Our Vision and Mission
Explaining Global Connections' and MAP's vision and mission
Posted on 29 January 2025 by Global Connections
God is on the move. His Kingdom is growing all around the world, across different nations, people groups and cultures. He is building His Church, and the gates of hell will not stand against it.
While this truth stands truer than ever, the Church in the UK faces a myriad of challenges. It’s vital that we continue to respond to the call of God to share His love in word and deed with all peoples, nations and cultures.
Standing firm doesn’t mean that we stand still. At Global Connections & MAP, we believe that God is leading us into a new season as a network.
Last year, we engaged in an important listening exercise, during which we interviewed 61 leaders from across the network to understand more deeply the current state of mission in the UK; the opportunities ahead, the challenges faced and the stories to tell.
The Global Connections board, council, staff and others have been spending time digesting the report’s findings over the last few months to discern the way forward and the current priorities for us together as a network.
As a result of this work, a new vision statement has been created:
It’s a big vision, but God is a big God and this is what we come together to work towards, as part of the wider, global family of God.
In seeking to be a part of God’s work in seeing the Whole Church take the Whole Gospel to the Whole World, our mission as a network is to connect mission-hearted organisations, churches and individuals. Through enabling each other, exploring mission together and collaborating we work to see His kingdom come.
As we move forward towards this goal, we have identified five focus areas for the year ahead, from the listening exercise, that we would like to explore together to see where God might take us. These are:
- Exploring opportunities to enable the network to see the next generations engaged more in mission
- Deepening relationships within the network, connecting members into strategic and supportive relationships and exploring possible collaborations
- Developing our programme of events, in-person and online, to explore issues that are key to the future of mission
- Investigating new possible areas of work for the future of the network, including the area of leadership development.
- Broadening our income base to ensure the long-term sustainability of the network.
We’re excited about what God has next for us as a network, as part of His global church and we hope we will all be encouraged and blessed as we serve Him on this journey together. We want this to be His network where we can all play an equal part in shaping and contributing towards the growth of His kingdom.
If you would like to read our full vision and mission statements, you can do so by clicking the link below.
Read the Statement
Global Connections & MAP Vision and Mission Statement
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