Introduction

Summary

Hi! … Don't hesitate to contact me if you want to know more or if you want to have intercession. You can also find out where I'm preaching – just look at my diary. Come to our meetings, but I'm warning you! You might get blessed!

These words, and quite a few others, were recently addressed to me by a Swedish preacher called Stefan Salmonsson. I first encountered Stefan in the mid-1980s, when he was working as a part-time bus driver while beginning his career as a youth evangelist. Over the years, I have sat in the congregation and listened to many of his sermons. This time, however, my appreciation of Stefan's words was a little different from usual. Instead of sitting in a church hall I was in my departmental office, in England, waiting for a tardy student to come and see me. I had switched on my computer and typed the name of the ministry Stefan works for into my Internet connection. Within a couple of minutes I found Stefan greeting me (and, of course, any number of other possible visitors) when I located his home page. The site was new to me, but I was impressed by what it was offering. By clicking on the highlighted words I could gain instant access to Stefan's movements over the next few months or ask him to pray over any personal ‘need’ I might have.