As God is sovereignly orchestrating a global day and night prayer movement around the world in the 21st century, houses of prayer serve as one of the powerful and unique expressions of this worldwide phenomenon. The term ''house of prayer'' was originally used by Jesus to describe God's praying people, but in recent years the term has come to identify a specific kind of prayer community that gathers throughout the week for multiple hours of corporate prayer.

Brad Stroup has spent nearly twenty years developing such a community "from the ground up'' in Arlington, Texas. This handbook represents hard