Creating a Culture of Prayer Conversation
In December General Secretary Lynn Green and her colleagues in the Baptists Together Core Leadership Team invited us all to embrace a season of prayerful waiting and stillness.
The Baptists Together magazine editorial team subsequently discerned that prayer would be the focus of the summer 2024 edition.
As part of this edition, Lynn travelled to Waverley Abbey in Surrey to ask Pete Greig a range of questions about prayer.
Pete has been teaching on prayer for more than 25 years. He founded the 24-7 Prayer movement, has written award winning books about prayer, including How To Pray, God on Mute, and How to Hear God, and launched the Lectio 365 app.
Their conversation was filmed and edited into bite size videos, which appear below.
Introduction
Lynn introduces the conversation, before asking Pete for his reflections on the 24-7 prayer movement
Unanswered prayer
Lynn asks Pete about how do we go about creating a culture that is faith-filled and expectant - as well as being honest about unanswered prayer.
Living with the paradox of being on fire for God - and the brokenness of life
Continuing the theme of the previous video, Pete offers ways churches can develop a culture of prayer that can handle the inevitable ups and downs of life.
How do we keep the church going in prayer?
Pete launched the 24-7 Prayer movement more than 25 years ago - and it's still going strong. Lynn asks Pete for his reflections on enabling churches to keep going in prayer - to which he encourages 'budget and creativity'
Encouraging children in prayer
Pete has written books for children about prayer - so Lynn asks him for his tips on this area
Pentecost - learning from the early church
The 2024 Baptist Assembly takes place over the Pentecost weekend. Lynn invites Pete to share what we can learn from the early church about prayer
Contemplative prayer
Pete speaks about the value of contemplative prayer
Difference between despair and lament
Lynn asks Pete to speak about the difference between despair and lament
Developing prayer meetings – some practical tips
Pete offers insights into how his church holds its prayer meetings