Category: New
REIMAGINING PASTORAL TRAINING: THE 90% CRISIS
Alongside the expansion of the Church in the Majority World lies a crisis so urgent and spiritually consequential that it threatens to undermine the very foundations of its growth. This crisis is the overwhelming lack of accessible, affordable, and contextually grounded training for those called to shepherd these burgeoning congregations. This essay presents pre-reading for an online forum where we will explore the issues further. A follow-up essay presenting findings from the forum will follow.
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LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2026
Mission Commission Co-Leader, Jamie Mātenga presents a missions forecast warning against toxic utilitarianism as a threat to global stability, a narrow-minded view of national wellbeing, and a multi-faceted problem for those of us seeking to fulfil the purposes of God internationally. While positive Kingdom growth is evident, the demise of philanthropy, trauma of tribalism, lack of theological education, and impact of migration frame a future of missions that will be significantly intertwined with the rise of AI.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: THE CHURCH AS A MOVEMENT
In early 2025, a team of nine scholars and practitioners drafted the statement, “Reactivating the Church as a Movement”. Feedback from within the Motus Dei Network sharpened the language, clarified terms, and strengthened its biblical and cross-cultural grounding. With additional input from a symposium in May, the statement was is finished in September and now published. This essay is an introduction to the statement with links to find it.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: MAJORITY WORLD MISSIOLOGY
A personal reflection based on participating, observing, and listening to different voices at the Majority World Christian Leaders Conversation conference held in Dubai, 8 – 12 September, 2025 under the theme, “Rethinking Christian Faith and Mission: A Majority World Conversation”. The conference addressed four themes: Identity, Holy Spirit, Mission, and Disicpleship, and in this essay Dr Israel Olofinjana presents some of his thinking from the discussions around each theme.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: LEADING FROM BELOW
We are excited to announce the release of our elder, Dr William D. (Bill) Taylor’s latest book: “Leading From Below: Lessons from the Crucible of Global Mission“. Known as “Uncle Bill” to some of us, this new book reveals insights learned from six decades of cross-cultural ministry and decades of WEAMC development. To introduce the volume to you, this essay features excerpts from Bill’s introduction and the entire afterword from MC Executive Director (now Co-Leader), Dr. Jamie (Jay) Mātenga.
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LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2023
LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2023 [60 Minute Read] Dear fellow participants in God’s mission,...
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: HONOURING DATA IN MISSIONS
Missions information and data from quality research is too easily dishonoured in the pushback against the industrialisation of missions and managerial methods. But we do so to the detriment of God’s mission. This essay explains why and encourages us to do better.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: ASIA IMPLICATIONS
In Asia, COVID-19 exposed afresh areas of concern, including issues around resourcing, relevance and theology. We need to see an increased sensitivity toward others that results in more culturally-appropriate biblical theologies and practices, that will bless the nations.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
The global pandemic has re-set our ‘normals’ and there is much to be learned about the new environment that is emerging. Deep investigations into issues can yield surprising insights not easily discernible otherwise. We need to see an increase in quality research.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: BUILDING COMMUNITY
This essay introduces some core elements necessary for building an effective community. The future of the global Church and missions is rooted in the building of Christ-centred communities as a witness to the power of the gospel and an attraction for others to join us in-Christ.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE
This essay reflects on the experience of COVID-19 from a Nigerian perspective, with reference to other parts of Africa, where they confound world health authorities for the way they have coped with the pandemic thus far. Believers know why, and for that they give praise to God.
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MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: ISM IMPLICATIONS
The complexity of ministry to international students has increased dramatically in the wake of COVID-19. Phil Jones (Worldwide ISM Network) presents outcomes from a Sept. 2020 online global consultation, with thoughts that will benefit all in cross-cultural ministries.
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