Category: News
MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: ASIA IMPLICATIONS
Posted by Claire Chong | Mar 31, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
Posted by Mary Lederleitner | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
WEA SEC GEN & MISSIONS
Posted by WEA Mission Commission | Mar 9, 2021 | News | 0
MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: BUILDING COMMUNITY
Posted by Evi Rodemann | Feb 11, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
MISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE
Posted by Reuben Ezemadu | Dec 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
LEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2021
by Jay | Dec 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Executive Director Blog, Featured, Future of Missions, News | 0
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.
Read MoreMISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: ASIA IMPLICATIONS
by Claire Chong | Mar 31, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
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.
Read MoreMISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS
by Mary Lederleitner | Mar 12, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
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.
Read MoreWEA SEC GEN & MISSIONS
by WEA Mission Commission | Mar 9, 2021 | News | 0
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.
Read MoreMISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: BUILDING COMMUNITY
by Evi Rodemann | Feb 11, 2021 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
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.
Read MoreMISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: NIGERIAN PERSPECTIVE
by Reuben Ezemadu | Dec 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
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.
Read MoreMOVEMENTS RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM REFLECTIONS
by Dave Coles | Dec 16, 2020 | News | 0
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.
Read MoreMISSIONS IN A COVID CRISIS: ISM IMPLICATIONS
by Phil Jones | Nov 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Implications, Featured, Future of Missions, New, News | 0
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.
Read MoreLEADER’S MISSIONS FORECAST 2020
by Jay | Aug 21, 2020 | COVID-19 Implications, Executive Director Blog, Featured, Future of Missions, News | 0
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.
Read More2020 VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE
by WEA Mission Commission | Aug 20, 2020 | 2020 Virtual Roundtable, Events, News | 0
On May 22 2020, a group of missions leaders met on Zoom to explore the current impact of COVID-19 on the future of missions. Responses to four questions were collated and this post records the outcome of the break-out group conversations.
Read MoreHONOURING DR CHO DONG-JIN
by WEA Mission Commission | Jun 21, 2020 | Articles, News | 0
In memory of Dr David Dong-Jin Cho, Korean missiologist, missions mobiliser and statesman who pioneered major missions movements from South Korea, and encouraged cooperative missions thinking within Asia, Africa and Latin America. At 95 years of age, Dr Cho passed away at home on June 19, 2020.
Read MoreLEADER’S REVIEW 2020 No. 1
by Jay | Apr 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Implications, Executive Director Blog, News | 0
Executive Director, Jay writes quarterly updates for the Mission Commission community to keep everyone in the loop with what has been happening behind the scenes with the MC’s “Missions Port” hub: with leaders, Synergists, alliances and networks.
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