WMI Conference
MISSION IN THE MARGINS: LESSONS AND PRACTICES FROM THE GLOBAL CHURCH
W. DON MCCLURE LECTURE AND WMI CONFERENCE
Oct. 11-12, 2024
PITTSBURGH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
In the emerging landscape of mission, refugees, migrants, and the church in the Global South—traditionally viewed as recipients of mission goods and services—have become a major source of innovation and leadership in the founding of new worshiping communities, the provision of community services, and the work of advocacy for justice around the world.
Our 2024 World Mission Initiative Conference theme is “Mission in the Margins: Lessons and Practices from the Global Church” and will highlight this paradigm shift in God’s mission and how we can learn from our siblings in Christ on the other sides of our world. As we’ve done for the last two conferences, this year we will again combine the conference with the annual W. Don McClure Lecture. This year’s conference will also coincide with one of our fall hybrid gatherings, where all students taking hybrid classes will gather on campus for learning and community building.
Learn more and register online!
WMI Conference 2022
Here are some videos from 2022 Conference
Panelist Discussion with Mission Leaders
Workshops Videos
1. Being Leaders of Disruption – The Rev. Paul Roberts, Senior Pastor, Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh
2. The Gift of Disruption: Recalibrating Your Church’s Mission - The Rev. Dr. Hunter Farrell, WMI Director, and The Rev. Bala Khyllep, WMI Associate Director
3. Leading Through Disruption - Rose Schrott Taylor, Interim Associate Editor, The Presbyterian Outlook
4. Resources for Relevant Missions Leadership - Dr. Dan Bouchelle, President, Mission Resource Network - Listen and watch the presentation in part 1 by clicking here and part 2 by clicking here.
5. Mission and Resistance: Toward the Renewal of our Missional Imagination – Dr. Scott Hagley, Associate Professor of Missiology, PTS, and Dr. Victor Aguilan, Professor of Church and Society, Silliman University Divinity School, Philippines
6. Advocacy Matters – Engaging your Church – Heather Taylor, Managing Director, Bread for the World, and The Rev. Eugene Cho, President/CEO, Bread for the World
7. Short-Term Missions Disrupted: A Review - Simeon Rodgers (M.Div. Student), Kacy Howard (PTS Grad), Rudeene Jackson (PTS Grad), Jason Dauer (PTS Grad), and Hannah Ostlund (M.Div. Student)
WMI Conference 2020
Here are some archive resources from the 2020 Conference: