I have just returned from Medellin in Colombia, where I participated in the biennial INFEMIT Stott-Bediako Forum organised by The International Fellowship for Mission as Transformation (INFEMIT). This a sibling…
Last year provided an opportunity to look back on the first 40 years of OCMS and was a cause for tremendous celebration, thanksgiving and hope. In contrast, 2024 is likely…
Here at OCMS we always take delight in the accomplishments of our alumni. Here is the story of one of them, Alfred Cooper, who has recently completed his doctorate, contributing…
Jonathan Bornman, a respected OCMS alumnus, has made another notable contribution to peace studies with his latest work, American Murids. His thesis while at Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (OCMS),…
Taking time to reflect and give thanks: I am strongly future-focused, assessing the present in order to understand how we might grow and improve. One weakness with this is that…
https://youtu.be/rD3HfFyZoAo?si=sUacCi1x0m99JK2v Hosted by a Majority World ministry in a local church in Singapore, "Voices Loud & Clear" Global Pentecostal Summit 2023 focuses on sustaining Pentecostal vibrancy by bridging academia and…
Forty years is a significant number in Scripture, signifying the life of a generation. In practice, celebrating a 40 year period provides an opportunity to bring together three generations, something…
A week from now our 40th anniversary celebrations begin. Today we focus on beginnings. The Bible describes God’s relationship with his people in different ways, one of which is covenant.…
It’s party time at OCMS! OCMS emerged from the spirit-filled imagination of a group of majority world leaders who networked as INFEMIT. Forty years ago, our founders agreed to set…
You are probably aware that the Hebrew word ‘shalom’ and Arabic ‘salem’, means much more thanpeace. The biblical picture is of harmony, wholeness, integratedness; in a word, flourishing. Ironic,isn’t it,…
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