Institute of Mission and Evangelism
Founded: 1988
Director: Dr T F T Noble
Core Team:
- The Revd Dr Peter F Penner
- The Revd J Andrew Kirk
- The Revd Dr Wesley H Brown
- The Revd Darrell C Jackson (Nova Research Centre, Redcliffe College)
- Dr David W Shenk
The Institute of Mission and Evangelism organises conferences and encourages research work in the area of mission and evangelism on the territory of the European Baptist Federation. It looks at relationships between Baptists and other denominations, encourages ecumenical work and partnership, analyses different mission activities conducted by different groups, including Baptists on the EBF territory and beyond.
Research is done in order to enhance baptistic and other churches to continue God's mission as those sent by him. This also includes fostering dialogue not only with other Christian groups but also with other religions. It includes the study of different contexts of the EBF, analysis of the local and global contexts and its interaction in the post-modern world. A core group provides leadership to the Institute's projects and represents the overall interests of the study; other renowned specialists support the Institute's activities. The Institute closely cooperates with EBF home mission secretaries, organising or facilitating training, conferences and publications.
The core group of the Mission and Evangelism Institute is built by the IBTS Contextual Missiology faculty.
