Teach Us To Pray Denver Institute for Faith & Work

Hosted by Jeff Hoffmeyer, Denver Institute’s Vice President of Advancement, this podcast seeks to focus on the practice of prayer through scripture as a primary way to know, trust, and rest in God in our daily work and life.
Episode 32: All Boldness and Without Hindrance (Acts 28:30-31) Part I
The book of Acts ends with Paul under arrest, living out his vocation "with all boldness and without hindrance." In part one of two episodes on these verses, I examine how we can pray toward the vocational freedom offered in this passage by coming to understand the relationship between freedom and constraint.
Resources: Braveheart, starring Mel Gibson. Musical score by James Horner, performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
"Dithyrambic Yalp"? Sorry, got a little carried away there. A dithyramb is a type of poem marked by "an inspired wild irregular strain." A yalp is, well, a yalp.
I'd love to hear from you! Email: jeff.hoffmeyer@denverinstitute.org

Hosted by Jeff Hoffmeyer, Denver Institute’s Vice President of Advancement, this podcast seeks to focus on the practice of prayer through scripture as a primary way to know, trust, and rest in God in our daily work and life.
Episode 31: Praying Toward Resilience with Tod Bolsinger
 In this special guest episode of Teach Us To Pray, Jeff interviews Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains and Tempered Resilience about the necessity and practice of prayer for leaders who are leading through adaptive change.
Resources:
Learn more about Tod Bolsinger at https://www.fuller.edu/faculty/tod-bolsinger/ 
Check out these incredible books by Tod Bolsinger: 
Pre-Order the brand new 4-part book series, Practicing Change. Releasing soon!  
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
Tempered Resilience: How Leaders Are Formed in the Crucible of Change
I'd love to hear from you! Email: jeff.hoffmeyer@denverinstitute.org 

Acts Chapter 15 records how early church leaders came to a compromise regarding a sharply divisive issue. This episode explores how that story can guide our own prayerful decision making, as well as how we can pray and act toward the unity of the Church.
Resources:
Alan Kreider, The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
I'd love to hear from you! Email: jeff.hoffmeyer@denverinstitute.org
 

On at least two occasions Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as "living water." How does this image shape and guide our prayer? What is "peace like a river," and how can we access that peace through prayer?
 
Resources:
"It is Well with My Soul" - Reawaken Hymns
C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair
Noah's Ark
Contact me: jeff.hoffmeyer@denverinstitute.org

In this episode we continue our focus on the Holy Spirit during the season of Pentecost. The first two verses of the Bible encourage us in our work, which can mirror and participate in God's own work. We gain confidence to face the chaos and formlessness we often encounter in our vocations, trusting that God is using us to form something that is eternal.
 
Resources:
Noah's Ark
Contact me: jeff.hoffmeyer@denverinstitute.org
 

This episode kicks off a series on the Holy Spirit during the season of Pentecost. This text from John describes the resurrected Christ doing two odd things: showing his wounds, and breathing on the disciples. What do these actions mean for our lives, and how might they guide our prayers?
 
Music Acknowledgments: Based on the hymn by Edwin Hatch Written by © 2015 Alanna Glover, Liv Chapman & Philip Percival (Emu Music)