About the Contributor

After spending four years with Greater Europe Mission in Germany and eight years focused on raising children, Polly Long received her master’s degree in theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. While in St. Lous, she had the privilege of initiating an evangelistic outreach to women, something she had also done in Germany and England. In Vancouver, she was involved in founding a ministry to women who have been sexually exploited.

From 2002 to 2004, Polly co-taught a Regent course on preaching. In 2004, she began teaching New Testament Greek and academic writing, which she continued until her retirement in 2019. She also taught seminars on Bible study and homiletics in a number of local churches. Polly and her husband, Phil Long, have four children and six grandchildren.