It is widely acknowledged by scholars and practitioners that the Christian missionary movement is undergoing major paradigm shifts, in part due to the shift of Christianity’s epicentre from the Global North to the Global South. This was the focus of discussion at the 2025 Church and Mission Partnership Forum, held at Adelphoi Church in Gwangmyeong, Republic of Korea, which brought together Korean and Kenyan church leaders. It was agreed that a follow-up conference would be convened in Africa, where additional international partners and African Christian mission scholars, practitioners, and church leaders would further the discourse.

The Missions Department of the School of Theology (NEGST) at Africa International University (AIU), in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of African Realities (ISAR) (its two Centers: the Center for the Study of Religions and the Center for Church Engagement and Community Empowerment), and the Missions Department of the Association of Evangelicals for Africa (AEA) are pleased to announce the AIU 2027 International Mission Conference, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya. It aligns with ongoing research from the 2025 Biennial International Conference, which is grappling with and seeking solutions to the most pressing challenges, paralleling Christianity’s rapid growth over the last century.

The theme of the conference is “Reimagining and Repositioning the Role of African Churches in Global Mission“. Essential to this theme is the question of what it would take for the churches in Africa to rise and harness their numerical strength for global mission. The conference will provide a forum for plenary and break-out session presentations from social-historical, theological, and biblical perspectives, and will reflect on practical insights into the implications of what it takes for African Christianity and its institutions to lead in cross-cultural gospel witness.

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