When God's people gather together for worship, God's work isn't bound by
our readiness or lack of preparation. Still, there is great power in
doing the work of preparation and prayer. Pre-service prayers help to
set the tone of a worship gathering--establishing the atmosphere,
readying hearts, galvanizing ministry-mindedness, and cultivating
watchful hope.
In Before We Gather, Zac Hicks, author of the best-selling book The
Worship Pastor, provides a unique devotional resource that focuses the
attention of worship teams and individuals on God and puts them in a
worshipful frame of heart and mind. A compendium of field-tested
devotionals specifically designed for pre-service prayer times, each
entry has a simple, three-part format: read a passage, reflect on it,
and then spend time in focused prayer that will propel worshipers into
the service. The fifty-two entries can be used once a week over the
course of an entire year and are also indexed according to themes,
individual Scripture verses, and the church calendar, allowing you to
adapt and use this resource in the way that best fits your context.
Before We Gather offers biblical reflection in a simple, engaging
style, helping worship teams to develop a rich and robust theology of
worship through the practice of prayer.
