Liberating the Leader's Prayer Life

by Terry Muck

Publishers:

Christianity Today; Word

, 1985

Overview

All Christians need to pray. But the pressures of ministry can work against prayer. Busyness. Distractions. Inconsistency. All block the quiet time needed for prayer. Yet all are part of local church ministry.

When administration, counseling, and even preaching responsibilities intrude on time with God, the power source of ministry is cut off—guilt about prayer results.

This is a book about developing guilt-free prayer. Putting the joy back in talking to God. It doesn’t prescribe one sure cure—all but tells the stories of scores of men and women who have learned to combine the stress of leadership with the release of prayer. No magic formula; but a potpourri of ideas. You decide which ideas will work for your devotional life.

It is a book about experimenting with prayer—the key to your relationship with God.

This is the second volume of THE LEADERSHIP LIBRARY, a continuing series from the editors of LEADERSHIP JOURNAL, the foremost periodical for church leader, published but Christianity Today, Inc. Volume One in the series was Well-Intentioned Dragons: Ministering to Problem People in the Church by Marshall Shelly.

THE LEADERSHIP LIBRARY doesn’t stop at theory, but goes on to suggest ways of coping with the most difficult areas of everyday ministry. It offers practical—and proven—ways to minister effectively.

Contents

Top Highlights

“One is the expectation placed on them by historical roles.” (Page 18)

“Guilt also comes from the expectations of church leaders themselves.” (Page 19)

“But ‘more’ is not easy to come by. Our thirst for prayer is camouflaged by our hunger for less nutritious food. The attractions of a nonpraying life—busyness that fills up the hours, distractions that divert attention, temptations that distort priorities—block our efforts to increase praying time.” (Page 17)

“‘faith needs a life of prayer for its full growth.” (Page 46)

“Men and women of prayer, however, operate in a different sphere, where feelings of inadequacy and helplessness must predominate.” (Pages 15–16)

Product Details

• Title: Liberating the Leader's Prayer Life
• Author: Terry C. Muck
• Publisher: CTI
• Publication Date: 1985
• Pages: 216

About Terry Muck

Terry Muck is dean of the E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism and professor of Mission and World Religion. He began teaching at Asbury Theological Seminary in 2000. He received a BA from Bethel College; a MDiv from Bethel Theological Seminary; a MBA from National College of Education; and a PhD from Northwestern University. Muck is a frequent preacher and speaker at churches, primarily addressing the relationship of Christianity and Christians to the world’s religions. He has published 10 books, including his most recent Christianity Encounters the World Religions.