The Church@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.”

-The Rev William Weisenbach

“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.”

-Pastor Hugh Marriott

“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.”

-Mithra Williams

“It’s interesting how Dr. Carrington went straight at the cancer and not the symptom of it in dealing with the spiritual morbidity within the Christian church. Thereafter, he places the church on a path to recovery and spiritual well-being for fifty-two weeks. The Church@ Prayer: 52 Weeks at the Throne of Grace highlights how the church has perhaps been doing everything right and one thing wrong-little or serious lack of the discipline of prayer. This is the reason for the cancer. Dr. Carrington cogently illustrates the diminishing returns from such a practice. I particularly like how he connects the theory and praxis of the discipline of prayer-each week being a link in a golden chain. And this chain remains as strong as each link remains unbroken. The Church@Prayer is a great work that promises transformational benefits both personally and for the corporate church.”

-Pastor Ainsworth Joseph

Hugh Wesley Carrington, Ph.D., is founder of Bridge, Inc. Hugh helps organizations optimize performance through training and development of their members at all levels and the streamlining of organizational processes. He is an accomplished, dynamic speaker, and blends his love of education, the study of people, and research into his process-driven approach to organizational learning and development. Before anything else, Hugh is a Christian who believes in the power of prayer.

In addition to leading Bridge, Inc., Hugh is currently also an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University in the School of Business, Department of Social Work, and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Hugh has held several departmental positions in local churches of a denomination that numbers almost 20 million worldwide. He is a frequent presenter at local churches and related events and has had the opportunity to observe how we as Christians approach prayer. He has had the opportunity to implement what he teaches, including his signature House of Prayer process, and knows that it works.

Hugh holds a M.S. in Human Resource Management, a Ph.D. in Sociology, a M.A. in Higher Education Administration, and a BA in Marketing Education. Hugh resides in Stamford, Connecticut, and is married to the former Maxine Cenac. He is the adoring father of a college sophomore, Serina Jordan Carrington, and a preschooler, Hugh Wesley Carrington, Jr.