Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Brotherhood is asodality of pastors inEvangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, bound together by a common rule of life. The spirituality of the Brotherhood is largely based on meditative prayer ofLuther's Small Catechism. The Brotherhood usesFinnish St Thomas Cross as its emblem. Despite its name, it has no common origin withEvangelisch-Lutherische Gebetsbruderschaft.
The Brotherhood was founded in 1989. It is led byfather confessor. The first father confessor of the Brotherhood was Jouko N. Martikainen, professor in the Oriental Church History at theUniversity of Göttingen.[1] The second Father Confessor since 2006 is Jouko M. V. Heikkinen. The episcopalvisitor until 2006 has beenMatti Sihvonen, bishop emeritus of Kuopio, and laterSeppo Häkkinen, bishop of Mikkeli.[2]
