The International Prayer Council, a team of 25 leaders of major regional and international prayer initiatives and movements and who together lead International Prayer Connect, has decided to call those who lead prayer networks and ministries at the national, regional and international level together for a unique time in the presence of the Lord for united prayer, learning from one another, and planning strategies for the future of the international prayer movement. The Light of the World Prayer Center in Bellingham, Washington led by Jason Hubbard has close ties with the Jesus Haus in Hernnhut and has graciously agreed to help us organize this gathering.

This will be the first time we have met in this way since the launch of the IPC, a network of prayer networks that was conceived just after 9/11 in 2001 and formally launched by international prayer leadership in 2002. It was called “Globalizing Prayer, Transforming our World”. Almost 300 prayer network and ministry leaders gathered near Cape Town, South Africa, to connect with the Lord and one another across the nations. It was a magnificent time of establishing relationships and regional networks that continue to be used by God to bring transformation to our world. This is the link to the video if you have not seen it. IPC Prayer Globalizing Prayer Transforming Our World  https://youtu.be/5ZYVFLML1sU

May 8-12, 2017, we will regather at Herrnhut, the Moravian center for prayer and mission that was the site of revival in the 1700s and the beginning of a 24/7 prayer chain that was used of God to send out the first Protestant missionaries to the unreached peoples around the world.

For this reason, we plan to include some key mission leaders who can share the status of mission to the unreached peoples of our day along with up to date information and research so that we can see a closer, more integrated linking of the prayer and mission movements. That is so crucial to bring back the King. Jesus said that He would not return until all the nations (ethne= ethnic groups) have had the gospel of the Kingdom proclaimed as a witness to them (Matthew 24:14). It is therefore critical that these movements connect more deeply and purposefully.

A related emphasis will be on strategic-level prayer for the breaking of strongholds that hinder people from seeing the light of the glory of Christ and that represent barriers both to the spread of the Gospel and social and political transformation.

We will also give a major focus to the Next Generation, the raising up of youth and children through prayer for their unique missions in life and featuring those initiatives that specialize in this kind of ministry.

There will be times of waiting on the Lord together with a prophetic sensitivity to what He is saying to the prayer movement of our day and how we can move forward together into that desired future He has for us as brothers and sisters in Christ. We will learn about various models of prayer ministry that He is blessing around the world and will have time to develop strategic plans together in His presence, much as we did at the launch of the IPC in 2002 when international prayer network leaders representing so many nations and regions of the world gathered near Cape Town, South Africa for the first time.

We are also working on an additional possible gathering on our final day together, May 12, at the famous Bethlehem Chapel in Prague. That is where the great reformer, Jan Hus, taught the Bible and started a movement of spiritual renewal costing his being burned at the stake. Eventually the Moravian movement of prayer and mission was born out of the sacrificial service of that great saint. We are thinking of having a special prayer gathering there with Czech ministry leaders to pray for a new Reformation for Europe and beyond.

If you lead a prayer or mission network at the national, regional or international level, please do pray about coming to Herrnhut, May 8-12, and mark your calendar for next year at that time. We will fly into Prague, the Czech Republic, and have buses arranged to take us all to SE Germany where Herrnhut is located.

You can find out more information about registering to participate by writing to Jamie Frey, our administrator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The website will be up and running in the next two weeks.