Dale Turner

Is Prayer Talking or Listening? Prayer is one of the most essential, and most misunderstood, practices in the Christian life. Many believers ask: “Is prayer talking to God, or is it listening to God?” The answer is both. But understanding how both work together is the key to unlocking a powerful, life-changing prayer life. This

Why Prayer Matters in Everyday Life Introduction to “Why Prayer Matters in Everyday Life. In a fast-paced, distracted world, many people are searching for something deeper—peace, clarity, purpose, and connection. Prayer offers all of these and more. Far from being a ritual reserved for church services or crises, prayer is a daily practice that transforms

What is Prayer?A Complete Beginner’s Guide. Introduction: Why Prayer Matters. What is Prayer?A Complete Beginner’s Guide.   If you’ve ever wondered what prayer really is, you’re not alone. Across cultures, centuries, and traditions, prayer has remained one of the most powerful and personal spiritual practices. For beginners, however, it can feel confusing, intimidating, or even

From Survival To Impact Introduction – From Survival To Impact. For many churches today, the unspoken goal has quietly shifted. It is no longer growth, transformation, or cultural influence. It is survival. Survive the budget year. Survive declining attendance. Survive another generation walking away. Survive one more leadership transition. This survival mindset is understandable. Pastors

Deep Impact Spiritual Event Introduction to the Deep Impact Spiritual Event. Church decline in the 21st century is rarely caused by a single problem. It is usually a convergence: thinner attendance habits, exhausted volunteers, fractured trust in institutions, shifting generational expectations, and an ambient sense that “church life” is busy without being spiritually consequential. Many

Revival In Century 21 Introduction – Revival In Century 21.   Revival has never been a museum piece. It has always been a living, disruptive, often uncomfortable movement of the Spirit that arises when faith becomes routine and God’s people sense the distance between what is professed and what is lived. Yet in the 21st

Rethinking The Church Calendar Introduction to Rethinking The Church Calendar. For most churches, the calendar is inherited rather than designed. Sundays follow Sundays. Advent rolls into Christmas. Lent leads to Easter. Pentecost flickers by. Fall programs start. Christmas returns. The rhythm is familiar, comforting, and increasingly ineffective for forming faith in a 21st-century world.  

One Weekend Changes Churches Can a single weekend truly change a church? The book, “Annual Spiritual Impact Event,” answers that question with conviction, clarity, and evidence. It lays the theological, historical, and practical foundation for why a strategically planned, Spirit-led weekend can become a turning point in a congregation’s life. This is not a theory.

Angels, Pinheads, Matter, Spirit What is reality made of? Is the universe fundamentally material, spiritual, or something more mysterious and unified than either category alone can explain? In Angels & Pinheads, Matter & Spirit: A Monistic Dualist Imagines Reality, Dale R. Turner invites readers into a sweeping intellectual journey that challenges modern assumptions about matter,

The Power of One Weekend Introduction: The Power of One Weekend. Most churches don’t need more activity. They need a moment of concentrated spiritual clarity—one weekend where the congregation stops drifting, stops “getting by,” and encounters God with fresh attention.   That’s the heartbeat behind Dale R. Turner’s newest book, Annual Spiritual Impact Event—a practical,