Celebrating 30 Years of New Wineskins Global Mission Conferences
Thirty years ago today, on April 27, 1994, New Wineskins Missionary Network (formerly ECMC, Episcopal Church Missionary Community) held its first Global Mission Conference.…
Fulfilling the Great Commission Together
We serve a global God with a boundless heart for each of the 17,000 people groups on the globe. Through awareness, networking, training and resources, the Global Mission Initiative is here to help you find your place in God’s global mission until all have heard!
A Follow-Up Report on the Colossal Earthquakes in Turkey
It’s been nine months since two massive earthquakes devastated southeastern Turkey. The people of this sprawling region are still suffering and longing for help. Recently, several of us traveled to southeast Turkey to bring encouragement and to offer support with their new reality.
An Ex-Muslim Christian is Baptized: The Testimony of Timothy* in Indonesia
“So, first time to know about Christianity [was] from my friends at school and my neighborhood. I live near a Catholic Church and Christian [Protestant] Church in [part of Indonesia].…”
AFM's Mission Curriculum is Here!
I’m thrilled to announce that AFM’s four-week, video-driven global mission’s curriculum is finally available!
The Tendrils of the Gospel in North Africa
While on a short-term mission trip to North Africa with Anglican Frontier Missions during the fall of 2022, we were encouraged by the rector of our host church to explore further south where the population is primarily composed of the Berber people group. There was something there he wanted us to discover, and we saw the twinkle in his eye!
New Wineskins, AFM, and Me
Just about three years ago, my wife Gretchen and I were close to making the decision to join the Anglican Communion. We had learned the history of the Anglican church, studied her theology, fallen in love with the rhythms of the Book of Common Prayer and become actively involved in a local Anglican parish. But having spent nearly three decades as missionaries, we had one last hurdle to consider. Do Anglicans still do missions? If so, how?
Goers and Senders—Partners in Global Mission
My family and I are preparing to be sent overseas in the coming weeks, and as we travel around the country, sharing our calling with anyone who will listen, we are again presented with an opportunity to “remember.”
An interview with Duane Miller on his latest book: "I Will Give Them an Everlasting Name"
Two things got us interested in ministry to and among Muslims. One, studying church history and learning that so many of the places that were key in the early days—Nicea, Constantinople, Ephesus, Antioch, Carthage—are almost entirely Muslim today. Two, I took a stripped-down version of a great course, Perspectives in World Missions, and learned that a large portion of the world’s Muslims do not have access to the gospel or a local Christian community.
Are Mission Agencies Really Necessary for Missionaries?
I first went to the mission field in the summer of 2013, to the same Middle Eastern country to which I hope to return in just a few months.
Navigating a Region That Is Navigating the Coronavirus
As concern over the coronavirus has grown in our adopted country, my husband and I decided to keep our previously-scheduled plans to celebrate our wedding anniversary in a nearby country where our daughter, son-in-law, and 9 month-old grandchild live.…
God Calls Families Into His Mission Fields
Greetings from Madrid! In case you don’t know me, I’m David, son of Duane and Sharon Miller. I just wanted to share with everybody some of the things we’ve been doing this past year to bring the Word of God to Spain!
The Door is Open, The Time is Now
“Jesus never raised a sword against anyone!” If that statement sounds unremarkable to you, consider how it might strike a Muslim fleeing war in his native land.
Make Plans Now for World Mission Sunday 2019
February 10, 2019, is one of the most potent days in our coming year: “Anglican World Mission Sunday.”