Prayer and worship
Regular patterns of prayer and worship are absolutely vital for clergy and ministers and for every disciple, says Bishop Steven. “We cannot live by bread alone. Make sure you say your prayers daily. We all now are asked to pray in our homes and not in church buildings. There are various online helps and patterns of saying prayers through the daily office and some of these are listed here:
- Church of England worship texts and resources
- Church of England seasonal daily reflection sign up for seasonal daily emails or app from the Church of England
- Daily Bible notes from the Church of England to support Morning Prayer
- Help me pray – 24-7 prayer international includes link to Lectio 365 app
- Discovering prayer – guided Christian meditations with Michelle Eyre
- Pray as you go – available as an app or online. Contains audio and visual for you a short daily reflection with music and prayer, lectionary based with Examen and meditations.
- Taize website – contains bible reflections, prayer, worship resources
- Engage worship -films, worship resources and articles on whole life discipleship, some of the material supports the LICC Whole Life Worship also ideas and inspiration for when church is closed
- Reimagining examen – an Examen app for different emotions and life moments
- Bible Reading Fellowship: New Daylight, Guidelines and Day by Day with God are each available as an app.
- Bible society – Bible resources and study tools
- YouVersion Bible app – A free bible app with 60 different English translations of the bible. Easy to search for hundreds of free bible reading plans/ videos and ability to invite friends into a reading plan and compare notes.
- HTB Bible in a year Audio/email /app
- Prayermate – prayer lists, alerts, and links to books and resources