Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Equipping Christ followers around the world in areas of prayer through Biblical instruction and practical experience.
The School of Prayer offers on-site Spring and Fall Semester training courses led by certified teachers and prayer facilitators at sites across the country.
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To learn, develop and demonstrate the art of intercession, we offer three levels of online instruction to help you build a foundation in prayer and then become effective in training others.
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Twice a year, we partner with other likeminded churches and para-church organizations to offer prayer training in their regions. Learn how your site can host a training session.
Apply TodayEach School of Prayer course is designed to meet the student at their current level of prayer. Through a planned training course, coupled with prayer exercises, each student is empowered to reach the next level of prayer.
The goal of the School of Prayer is to provide you with a thorough Biblical instruction in the art of prayer, to remove common hindrances to the practices of prayer, and to infuse course attendees with a passion for daily communion with God.
Each level of instruction includes 6 hours of High Definition quality video, practical prayer exercises and exemplary Bible-based curriculum.
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Dr. David D. Ireland, Ph.D. David is founder and senior pastor of Christ Church, a 9,000-member multisite congregation in North Jersey representing over 70 nationalities. Former diversity consultant to the National Basketball Association, Dr. Ireland leads chapel services for the New York Giants, New York Jets, and at the U.S. Pentagon. Ireland has traveled to more than 75 nations and built a reputation of teaching culturally relevant messages that inspire and empower his global audiences. He is a well-respected columnist contributing to such media outlets like Fox News, Huffington Post, and Patheos. Dr. Ireland is the author of over 20 books including Raising a Child Who Prays. Ireland has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows including The Dr. Phil Show, The CBS Evening News, The 700 Club and Focus on the Family. Through his community development corporation, he offers a home for victims of domestic violence.
The Rev. Ireland holds an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering (Fairleigh Dickinson University), a graduate degree in civil engineering (Stevens Institute of Technology), a master's degree in theology (Alliance Theological Seminary). He has an earned Ph.D. in organizational leadership (Regent University) and completed post-doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Dr. Marlinda Ireland have been married since 1984 and have two adult daughters and a son-in-law.