38th Annual Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast

Join Us for Our 38th Annual Prayer Breakfast, As We Gather Together to Lift Up Our Leaders and Our Nation in Prayer.

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Since 1986, the annual Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast has brought together members of the faith community, local business people, and local leaders, with the purpose of lifting our nation and those in authority up in prayer. This event will feature breakfast, musical performances, scripture readings, and a keynote address delivered by Philip Ryken, entitled: &quot;A Leader’s Morning Prayer&quot;About the Speaker:Philip Ryken is the eighth president of Wheaton College. Following his graduation from Wheaton North High School in 1984 and Wheaton College in 1988, Dr. Ryken earned advanced degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and from the University of Oxford in England. He preached at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church from 1995 until his appointment at Wheaton College in 2010.President Ryken has published more than 50 Bible commentaries and other books including When Trouble Comes and Beauty Is Your Destiny. He has served as a board member for The Gospel Coalition, the National Association of Evangelicals, the Lausanne Movement, and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. He and his wife Lisa have five children, including two Wheaton students and three Wheaton alumni, as well as two granddaughters.Visit our website for additional details: <a href="https://www.wlpb.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.wlpb.org</a>If you wish to sponsor our event, please select the &quot;Full Table Sponsorship&quot; ticket type. Your Sponsorship includes 10 general admission tickets as well as inclusion in our print and digital Sponsorship mentions. Table Sponsorship is tax-deductible for $105Individual tickets are tax-deductible for $10.50Thank You!__________________________________________________________About the WLPB:The Wheaton Leadership Prayer Breakfast, Inc., is an Illinois Not For Profit Corporation founded in 1986 as an initiative by local banker, Bill Davis and Wheaton College Communications Director, Dick Gerig, as well as friends in government and business in Wheaton. Its purpose is to bring together City of Wheaton businessmen and women, and civic leaders, in order to pray for our leadership.Biblical Foundation:The WLPB is founded upon the Christian faith, with particular attention to the following two areas of scripture: Romans Chapter 13, Verses 1 through 7, which provides that there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been ordained of God; as well as I Timothy 2:1-2, which instructs us to &quot;Pray for all that are in authority.&quot; The WLPB exists to promote awareness of the spiritual dimension of civic leadership, and assist civic leaders in and around Wheaton, Illinois, in recognizing that leadership is ordained of God and that guidance for leaders is provided by God.Visit our webste at <a href="https://www.wlpb.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.wlpb.org</a>

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