80 Creative Prayer Ideas

80 Creative Prayer Ideas
Author: Claire Daniel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2014-06-20
Genre: Prayer
ISBN: 9781841016887

Prayer is a vital part of the Christian life but people often struggle with actually getting on and doing it. This book offers 80 imaginative and creative ideas for setting up 'prayer stations', practical ways of praying that involve the senses - touching, tasting, smelling, seeing, and hearing, rather than simply reflecting, as we bring our hopes, fears, dreams and doubts to God. Developed from material tried and tested with small groups, the ideas here provide activities ranging from bubble prayers to clay pot prayers (via just about everything else in between), and have been designed to be used with grown-ups - of all ages!

Creative Prayer: a Collection of Contemplative Prayer Stations

Creative Prayer: a Collection of Contemplative Prayer Stations
Author: Faith McCloud
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2018-01-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9781976793189

The purpose of a contemplative prayer station is to create a time and space for people to experience God in their lives. Prayer stations can be highly creative or an incredibly simple approach to prayer and spiritual reflection. Typically, a space is set up where people can enter and participate at their own pace and level. This book has 70+ prayer station ideas along with specifics on how to set up and facilitate each station. For more go to www.creativeprayer.com!

Making Crosses

Making Crosses
Author: Ellen Morris Prewitt
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1612613993

Making Crosses introduces a new spiritual practice for those who want to experience God beyond day-to-day prayers. More than analytical thinking, the practice of making crosses offers a way of prayer where understanding comes from doing. This new prayer form can take as little or as much time as you have or want to commit. You bring your own creativity to bear and make a representation of the cross of Christ. Each cross is unique, but they all share some deep truths, and Ellen Prewitt invites all to explore the ways in which making crosses can deepen a life lived for Christ. As she explains: “I’ve found that anyone can make a cross, and by making crosses we are better able to understand what God needs for us to understand about ourselves, our church, or whatever may be working in our lives. To make a cross is to pray in a new way, but it’s not as simple as old-fashioned petitionary prayer; making crosses is a way for God to pray through you.”

Praying Upside Down

Praying Upside Down
Author: Kelly O'Dell Stanley
Publisher: NavPress
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015-04-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1496406729

When you talk to God, do you ever wonder if He really hears? Do your prayers start to feel rote or routine? Do you sometimes feel you don’t even know how to pray? Jesus is known for turning situations upside down . . . and He can do the same in your prayer life. Your perspective on prayer and faith may never be the same again when you read artist and designer Kelly O’Dell Stanley’s delightfully accessible, innovative new book Praying Upside Down. Stanley uses imagery, simple techniques, and artwork to help you see God like never before and move your prayer life away from the preconceived and expected to a new level of intimacy. Praying Upside Down offers a fresh chance to learn something new, hear an answer you didn’t anticipate, and experience God in a more real, tangible way.

Multi-sensory Prayer

Multi-sensory Prayer
Author: Sue Wallace
Publisher: Scripture Union Publishing
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2000
Genre: Meditations
ISBN: 9781859994658

A collection of creative ideas suitable for personal and small group prayer life. It includes practical and easy-to-follow directions that can help you make the most of sharing worship, praise and prayer. It comes with useful indexes by types of prayer, church seasons, Bible verses and group size.

Downtime

Downtime
Author: Mark Yaconelli
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310569435

"You know the reality: teens don’t have much downtime in their lives. Between school, extra-curricular activities, jobs, friends (and youth group!), students these days barely have enough time to do all the things they need to do in a day. It’s no wonder that quiet, reflective time in prayer with God is not high on their priority list.With years of experience helping teens encounter God in quiet, contemplative ways, Mark Yaconelli will give you the tools and insights needed to help teens understand why and how to pray, and to guide them towards a life of prayer. You’ll find several prayer exercises in this book, based on the praying tradition of the Christian church, along with instructions to help you introduce the prayers to students. Not only are there explorations of classical methods of prayer that involve silence, solitude, and scripture, but you’ll also discover more recent forms of prayer that use creative media, music, writing, movement, and acts of compassion. As you help teens bring prayer into their everyday lives, your students will find that they long for those times when they can step away from it all and find rest and comfort in God."

77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids

77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids
Author: Jerry Windley-Daoust
Publisher: Wellspring
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2016
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781942611790

If you have a nagging sense that you should be praying with your kids but don't know where to begin, this book is for you. 77 Ways to Pray with Your Kids offers short, practical explanations of the many ways Catholics pray. While not all the prayer styles will become a permanent part of your family's prayer life, trying different types of prayer is a great way to introduce your kids to the wealth of prayer practices available. Along the way, a handful of these might become part of your family's routine, enriching your life together and deepening your friendship with Christ. You'll find: - Age-appropriate suggestions for young children, older kids, and teens- Answers to questions kids have about prayer- An appendix of Catholic prayers - A quick-find index that doubles as a checklist From mealtime prayers to keeping a prayer journal and praying a family Rosary, you're sure to find lots of ideas for conversing with God together!

A Praying Congregation

A Praying Congregation
Author: Jane E. Vennard
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2005-06-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1566994616

Pastors and others who want to develop their skills as teachers of prayer and spiritual practices will find in this book not only wisdom for themselves but easily accessible lesson plans, enabling them to share Vennard's insights with others while infusing the activities with their own spirit and creative ideas. Through this book, readers' hearts are made ready to explore the wonder of strengthening their relationship with God through prayer.

Prayer Starters for Busy Moms

Prayer Starters for Busy Moms
Author: Tracy Klehn
Publisher: Bethany House
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780764201752

When Tracy Klehn's two children were under two years old, she began to pray. Now she shares with other moms what she learned, including the power of praying for their children, families, friends, and themselves. Each of the twelve sections focuses on a different aspect of prayer along with creative ways to strengthen a mother's faith.This book helps women focus on prayer--still leaving them time to get the laundry put away! A great gift for Mother's Day or for a woman to give to her sister or girlfriend anytime of the year.

Creative Prayer

Creative Prayer
Author: Emily Herman
Publisher: Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2020-05-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 164798100X

BOOKS on Prayer may be roughly divided into those which treat of its scientific aspect, whether it be from the standpoint of philosophy or from that of psychology, and those which are written with a purely devotional purpose. In these pages I have endeavoured to elucidate the meaning and value of prayer as a creative process, whereby the man who prays and his world are made anew.