Category: News
REIMAGINING MISSIONS: SE AFRICAN RESILIENCE IN CRISIS
MC Deputy Leader, Adriaan Adams led a 72-day research trip across Southeast Africa to better understand contextual approaches and responses to crises. In this post we reveal key findings and practical steps to help church and organisational leaders build more resilient communities for God’s glory.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: EVERYONE TO EVERYWHERE
A group of missions leaders from the Majority World met immediately following Lausanne 4 under the banner of a new movement with the acronym COALA. This essay is MC Executive Director Jay Mātenga’s presentation to that forum, calling for a rethink on the concept of “polycentric missions”.
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REIMAGINING MISSIONS: REVIEWING L4
“Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together” was the theme of the Fourth Lausanne Congress. What seemed to be intended was to fuse declare and display into a universal missiology for us to collaborate together under the control of Lausanne. Rei Lemuel Crizaldo reflects on why this will probably not succeed.
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LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2021
Executive Director, Jay Mātenga proposes a missions forecast update using Mary’s “Magnificat” as a framework to reflect missiologically on the year gone and its potential effects on global missions going forward. The global pandemic continues to frustrate and humble the global missions community.
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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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WEA SEC GEN & MISSIONS
On February 27 2021, the WEA celebrated the leadership of Bishop Ef Tendero and welcomed Bishop Dr Thomas Schirrmacher into the role of Secretary General. In this update we profile Bishop Dr Thomas’ missions background and briefly introduce his two new Deputy Secretary Generals.
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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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MOVEMENTS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM REFLECTIONS
A report on 2020 discipleship movements research symposium under the banner of “Motus Dei” (Movement of God) that called for multiple researchers, institutions, and agencies to collaborate to strengthen a missiology of movements to aid in their development.
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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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LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2020
Executive Director, Jay Matenga reflects on five months of reading and listening in conversations with missions leaders from diverse backgrounds. Here Jay introduces major issues facing us all and concludes with observations regarding our motivations as we face up to shifting missions thinking and practice.
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