How would the Apostle Paul pray for you or your church if he was still alive and knew you? He would probably start the same place that he did praying for the Ephesian church -- for hope, blessings, and power.  ///  Dr. Jim Bradford is lead pastor of Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri. Central is a church committed to connecting people to God, to each other, and to their purpose in life. We are a whole-family church that values being scripturally thoughtful and spiritually engaging, which leads to intellectual durability in our faith and a very real and participational relationship with God. Find out more at www.centralassembly.org.