In his lecture “Deconstructing Evangelism Through the Lens of Global Christianity,” delivered at the 2023 Missiology Lectures, Vinoth Ramachandra reflects on Christendom’s influences on global mission and urges us toward new paradigms of mission centered on the person of Jesus.
In response to Vinoth Ramachandra’s lecture on “Deconstructing Evangelism Through the Lens of Global Christianity,” Kirsteen Kim reflects on sharing the gospel and walking in the way of Jesus.
In a panel discussion, Al Tizon, Ruth Padilla-DeBorst, and David Zac Niringiye have a conversation about the work of INFEMIT (The International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation), a global fellowship championing diverse churches around the world seeking what it looks like to live as God’s people today.
In his lecture “The Reception and Appropriation of the Bible by the Indigenous Christian Believers in the Philippines,” delivered at the 2023 Missiology Lectures, Tano Emboc speaks about the history of Bible translation and about the particular dynamics of reception of the Bible among indigenous Filipino communities.
In their lecture “Communal Evangelism from the Margins,” delivered at the 2023 Missiology Lectures, Alexia Salvatierra and Brandon Wrencher reflect on the base Christian community and Hush Harbors movements, considering the integration of evangelism and justice in groups led by the poor and marginalized.
Sam George reframes the traditional paradigm of “here to there” missions and maps out a polycentric and multidirectional missiology that recognizes everywhere is a mission field.
In response to Julie Exline’s lecture on “Healing and Growth from Spiritual Struggle,” Eltice Lin talks about navigating supernatural experience amidst different cultural and religious contexts.
In her lecture “Women in World Christianity: Social Norms and Power Imbalances,” delivered at the 2022 Missiology Lectures, Gina Zurlo considers the ways women drive religious life around the world despite the active barriers working against them.
In response to Gina Zurlo’s lecture on “Women in World Christianity,” Wilmer Villacorta talks about the need for repentance and reeducation of male theologians and ministry leaders—against misogyny and sexism—in order to become allies and “coconspirators” in kingdom work.
In her lecture “A Theology of Women in God’s Mission,” delivered at the 2022 Missiology Lectures, Grace Ji-Sun Kim unpacks the challenges women face around the world and speaks about empowering women of faith in ministry and mission—particularly highlighting the importance of a “theology of visibility.”
In her lecture “Post-Colonial Women’s Scholarship: Mission, Power, and the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians,” delivered at the 2022 Missiology Lectures, Musa Dube reflects on the mission of God through the lens of “homecoming” and the work of African women theologians.