Milestones ― Markers on the Journey Toward Becoming a House of Prayer

This book is a roadmap toward making your church 'a house of prayer for the nations.' It is a call for a pastor to be first, a man of prayer, a holy man of God, and only then a preacher. It is a call for him to 'watch' the flock he feeds in prayer. It is a call for the church to be a missional community, as concerned for the lost as they are for their own nurture. It is a call to bring prayerful creativity and deep dependence on God to the heart of all the church does – not merely making prayer a prop for congregational activities we plan. Everything begins in prayer and is sustained in prayer – a praying people constitute a praying church; and a praying church is a church revived and awakened. Whether you follow this guide fastidiously or casually, you and your prayer team will be stretched in their thinking, advised, admonished, counseled, about the practical aspects of change as your congregation re-centers itself in Christocentric, transformational prayer with a missional interface.

P. Douglas Small is a Bible teacher – that is the love of his life. He has served as a pastor and on the faculty of a number of accredited Bible Colleges, but his focus for twenty-five years has been teaching and training in pastor’s events, conferences and schools. He is an Ordained Bishop. And he is the founding president of Alive Ministries. He conducts schools of prayer and consultations for cities wanting to engage in a ‘decade of destiny’, working with pastors, vocational Christians and intercessors. Doug is married to Barbara Ruth with whom he shares five children and eighteen grandchildren.