Cover and pages have slight wear; pages are unmarked; stain on page edges; label taped to spine. ISBN 0880704225
Prayer Summits: Seeking God's Agenda for Your Community details the origin and methodology of the Prayer Summit movement, a multi-day worship and prayer experience designed to foster unity among Christian leaders. Aldrich, then president of Multnomah Bible College in Portland, Oregon, developed the concept to address denominational disunity and spiritual burnout by bringing together pastors from various backgrounds to seek God’s plan for their specific geographic communities.
The book outlines a process where leaders engage in spirit-led, worship-fed, scripture-based corporate prayer without human agendas or scheduled speakers. Key elements include:
*Holiness and Humility: The movement begins with a fresh revelation of God's holiness, which produces humility and serves as the precursor to unity. *Interdenominational Unity: Summits bring together leaders from different denominations (e.g., Baptist, Presbyterian, Charismatic) to pray for each other, confess sins, and heal relational wounds. *Community Impact: The goal is to create a "critical mass" of united leadership that leads to revival and evangelistic impact in a city or region. *Practical Guidelines: Aldrich provides instructions on how to facilitate these events, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit sets the agenda and that participants should focus on seeking God rather than discussing church business.
