"I am looking forward to a gathering of missional leadership that goes beyond talking heads, providing opportunity for real dialogue. I'm coming with some selected key leaders."
Sam Metcalf, President,
Church Resource Ministries
Majority World Representatives
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Rev. Dr. K. Rajendran, is General Secretary of India Missions Association (IMA). With over 220 members, IMA is the largest mission association in the world. Dr. Rajendran also serves as chairman of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Mission Commission. |
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Robert Lopez is the National Director of the Philippine Missions Association (PMA). PMA is the missions commission of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, with over 120 members. |
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Timothy Olonade is the Executive Secretary and CEO of Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA). NEMA has more than 100 members with 5,200 missionaries serving in nearly sixty countries. He is also a member of the Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group and the Ethne Steering Committee. |
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David Ruiz is Associate Director of the Missions Commission of WEA. He served as the fourth International President of COMIBAM (The Ibero American Missionary Cooperation), from 2000-2006. He has served as a pastor in his native country of Guatemala, and also helped found the Missions Education Center for Central America. |
Resource People
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Todd Johnson, Ph.D., is a Research Fellow in the Study of Global Christianity and Director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Todd is the co-author of the second edition of the World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends. He is also the editor of the World Christian Database (www.worldchristiandatabase.org). |
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Phil Butler leads visionSynergy, a ministry focused on international ministry network development. Phil's ministry, as head of Intercristo and later Interdev, has taken him to more than 70 countries around the world. He has written extensively with his most recent book, Well Connected: Releasing Power, Restoring Hope Through Kingdom Partnerships, published in 2006, by World Vision/Authentic Media. |