Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
In July, we arrive at another milepost in the winding history of our missionary community. On July 7, 1945, the World Mission Prayer League was legally incorporated in the State of Minnesota. It may seem a small step, and I … (read more)
Last month, I reported that we were implementing a change to our retirement plan. We introduced a 50% matching contribution to what our missionaries themselves deposit into their retirement accounts, hoping to encourage them to save. The change is now … (read more)
Over the past few months, we have identified a handful of mileposts marking our journey as a missionary community through the years. In April, we marked the conversion of Hans Nielsen Hauge: Hauge came to faith on April 5, 1796. … (read more)
How should a Christian view retirement? In our Finance Committee, we have been thinking about this a lot. A recent survey of our missionaries revealed concerns about the Prayer League’s retirement plan and whether it is adequate. Prayer League missionaries … (read more)
Last month we identified an historical milepost from two hundred years ago: the conversion of Hans Nielsen Hauge of Norway, on April 5, 1796. A dynamic “Haugeaner” revival followed this singular conversion. Communities throughout the Norwegian countryside were convicted of … (read more)
As stewards of the resources God has provided, we are always looking to contain the costs of missionary operations. Our resources are simply “on loan” from God. We hope to steward them in the very best way possible. We also … (read more)
Over the next few months, I hope to describe a handful of “mileposts” in the history of the World Mission Prayer League. Mileposts are useful in times of transition, such as we have before us in our own little community. … (read more)
Well, we have just completed another year – not that “marking time” makes a lot of sense in the eternal things of God. The science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon once said that time is something God invented for the benefit … (read more)
One of the clearest, most patently obvious features of effective transitions is that (eventually) they must get somewhere. Transitions that do not land their participants in some new reality at some point along the way are not “transitions” at all. … (read more)
“Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord” (Psalm 107:43). As most of you know, the missionaries of the World Mission Prayer League depend upon God for their provision. This means that … (read more)