Episode 131: The Power of Prayer: A Conversation with Pray.com Co-Founder Matt Potter

In this conversation, Matt Potter, co-founder of Pray.com, shares his journey of faith and how it led him to create the popular prayer app. He emphasizes the importance of prayer and the ease of having a personal relationship with God. Matt also discusses the features and benefits of Pray.com, including daily devotionals, biblical sagas, and a community feed for prayer requests. He highlights the impact of the app on people's lives, including stories of how it has helped individuals in difficult times. Overall, Pray.com aims to create a world where everyone leaves a legacy of helping others through prayer and community. Takeaways Prayer is a personal and easy way to connect with God, and there is no wrong way to pray. Prayer has a positive impact on mental health, reducing anxiety and depression. Pray.com offers a variety of features, including daily devotionals, biblical sagas, and a community feed for prayer requests. The app has had a significant impact on people's lives, providing comfort, support, and a sense of community. Pray.com's vision is to create a world where everyone leaves a legacy of helping others through prayer and community. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Guest's Background 03:40 Early Journey of Faith of Matt 05:48 Growing Up in Church 08:00 Matt's Relationship with God 11:45 How To Pray 14:00 How Prayer.com Started and Its Founders' Stories 18:40 Prayer and Mental Health 22:36 Features and Benefits of Pray.com 26:50 Pray.com's Vision 29:48 Creating Community through Pray.com 31:30 Impact of Pray.com 37:42 Conclusion Resources mentioned: Pray.com Guest's bio and social handles: Instagram Matthew Potter–PRAY.Com Co-Founder & Head of Strategic Relationships Matthew Potter co-founded Pray.com, the world’s #1 app for daily prayer and faith-based audio content, driven by a mission to grow faith and cultivate community. He brings expertise in strategizing change, building tech products and apps, and finding markets in the continuously evolving technology industry. At a time when Potter was looking for ways to give back and become more spiritually connected, he serendipitously ran into his friend Steve Gatena at a coffee shop in Santa Monica, Calif. He could tell Gatena had been struggling, and they spoke of the recent loss of his friend and business partner in a plane crash but how he was beginning to find hope again through prayer. Shortly after that divine run-in, Potter joined forces with Gatena to launch Pray.com, desiring to apply his expertise to do something bigger for the Kingdom of God. Before Pray.com, while he was still a student at Boise State University, Potter created HomeStack, a white-label real estate app. HomeStack launched in 2012, and Potter served as CEO until he stepped down to become a part of the team at Pray.com. Potter continues to serve as Chairman of the Board for HomeStack. In addition, Potter has developed over 6K apps. Calling Southern California home, Potter is from Westlake Village, Calif., and enjoys traveling to new countries, investing in real estate, and visiting new sports stadiums. He currently serves on the board of trustees at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Fla. Recently Potter has been featured on multiple podcasts including Seek. Go. Create. and The Mike Thakur Show Call to action: Make sure to visit yourbiggestbreakthrough.com for your FREE access to our e-book and audiobook, "Unstoppable: Divine Intervention in Overcoming Adversity," showcasing six powerful real-life stories. Get ready to be inspired by these mind-blowing breakthroughs! To learn more about Wendie and her Visibly Fit program, visit wendiepett.com To find out more about Todd and his coaching program for men, find him on the web at toddisberner.com. All the links you need to subscribe to the podcast are at both our websites! And if you feel so inclined, we'd be honored if you were to leave a rating and review of our show. It definitely helps with us being more visible to more people. And if we like it, we might just read your review on the podcast!