61: The Bible and Global Prayer- Henry BlackabyChapter 62: Prayer and Spiritual Awakenings- Glenn SheppardChapter 63: Prayer and Evangelism- Alvin L. ReidChapter 66: Strategic Prayer for God's Mission and Missionaries- Mike BarnettChapter 69: Prayer and Spiritual Warfare- Chuck LawlessChapter 70: Mobilizing Prayer Advocacy- Eleanor WitcherChapter 75: Prayer for the Harvest- Paula HemphillChapter 76: Prayer Journeys: Praying on Location for the Nations- Pat AllenChapter 80: The Lord's Model of Prayer for the Kingdom- Darrell W. Johnson