‘Crafting Prayers for Public Worship’ offers lay people and the clergy an inspirational and practical guide to the art of intercession in public worship.

Inside you’ll find practical advice on crafting heartfelt, genuine and suitable prayers for all occasions, including:
• Reflections on what public prayer is
• Common pitfalls to avoid
• Prayer as part of your worship
• How to address God (and how not to)
• How to stay rooted in and be inspired by Scripture
• Basic structures, templates and examples

About the Author

SAMUEL WELLS is Vicar of St Martin in the Fields, London, and the author of many acclaimed books including What Anglicans Believe, Learning to Dream Again, God's Companions (shortlisted for the Michael Ramsey Prize). Previously he was Dean of Chapel and Research Professor of Christian Ethics at Duke University.