{"id":5478,"date":"2015-03-25T06:04:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T13:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2015-03-24T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T20:21:34","slug":"book-pray-for-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5478","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: A New Prayer Resource from Operation World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/cgi-ivpress\/book.pl\/code=3686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5479 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Pray-for-the-World-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pray for the World\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Pray-for-the-World-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Pray-for-the-World.jpg 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Source: InterVarsity Press<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/cgi-ivpress\/book.pl\/code=3686\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/cgi-ivpress\/book.pl\/code=3686\">Pray for the World<\/a>, editorial advisor Molly Wall; foreword by Patrick Johnstone. IVP Books, 2015. 313 pages.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/operationworld\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.ivpress.com\/operationworld\/\">Operation World<\/a> has been the world\u2019s leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for mission.<\/p>\n<p>Chock full of facts and figures, it\u2019s seen just as much use as a reference book. And we have to admit that at more than 1000 pages, it <em>is<\/em> a bit overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pray for the World<\/em> is an abridged and simplified paperback version of the 2010 edition of <em>Operation World<\/em> and designed to take the material to a larger audience. The maps and key data are still there, but this volume is only some 300 pages long and more easily used as a resource for prayer and mobilization. \u201cWe wrote <em>Pray for the World<\/em> especially with non-native English speakers, translators, and students in mind,\u201d say the editors, \u201cbut we know its streamlined size and focus will help us ALL pick it up and pray!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You could put copies in the hands of supporters, disciples, short-termers, or small group leaders. Save some money if you buy them by the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Learn more, preview contents, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pray-World-Prayer-Resource-Operation\/dp\/0830836861\/\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Pray-World-Prayer-Resource-Operation\/dp\/0830836861\/\">purchase for US$11.10 from Amazon<\/a> (or elsewhere).<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb Readers might also be interested in another newly released book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmi.org\/products\/books\/gmibooks\/serving-god-todays-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.gmi.org\/products\/books\/gmibooks\/serving-god-todays-cities\/\">Serving God in Today\u2019s Cities: Facing the Challenge of Urbanization<\/a>, by Patrick Johnstone with Dean Merrill (GMI Books).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: InterVarsity Press Pray for the World, editorial advisor Molly Wall; foreword by Patrick Johnstone. IVP Books, 2015. 313 pages. For decades, Operation World has been the world\u2019s leading resource for people who want to impact the nations for Christ through prayer. Its twofold purpose has been to inform for prayer and to mobilize for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=5478\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BOOK: A New Prayer Resource from Operation World<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resource-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5478"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5485,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5478\/revisions\/5485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}