Why are we so poor at praying?

Why are we so poor at praying? [View video on Vimeo]

Lindsay Brown was one of Highfields' first mission partners, sent out from the young church in Cardiff more than 20 years ago to work with international students across the globe. He became General Secretary of IFES from 1991 to 2007, and also International Director of the Lausanne Movement.

At the end of 2012, Lindsay came back to Cardiff to spend 3 months at Highfields covering the sabbatical of Associate Pastor Phil Jenkins. In December, the two men met up to reflect on Lindsay's time at Highfields and get his insights on the way forward. In the first part of their conversation, Lindsay reflects on why western churches, like Highfields, seem to be so poor at praying. He gives a few suggestions on how reinvigorate a church's corporate prayer life.