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Spring 2008 Prayer Conference

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Author and prayer teacher Margaret Therkelsen will lead the 2008 Spring Prayer Conference on Asbury Theological Seminary's Kentucky campus. Co-sponsored by the Asbury House of Prayer (AHOP) and The Asbury Healing Academy, the conference will be Thurs. and Fri., Feb. 21-22, 2008, in Estes Chapel. All events are free and registration is not necessary.

Schedule

Thurs., Feb. 21

• 11 a.m. What Transpires in Daily Prayer
• 6:30 p.m. Worship
• 7 p.m. Session 1: What Does it Entail to Wait on God
• 8:10 p.m. Session 2: My Part, God's Part in Waiting on God
• 9 p.m. Close for the evening

Fri., Feb. 22

• 9 a.m. Session 3: Receiving Jesus Presence in his Ministry to Me
• 10 a.m. Break
• 10:15 a.m. Session 4: Will I Loose Too Much of Myself if I Spend Time with God?
• 11:15 a.m. Reflection and Dialog on Waiting on God
• 1 p.m. Session 5: Jesus Invites You to Linger with Him
• 2 p.m. Continuing to be Acquiesced to Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

No registration necessary. This is a free event.

Mrs. Therkelsen's ministry can best be defined as helping others to develop an active prayer life of their own. This is accomplished by weaving together an understanding of scripture and her personal prayer journey.

As a child Margaret felt a call to a life of prayer, which was initially nurtured by her parents. She witnessed God working as the result of their prayer life and the reality of prayer became very winsome. Margaret has developed a sense of how real and personal God can be in prayer.

Following a life changing experience with the Holy Spirit, over 30 years ago, and a physical healing, Margaret has been led into an ever-widening prayer ministry. Along side of her prayer ministry she has had a counseling practice in marriage and family therapy. Today, she leads prayer retreats and seminars across the U.S. Margaret also has been privileged to speak to groups in Africa and Haiti about the prayer life.

Margaret leads a community-wide prayer group in her local church, which has met for the past 24 years. Her publications include The Love Exchange: An Adventure in Prayer and Realizing the Presence of the Spirit. The latter is being printed in Germany and Africa. Her latest book, just recently released is entitled A Prayer Experiment: Prayer Principles From the Sermon on the Mount.

Margaret's husband, John is a minister in the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is currently serving as a staff chaplain at Saint Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky where they reside.

"I have known Margaret Therkelsen for over two decades", says Reg Johnson, Dean of the School of Theology and Formation for Asbury Seminary. "She lives what she teaches. She is a woman of prayer. God has gifted her as a prayer teacher, and as a spiritual companion for those who want to learn to abide in Jesus. If this is your longing, our Spring Prayer Conference may be just what you need!" 

"Margaret has been one of my most trusted prayer teachers over the last decade. She instructs and inspires love for Christ, teaching in a way that brings prayer to life. I commend her to you," says Dr. Sandra Gray, President of Asbury College.