Kingdom Advancement CommisSion
PURPOSE & ROLE
The Kingdom Advancement Commission equips and supports local churches, annual conferences and the General Church in fulfilling the mission of the Global Methodist Church. Given its broad scope the Commission operates through three highly focused teams:
- Church Multiplication and Evangelism: spreading the Gospel and planting new disciple-making congregations.
- Missions Mobilization and Unreached People Groups: empowering individuals and churches to engage in local and global mission, including the reaching of unreached people groups.
- Disaster Response: mobilizing and resourcing a compassionate Christ-like response to natural and humanitarian disasters.
Together, these areas reflect the Global Methodist Church’s commitment to advancing the Kingdom of God.
To remain a growing denomination, the GMC aims to plant at least 3% new churches each year.
Who We Are
Our team is made up of pastors, missionaries, church leaders, & practitioners, including:
Clergy
Steve Cordle - Church Multiplication & Evangelism - Allegheny West
Wes Griffin - Chair - North Georgia
Paul Lawler - Vice-Chair - MS West TN
Kabah Kasongo Mwenze - DRC
Luciano Pereira da Silva - Panama
Musa Danjuma Umar - Southern Nigeria
BISHOP
Bishop Kimba Evariste
LaITY
Jeff Jernigan - North Georgia
Yoonhee Kang - Korean American
Mariela Mihaylova - Bulgaria
Mwenge Ngoy Muyombi - Tanzania
Fe G. Olonan - Covenant Philippines
Simon Mafunda - GMC Africa Director
Heather Carter-Young - Secretary - North Carolina
Terry Vanderslice - Trinity
STAFf
Teresa Marcus
- Connectional Relations Manager
How We Work
Each ministry team within the Kingdom Advancement Commission meets regularly via Zoom to develop vision, structure, and practical tools for:
- Annual conferences
- Local churches
- Pastors
- Laity
MISSIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
The Global Methodist Church is committed to developing and strengthening effective global mission partnerships between local churches and like-minded mission groups and agencies; to be in ministry with one another globally across geographic boundaries; to advance the Kingdom of God, and to reach people of diverse cultures with the Good News and love of Jesus Christ.
A ‘Global Missional Partner’ is a vetted Wesleyan ministry organization which is in a collaborative relationship with the Global Methodist Church, dedicated to fulfilling the above stated purposes.
The goal of maintaining a network of ‘Global Missional Partners’ is to enable GMC congregations and members to connect directly with these approved (and recommended) organizations, so that we may share in one another’s ministries, support one another in prayer, and combine the gifts entrusted to us by God for the work which He has called us to do, and which will bring Him glory.
TRAINING RESOURCES In DEVELOPMENT
- The Kingdom Advancement strategy document
- Church Planter Training & Cohorts
- Engage Mission Training
- Additional mission and disaster response materials hosted on the Kingdom Advancement Portal