Jimin Lim
Jimin Lim is a Ph.D. student in the Department of History at Boston University, under the mentorship of Dr. Eugenio Menegon. His research focuses on Sino-Western cultural exchanges and their impact on Korea, with particular emphasis on the cultural translation of Western texts in China and the travelogues of Korean envoys to Beijing during the Ming–Qing […]
Guillermo Flores Borda
Guillermo entered the Political Science Ph.D. program at Boston University (BU) in the spring of 2025. During his time at BU, he plans to study “Latino Christian Nationalism,” focusing on (i) the ways in which Latin American and US Latino evangelicals are engaging with Christian Nationalism (CN) rhetoric on the ground, (ii) any distinctions in […]
Samaila Ayuba
Samaila Wada Ayuba is a World Christianity and Mission Studies doctoral student at Boston University School of Theology. His research focuses on Christianity in Nigeria, particularly the growth and resilience of the Church of the Brethren in response to the Boko Haram insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria. Ayuba holds a Bachelor of Theology degree from ECWA […]
Stephen Warui
Stephen Apollo Warui is a PhD student in World Christianity and Mission at the Boston University School of Theology. Apollo’s research interest is Christianity in Kenya, and he is interested in examining the shifts and trends of Kenyan Christianity from independence (1963) to 2023, with a special focus on ecumenism and mission. Apollo holds a […]
Lausanne 2024 Photo
We are delighted that many people from the CGCM are playing a role at Lausanne IV. The people shown are CGCM affiliates (L-R): Rev. Dr. Casely Essamuah, Dr. Tyler Lenocker, Dr. Jesudas Athyal, Dr. Soojin Chung, Dr. SuYeon Yoon. Rev. Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst and Rev. Dr. Daewon Moon are not pictured.
Remembering Inus Daneel
I met Inus Daneel in 1998 when I took his class on African Traditional Religion at Boston University. I had just spent two years living in West Africa and was trying to make sense of the significance of that experience for my own future. We quickly connected over our love of Africa and by the time I […]
BU at ASM
The American Society of Missiology met June 16-18, 2023 in South Bend, Indiana. Former students connected to the CGCM gathered for a meal together. In addition, three of the executive committee of the ASM are now Center alumni: Ben Hartley (President), Bill Gregory (Vice-President), and David Scott (Treasurer).
Global Mission in the Age of World Christianity
In May 2023, Yonsei University and the Saemoonan Church combined to host Dana Robert as she gave the special Underwood Lectures on Global Mission in the Age of World Christianity. The lectures included, “Frontiers, or ‘to the Ends of the Earth'”, “Friendship in the Kingdom,” and “Fellowship: Living ‘As If.'” Reporting on the lecture on […]
In Memoriam: Father Alexander Veronis (1932-2023)
The Reverend Father Alexander Veronis, longtime pastor of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Lancaster, entered eternal life on June 26, exactly the way he had hoped – with his beloved wife of 64 years by his side. Fr. Veronis’s legacy is primarily one of love, faith and service. He tried to see Jesus in […]
IAMS 2026
In June, the new executive committee of the International Association for Mission Studies met in Seoul, Korea to plan for the next quadrennium. In addition to setting the location for the 2026 meeting in Pretoria, South Africa, Michele Sigg, the North American representative, and the other delegates selected the theme “Walking Together in Mission: Facing […]