Addressing the problem of prayerlessness in today’s church

[Pastor Martins Akintunde]

Dear Prayer Community,

If the recent findings from the Pews Survey concerning declining Christianity in the United States were anything to go by, then we need to be very concerned. See the below link for more on the Pews research

http://theweek.com/articles/555392/christians-need-face-bad-news-about-christianity

It appears the question asked by our Lord Jesus in Luke 18:8b may be speaking to the heart of the trend we are seeing. It's a dangerous trend and we must go back on our knees in prayer. As believers we have the responsibility to respond though prayer and trust God to help reverse the trend. The church must always be on the alert through prayer. The priority for prayer must not be relegated to the background in the ministry activities of the local church. We must not give in to prayerlessness. Unceasing prayer is needed to avert declining Christianity.  In an effort to address the problem of prayerlessness in today’s church, ANPN is pleased to publish “Modeling the Luke-Acts prayer for effective church growth in changing cultures”. You can access the pdf for free via our new website http://anpn.org/. Click on resources. We hope that pastors and churches will find this research valuable and immediately applicable.

 

Martins Akintunde, Ph.D.

Pastor, All Nations Prayer Network

PO Box 42572,

Houston, TX 77242-2572, USA http://www.anpn.org
"These I will bring to My holy mountain and give them joy in My house of prayer.

Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar;

for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations" (Isaiah 56: 7,  Mark 11: 17).