Every pastor affirms the importance of prayer and likely excels at it publicly, but consistency in private prayer is hard. And it isn't easy to foster a congregation-wide culture of prayer.

In this episode of The Everyday Pastor, Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss practical tips for improving your prayer life—and the praying habits of your whole congregation. After all, a church that will be found faithful is a church that will be found praying.

Recommended resources:

• A Way to Pray by Matthew Henry
• 5 Things to Pray for Your Kids by Melissa Kruger
• 5 Things to Pray for Your Spouse: Prayers That Change and Strengthen Your Marriage by Michael and Melissa Kruger
• I'm Praying for You: 40 Days of Praying the Bible for Someone Who Is Suffering by Nancy Guthrie
• Prayers on the Psalms by David Calhoun (ed.)
• Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual Reformation by Don  Carson