Articles published in the monthly Together in Prayer newsletter.
If you know anything at all about the World Mission Prayer League, you may know that we are a Lutheran missionary community. Many of you are devout Lutherans, too: you will be pleased, I should think. Others, however, will be … (read more)
“[Jesus] who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” (Philippians 2:6,7) … (read more)
You have sometimes heard it said that we must “make” the Lord Jesus the center of our lives. We are advised to “put” the Lord Jesus on the throne of our hearts, so to speak, and so make him our … (read more)
Upon recommendation of our Finance Committee, the Home Council has recently made a couple of changes regarding the Mission’s finances. I thought that you might like to hear about them. The first pertains to missionary allowances. The Council reviews target … (read more)
Over the last few months, we have re-introduced the Handbook that stands at the heart of our missionary community. We have recently arrived at the final chapter, and are nearing the document’s concluding paragraphs. This final chapter is all about … (read more)
“When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because … (read more)
In the final pages of our Mission Handbook, we find a chapter titled “The Heart of Mission.” Jesus stands at the heart of mission, we have come to learn. And if we find Jesus there, “everything has become new” (2 … (read more)
A few months ago, our Home Council approved a major revision to our Mission Handbook. We have been (re-) introducing the document in the months since. We have focused on the first few chapters – and our Mission Statement, in … (read more)
The home office of the World Mission Prayer League sits on “Loring Hill,” just south of downtown Minneapolis. The elevation of the street that borders our property to the north is about 30 feet lower than Clifton Avenue, where our … (read more)
Our Mission Handbook is full of community-oriented language and images. It takes its lead in this regard from the New Testament. We began our life together nearly a century ago as “a band… joined together in prayer” (¶6). We were … (read more)