Operation World

August 20, 2009 – 12:05 am

Four pastors and one seminary president shared the value that Patrick Johnstone’s book Operation World has for their ministries, over at the 9 Marks Pastors’ and Theologians’ Forum.

Here’s an excerpt of the statement from Michael Oh, president of Christ Bible Institute and Seminary in Nagoya, Japan:

“God bless Japan” is, no doubt, a prayer that God can and does answer.

But a person can pray more specifically and strategically for a nation like Japan when he or she has the opportunity to learn not only about Japan’s political, demographic, and religious statistics but about Japan’s greatest advances, needs, and challenges according to the collective wisdom of church and mission leaders.

In general, this type of information helps to increase a Christian’s understanding and passion for nations around the world.

Read all five comments.

Every believer, especially pastors, ought to have a copy of Operation World on their “easy access” shelf. Few resources offer the scope and raw facts concerning the spiritual state of the world’s countries than Johnstone’s summaries provide.