The 24-7 Prayer Podcast

What role could a new monastic order play in the church today?

Brian and Hannah talk to Jill Weber, the Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed (OMS), as she describes her ‘Great Experiment’ - can ancient monastic practices help us to follow Jesus today? Jill explains how seeking to honour her OMS vows has led her on countless adventures, from spaghetti nights in a crack house to church services in the red-light district. She discusses how personal and communal monastic practices can support us to live attentive and responsive to the presence of God.

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Website: http://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/

Podcast: https://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/podcasts/

Lectio 365 app: https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/lectio-365/

How do you live through a revolution and an explosion and still keep your faith?

In the first episode of the 24-7 Prayer Podcast, Hannah and Brian speak to Christelle, the National Director of 24-7 Prayer Lebanon. She shares what it was like to set up a prayer tent in the middle of the 17 October Revolution, the devastating impact of the 2020 explosion in Beirut, and how talking about God on social media is changing minds and hearts in her nation. Christelle tells stories of how God has showed up in dreams, saved lives, and helped her to hope in the bleakest moments. If you’re going through a difficult time, you’ll find encouragement in this very honest conversation.

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24-7 Prayer Lebanon: www.24-7prayerlebanon.com

Instagram: @247prayerlebanon

How do we pray when all we have is silence?

Content warning: This episode deals with difficult topics including baby loss.

Hannah and Brian are joined by Lucy Hill, the National Director for 24-7 Prayer in Ireland. In this wise and vulnerable conversation, Lucy opens up about times of profound loss in her life. How do we meet with God in the midst of suffering? And how do we hold space for those who are grieving?

Healing is needed for nations as well as individuals, and Lucy, Brian and Hannah move on to discuss the nations of Ireland and Northern Ireland, reflecting on the legacy of pain and the hope for awakening in this context. How do we pray for a nation? What does it look like to truly love your neighbour?

What does this generation of youth have to teach us? And how can we support them?

Hannah and Brian are joined by Josh Green, the Youth Director of 24-7 Prayer Great Britain. They talk about what it’s like to be a young person today amid cultural instability and an ongoing mental health crisis. The landscape can sound discouraging, but Josh shares about the rising desire for God that he’s seeing in today’s young people. He describes a generation who don’t want to leave the presence of God (Exodus 33:11), who are hungry for truth and who are ready to be challenged.

Josh shares his best advice for parents and for youth leaders seeking to empower their young people into lives of prayer, and he explores what this generation of youth have to teach the church and the culture. Brian and Hannah wrap up the podcast by hearing an incredible story of the radical encounter that brought Josh to faith.

This is an episode not just for parents and those in youth ministry, but for anyone who is interested in how God is moving in our culture.

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24-7 Prayer GB Youth Instagram: www.instagram.com/247prayeryouth

How can the church respond to injustice and discrimination?

In this episode Hannah and Brian are joined by Lisa Koons, an activist, spiritual director, and 24-7 Prayer USA’s National Director of Mission and Justice. She shares about the joy of communion with God and brings rich insight into how she practices His presence in her life, as well as her response to the dark night of the soul, before moving into a wider conversation about the church’s response to injustice.

Speaking with particular reference to racial discrimination in the United States, yet with wisdom for the whole of the church, Lisa talks about the practical steps we can do to confront injustice in our unique contexts. This gracious and hope-filled conversation covers many questions - what does ‘unity in diversity’ really mean, and can it happen in the church? Does the call for justice distract from message of the gospel? How do we persist in pursuing change without burning out?

Towards the end of the podcast, Lisa answers a question about expanding our reading list to include voices from people of colour. These are the teachers and theologians that she mentions:

J.T. Thomas

Octavia Albert

Vincent Bacote

Brian Bantum

Charles Octavius Boothe

Keith Augustus Burton

Kelly Brown Douglas

What’s the cure for compassion fatigue?

In this episode, Hannah and Brian are joined by Erik Jespersen, the head of social transformation at Emmaus Rd Church and one of the founders of The Lighthouse, an award-winning hub for community support. Together, they explore questions like: How do we centre people over projects? How do we start to get God’s heart for our community? How do you give people a sense of dignity? And how do you offer to pray for an atheist?

This conversation is both very practical and deeply inspiring, as Erik tells amazing stories of how God has transformed lives through simple acts of kindness. If you’ve ever wanted to make a difference in your community, but haven’t been sure where to start, you’ll enjoy this one.

Be inspired to grow in prayer and be equipped to pray for awakening with The 24-7 Prayer Podcast, hosted by Brian Heasley and Hannah Heather.

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When it’s illegal to share your faith, how does the gospel spread?

In this episode, Hannah and Brian are joined by Chrisanne Chin, the director of 24-7 Prayer Malaysia. She describes what it’s like to be a Christian in a nation where there can be harsh penalties for coming to faith. What can the global church learn from the experience of Malaysian Christians?

Chrisanne used to be an investment banker, and she shares the miraculous story that led to her leaving that behind to lead a prayer movement (it involves being followed by a private investigator!) Finally, Chrisanne dives into “awakening” more deeply: what does it look like, not only in Malaysia, but all over the world? What is God asking of us to get there?

Be inspired to grow in prayer and be equipped to pray for awakening with The 24-7 Prayer Podcast, hosted by Brian Heasley and Hannah Heather.

You can listen to the podcast here, at https://www.24-7prayer.com/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts from.

Could you pray for two years straight?

“The doors in Sa Penya are hard to open.” That’s what Lydie Hampson was told when she and her family first moved to Ibiza and started to pray for “The Forgotten City”, the neighbourhood of Sa Penya where Ibiza’s Roma community live. It would take two years of persistent prayer before they saw any breakthrough.

Lydie helps to run 24-7 Ibiza, and for the first episode of the second season of the 24-7 Prayer Podcast, Brian and Hannah talk with her about the 10-year journey from moving her young family in response to God’s call, all the way to seeing the first Roma expressions of church spring up. She discusses a practical approach to prayer walking, tells incredible stories about life on mission with her kids, and offers inspiration to anyone who wants to see their own community get to know Jesus.

The 24-7 Prayer Podcast: stories from the movement. Be inspired to grow in prayer and be equipped to pray for awakening, with hosts Brian Heasley and Hannah Heather.

Launching Monday 20th November.