Jerry Trousdale, author of The Kingdom Unleashed, wrote, Prayer is the lifeblood of movements. The church in the Global North [referring to North America and Europe] does not rely on prayer, and if behavior is any indication, it does not believe in it, either. If we are going to see movements in the Global North, we will need to see a new, ongoing commitment to serious, intense, persistent prayer for God to open heaven, to raise up disciple makers and church planters, to guide us to His people of peace, and to empower our work. Without that, there will be no movements and the church will
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