Summary: In many evangelical churches, the public prayers are casual, short, and few. Is that a problem? How does this contemporary situation compare to the history of Protestant churches? How should pastors seek to reinvigorate their churches’ prayer practices?<br><br>Jonathan sat down with Mark to discuss all these questions and more.<br><br>SHOW NOTES:<br><br>– In your experience, what does the public prayer look like in the average evangelical church? How does this compare historically? (:50)<br><br>– Without impugning motives, why do churches play so little? (2:50)<br><br>– Is there a pattern of corporate prayer in the Bible? (4:00)<br><br>– Is a church being disobedient if they’re not giving ample time to corporate prayer? (5:25)<br><br>– What does should the public prayer look like? What is a prayer of praise of confession? Should only men pray publicly? (6:30)<br><br>– How should a pastor think through his “pastoral prayer” (14:00)?<br><br>– This amount of prayer can be tough to get through for those not used to it. It slows people down and causes us to actively participate in a service. (21:00)<br><br>– Why pray “we” not “I”? (24:45)<br><br>– What about a Sunday evening prayer service? (25:15)
