Whatever Happened to Prayer Meeting?

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Back in 1999, Ben Patterson noticed a disturbing trend in the traditional prayer meeting service: either it included everything but prayer, or it was eliminated entirely. In the years since "Whatever Happened to Prayer Meeting?" appeared in the pages of Leadership, the practice of corporate prayer has continued to decline, and Ben thinks that's a problem. Read his classic article and be challenged.


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