https://store.upperroom.org:443/contributors/mark-stammMark Stamm is Assistant Professor of Christian Worship at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX), and former pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Roaring Spring, PA, as well as rural churches in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Abbot of the Order of Saint Luke, he has taught pastors and laity in a wide variety of annual conference, retreat, and congregational settings.https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/devoting-ourselves-to-the-prayers-3<p>Dr. Stamm integrates the biblical, theological, and pastoral insight fitting of a liturgical scholar-pastor as he attempts to improve and deepen the church's congregational practice of intercessory prayer. In <em>Devoting Ourselves to the Prayers: A Baptismal Theology for the Church's Intercessory Work</em>, Dr. Stamm points to the strong biblical and historical connections between baptism and intercessory prayer, suggesting that intercessory prayer is a vocation—a calling—rooted in our common baptism. Imaginative, informative, and deeply committed to the idea that prayer is an essential practice of the church, this book not only addresses what has become the church's neglect of intercessory prayer but the difference such praying makes.</p>Sat, 14 May 2022 02:49:56 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/devoting-ourselves-to-the-prayers-3https://store.upperroom.org:443/product/extending-the-table<p>"Who is missing?" Mark Stamm says this is a question the church should ask every time its members gather around the Lord's Table.</p> <p>Participation in the Lord's Supper is not a ritual action we perform as isolated individuals, Stamm points out. Instead, we partake of the sacrament with the whole church in mind, even those who cannot attend.</p> <p>In <em>Extending the Table</em> Stamm</p> <ul> <li>discusses historical, theological, and pastoral questions about home Communion</li> <li>demonstrates the central role Communion has played in Christian life</li> <li>asserts that the church must seek ways to include its "unwillingly absent members" in the celebration of the Lord's Supper</li> <li>offers practical suggestions for inclusion of all people in receiving the sacrament</li> </ul> <p>This book is an excellent resource for clergy, laypersons, and scholars committed to deeper understanding and increased strengthening of the body of Christ.</p>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:40:44 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/extending-the-tablehttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/devoting-ourselves-to-the-prayers<p>Dr. Stamm integrates the biblical, theological, and pastoral insight fitting of a liturgical scholar-pastor as he attempts to improve and deepen the church's congregational practice of intercessory prayer. In <em>Devoting Ourselves to the Prayers: A Baptismal Theology for the Church's Intercessory Work</em>, Dr. Stamm points to the strong biblical and historical connections between baptism and intercessory prayer, suggesting that intercessory prayer is a vocation—a calling—rooted in our common baptism. Imaginative, informative, and deeply committed to the idea that prayer is an essential practice of the church, this book not only addresses what has become the church's neglect of intercessory prayer but the difference such praying makes.</p>Thu, 05 May 2022 20:34:46 GMThttps://store.upperroom.org:443/product/devoting-ourselves-to-the-prayers