PROPOSED TITLE: Praying through Genesis
PROPOSED SUB-TITLE: A Prayer Walk through
the Bible
AUTHOR: Troy Schmidt
ONE-SENTENCE DESCRIPTION
A prayer-by-prayer walk through the first book of the Bible, designed
to deepen our understanding of the scripture through life application
and communication with God.
OVERVIEW
Praying through Genesis uses events from each chapter in the first
book of the Bible to spark thoughtful prayers back to God. A short
one paragraph prayer is written to get the readers started, then
other bullet point suggestions inspire further communication with
Him. The format is perfect for both the person on the run and
the person who wants to spend quality time in God's word.
UNIQUENESS
Readers of Praying through Genesis will:
Understand more clearly the time line and
purpose of the events of Genesis.
Apply the events of Genesis to their own lives.
…because the book will:
Motivate communication with God, the author and inspiration of
the Bible.
Explain Genesis more clearly at a pace people can easily manage.
Encourage the reader to read a short passage out of the Bible.
Present Genesis not just for head knowledge, but for heart knowledge.
OVERVIEW
Praying through Genesis is divided into prayers, corresponding
to the verses of Genesis. Each chapter will have a varying number
of prayers, depending on the depth and insight of that chapter.
The reader can read one prayer a day or freely incorporate more
than one devotion into their time with God.
FORMAT AND MANUSCRIPT COMPLETION
The book is partially completed. There will be approximately 120
prayers to cover the entire book of Genesis, which could span
a time frame of one to three months.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Each section gives the reader brief facts and figures to help
them understand the context of the verse: location, time, characters
involved.
The prayer is written out to motivate the
reader to begin their time with God.
Additional topics of prayer encourage further
prayer.
Each prayer could contain a brief one-paragraph
insight into the verse. This can come from supplemental material
such as Matthew Henry or the Life Application Bible.
AUDIENCE
The audience for this book ranges from high school students to
older adults. The need to pray and to understand scripture is
universal to all ages. Busy people can get through the daily material
in five minutes or others, with more time, can stop and pray longer.
COMPETITION
Many books talk about praying and using scripture, but none actually
walk the reader prayerfully through an entire book from beginning
to end.
THE AUTHOR
Troy Schmidt speaks weekly at a college service called "The
Vista" (www.thevista.org). The ministry targets workers at
Walt Disney World who intern there for three, six, nine or even
twelve months and come from places all over the world. Since 2001,
over 1,000 attendees have called "The Vista" their church
during their time away from home. He sends out a weekly email
to all the past and present attendees, with a readership of approximately
five hundred. He also administrates all Home Groups at First Baptist
Church of Windermere.
Troy Schmidt has written comedy sketches for the likes of Britney
Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and
other members of the "Mickey Mouse Club" for three years
while on staff for this Disney Channel Show. He's also had the
privilege to write for Tim Conway, Don Knotts, Vicki Lawrence,
Regis Philbin, Wayne Brady, D.L. Hughley, Ed McMahon, Max Lucado,
Third Day and others in a variety of television projects. Troy's
credits include the entire series of Max Lucado's Hermie and Friends,
The Mickey Mouse Club, The Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas
Parade, The Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade, Secrets of
the Animal Kingdom, Nickelodeon's Splat, Dennis the Menace, and
others.
MARKETING
Praying through Genesis could launch an entire Praying through
the Bible series, encompassing every book of the Bible.
Praying through Genesis could be marketed
to the busy person on the go and to the prayer warriors of this
world.
