World Evangelical Alliance

THE WEA SERVES THE LEADERS AND STAFF OF ITS 129 NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES AND OVER 150 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH GLOBAL CHRISTIAN RESEARCH, NEWS, PUBLICATIONS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND RESOURCES. IT IS STRATEGICALLY SITUATED TO REPRESENT CHRISTIANS GLOBALLY IN SOCIETY, MEDIA AND TO GOVERNMENTAL AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. INCREASINGLY THE WEA IS ASKED TO GIVE AN AUTHORITATIVE CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO WORLD EVENTS AS WELL AS SPEAK OUT ON ISSUES OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND GLOBAL PEACE EFFORTS. LASTLY, WEA IS SOLELY POSITIONED TO CONNECT NATIONAL ALLIANCES, CHURCHES AND PARA-CHURCH MINISTRIES FOR EFFECTIVE COLLABORATIVE ACTION. THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT IS EXPONENTIALLY GREATER THAN THAT OF SEPARATE ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, THE BENEFIT OF POOLING RESOURCES MINIMIZES DUPLICATION.

GLOBAL INITIATIVES:GLOBAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, RELIEF EFFORTS TO CHURCHES AND PASTORS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NEPAL AND OTHER AFFECTED REGIONS. GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF LEADERSHIP, EXPENSES $179,535 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $51,000. PROVIDE WORLDWIDE TRAINING FOCUSED ON ASSISTING NATIONAL EVANGELICAL ALLIANCES IN OVER 130 COUNTRIES ON BOARD GOVERNANCE, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, VISION CASTING, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ENGAGEMENT.UNITED NATIONS REPRESENTATION, EXPENSES $98,756 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $19,550. PROVIDE AN EVANGELICAL VOICE AT THE UN INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UN.RELIEF TO CHURCHES AND PASTORS AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GRANTS $120,199 PROVIDED RELIEF TO SHUT DOWN CHURCHES AND PASTORS LOCATED IN NEPAL, ZIMBABWE, INDIA, AND SRI LANKA. OTHER INITIATIVES, EXPENSES $214,950 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $99,727. THE ORGANIZATION WAS INVOLVED IN VARIOUS OTHER INITIATIVES DURING THE PAST YEAR; THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WERE GRANTS TO SUPPORT RELIEF WORK IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA AND CAMEROON.

GLOBAL THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT:THE GLOBAL THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT (GTD) LEADS AN ONGOING GLOBAL DISCUSSION PROCESS BETWEEN WEA'S WIDE RANGE OF MEMBERS, CHURCHES, TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, THEOLOGIANS, AND RESEARCHERS, SEEKING TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE TO THE WORLD AND CONNECTS WEA TO ALL OTHER GLOBAL CHRISTIAN COMMUNIONS.IN 2021, A STRATEGIC PLAN OF ACTION WAS DEVELOPED AND ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION FROM WITHIN THE GTD WERE REIGNITED. IN PARTICULAR, THREE MINISTRIES DIRECTLY OPERATING UNDER THE GTD, NAMELY THE THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION, THE EVANGELICAL REVIEW OF THEOLOGY JOURNAL, AND THE THEOLOGICAL NEWS, HAVE BEEN INTENTIONAL IN FEATURING KEY VOICES, HIGHLIGHTING IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS, AND SPOTLIGHTING PIVOTAL ACTIVITIES ON EVANGELICAL THEOLOGIZING IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND SOUTH AMERICA, REFLECTIVE OF THE SHIFT IN WORLD CHRISTIANITY TOWARD THESE REGIONS OF THE MAJORITY WORLD. THE GROUNDWORK IS ALSO BEING LAID TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION AT THE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL WHICH INCLUDES SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEOLOGICAL COMMISSIONS IN COUNTRIES THAT HAVE NONE YET.

MISSION COMMISSION:THE WEA MISSION COMMISSION IS A MISSIONAL NETWORK OF HUNDREDS OF MISSION LEADERS AROUND THE GLOBE, PROMOTING FELLOWSHIP, MUTUAL LEARNING, TRAINING, AND COOPERATION. 2020 PROVED TO BE A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR GLOBAL MISSIONS AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CREATED ENORMOUS UNCERTAINTY FOR EXPATRIATE SERVANTS OF THE GOSPEL AND LOCAL MINISTERS ALIKE. 2020 WAS A YEAR OF CHANGE FOR THE WEA MISSION COMMISSION, WITH JAY MATENGA TAKING UP THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROLE ON JANUARY 1. AS THE PANDEMIC SPREAD, MISSION COMMISSION GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS LEADERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO RE-IMAGINE THE COMMISSION FROM THE GROUND UP, UTILIZING ONLINE COLLABORATION TOOLS. A NEW STRUCTURE DEVELOPED WITH TEN NEW OPERATIONAL LEADERS APPOINTED AND FRESH OBJECTIVES SET. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WORK HAS POSITIONED THE MISSION COMMISSION STRONGLY FOR THE FUTURE ERA OF MISSIONS AHEAD OF US.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONS AND PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT.RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION, EXPENSES $60,312 OF WHICH ALL WERE GRANTS. THE WEA RELIGIOUS LIBERTY COMMISSION SEEKS TO PROMOTE FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR ALL PEOPLE WORLDWIDE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE 18 OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCRIPTURE. THE COMMISSION AIMS TO HELP ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY PROTESTANT CHRISTIANS, TO EXERCISE THEIR FAITH WITHOUT OPPRESSION OR DISCRIMINATION AND SEEKS TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM OF EVANGELICALS. DURING THE YEAR CONTINUED WORK WAS DONE TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WORLDWIDE BY ENGAGING IN RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF PERSECUTION. COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S CONCERNS, EXPENSES $1,840. THE COMMISSION IS A NETWORK OF WOMEN SEEKING TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, SUPPORTED ENTIRELY BY CONTRIBUTED SERVICES, SEEKS TO CREATE A GLOBAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD MODERN-DAY NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING A DIGITAL FORUM TO HELP INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS IN COMMUNICATION, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, AND PROMOTION OF PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AMONG CHRISTIANS AND MINISTRIES ON THE WEB.PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT, EXPENSES $481,967. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT INCLUDES DIRECT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND OVERSIGHT TO EACH OF WEA'S PROGRAMS, BRINGING COHESION TO THESE PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION OF WEA.