The Practice of Prayer: A Four Week Exploration
What does it mean to truly pray? Four evenings exploring how prayer shapes a life with God and how we can grow into the unhurried rhythms of grace with Jesus.
Date
5 Aug
-
26 Aug
2026
Location
Christ Church Lake Forest A201
Start time
6:30 pm
Cost
Standard:
$
79
Early Bird:
$
Student:
$
Speakers
Dr. Rusty Reno
Overview
Prayer is the heartbeat of the Christian life. Indeed, it's the one Christian practice that hasn't declined even in a culture increasingly estranged from Christianity. But what does it mean to pray? Why do we pray? And how can we develop a prayer life with God that goes beyond a few minutes a day?
Lakelight is dedicating four evenings to considering those questions together. It'll be less like a school lecture course and more like a group exploration project. We're all infants in the school of prayer, just trying to live by the "unhurried rhythms of grace" that mark a life spent with Jesus.
30 minutes of direct instruction, 30 minutes of Q&A
This class will be led by Harold Smith, Brad Coleman, and Glenn Wishnew.
This class is in-person only.
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Speakers
We are excited to learn from the following thought leaders:
Harold Smith
Interim President of Lakelight Institute
Former President and CEO, Harold B. Smith lead a dynamic global media ministry envisioned in 1956 by world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham that serves the church through digital and print publications, as well as practical and accessible web resources that together reach more than 2.5 million people every month. Joining the Christianity Today magazine staff in 1984 as special projects editor, Harold quickly found himself working his way through both the editorial and publishing sides of the ministry before becoming the President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2007. Before joining Christ Church, Harold was a long-time member of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, where his roles have included chairing the Council of Elders and teaching adult Sunday school. Harold has been married to his best friend Judy for 37 years. Harold is a founding board member for Lakelight Insitute.
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