Below is a synopsis of an article written by Jim Nicodem, an Author and Prayer Coach, detailing seven effective ways of motivating your church to prayer.
1. Set a Good Example
2. Pray as a Staff
3. Teach Regularly on the Topic of Prayer
4. Include Prayer Exercises in the Worship Services
5. Weave Prayer Throughout Leadership Meetings
6. Train Small Group Leaders to Protect Time for Prayer
7. Provide Prayer Counselors at the End of Worship Services

1. Take time to be holy,
speak oft with thy Lord;
abide in him always,
and feed on his word.
Make friends of God’s children,
help those who are weak,
forgetting in nothing
his blessing to seek.
2. Take time to be holy,
the world rushes on;
spend much time in secret
with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus,
like him thou shalt be;
thy friends in thy conduct
his likeness shall see.
3. Take time to be holy,
let him be thy guide,
and run not before him,
whatever betide.
In joy or in sorrow,
still follow the Lord,
and, looking to Jesus,
still trust in his word.
4. Take time to …