A Month to Celebrate Mission and Movement
By Wes Griffin and Paul Lawler
The Kingdom Advancement Commission resources local churches, annual conferences and the general church to fulfill the GMC’s mission to “make disciples of Jesus Christ and spread scriptural holiness across the globe,” focusing specifically on:
May is Kingdom Advancement Month
The Global Methodist Church desires to be a missional movement of people who are multiplying disciples of Jesus Christ throughout the earth who flourish in scriptural holiness as we worship passionately, love extravagantly and witness boldly.
May is Kingdom Advancement month in the GMC, and for the next four weeks, we will celebrate some of the amazing ministries of the Global Methodist Church. Each week, we will also highlight the outstanding resources that are available to you.
The Updated GMC Kingdom Advancement Web Portal
One exciting new development is the launch of an updated web portal filled with resources. Visit https://kingdomadvancement.globalmethodist.org/ to learn more and explore the exciting resources that are available to you and your congregation.
A Growing Global Movement
There are now over 7400 Global Methodist Churches in 50 annual conferences across the world, and we are growing every month. Highlights from around the globe over the the last year include:
● 500+ new churches planted focused on multiplying disciples
● 25 training events equipped people for evangelism and church planting
● 12 ENGAGE Acts 1:8 Mission Mobilization Training events for missional, multi-language excellence and global impact
● GMC Kingdom Advancement Portal & Multi-Language Online Resource Library with over 1200 resources available
● 40+ GMC approved missional partners
● Conference partnerships providing transformational connections all over the world
● Compassionate disaster response in 15 locations across Africa, the Caribbean, and the USA caused by floods, hurricanes, war, oppression, disease, drought, and other unpredicted crises. Since 2024, the Disaster Response Team has delivered a total of $1,570,535 in humanitarian relief grants that met urgent needs and restored hope to communities.
John Wesley proclaimed,
“I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.”
These are exciting days in the Global Methodist Church as we pursue our God-given vision and mission!
Wes Griffin, Chair, and Paul Lawler, Vice-chair oversee the work of the Kingdom Advancement Commission. They lead a global, world-class team of Commission members who are focused on resourcing the local church and annual conferences in evangelism, church multiplication, mission mobilization, unreached people groups, and disaster response.