(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.)—September 1, 2010—New Hope Publishers is excited to announce Jennifer Kennedy Dean’s new and revised version of her classic study on prayer, Live a Praying Life: Open Your Life to God’s Power and Provision (978-1-59669-291-6, $14.99, N104148).

Based on Jennifer’s extensive biblical study and research, personal depth of experience, and more than 30 years of prayer and ministry, this expanded 13-week study will tackle complex theological questions such as:

  • · If God is sovereign, why pray?
  • · If prayer is not a way to change God’s mind, what is it?
  • · What does it mean to pray with authority?
  • · What forms does prayer take?

“I’m thrilled to be releasing this updated anniversary edition of Live a Praying Life,” says Jennifer Kennedy Dean. “This is my life’s work. It is the culmination of my most passionate pursuit. It is in my nature to ask every question, challenge every assertion, follow every thread to its end. Over decades, I have wrestled with these truths, road tested them, absorbed them, questioned them, affirmed them.”

“Live a Praying Life has transformed the prayer life of thousands of believers over the last ten years,” states Andrea Mullins, publisher for New Hope Publishers. “We recognized the impact of Jennifer’s message and have partnered with her to introduce Live a Praying Life to a new generation of Bible students and pray-ers. Believers still hunger to engage in lives that are defined by prayer and an intimate relationship with God.”

Also available are the Live a Praying Life DVD Leader Kit (978-1-59669-290-9, $99.99, N104147) and Live a Praying Life Journal (978-1-59669-289-3, $14.99, N104146).

Praise for Jennifer Kennedy Dean

“A great prayer study to grow your intimacy with the Father and gain confidence that He hears and answers prayer.”—Fern Nichols, founder and president, Moms In Touch International

“Live a Praying Life is a true classic and an immensely valuable book on prayer. Reading it, applying its truths, and doing the accompanying study will infuse your life with faith and bring a new dimension to your prayer life, helping you to discover a more vibrant relationship with Christ.”—Cheri Fuller, speaker and author of The One Year Book of Praying Through the Bible, A Busy Woman’s Guide to Prayer, and Mother-Daughter Duet

About the Author

Jennifer Kennedy Dean is executive director of the Praying Life Foundation and a respected author and speaker. She is in demand as a speaker and has spoken in such venues as the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove and Focus on the Family. Widely recognized as an unusually gifted communicator of the deep truths of God’s Word, Jennifer is a member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, a member of America’s National Prayer Committee, national prayer director for Women in Christian Media, and a broadcaster on LightSource.com and OnePlace.com. Jennifer was widowed in 2005 after 26 years of marriage to Wayne Dean, her partner both in life and ministry. They are the parents of three grown sons. Jennifer makes her home in Marion, Kentucky.

About New Hope Publishers

Representing more than 50 authors and more than 100 individual works, the mission of New Hope Publishers is to provide books that challenge readers to understand and be radically involved in the mission of God. New Hope Publishers is the general trade publishing imprint for WMU, a missions auxiliary to the Southern Baptist Convention. New Hope Publishers is a member of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).

For more information about Jennifer Kennedy Dean or New Hope Publishers, visit www.newhopepublishers.com. Copies of books may be purchased online or by calling 1-800-968-7301.