Pete Greig is the bewildered founder of the 24-7 Prayer movement which has spread into more than half the nations on earth.
He is also the Senior Pastor of Emmaus Rd, Guildford, Ambassador for the NGO Tearfund, and an Associate Tutor at St Mellitus Theological College, London.
His latest book, ‘How to Pray: A Simple Guide for Normal People’ is a companion volume to The Prayer Course (www.prayercourse.org), which has been downloaded more than a million times. His previous title, ‘Dirty Glory’, was UK Christian Book of the year in 2017.
He preaches and teaches around the world and co-hosts two British festivals: Wildfires and the Big Church Day Out which attracts 30,000 people each year.
Pete’s passions include T.S. Eliot, Portsmouth F.C. and ‘Little Mo’, a 1964 Morris Minor convertible which he has lovingly restored by hand.
My life was changed when I read this book’s sequel, Dirty Glory, following a week of 24/7 prayer with my church. Soon after reading it I started noticing God working in incredible ways. I believed in the power of prayer more than ever. I had not necessarily planned to read Red Moon Rising since Dirty Glory was enough to stir my faith in ways I couldn’t imagine, but at the beginning of another week of 24/7 prayer, my wife had a dream of a red moon rising. So I read this one too, and it was just as good. It’s not a book of theology on prayer. Instead it’s filled with stories of what God has actually done through the lives and prayers of people involved in the 24/7 Prayer movement. Through reading Red Moon Rising, I have found ways to grow in my own prayer life and also gained some insight into how to invite God to work in our city through communal prayer, which I plan to share with others.