Friday's prayer breakfast only represented what the 5,000 members involved with the group do on a monthly or even daily basis. Hundreds have signed up for the Incognito Prayer Network, a programme that assists members interceding on behalf of a celebrity of their choosing or of one assigned to them.
Britney Spears, who is struggling to get custody of her kids and reportedly battling alcohol and drug problems, has recently been at the top of prayer requests, noted Covell to the Associated Press.
Covell, who has served as a TV producer, told "Out of the Boat" that she wishes for more church leaders to also get involved by talking more about the media with their congregations.
"We need to be culturally relevant as Christians," she said. "We need to understand as Christians our place in the media, how to use it as a tool for evangelism, how to talk with others about what we see - what we agree with, what we don't agree with."
The prayer advocate said that she hopes Christians can support the work in Hollywood through prayer instead of giving up on it by switching the channel or boycotting certain programmes.
"Hollywood is not Sodom and Gomorrah. It's Niniveh. It can be redeemed," she said.
This year's prayer breakfast was endorsed by several recognised figures in the media and entertainment industry including Jodi Benson, the voice actress known for her role as Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid; Sam Haskell III, chairman of the board for Miss America Organization; David Cerullo, president & CEO of The Inspiration Networks; Geriann McIntosh, senior vice president administration of Warner Bros Television; and Sonya McNair, director public relations for The New Yorker.
On the Web: Sign up to pray for someone in Hollywood at www.hollywoodprayernetwork.org and http://www.mastermediaintl.org. /
