HOW EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS PRIORITIZE AND MODEL PRAYER
Ryan Skoog
Am I Busier Than Jesus ? I have a shelf full of books outlining how leaders lead , down to what micronutrients they take ... but not a single book on how Christian leaders pray . a Christian leader . Studies suggest the more experienced a leader gets , the less they rely upon the presence of God in their lives .
Jesus modeled the opposite .
Why ? A major study commissioned by a large Christian foundation in the US revealed that when it comes to leaders ’ prayer lives , there may not be much to share . The data is in , and leaders have a prayer problem .
This is no small issue . We see the effects of prayerlessness all around us . As the late pastor Tim Keller warned , prayerlessness is detrimental for a Christian , but it ’ s death for
The larger His ministry grew , the more frequently the Gospels talk about Him withdrawing to quiet places to have extended time in prayer . If Jesus modeled such prayerful dependence , it begs the question , do we think we are busier or better-equipped than Jesus ?
A Global Search for Praying Leaders We know what the statistics say , but we ’ ve
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