tweetmeme_url = 'http://wmpl.org/resources/2010/03/why/';tweetmeme_source = 'prayerleague';There are many adequate reasons for following Christ into the world, in lives of commissioned service. I have found through the years, however, that they are not equally compelling.
The sheer need of the world that surrounds us ought to be compelling enough, I have sometimes thought. Material need is mushrooming everywhere [...]
tweetmeme_url = 'http://wmpl.org/resources/mission-and-vision/distinctive-emphases/';tweetmeme_source = 'prayerleague';Every organization is built upon its own deep commitments and values. We describe ours in a “Handbook.” The following paragraphs are excerpts from the Mission Handbook…
The power of prayer
“We are committed to pray, as Jesus commands his followers in Matthew 9:38 – ‘Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out [...] tweetmeme_url = 'http://wmpl.org/resources/print/handbook/relationship-with-other-churches/';tweetmeme_source = 'prayerleague';(102) In all its relationships with churches in other lands it is the aim of the Mission to promote growth and responsible church life under the Lordship of Christ. In the case of new groups of believers towards whom the Mission Conference holds a special responsibility for nurture and development, the [...] tweetmeme_url = 'http://wmpl.org/resources/mission-and-vision/values/';tweetmeme_source = 'prayerleague';Every organization is based upon a set of core values — the understandings and commitments that make an organization tick.
The World Mission Prayer League is based upon a set of values, too:
Prayer
A life in community
Finding the frontiers of God’s mission in the world
Simplicity in life and service
Dependence upon God
The priesthood of [...]
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Thank goodness for the Ascension! Our Lord made his departure, I think, in the very nick of time.
The disciples, you see, were on the verge of (another) colossal blunder. They were experienced in colossal blunders, actually. What made matters worse, much of their blundering was of the same sort time and [...]Prayer Newsletter » Editorial » Ascension…in the nick of time!
