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Praise for the first edition of Prayer Evangelism
My prayer is that every church would catch the vision detailed in this book. Imagine what would happen if all believers prayed for, cared for and shared the Gospel with all their neighbors!
Neil T. Anderson, founder and president emeritus, Freedom in Christ Ministries
Ed Silvoso is one of the great evangelical visionaries and strategists of our time. The zeal and energy he expends in the spreading of the Gospel are boundless and inspiring. The Lord raised up Ed Silvoso for this hour, the most profound window of time in all of history. Our cities, our Jerusalems, are Eds burden, and God has given him creative insights into how to win our cities for Christ through prayer evangelism. May the Lord use this book to inspire, motivate and help equip every reader to help take his or her city for Christ.
Bill Bright (19212003), founder, Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ International)
Ed Silvoso again gives us the real thing: conceptual breakthroughs, dramatic anecdotes, profound spiritual insights and, above all else, the gift of faith and encouragement that, if heeded, will reenergize tired believers and change history.
John Dawson, past president, Youth With A Mission; author, Healing Americas Wounds and Taking Our Cities for God
Prayer Evangelism is an important book for twenty-first-century Christians. To win our world for Christ, we must transform our neighborhoods, schools, workplaces and homes. Ed Silvosos prophetic message is the clearest call I have seen to help us do just that.
Dick Eastman, international president, Every Home for Christ
This is not a book of theories but a practitioners guide for city-reachingand more. Here is the heart of God for our communities and the means to seeing our cities healed.
Francis Frangipane, founder, River of Life Ministries, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; author, This Day We Fight!
Prayer Evangelism is a message of hope for all those who dream of seeing their city transformed and at the feet of Christ. I know well Ed Silvosos heart; his passion for souls; he has written precisely what he feels and practices. Whether you are a pastor or layperson, what you will discover here will change your life and give you a new vision and enthusiasm for reaching the lost in your city.
Claudio Freidzon, pastor and founder, King of Kings Church, Buenos Aires, Argentina
What Michael Jordan was for basketball, what John Glenn was for space, Ed Silvoso is for the Church of the new millennium. His message is prophetic and on the leading edge, and it adds a bit of panache to an already glorious Church!
Richard Gazowsky, senior pastor, A Place to Meet Jesus, San Francisco, California
Ed Silvoso is a gracious encourager, an effective writer and a dynamic instrument of God, awakening us to new dimensions of prayer power and evangelistic penetration.
Jack W. Hayford, founding pastor and pastor emeritus, The Church On The Way; chancellor, The Kings University
This book will be used by thousands as the inspiration and blueprint to reach millions. Ed Silvoso shows that city-reaching has been done, can be done and should be done. His methods are biblical, proven and incredibly simple!
Steve Heinz, founder and president, EnergyCAP, Inc.
We have all been looking for answers on how to reach our cities for Christ. The book you hold in your hand contains the keys for successful city transformation. I got excited just reading Ed Silvosos powerful message for this hour!
Cindy Jacobs, co-founder, Generals International
You will be captivated by this message and compelled by the Holy Spirit to actively participate and to fulfill your destiny as a minister of the life of Christ.
Beverly Jaime, senior pastor assistant, Cathedral of Faith, San Jos, California
Ed Silvoso has taken present-day truth and revelation and combined it with prophetic insights and a pragmatic knowledge born of his experience in city-reaching to give us a new paradigm of what we must do to gather the end-time harvest. This is a great book.
John P. Kelly, international convening apostle, International Coalition of Apostlic Leaders
The principles contained in this book have been tested and proven effective in Singapore, where Ed Silvosos teachings have led us to major breakthroughs in changing the old mind-sets of the Church and altering the spiritual climate over our nation.
Lawrence Khong, senior pastor, Faith Community Baptist Church, Singapore
Ed Silvoso has written a practical handbook for reclaiming our cities by changing the spiritual climate over them one house at a time.
David Kiteley, pastor emeritus, Shiloh Christian Fellowship, Oakland, California
With a passionate heart for the lost, Ed Silvoso is one of the true innovators in the Church when it comes to reaching the unsaved with the Gospel. Prayer Evangelism is an exciting book spelling out a dynamic strategy for reaching entire cities for Christ.
Bill McCartney, founder and chairman emeritus, Promise Keepers
The prophetic acts of a praying congregation can and will transform the spiritual atmosphere over our cities. Prodigals will return, crime rates will lower, and the coming harvest will be released! This book shows the way. Ed Silvoso writes effectively on returning to the powerful practices of the untrained and uneducated saints of the early Church, encouraging us to follow the example of those who had been with Jesus and who obeyed His command to love their neighbors as themselves.
Chuck D. Pierce, president, Global Spheres, Inc., and Glory of Zion International
Ed Silvoso cuts right through the clutter and religious verbiage of the day to give us a practical and inspiring strategy for winning the heart of a city for Christ. Numerous books have been written on how to take a city for God, but Prayer Evangelism stands out in the crowd. The compassion and wisdom in this book are straight from the heart of God.
Ted Roberts, founder, Pure Desire Ministries International
Dare to expose yourself to this book and old barriers to evangelism will be demolished! You will find a new freedom and enthusiasm to reach cities for Christ. Prayer Evangelism contains a set of blueprints that can dramatically expedite world evangelization. Since my childhood, I have known Ed Silvoso. No other Christian leader has had more influence in my life.