David Sparks has served for thirty years with the United Church of Canada, mostly in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and was for five years a minister in the United Reformed Church of England and Wales. For the best part of that time he has been writing prayers and hymns for public worship. Sparks has led workshops on various aspects of public prayer, and has been a workshop leader at Worship Matters, the national gathering of worship leaders. David has retired, with wife Kathy, to Summerland, British Columbia, and is currently serving the United Church congregation of Okanagan Falls near Penticton.
Just what is pastoral prayer all about? When we pray for others and ourselves, what are we attempting to do? As David Sparks explains, as pastoral prayers we are about bringing ourselves into right relationship with God, both as individuals and as a...
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David Sparks gives us the third volume of pastoral prayers in this three-book series based on the scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for Year C. Church leaders will ?nd an entire year's worth of responsive pastoral prayers to help...
Based on the scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, Prayers To Share offers church leaders an entire year's worth of responsive prayers for use in worship and other church group settings. This three-volume set includes lectionary yea...
The third in the popular series from David Sparks. Based on the scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, this book offers church leaders an entire year's worth of responsive prayers for use in worship and other church group settings.
Based on the scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, Prayers To Share offers church leaders an entire year's worth of responsive prayers for use in worship and other church group settings. This first volume is for year B. Includes Cal...