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Another Bead, Another Prayer

Devotions to Use with Protestant Prayer Beads

by Kristen E. Vincent, Max O. Vincent

Paperback

Creativity Prayer Spiritual Practice

NOTE: Prayer beads are sold separately. Purchase online at www.prayerworksstudio.etsy.com.

Yes, it's really okay for Protestants to use prayer beads! Kristen and Max Vincent invite you to pray from your heart with these 28 devotions designed for use with prayer beads. Another Bead, Another Prayer begins with a brief explanation of Protestant prayer beads for readers who are unfamiliar with them. The devotions are grouped by 4 types of prayer: praise, confession, intercession, and thanksgiving. Other features include:

A Leader's Guide
Simple instructions for making prayer beads
Tips for writing your own prayers

This is an excellent resource to help you concentrate in prayer as well as learn new ways to pray. Also a strong option for retreats. Length of study: 4 to 12 weeks.

Product Details
About the Author

Format:	Paperback
ISBN:	978-0-8358-1372-3
Publisher:	The Upper Room
Imprint:	Upper Room Books
Publication Date:	01/01/2015
Pages:	128
Dimensions:	7.0000 x 5.0000 x 0.2680

Kristen E. Vincent is an award-winning author, speaker, and artisan who is passionate about helping people discover God's deep love for them. She is the author of five books, including A Bead and a Prayer: A Beginner's Guide to Protestant Prayer Beads and Beads of Healing: Prayer, Trauma, and Spiritual Wholeness. Kristen travels extensively to lead retreats and workshops. She has a master of theological studies from Duke Divinity School and is a graduate of The Academy for Spiritual Formation (#34). She is married to Max Vincent, a United Methodist pastor, and they live in Atlanta, Georgia, with their son, Matthew. To learn more about Kristen, visit prayerworksstudio.com.

Max O. Vincent, author of Because of This I Rejoice: Reading Philippians During Lent, is senior pastor of St. James United Methodist Church in Atlanta. He is married to Kristen Vincent, and they have one son, Matthew. Max and Kristen coauthored Another Bead, Another Prayer, a collection of devotions and prayers to use with Protestant prayer beads. A Georgia native, Max holds Master of Divinity and Master of Theology degrees from Duke Divinity School and a bachelor's degree in Religion from Wofford College. He studied for one year at the University of Bonn in Bonn, Germany. In addition to serving as pastor of United Methodist congregations in North Carolina and Georgia, Max served for 4 years as a chaplain for the brain injury unit at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. He enjoys teaching workshops on prayer and spiritual disciplines. Max enjoys reading theology, preaching, golf, college basketball, and Girl Scout cookies.

Reviews

“Another Bead, Another Prayer is the second in what one can only hope will become a whole series of books for Protestants about prayer beads and their role as an enriching part of both spiritual formation and religious devotion. Even the complete novice will find here not only the prayers appointed to each set of beads but also, and blessedly, easy-to-follow, deeply pastoral guidance into both the practice and the prayers.”
—Phyllis Tickle
Compiler, The Divine Hours

"Prayer beads for Protestants? We live in a time when many are reaching
toward God and also being formed by God in new and exciting ways. Kristen and Max Vincent teach us the value of a practice of prayer that will be new
to many of us, yet one that is based in the ancient wisdom of the church."
– Will Willimon, United Methodist bishop, retired, and professor of the
Practice of Christian Ministry, Duke Divinity School