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Course
Re-Imagining Prayer
~12 Hours
This Re-imagining Prayer course will offer practical and revitalizing tools and wisdom from a seasoned pastor and spiritual director.
Laura Murray
About This Course
Prayer is a signature feature of the Christian life. Rather than being evidence of our religiosity, it is our direct line to the Father’s heart. Yet in the long life of faith, there will be seasons of dryness and dissonance, times when our regular prayer practices feel poorly matched for what we are going through. In these moments—during grief, transition, boredom, and even awe-inspiring wonder—we need ways to reimagine and re-engage prayer. This Re-imagining Prayer course will offer practical and revitalizing tools and wisdom from a seasoned pastor and spiritual director.
Learning Outcomes
Recognize the importance and role of community and honesty in prayer
Define and identify four seasons in life, or four emotional states of being
Experiment with prayer practices that are well-suited for these emotional spaces
A FULLER Equip course
- Spiritual Disciplines
- Spiritual Formation & Vocation or Calling
Introduction
1. Getting Started
2. Getting Real and Raw in Community
Meeting Grief
3. Grief, an Unexpected Friend
4. Listening & Waiting in Prayer
Chasing Beauty
5. Surprised by Beauty
6. Imagination and the Senses
Waiting in the Liminality
7. Praying in Liminality
8. Re-Imagining Prayer Postures
Welcoming the Ordinary
9. Prayer in the Ordinary
10. Playfulness in Prayer
Conclusion
11. Blessing
12. Next Steps
Your Instructor
Laura Murray
Pastor, Author, Spiritual Director
Laura Murray is the director of Spiritual Engagement and Innovation at Fuller Seminary’s Center for Spiritual Formation. She is also a spiritual director, retreat leader, writer, and Presbyterian pastor. She was born to first-generation Armenian immigrants who adventured from Tehran to Houston just before she was born. Laura has spent over 20 years in ministry in spiritual formation, pastoring, writing, and developing leaders. She holds a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Seminary and a Master's in Theology. Laura lives with her family in the Dallas area. She believes dessert is only dessert if it involves chocolate.
