As a kid, I dreamed of playing left field for the Boston Red Sox. Hall of Fame player Carl Yastrzemski (Sox’s left fielder from 1961–1983) was my hero. But alas, my dream never got off the ground—the organized Little League teams in my neighborhood played on Wednesday nights.

Setting up groups to pray for your church’s missionaries is very simple. This plan can be used in small churches that have only a few missionaries to support, or in large churches. Here are the steps we followed at Grace Church.

Growing up, my favorite part of missions conference every year was the missionary’s slide show. Maybe there would be a picture of a 30-foot snake or a pet monkey. Being able to visualize the exotic life of a missionary was powerful. The same is true today. You will see more effective prayer for missions if you can put “a picture” in front of people and keep it there. Regularly give them details of missions life. Here are some ways to gain information and to put it in front of people.

If you want to develop prayer for missions in your church, then here are three prayer support tools you must have.