quotes from Chapter 60 How to Evaluate the Prayer Life of a Congregation by Daniel Henderson
"Underestimating the prayer life of our church can lead to discouragement. Feeling pressure to do more, we can tend to 'drive' our people to prayer, rather than graciously lead them to rich experiences of the presence of Christ."
Evaluating the Breadth - The Substance of a Prayer
"The goal is not to develop a prayer program that functions like a silo and is isolated from the rest of the church. The goal is a praying church where prayer permeates all the activites and gatherings in every department."
Evaluating the Depth - The Habits of Praying People
"The goal is that prayer becomes as comfortable as breathing and eating in the daily activities of congregational participants."
"The evaluation should not cause guilt or pride, depending on the outcome. The goal is a resolve to grow higher, wider, broader and deeper in our dependence on Christ and our supernatural impact on the culture around us through the power of His life within us."
