Council

The Global Connections Council is a group of representatives from across the network members that meet to discuss key developments in the network, and to provide a forum to consider the network's role. Under our charity’s constitution, the Council are the voting members and represent the network at the Annual General Meeting.

The Council's role is to appoint the Board of Directors, discuss key developments in the network and to provide a forum to consider the network's role; it consists of 30 to 40 people appointed from the network members at the AGM.

The current Council members are:

• Abi Willetts (Ichthus Christian Fellowship)
• Brian Wakelin (Christ Church Winchester)
• Cindy Crossley (Langham Partnership)
• Claire Franks (St Barnabas Church)
• Dan Yarnell (Fellowship of Churches of Christ)
  
• David Baldwin (SIM seconded to Oak Hill)
• David Cook (CEF, Britain)
• David King (Interserve GBI)
• Deborah Agnes (SIM)
• Evan Winter (Transform Europe Network)
• Gary Sloan (Rising Brook Church)
• Girma Bishaw (Ethiopian Christian Fellowship Church)
• Gordon Darragh (Windsor Baptist Church)
• Henry Lu (COCM)
  
• Iván Neira (Friends International)
• James Poole (Wycliffe)
• John McLernon (Crosslinks)
• Mark Pickett (UFM Worldwide)
• Mark Handley (Operation Mobilisation)
• Michael Prest (UFM)
• Natasha Rayan (All Souls)
• Paul Cooke (France Mission Trust)
• Ray Porter
• Roger Purdom (One Challenge (OC) International)
• Siew H Ong (CCIL)
• Tony Uddin (AoG Mission)

The Council meet twice a year, to offer feedback, encouragement and guidance on how the network might develop. As representatives of the broader network, Council members offer a higher-level view of the mission world and help shape Global Connection’s focus and direction.

If you work for a Global Connections member church or organisation, and would like to join the Council, please contact Andy Law, Chief Operating Offer at alaw@globalconnections.org.uk.