About this episode

Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz discuss the challenges and awkwardness of prayer in church settings.

In this episode of the FTC Podcast, Jared Wilson and Ronni Kurtz discuss the prayer in the church. Why do some of us find it so difficult? What do we make of awkward or even absent prayer in our gatherings? Why does public church prayer sometimes feel so weird?

People in this episode

Host: Jared Wilson

Guest: Ronni Kurtz

Topics covered

• church prayer
• public prayer
• awkwardness in prayer
• spiritual gatherings
• Christianity

Keywords

• church prayers
• public prayer awkwardness
• spirituality
• Christian gatherings
• prayer difficulties

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