The Praying Pastor

The Praying Pastor is a five-episode series inviting you into the real prayer lives of pastors and leaders from across the nation.

A Series for Pastors

This five-episode series helps leaders refocus their lives around prayer, so they can be sustained in the long journey of ministry, lead their teams from a place of dependence on God, and cultivate churches shaped by prayer, rest, and the presence of Jesus.

Core Themes

Nourishment

Discovering that the oldest prayers are often the most sustaining ones, and that the Psalms can feed your soul in seasons when your own words have run out.

Listening

Learning to come to God with everything, the grief, the anger, the confusion, and waiting long enough to hear him respond.

Honesty

Discovering that bringing your rawest, most broken self to God – doubt, grief, and all – doesn't drive Him away. It's what draws us closer to Him.

Dependence

:earning that operating beyond your natural capacity isn't a problem to solve, it's an invitation to pray without ceasing.

Discernment

Leading and making decisions from prayerful presence rather than pressure or productivity.

Meet Your Hosts

Together, Tyler Staton and Lee McDerment offer honest conversations that move prayer from an idea into a lived reality.

Tyler Staton
Tyler Staton hosts the video episodes, sitting with pastors and leaders to talk about the prayer rhythms that sustain their lives and shape their communities. Tyler is a pastor, author, and a regular writer for the Lectio 365 devotional.
Lee McDerment
Lee McDerment hosts the audio episodes, drawing out stories and practices from leaders across the movement. Lee serves as the Director of Prayer for 24-7 Prayer USA and helps churches cultivate cultures of prayerful leadership.

Core Video Episodes

Five conversations with pastors and leaders exploring prayer as the center of life and ministry.

Episode
#1
Coming April 14, 2027

Singing our Prayers and Praying our Psalms

with Glenn Packiam

Episode
#2
Coming May 5, 2026

Letters to God: The Practice of Journaling

with Michelle Jones

Episode
#3
Coming May 19, 2026

Finding God on the Other Side of Suffering

with Zach Meerkreebs

Episode
#4
Coming June 2, 2026

Pray as You Go

with Christine Caine

Episode
#5
Coming June 16, 2026

The Practice of Vocational Prayer

with Gyle Smith

Join Us for a Praying Pastor Retreat

Want to take the journey further? We’re gathering a small group of pastors for an intimate retreat shaped around prayerful leadership.

How It Works

24-7 Prayer USA is hosting a series of retreats for pastors and leaders to explore themes from the Praying Pastor episodes together in real life. Each retreat will serve as a spiritual workshop for recommitting to prayerful leadership and learning about new practices with friends. 



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