Church Congregations & Study Groups

CHURCHES Pastors and members, are you interested in bringing CWP to your church? Follow these simple steps below: 1) Complete our online request form 2) Present our Welcome Letter to your church 3) Browse through the many resources below you may use to market CWP to your church 4) Shop CWP for Churches and Small Groups - receive special pricing discounts for your church! 5) We'll get in touch with you and take it from there!

SHOP CWP To take advantage of the special pricing discounts for CWP products, visit our special church/group pricing section of SHOP CWP by clicking on the link below:

RESOURCES We invite you to make use of the following resources to market CWP to your church: Welcome Letter Support Materials RIC Poster

We share your vision to strengthen marriages in your church and to reach out to other couples in your community as well as initiate the phenomenal "Movement 2 Pray" in your area, dramatically changing lives by encouraging couples to pray, five minutes a day for forty days!.

As we reveal in our book Couples Who Pray: The Most Intimate Act Between A Man & A Woman, Baylor University/Gallup research suggests that couples who pray together daily will enjoy a 20 to 30 percent increase in conversation, respect, and romance, while arguments diminish and the fear of divorce evaporates.

We invite you to discover how you can ignite your church/faith group, become a trendsetter, and play a key role in the national "Movement 2 Pray:"

1. The 40 Day Prayer Challenge
   We propose that your entire church congregation or faith group be challenged to participate in The 40 Day Prayer Challenge...praying with a partner for five minutes a day for forty days.

   A special code for each church or faith group assures no membership cost for couples who participate in personal on-line support at coupleswhopray.com. Each person receives daily, step-by-step guidance, enabling them to monitor progress through The 40 Day Prayer Challenge with a confidential self-assessment study prepared by Baylor University's prestigious Institute for Studies of Religion.

2. Tools & Support Materials for Groups
   • Couples Who Pray Autographed Book - The groundbreaking Couples Who Pray book (Thomas Nelson Publishers) authored by my wife and myself will be made available to your church bookstore/faith group at customary 40% percent- discounts. If the books are purchased directly from us, weÕll also see that each book is autographed at no additional cost.
   • CWP Study Guide & DVD - The CWP Study Guide & DVD has been designed for 8-session small group studies. Co-author pastor Michael Simone of Spring Branch Community Church, Virginia Beach, whose Doctorate of Ministry is in Family and Marriage, takes participants through the eight sessions in a fun-filled, thought-provoking, inspirational manner. Via the DVD enclosed with the book, Louise and I set-up each session, while Michael Simone closes with prayerful thoughts. The CWP Study Guide/DVD and The CWP Journal are also available to church bookstores and faith groups at 40 percent off.
   • Romance, Inspiration & Comedy DVD - A DVD TV Special of Romance, Inspiration & Comedy, as performed at Women Of Faith, includes excerpts from CWP Live taped at Regent University. This 50-minute video entertains, inspires, and highlights extraordinary research and testimonials on the power of praying couples. It also features clips from celebrities on how prayer has been the mortar to fortify their Hollywood marriages. This additional tool for small groups is also available at 40% discounts.
3. Performances & Promotion
   To launch The 40 Day Prayer Challenge and Small Group Studies, Louise and I try to make ourselves available to appear at churches and other venues.

   You may elect to stage a performance of Romance, Inspiration & Comedy, a unique one-hour appearance in which my wonderful wife, one of the worldÕs top comedic impressionists, melds her hysterical celebrity characters between inspirational stories from my bestselling When GOD Winks books. During the show, audiences learn about the power of couples praying together and the church's plan to initiate The 40 Day Prayer Challenge.

CWP in the Media and Churches...

You may wish to know that many media ministries have shown great interest in "The Movement 2 Pray."

CBN's 700 Club offered The 40 Day Prayer Challenge on-air for six weeks featuring interviews and testimonials, along with appearances on such television ministries as James Robison and Joni Lamb.

Mass-market media, including Fox News Channel and Guideposts magazine, have featured The Couples Who Pray book. (See coupleswhopray.com)

The Willow Creek Magazine features The Couples Who Pray 40 Day Prayer Challenge in their July 2008 issue for the associationÕs 12,000 member churches.

Churches like Highland Baptist, in Waco, Texas, have exemplified how a launch "The Movement 2 Pray" can occur. On a Saturday evening we presented a performance of Romance, Inspiration & Comedy, inviting the entire community and other church populations, followed by appearances at each of the Sunday Morning services in which the entire congregation was urged to take The 40 Day Prayer Challenge. During the 8 weeks of June and July, Highland Baptist presents "Eight Great Dates," where Small Groups gather with The CWP Study Guide/DVD.

We look forward to chatting with you about how "The Movement 2 Pray," through your church or faith group, can align with your vision to strengthen marriages and change lives.