25 prayers for the church in 2025

from someone who loves you

photo by Cathie Caimano

1. Courage

2. Rediscover a sense of mystery

3. Acknowledgement of the (church decline) situation

4. Think of a 10-year horizon

5. 75% fewer committee meetings

6. Less politics, more theology

7. Focus on spiritual practice

8. Worshiping communities in unusual places

9. Confession

10. More following, less leading

11. Becoming miracle-centric

12. Being in the joy and wonder business

13. …