2024 FALL CONFERENCE

Answering Speech

The Life of Prayer in response to God

Wish you were better at prayer? You’re not alone.

Prayer is essential to the life of faith, yet most of us feel inadequate. In his book Answering Speech: The Life of Prayer as Response to God, Dr. Dan Brendsel reveals that part of the problem is a fundamental misunderstanding about prayer: we’re looking for answers from God, when prayer is actually our answer to him! To explore this liberating concept, join Dan for this free conference about the back-and-forth dialogue of prayer.

About Our Speaker

Daniel J. Brendsel (PhD, Wheaton College) is the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Hinckley, Minnesota. He is the author of Isaiah Saw His Glory (De Gruyter, 2014) and Answering Speech: The Life of Prayer as Response to God (Crossway, 2023).

Conference Audio

Part 1: "Name That Tune!" - Musical Scripture, Musical Lives
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Part 2: "The Play's the Thing" - The Great Playwright's Greatest Play
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Q & A Session 1
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Part 3: "Holy Improvisation" - The Unscripted Act and the Spirit of the Moment
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Q & A Session 2
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Part 4: "General Practice" - Playing and Praying Our Parts in the Drama of God
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel
Q & A Session 3
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Brendsel

In this episode, recording before the conference, Mark and Cameron share some of their favorite insights from the book Answering Speech, a profound — and practical — guide to the life of prayer.. They also talk about Grace’s upcoming event with the author.


In this episode, recorded after the conference, Mark shares several of his favorite moments from the conference sessions and the Q & A times.