The Global Church Network has an ambitious goal to fulfill the Great Commission by 2030. As part of that objective, it will host the FINISH East Africa Summit late this week in Kampala, Uganda, gathering hundreds of ministry leaders from 10 nations across East Africa for networking, equipping and prayer.
Christian media, including Metro Voice, have reported on exciting news coming from the African Continent, including in Uganda where 70 nightly revival crusades were held earlier this summer.
“God is opening incredible doors for synergistic ministry in East Africa,” said James O. Davis, Ph.D., founder and president of GCN. “Through faithful missionaries, evangelists and pastors, the gospel is being proclaimed throughout the continent of Africa. Our hope is to join in their efforts and provide them with the resources and connections needed to extend their impact for the kingdom.”
In 2012, GCN launched Global Hubs of Christianity to synergize the best relationships, systematize the most relevant training and strategize for ministry to unreached people groups. Today, GCN has established more than 180 hubs throughout the world, and it expects to reach 800 hubs by 2030. Each hub provides two years of strategic equipping, with pastors and ministry leaders meeting every six months for training in leadership development, church planting, networking, evangelism, discipleship and global missions.
The purpose of this week’s FINISH East Africa Summit is to strategize and launch 10 new hubs in East Africa. In addition to the FINISH West Africa Summit (March 2023) and the FINISH Southern Africa Summit (April 2024), this summit will result in nearly every nation in Africa having been affected by the launch of a ministry Hub within the past two years.
“Airlines and businesses have hubs,” said David Sobrepena, Ph.D., founder of Word of Hope Church. “Why shouldn’t the church have hubs to make ministry more effective and efficient? Through the Global Hubs of Christianity, we are striving equip more than one million ministers.”
GCN has partnered with more than 700,000 local churches worldwide, spanning nearly every denomination and world region. To achieve the goal of mobilizing and synergizing the body of Christ for the fulfillment of the Great Commission, GCN holds its biennial Synergize Conference and annual leadership summits and provides extensive online resources through the Global Church Divinity School to equip pastors and church leaders from around the world for outreach in their surrounding communities.
“There is nothing quite like synergizing with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ from various nations, tongues and tribes,” Davis said. “During our meetings, I am reminded of our mission and the great challenge that is before us all. However, fulfilling the Great Commission is only possible if we move past ego and logo and embrace we go.”
–Dwight Widaman | Metro Voice