Why Do We Pray The Word?

On this week's episode we're joined by Dana Olson who served as the lead pastor of Faith Baptist Fellowship for 14 years. He shares his insights on what it means to pray the word, and how it's critical to our gathered and personal worship.What do we mean by the phrase, “Praying the Word?”How does prayer fit into our gathered worship?Do we pray too long?You have made prayer a centerpiece of your ministry. Can you share what that has looked like through the years?How did prayer shape your pastoral ministry?How has prayer shaped Faith Baptist Fellowship?Tell us about your ministry focus now.How do we continue to be a praying church (and could we be in danger of slipping from that)?How would you encourage other pastors, who wish to push their churches to be praying churches?