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“The Old Testament scholar and founder of the Biblical Seminary in New York, Wilbert Webster White, famously said, ‘Prayer works, prayer is work, prayer leads to work.’ Dr. Carrington’s book takes the genius of White’s profound statement and breaks it into understandable and digestible parts informed by the latest insights from the sociological and business worlds and the eternal truths of scripture. If your evangelical church is stuck in neutral, Dr. Carrington’s insight and guidance may just be what you need to get moving again.“

“As a former business director for several years at a national telecommunications service provider and now pastor and university professor, I know the usefulness of a coherent process. Inevitable and Imminent: On Becoming a House of Prayer—The Process, is the well thought-out and real-world blueprint to help churches move towards that significant spiritual goal of becoming a house of prayer. Dr. Carrington outlines an authentic process that will stimulate any spiritual leader who is truly seeking to grow their congregation. Amazingly, the growth potential associated with this process has more to do with spiritual growth and not merely membership and/or financial growth. As a result of reading this book, I’m now persuaded and encouraged to underscore these biblical principles in my church.  This book is powerful and on point!”

“It has been a deep spiritual experience reading through this valuable document, Hugh. The Lord has given you something special, and you are wise enough to do something about it! In this book, I particularly like how you stated your presuppositions at the beginning and how the diagrams used expand and become clearer as the chapters progress. Your personal experiences and the journey you invite us to share with you add validity and credibility to this book. You have a meaningful, informative, practical, and spiritual approach. I love it!”

“Thank you for giving me this amazing opportunity to read and process this wonderful book. The great paradox is that, while I found your musings to be quite inspiring, I also found them to be incredibly convicting. No pastor, church leader, believer, or individual who is serious about growing their spiritual relationship with God can read this book and not be encouraged to invest more effort in prayer. I believe The Church@Prayer: 52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace should be a handbook for every church and a guide for starting a serious journey into the efficacy of prayer. My prayer is that this volume will become the launching pad of the revival that is so greatly needed in our world today. But that revival must be started by the church at prayer. Thanks again for this wonderful resource.”

“As I began to read The Church@Prayer: 52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace, I was quickly reminded of just how far some of our churches have strayed from the biblical model Christ gave us about the importance of prayer. I can literally feel the presence of the Holy Spirit in the bold convictions that Dr. Carrington asserts throughout these pages. As a church, we must now allow Christ to revive our spiritual condition. And when we pray with purpose, the church will come forth again, just as Lazarus did when Jesus called him forth from the grave. Amazing! You’ll have to get the book and read that essay to find out how that can actually happen. This book is truly a must-read for all spiritual leaders who desire to put first things first: prayer.”

“In his first book, Inevitable and Imminent, Dr. Carrington makes a strong evangelical case that the central task of effective churches is grounded in the church’s prayer life.  But this is not easily achieved and is even harder to maintain.  In this new volume, The Church@Prayer: 52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace, Carrington offers a methodology for maintaining that commitment with weekly reflections on biblical texts that directly address prayer’s centrality and offers space for personal or corporate reflection within its pages.  His message is simple, yet challenging; prayer works, prayer is work, and prayer leads to work.  One senses from its pages Carrington’s profound commitment to prayer’s efficacy and its potential to transform this broken world of ours.”