Name: Why Global Revival Is Exploding—And the West Is Missing It!
Uploaded: 2025-07-02T21:46:48+00:00
Duration: 1 h 4 min 24 s
Description: The global church is exploding with growth and miracles, but what’s their secret? We sit down with Ryan Skoog, founder of Venture & Co, to uncover how radical prayer, not just leadership principles, i

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The global church is exploding with growth and miracles, but what’s their secret? We sit down with Ryan Skoog, founder of Venture & Co, to uncover how radical prayer, not just leadership principles, is fueling a worldwide revival.

Ryan’s ministry works in the “three UNs”—UNsafe, UNreached, and UNresourced parts of the world, where partners face persecution and miracles are commonplace. He shares eye-opening insights from his book, Lead With Prayer, revealing how the fastest-growing churches on earth are powered by a deep, authentic prayer life.

Join us as we dive into:

✅The shocking truth about prayer among Western leaders: Why more experience and education often lead to less prayer.
✅“Friendship First”: How dynamic prayer lives are built on simply “wasting time” with Jesus, not just a laundry list of requests.
✅Crafting a Day with God: Practical rhythms and habits to integrate prayer throughout your day, from morning psalms to blessing strangers.
✅From Spiritual Warfare to Miracles: Ryan shares a raw, personal story of how daily communion transformed his family’s battle with demonic nightmares and saved his business during COVID.
✅Prayer Forges Courage: Discover how spending time in God’s presence equips leaders to make tough decisions with humble confidence (hear the wild story of Ryan’s dad!).
✅Communal Prayer & Maximum Yield: How individual prayer ignites corporate movements, and how discerning God’s will through prayer can lead to unprecedented fruitfulness in ministry and life.

This conversation will challenge your assumptions about what prayer can be and inspire you to engage with God in a more profound, transformational way. Take the Bible seriously, but learn not to take yourself too seriously, as we explore the radical middle of Word + Spirit.

0:00 Introduction: Ryan Skoog on Prayer
2:57 Inspiration for the Book on Prayer
5:57 Western Church & Dependence on the Spirit
9:47 Prayer Vs. Functional Atheism
18:08 Rhythms of Prayer
28:37 Humility & Western Culture
32:04 The Right Steps to Cultivate Prayer
41:13 Rewiring the Brain
45:50 How to Make It Meaningful
50:00 How to Create a Culture of Prayer
58:45 Closing Thoughts